About Recipes & Reflections and Erin:

My mission is to inspire you to cook more from home using the ingredients you have on hand. 

I live in a cabin an hour away from the nearest grocery store so knowing how to cook is a necessity out here. No grocery stores, no restaurants, no DoorDash… 

Luckily for me, I’ve had a passion for cooking since I was little. My first email address (circa 2000s) was “imachef2”, because “imachef” was taken 😂. The main channel you’d find me watching on TV was The Food Network. 

Only within the last few years did I decide to follow my creativity to the kitchen, though. 

I used to be a serial recipe follower until I became inspired by farmer’s markets. I would go find the freshest, in-season produce and then come home and figure out what I was going to create with those ingredients. 

That changed everything for me and showed me that I could create simple, healthy meals with the produce I just picked up and ingredients already in my home. 

I want to show you that it’s easy to eat at home. It just takes a little bit of practice, patience, and a craving. 

I hope my blog inspires you to keep some essential ingredients around your kitchen so you feel inspired to cook and create, rather than order and wait.