Sometimes the best recipes happen completely by accident.

I can remember distinct moments in my life where taking a different road would've completely changed where I ended up. Lately, I've been realizing why I made the choices I did—and maybe why I needed to.

Some days don't feel extraordinary while you're living them, but when you look back, they're exactly the days that remind you why simple moments matter.

When my husband tried to fry zucchini this week and the breading slid off like it had somewhere better to be, I knew it was time to talk about the real secret to fried food that actually holds on.

Picture it. It’s 3 a.m., and I’m doing what every grown adult eventually learns is part of the nightly routine — waking up to go to the bathroom and then praying to God that I’ll actually fall back asleep. This night? Nope. Not happening. My brain said, “We’re up,” so I did what any reasonable person does at that hour: I grabbed my phone and started scrolling Facebook.

Life has been lifing in ways I did not put on my vision board.

So… I went out to check on the garden, and I had a moment.

If a cinnamon roll and a pizza had a baby… this would be and its magnificent 👌 

Sometimes the best recipes aren’t planned—they just happen in the moment.

I’ve been avoiding cooking for a few weeks now, ever since I decided to close the business, I didn’t really have the time to pour into in the first place. With everything else going on, it felt like I had way too many pots on the stove — literally and figuratively.

When I started Katis Flavor Lab, it wasn’t just about food.

Okay y’all… let me start with a big I’m sorry this blog is late. Life has been lifing, the kitchen has been kitchening, and your girl has been over here trying to balance business, love, and blood sugar like a circus act. But I had to come back and tell you about this week’s little adventure in my kitchen — because it was too sweet not to share.