I remember last Thanksgiving, the Thanksgiving prior, we were at my mom's house, and I remember the doorbell ringing and like somebody bringing something and my mom had like $20 and I was just like, Ma, what are you doing?

And she kind of just brushed me off and then later my brother made a joke like, you didn't see mommy get a lady $20 for like the

collar greens I'm like my since when did you start paying people to like bring food but she's like

I just that's not my strong point I just don't want to do it anymore like I found somebody that's

amazing $20 I'm getting a pan of it but it was just funny because it was like like a download

transaction yeah no shame she's was just funny because it was like a download transaction. Yeah, no

shame. She's supporting the local economy. I was like, it's okay. Hello, hello, welcome

back to your mama's kitchen. This is a place where we explore how we are shaped as adults by the kitchens that we grew up in as kids. All the stuff that happened there. The laughter, the music on the radio, the important conversations, and of course, the food. I'm Michelle Norris. And I'm so thrilled to welcome Lala Anthony to the show today.

Lala Anthony.

Hello.

Hello, I'm going to tell people a little bit about you.

All right.

She is a TV personality.

She is an actress, producer, and entrepreneur known for her roles in Think Like a Man,

you got served, grownish, power, BMF, and The Shy. And that's just a short list because there's so much more.

She got her start in radio in Atlanta at Hot 97.5. And she had her big break as a VJ for MTV in the early aughts.

You probably remember her on the MTV shows T TRL and direct effect. And you probably

remember her also from her 2010 reality TV series called Lala's Full Court Wedding. Who could

forget that? Thank you so much for being with us. I just want to say one more thing, because on top of all of that, as if that was not enough, Lala is also a New York Times bestselling author. It is so good to see you again.

Such a pleasure. Thank you so much. I'm happy to be here today. I'm glad you made time for us. Of course, of course.

Now, we always begin with a simple question, and it goes in all kinds of directions, depending on who we ask this question to. So the question for you. Tell me about your mama's kitchen. Use all your powers of observation and storytelling to tell us about the kitchen you grew up in. The lessons you learned, how it looked, how it smelled, what was on the walls.

I always remember there being great food in the house to eat, which is a blessing in itself.

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