• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Sugar & Snap Peas
  • Home
  • Course
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Dinner
    • Dessert
    • Sides
    • Salad Dressing
    • Marinades
  • Dietary
    • Gluten Free
    • Vegetarian
  • Cooking Basics
  • About me
  • Contact me
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • RSS
    • Snapchat
    • Twitter
menu icon
go to homepage
  • About me
  • Recipes
  • Work with Me
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
  • search icon
    Homepage link
    • About me
    • Recipes
    • Work with Me
    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
  • ×

    Home

    About me

    I'm Katie, the food blogger, recipe creator, and food photographer at Sugar & Snap Peas. I specialize in easy, budget-friendly, family recipes. My goal is to help you take the stress out of cooking and provide you with simple & creative meals.

    My food blogging journey started in March of 2021. However, my cooking journey started decades before that. I was raised in a home where made-from-scratch meals were the norm. I inherited the desire to make homemade meals, and have carried it with me throughout my life.

    I don't have any recent or distant memories of being intimidated by the kitchen. In fact, I actually love the challenge of coming up with a delicious meal on the spot, without any prior knowledge of what's in the fridge or pantry.

    • Air Fryer Turkey Tenderloin
    • Dutch Oven Chicken Noodle Soup
    • Alexia Sweet Potato Fries Air Fryer
    • Sausage Spinach Quiche

    Cooking for people that are special to me is my love language. Even though I do not have any professional culinary training, I do have decades of personal experience. I have experience cooking for college friends, hosting dinner parties, and preparing delicious meals for my husband.

    In addition to cooking for friends and family, I also have the honor of providing nourishing meals for my three young children. Kids can be your biggest critic! They have forced me to expand beyond my cooking comfort zones. So when my kids say they aren't eating something I have made for them, I have to reinvent it in a way that will be appealing to a young child.

    • Pink Pasta Sauce with Ground Turkey
    • Baked Ham and Cheese Bagel Sandwiches
    • Baked Panko Cod with Lemon and Dill
    • Turkey Pesto Panini Sandwich {Easy Recipe}

    As a stay-at-home mom, my days start and end in the kitchen. You'll also find many moments between morning and evening when I am standing behind my kitchen island. I could be whipping up anything from a garden salad to a batch of chocolate chip cookies.

    Even though I despise doing the dishes, I LOVE filling the bellies of people that are dear to me. For that reason, I will gladly fill my kitchen sink with dirty dishes, if it means I get to shower the people I love with mouthwatering meals.

    Where am I featured?

    In addition to being featured on multiple recipe roundup posts, you can also find me in these articles from MSN and Parade!

    • 30 Best Tortellini Pasta Salads to get you through all the Summer BBQs and Potlucks - Parade.com
    • Pumpkin Recipes You'll Love, Even if you Hate Pumpkin Spice - MSN.com
    • 50 High-Protein Recipes You Can Make In 30 Minutes to Get On With Your Life - Parade.com

    Q & A with me

    Where are you from?

    I live in Northern NY along the beautiful St. Lawrence River. I was born and raised here and decided to make a life for myself here as well.

    How did you pick the name "Sugar & Snap Peas?"

    Coming up with a name for my blog was incredibly challenging for me! Ultimately I decided on Sugar & Snap Peas because, at the time, Sugar Snap Peas were one of my kids' favorite vegetables. They requested them all the time and were growing them in the garden as well. As a tribute to my children, I settled on that name. I also thought it would demonstrate the range of dishes that I would be creating recipes for on my site. I do not focus primarily on "sweet" food and I don't focus primarily on "healthy" food. I am creating recipes for both categories of food... and everything in between!

    What is your favorite food?

    This is a tough one! I am a foodie and have sooooo many favorites. I love fresh seafood, especially shrimp, lobster, and scallops. Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day and my favorite breakfast treats always include cinnamon paired with a powdered sugar glaze and streusel topping. However, that would never be my main breakfast meal. I prefer a savory breakfast and always opt for an egg dish with bacon on the side. I also love fresh vegetables and regularly get told that I make the BEST salads.

    Why did you start blogging?

    I started blogging for many reasons. Cooking and writing come naturally to me, so combining my talents and sharing them with the world made perfect sense. Another reason is that I am currently a stay-at-home mom that will potentially be entering back into the workforce in a few years. My goal is to create a blogging job for myself (that actually pays the bills!) so that I can continue to stay at home with my family indefinitely.

    What are your favorite cookbooks?

    If you ever visited my home and looked through my cookbook collection, it would be very easy to tell which cookbooks are my favorites! They are the cookbooks that are covered in food splatter, and have broken bindings and dog-eared pages. My top two cookbooks that I reference time and time again are The Happy Cook by Daphne Oz and the Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook. The Happy Cook is packed full of creative, veggie-forward meals. The New Cookbook contains all of the tried-and-true classic recipes. It's my go-to cookbook when I am making a birthday cake and it has NEVER let me down.

    Work with me

    I offer a variety of services ranging from recipe development to sponsored posts. If your goals, values, and company mission aligns with mine, then I will be nothing but excited to work with you!

    • Ghostwriting - I'm currently accepting ghostwriting clients! Learn more on my Ghostwriting Services page.
    • Sponsored Posts - I only work with brands that I love. Thankfully, I love a lot of brands! Do you want a shoutout on social media and a blog post written accompanied by a recipe? Don't be afraid to reach out to me so that we can develop a sponsorship that benefits both of us!
    • Affiliate Marketing - Do you have a discount code that I can offer to my followers? If you have a product/brand that aligns with me, then we should talk!

    How to reach me

    You can visit my Contact Me page and fill out my inquiry form.

    You can also email me directly at:

    • [email protected]

    Another way to contact me is to reach out on social media! I am active on Facebook and Instagram.

    • Find me on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/sugarandsnappeas and @sugarandsnappeas  
    • Find me on Instagram at: sugar_and_snap_peas

    Now that you know a little more about me, I hope you try out some of my recipes! They are made from the heart, thoroughly tested, and already loved by many. If you try something out, make sure to leave a review at the bottom of the post.

    Primary Sidebar

    Search my Site

    Katie in front of a tree

    I’m Katie, the food blogger, recipe creator and food photographer at Sugar & Snap Peas. I specialize in easy, budget friendly, family recipes. My goal is to help you take the stress out of cooking and provide you with simple, creative recipes.

    More about me →

    Popular recipes

    • Cheeseburger Sliders with Hawaiian Rolls
    • Perfect Baked Potato (without foil)
    • Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Thighs
    • Sun Dried Tomato Pesto Chicken
    • Cast Iron Pork Tenderloin
    • Dutch Oven Mac and Cheese
    • Blackened Corn
    • Crispy Baked Panko Chicken

    Soups and stews

    • Easy Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
    • Cheesy Broccoli Zucchini Soup
    • 15 Bean Soup (Crock Pot)
    • Dutch Oven Chili
    • Dutch Oven Beef Stew
    • Gluten Free Broccoli Cheddar Soup

    Trending Recipes

    • How to make Pinwheel Sandwiches
    • Pink Pasta Sauce with Ground Turkey
    • Baked Ham and Cheese Bagel Sandwiches
    • Dutch Oven Chicken Noodle Soup

    Footer

    ↑ back to top

    About

    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms of use
    • DMCA
    • CCPA

    Newsletter

    • Newsletter signup coming soon!

    Contact

    • Contact
    • About me

    As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

    Copyright © 2023 Sugar & Snap Peas