Loving Gracie
One ordinary day, a little goose wandered into our lives, and before we knew it, she had completely stolen our hearts. She followed us through the yard, spent her days alongside our chickens and our sweet duck Lucky, and became part of our family in the most unexpected way.
What started as one small act of kindness became a season we'll never forget.
Those quiet mornings, muddy boots, children's laughter, and simple moments together inspired something much bigger than we ever imagined.
They inspired a book.
Loving Gracie is my very first children's picture book, inspired by the true story of our family's adventure loving a wild baby goose. It's a story about kindness, friendship, family, and discovering that sometimes the smallest creatures leave the biggest footprints on our hearts.
Beautifully illustrated by Becca Hall, every page invites children and families into a gentle story filled with warmth, wonder, and the kind of memories that stay with you long after the last page is turned.
And because no story in our family feels complete without gathering in the kitchen, you'll even find one of our favorite homemade bread recipes tucked into the back of the book, a little invitation to make memories of your own.
Whether you're reading together before bedtime, curled up on the couch on a rainy afternoon, or gifting it to someone you love, my hope is that Loving Gracie reminds every child that kindness matters, compassion changes us, and sometimes life's greatest adventures begin with simply opening your heart.
Measure with Your Heart
100 free-spirited, comforting recipes for Southern-style dishes made with love from the social media icon behind LilyLouTay.


Hannah Taylor is a culinary creator from Georgia known for her Southern charm, down-to-earth personality, and carefree “measure with your heart” cooking content. When Hannah began sharing her experimental cooking projects and snippets of her small-town life online, her platform exploded with support for her big-hearted spirit and off-the-cuff style, and her debut cookbook embraces this playful side of cooking.


Measure with Your Heart is filled with Hannah’s twists on classic Southern cooking, with an emphasis on making everything from scratch so you know exactly what’s in it. Try your hand at Hannah’s homemade versions of kitchen staples like Vanilla Extract or Beef Bone Broth. Bring some warmth to your dinner table with mains like Finger Lickin’ Fried Chicken, Butternut Squash Casserole, and Ham Hock Lima Bean Stew. Serve up Aunt Teisha’s Cowboy Caviar or Mini Pizza Pops at your next gathering alongside a Strawberry Sip N’ Spritz.

Featuring 120 gorgeous photographs and 100 mouthwatering recipes, Measure with Your Heart has ideas for sweet and savory breakfasts, lunches, and dinners, as well as drinks, appetizers, and, for parents reading, even snacks for your kids (and pups!)—so get in the kitchen and try things out. If you totally mess up, even better! For Hannah, home cooking is not about being perfect—it’s about having fun and nourishing the ones you love.
