Cookbook author, LeAnn Rice, has a heart for welcoming the neighbor, nurturing the family, and feeding the community. She reaches tens of thousands through her popular food blog, www.LeAnnCooks.org. To LeAnn, cooking is about so much more than food. It’s about inviting others to share your table. Her first book, The Loving Kitchen, is LeAnn's way of inviting you to pull up a chair at hers. LeAnn has always felt at home in the kitchen with her fondest memories revolving around food, friends, and family. She did spend a few years as a caterer and event planner but quickly discovered that cooking and serving for money wasn’t the same as doing it out of love. LeAnn, her son and their ornery cat live down south in sweet tea country. The longer she lives in North Carolina, the more her tongue seems to curl as she talks. And she's just fine with that. Bless her heart.