Harried's Home Page

I am a harried housewife. Just like many of you, I don’t have a lot of time to spend on meal preparation.
As a food writer, television cook, and culinary instructor, I have been creating easy-to-prepare recipes for harried cooks for more than a decade.
Click on these links for a variety of recipes:

Welcome to The Harried Housewife’s Home Page! I’m glad you’re here. Sit back, relax, and enjoy your visit. If you’re looking for quick-to-prepare recipes, just click on the Recipes link.

Here you’ll find links to recipes from my column at the Observer-Dispatch and my new Harried Housewife blog at WKTV NEWSChannel 2. There also is a link to another page at WKTV with more recipes.

Through the years, folks have come to depend on me as a trusted companion to help make them look like culinary wizards. Just like having Mom beside you in the kitchen, I will lend you a hand to ensure the ultimate in ease when it comes to cooking and entertaining.

There’s something exciting about creating mouthwatering dishes that seem as if they took hours to prepare, but actually call for a minimal amount of time and ingredients. No one ever has to know how quick and easy they really are to prepare. And I will never tell.

Whether you find the recipes in the newspaper, on television, from my blog, or have learned how to make them from one of my cooking classes, I’m happy to be with you in the kitchen. This is a special room in the house, and a place where so many warm memories begin.

So grab your apron, your pots and your pans, and get set to make memorable meals for those closest to you. With these tried-and-true recipes, you’ll be able to whip up mouthwatering dishes in a snap.

Just be prepared to bask in the compliments when you sit down to enjoy the meal. They’ll never know you had a little help. Simply reap the rewards of your delectable dishes, and quietly savor the kind words that come your way. After all, it’s our little secret that creating fabulous food for family and friends really is fun and easy.

From my kitchen to yours… Here’s to “Happy Cooking.”

Cheers!