When AJ Johnson lets her temper get the best of her and lets a butcher knife fly she loses a fiance and her job as chef at his restaurant in one throw. Taking a chance on an advertisement she finds herself as the new cook at the Peabody Palace in Black Gulch, the rowdiest mining camp in all of California. When a gruff new sheriff comes to town AJ just may have met her match. Can AJ cook up a new life for herself while staying out of trouble at the Peabody Palace? Not likely. Join her as she trades her wit and wonderful recipes for a chance at love in a town where everyone is crazy for her cooking and crazy for gold.