About Me

Hi there, I’m Evelyn Miller, and if there’s one thing you should know about me, it’s this: I believe cooking should feel like coming home.

I was born and raised in Asheville, North Carolina—a town that smells like mountain air, wood smoke, and on good days, someone’s baking cornbread down the street. I’m 38 now, but my love for the kitchen goes way back to when I was a kid standing on a rickety stool beside my grandma as she stirred pots of chicken and dumplings with the kind of patience only Southern grandmothers seem to master. She never measured a thing. “You’ll know when it’s right,” she’d say. I didn’t understand it then, but now it’s a truth I live by.

I didn’t go to culinary school—I went to life school. My first “kitchen” was a college apartment with two working burners and a microwave that groaned every time you used it. I burned rice more times than I can count. I once set a grilled cheese on fire. But each mishap taught me something: to respect the process, to pay attention, and most of all, to laugh and try again. That’s the spirit I want to share with you.

I cook because food brings people together. It’s magic how a warm biscuit can soften hard days, or how a simple bowl of tomato soup can make someone feel cared for. Over the years, I’ve hosted everything from backyard BBQs to cozy pasta nights, and the joy never fades when someone takes that first bite and smiles.

I started sharing recipes online almost by accident—a few photos, a few notes for friends who kept asking, “How do you make that chicken again?” Now it’s grown into a space where I get to connect with amazing folks like you who just want to cook something real, something comforting, something that doesn’t require a culinary degree or expensive ingredients.

My cooking style is rustic, soulful, and unfussy. I’m not afraid of butter or burnt edges. I love jazzed-up leftovers, store-bought shortcuts when they make sense, and finding flavor in unexpected places (like adding a splash of pickle juice to potato salad—just trust me on that one). I believe everyone can cook, and no one should feel intimidated by their own kitchen.

This space is for you—the curious beginner, the weekend food-lover, the parent trying to get dinner on the table after a long day. If I can help you feel a little more confident with a whisk in your hand, then I’m doing something right.

Thanks for stopping by. Now let’s roll up our sleeves and make something delicious together. Don’t worry—we’ll take it one recipe at a time. And if we mess it up? That’s just part of the fun.

— Evelyn