A little cooking. A lot to love.
Hi, I’m Kate.
Give me a bowl of creamy pasta, a good biscuit, and a reason to bake cookies, and I’m happy.
I’m the kitchen voice of Stolen Moments Cooking, where the idea is simple: good food deserves a little space in an ordinary day. Not a whole free afternoon. Not a perfectly organized kitchen. Just a little space.
If you’ve ever opened the fridge, stared for a minute, and hoped dinner would suggest itself, you’re in the right place.
Why “stolen moments”?
To me, those are the small pockets of time that make cooking feel possible. A few minutes to think about dinner before the day gets away from you. A quiet stretch while something bakes. Enough time to turn the last few pieces of bread into something worth looking forward to.
I like food that fits around life, rather than asking life to stop for it. Some days that means a quick skillet dinner. Other days, there’s room for homemade biscuits or a batch of cookies. Both belong here.
My kind of cooking
I lean toward familiar ingredients, generous helpings, and a little something that makes a dish interesting. Brie in the spaghetti. A bit of spice in a cookie. Plenty of vegetables tucked into a hearty pasta dinner.
I’m also firmly on the side of using what’s already in the kitchen. The ripe bananas on the counter and the odds and ends in the pantry deserve a plan, too. Cooking doesn’t have to be elaborate to feel thoughtful.
Not sure where to start?
These three recipes give you a good feel for the food you’ll find here:
- Chicken Brie Spaghetti — creamy, comforting pasta with brie and sun-dried tomatoes. Exactly the sort of dinner I’m drawn to.
- Harvest Pasta Skillet — a colorful, hearty way to put vegetables at the center of dinner.
- Molasses Cookies — because there should be something sweet in the recipe box, preferably with warm spices.
A little help for the busy days
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Pull up a chair
I hope you find a dinner that makes the evening easier, a bake you’re excited to share, or simply a good answer to “what sounds good?”
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Here’s to making a little time for delicious.
— Kate