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Cyndi Kane

Cyndi Kane

<p>Cyndi Kane (also known widely as &#8220;Hyacinth,&#8221; Ree Drummond&#8217;s best friend) has homeschooled her four children for nearly twenty years and has always had a side hustle of some sort&#8212;founder of a homeschool community, radio talk show host, entrepreneur. Her busy life necessitated a streamlined dinner regimen, so her expedited cooking methods were borne out of need (or desperation!). Cyndi&#8217;s and Ree&#8217;s families are &#8220;fifth-generation friends,&#8221; following in the footsteps of their parents, grandparents, and great grandparents-in-law; she is featured in Ree&#8217;s book&#160;<em>Little Ree: Best Friends Forever!</em>, has appeared at least a dozen times on Ree&#8217;s Food Network show&#160;<em>The Pioneer Woman,</em>&#160;and is frequently featured in <em>The Pioneer Woman</em> magazine on thepioneerwoman.com. Cyndi also founded an e-commerce site&#160;www.houseofhyacinth.com, where she partners with influencers to design, manufacture, and sell kitchen and tabletop accessories. She lives in Pawhuska and Oklahoma City, where her husband, John, is a Supreme Court Justice for the Oklahoma Supreme Court.</p>