Welcome!

Welcome to the Persnickety Chef. My name is Kayla Rich-Martin and I’m a wife, small business owner and crafter who also loves to cook. I grew up in Georgia and was taught from a very early age that the heart of the home was in the kitchen. I spent many hours as a kid watching my mother and grandmother cook and would always be amazed with the delicious meals that would come from our kitchen.
As time went on I became less interested in cooking and more interested in designing and making things. Every attempt my mother made to get me back in the kitchen was met with the typical teenage answer of ‘Not Interested’. As a young adult I spent years traveling and seeing the world and later became a workaholic. Now in my 30’s, living in Los Angeles, newly married and trying to balance my career and family time, I find myself drawn back into the kitchen. Mostly I was tired of eating out, I also knew that if I made it myself it would be a hundred times better.
So here we are. An extremely picky eater married to an even pickier eater decides to start cooking again and the hits and misses along the way. This blog is where I will share some of my favorite recipes, cooking tips and general shananigins in the kitchen. Not only am I going to suggest dishes for you to cook, I’m going to show you how to make it Kayla-Style, full of sass and sprinkled with awesomeness.
So sit back, pour yourself a glass of Prosecco and lets get to know each other. I’m sure to entertain and who knows….we may even learn a thing or two.

XOXOX

The Persnickety Chef