Welcome! I’m Karen. Comfort food is my love language and travel is my passion. I’m a cooking enthusiast with over 30 years of experience cooking, baking, and developing recipes. I’m also an ONAOO-certified Professional Olive Oil Taster and I judge in international competitions. Having trained in Italy for 4 years, I now educate people about what good quality olive oil is and how to shop for oil with confidence. I love to cook with EVOO (yes you can) and I want to teach you how you can too. My recipes not only use olive oil to cook with but also as an ingredient.
Here you’ll find some of my favorite recipes that I’ve enjoyed making for family and friends over the years. Some have been handed down by previous generations and some have been created by me. Whatever the recipe I guarantee that they’ve all been well tested. They work! If you’re taking the time to try one of my recipes I want you to succeed! Lastly, my recipes are approachable. They’re good old comfort dishes and family-type food using regular ingredients. They’re made for the average person or household with no fancy shmancy ingredients.
I hope you enjoy what you find here. Thanks for stopping by!