Premier Culinary Website in Chattanooga, TN

Step into a world of flavor and creativity! At NeeCee’s Kitchen, a culinary website in Chattanooga, TN, I celebrate everything food—from vintage recipes and restored vintage kitchen art to hands-on cooking experiences. I aim to inspire connection through the culinary arts.

A love for the art of cooking and the history and culture of food is in my DNA. From offering up simple weeknight dinner ideas and tips on building a well-stocked kitchen to teaching cooking classes and restoring antique tabloid kitchen art—my passion for the culinary arts runs deep.

In my early life, I was an Air Force brat. I like to say I lived in every state for about 10 minutes. I often feel this is why I have such a varied palate for regional cuisines across the nation.

Through his Air Force experiences, my father (A Survival Specialist) was responsible for my introduction to unique foods from his experience all over the world. He spent time in England, Korea, France, Japan, and several other countries. He made good friends all over the world and brought them home to Mom for dinner. Mom would cook them traditional fare from the South (Dad was born in Georgia, and Mom was born in North Carolina).

Being a survival expert, my father also introduced me to some of my least favorite culinary experiences, such as camping in the desert in California and sampling rattlesnake, grubs, and other creepy crawlies. He is also why I won’t eat anything offered to me before I am assured of its contents and origins of development, and more importantly, species.

But God loves him (And I assure you, I adored him), he also bought me my first Easy-Bake oven, and took me to a food judging competition at the Orange County Fair in California. It was 1968, and I was only 11. I loved it and was hooked. I would sit in his lap and watch Julia Child and The Galloping Gourmet.

Through NeeCee’s Kitchen, I hope to cultivate that same love and connection I have found in the kitchen and around the table with you, the NeeCee’s Kitchen community.

• Restored Advertising Art – Vintage magazine art from the 1880s through the 1940s, available as 11″ x 14″ prints for $20, with plans to offer additional sizes through print-on-demand.
• Cooking Classes – Hands-on 5-hour sessions offered on the first and third weekends of each month for $125, designed to inspire confidence and creativity in the kitchen.
• Handcrafted Kitchen Items – Thoughtfully made kitchen products, including knitted cotton dishcloths and hot pads, as well as “The Hot Zone”, a 3- to 5-foot-long heavy cotton knitted runner designed to protect your table from hot dishes.
• Directories of Local Businesses – Listings of locally owned restaurants within 25 miles of Chattanooga, TN, connecting visitors with the best local dining options.
• Directory of Local Farms – A curated guide to farms within a 50-mile radius of Chattanooga, TN, supporting farm-to-table connections.
• Specialty Food and Kitchen Stores – Listings of specialty food shops and kitchen product stores to help visitors discover quality ingredients and tools.
• Largest Archived Recipe Collection – A growing archive of recipes from the 1910s through the 1940s, with plans to expand to the 1800s and 1950s, offering a rich resource for food enthusiasts.
• Vintage Blogs – Articles about food and cooking curated from vintage magazines, providing historical insights and inspiration.
• Guest and Publisher Blogs – Occasional posts written by me, as well as contributions from local Chattanooga chefs and foodies, sharing recipes, tips, and stories.
• Video Cooking Classes (Coming Soon) – Future video classes for students worldwide (covering topics from traditional Southern American cooking to modern Southern Eclectic cuisine).

I’m excited to share a collection that celebrates American culinary history. Sourced from iconic magazines like The Saturday Evening Post and Ladies’ Home Journal, I restore and preserve hundreds of hand-illustrated advertisements from the early to mid-1900s. These prints will soon be available to the public as digital reproductions. In the meantime, feel free to contact me to inquire about available kitchen prints.