Hi, I’m Emily Cooper. I have lived in the deep south all of my life, with a  culture that embraces good food for comfort, entertainment, socialization, celebration,  and showing love. Getting together with family and friends to share good food and beverages is one of my favorite things to do. 

I started tweaking, saving, and adapting recipes several years ago in a plain red notebook. I love getting the question, “Would you share that recipe?” as this is the highest compliment for a home cook. Getting homemade meals on the table several times a week can be a daunting task, but hopefully inthekitchen can make it much easier by providing recipes that are quick and easy, use shortcuts, and give you ideas.  Not all recipes are quick and easy, some will take longer but are well worth it.  There are lots of make ahead ideas, too, that you can freeze and pull out on the busiest of days. 

The recipes I share are ones that have been tried, tasted, and liked by family and friends. (Many recipes don’t make the red book, because they weren’t successful enough to make the cut.)  Inthekitchen.com is a fun way for me to save and share these recipes that I have collected, created, and tweaked over the years.