Author Archives: Leigh Walkup

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About Leigh Walkup

Cook and Creator at The Southern Lady Cooks.

Merry Christmas Eve!!

It is the best time of the year! Everybody in my family has slowed down a little bit and we are all enjoying some well deserved family time. The Southern Lady Cooks AKA Mom arrived yesterday and we spent the … Continue reading

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Holiday Traditions!

It is the Holiday Season!! I traveled most of the first two weeks of December so I am so excited to be back home and getting in to my old routine. I actually have some time off work and I … Continue reading

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Roasted Broccoli with Smoked Sausage and Marinara

Hey Everybody! Leigh and I are out traveling for work so it has been rather hectic. Last week Leigh was in Nashville and this week we are both in Vegas. Life is a bit hectic at the moment but we … Continue reading

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Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust

Leigh and I don’t eat a lot of wheat, so we like to try to find things that will appeal to us! Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Pizza Crust is a great addition when we want to have a pizza. … Continue reading

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Getting back to Healthy Eating: Spaghetti Squash Recipe

Hey Everybody! As I mentioned in a previous entry, Anne and I strive to live healthy lifestyles. We work out daily and eat clean 90% of the time. Of course you have to have balance in your life and to … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Weekend

The Thanksgiving weekend is coming to an end. Tomorrow morning the road will be packed with most of us going back to work after having four days off. I hope everyone had a wonderful Holiday weekend. I am sure some … Continue reading

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Jellied Cranberry Sauce and The Great Depression

My sweet Southern Grandmother was extremely traditional when it came to her Thanksgiving meal. She was a very adventurous cook but not when it came to the Holidays. The holiday meal was as old school as they came. Every year we had … Continue reading

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Southern Holiday Traditions

“Traditions make memories, they are symbolic and they help keep a little bit of time frozen for us to remember each year.” It is that time a year…you know the time…where you eat and hang out with your family. What … Continue reading

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Southern Grace

A picture of our backyard this summer. As winter approaches, it makes me miss the green grass (that I feel like I spend my entire summer mowing) and the full trees. Enjoy!  

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Easy Egg Muffin Cups

Growing up on a wonderful farm in central Kentucky, we were blessed to be surrounded by amazing southern women. Food was always abundant since we had our own garden full of wonderful vegetables. Leigh and I would come home from … Continue reading

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