He's doing nothing for the heat in her cheeks right now.

"No, we have some fine cooks in town," she shakes her head dismissively. "Ms. Lewis makes divine spiced peaches."

Even if hers are, inarguably, better.

"And you have to have Mrs. Etherton's cobbler. I won't let you get away without trying it."

The fact that Katherine herself has a bit of a sweet tooth shines through in her enthusiasm as she speaks.