LAURA LEE ALICE
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"Recipes are like stories; they can change from person to person. Everyone has their idea of how a recipe
should be, even though it may have changed from the original. We will never know the true author of the
original recipe, regardless of what some may say. That's why I go back and look through the oldest
cookbooks I can find. Sometimes it's not the recipe in the books that I find, but the tiny pieces of handwritten
recipes and newspaper articles that are stuck within the pages. That's where the real story is, finding those
simple Southern recipes." --- Mackey
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I enjoy keeping life simple! As a wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, I have a true passion for cooking and a dream of gardening year-round. My garden is my little escape, a place where I can unwind and connect with nature. The kitchen is my happy place, featuring a cozy
corner where I love to curl up with a book—usually a cookbook, but
sometimes a gardening book or seed catalog. Having grown up in
the mid-south, just 70 miles from my birthplace, I cherish the tradition
of having a garden, and the canning, freezing, and dehydrating
that follow. And more recently, I've taken up freeze-drying and that's
a whole new world to me. There's nothing quite like the satisfaction of a well-stocked pantry and freezer in the fall.
​I’m thankful to come from a family of incredible women, each a wonderful cook and gardener in their own right. My grandmother, Laura Lee Alice, had both a wood and an electric stove, and much of my creativity stems from her, my mother, and our Southern heritage. I am truly blessed! Keeping things simple is what brings me joy, especially in the food I prepare. I love using fresh, high-quality ingredients, and aim for my recipes to be straightforward and easy to follow. While I enjoy trying new recipes, I always find myself returning to the classics that feel like old friends. ​​​Whether you're new at cooking or have been preparing meals for many years, I hope my recipes not only inspire but bring you great joy.​
Like my grandmother, pictured here, I am detailed oriented and sometimes tend to take things a bit too serious, but I do love it when things work out the way I had hoped!
"Mac"
Blogger, Journalist, Food-Lover
Thanks Sara for the great sketch!