Hello everyone! "Vava Jean" is the pet name my brother Kim chose for me when he couldn't pronounce my name as a toddler. The picture you see is me as a 9 year old girl when we lived in a cute little Spanish style house in Southern California.

My mother brought me out here to California as a very young child from Michigan, and I'm so glad she did! I love my family in Michigan and Illinois, but L.A. is my home. My recipes are inspired by friends and family, and then I just sort of made them my own.

I'll be gradually adding more as I remember them, but it's not an easy journey, since I've never written my recipes down before. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you'll try some of them out and give me some feedback!

Bon apetit!