Hey, I’m Steph at Life Bites Kitchen, where I’m going to help you make good bites to change your life.
25 Years. 5 Family Members. 0 AI Recipes.
I cook every single day for my family of 5 and have made thousands of meals from scratch over the years. That’s over two decades of tried and true recipes, failures that ended in a cereal night, recipes that never failed but all of a sudden did, and being eaten out of house and home by some very hungry kids (and husband!).
My favorite turning point as a recipe writer is when I finally bit the bullet and started writing recipes for myself, my teenagers kept saying, “This is so good; can you make this every night?” I knew I was onto something.
My history? I grew up with an Italian dad and a mom who could really cook some great food.
Once I moved out on my own, I called my mom constantly asking her how to cook this or that. And now, I’ve been cooking daily for over 25 years!
You can see me here years and years ago – one of my kids caught me prepping food (or a recipe!).
I really enjoy that cooking makes my food budget much more affordable. I like to save money, so I can invest it, live within my means, and also travel. Even if I splurge on a nice meal at home, it’s not comparable at all to the cost of eating out – I’m saving loads just by cooking?? Count me in!
I really do live in the kitchen! If you prefer videos of cooking, check out the Life Bites Kitchen YouTube channel. Or, let’s watch Life Bites Kitchen together on TikTok.
I prefer a mostly whole food diet, with lots of protein and fiber to keep my body healthy. Feeling great in my 40s is very important to me! I’ve gotta keep up with these kids!
I love recipes and am always looking on Pinterest for food ideas. I figured, who better to add more great ideas to the mix than someone who has spent 10,000 hours cooking!?
Life Bites Kitchen – Steph’s Cooking Specialties
- Healthy, whole food cooking
- High protein, high fiber
- Meal prepping
- Meal planning
- Eating on a budget
- Italian food
- Start to Finish cooking
So that’s how I got where you are now, and I thank you for joining me here. If this site looks small right now, it’s because I am building it up and have big dreams for it. Did you know this is a terrible time to get into this kind of website/publishing because of AI? But I am committing to it anyway!! I really want to pass on some of my eating and cooking treasures for the current and next generation.
These recipes are all written from a real, functional cook, not AI. Proof? Nobody would put a picture like this to advertise themselves. But, let’s follow each other on Instagram so we can keep it real.
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All of the good in my life comes from Jesus!
I have kids, tween and teens, so they are my recipe testers (and critics)!
I love my shelter lab-mix pup, who is getting to be an old gal now.
I run each week because I swear by the detox and restoration it gives the body. I hate running, though! I re-started running at the age of 42. If you are younger than that, start back now!! If you are older than that, it will be hard, but do it. It will be worth it!!
I love being outside, but not being dirty, and I constantly have books scattered all over my house. How about you?
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