Accompany me on a sentimental voyage to Spillcorn, a quaint community in Marshall, North Carolina, where my early years unfolded, chronicled in the story/cookbook of My Life on a Plate. Uncover childhood memories in the Appalachian Mountains and ancestral recipes transmitted across ages. Our modest house with three rooms on my grandparents' farm served as the backdrop for our shared activities of hunting, foraging, farming, and cooking. Embracing a tight-knit community instilled in me invaluable life lessons, amidst peers grappling with similar financial hardships. I express gratitude to my mother and grandmother for imparting their culinary wisdom, a legacy that continues to motivate and steer me.