Hey! I’m Karlie.
blogger, recipe developer, enthusiastic plant-eater
Thanks so much for being here! The internet is filled with lots of recipes. The fact that you’ve chosen one of mine means more than you know!
These dishes are cozy and rustic with notes and techniques that will elevate them into memorable meals. They’re inspired by my travels in Tuscany combined with the produce that’s brimming at farm stands throughout the season here in Central Texas.
I hope these recipes will get you excited for dinner time when you can get creative in the kitchen. Cooking and sharing food with people I love is my greatest joy, and I hope to spark that same fire within you — and if that already exists, consider this a fan to the flame.
I studied advertising at The University of Texas at Austin. During my studies I was living downtown and working at restaurants to support myself financially. In my precious free time, I enrolled in online culinary school and cooked my way through the world of plants.
During the summer of 2022, I realized my digital marketing career wasn’t working for me anymore. I had worked my way up to management at an agency, and while I seemed successful on the outside, my physical and mental health were suffering big time.
Eventually, I made the hard decision to step away from my career to pursue my passion for sharing plant-based food. I went back to working in restaurants doing everything from prep and pastry to FOH management and helping with menu development and social media.
Eventually, I co-created a supper club and catering company called Loam with the chef and sous chef of a restaurant I had worked in. We hosted dinner popups that have been featured in publications like Tribeza, Eater Austin, and more.
Now I’m focusing on the blog and my family life! You’ll usually find me testing new recipes, browsing new and old cookbooks, and photographing my latest creations. When the weather’s nice, you’ll find me tending to my vegetable garden, fawning over eggplants, peppers, beans, and cucumbers.
My husband Nathan washes more dishes than any human ever should. Our cat Percy curiously watches it all from his perch on a barstool. If he’s a good boy (which he always is), he’ll get a teeny nibble of his favorite food ever — bread! What can I say? Like mother, like son.
