“Be fearless in the kitchen,” said Judi Leib, creator of the Whisk in the Southern blog. “If you can read a recipe you can cook.”

A trained chef, Leib has combined her mom’s Southern roots (her mother’s family is from Georgia) with her Southern California upbringing for her own delicious spin.

Debra Eckerling speaks with Judi Leib about southern cooking, how to cook fearlessly, pound cake, and more.

Read the full article, listen to the podcast, and get Judi’s pound cake recipe.