Hi! I'm Kate...

Naptime Kitchen started as a hobby back when my oldest was a baby... 

...and grew to be so much more! Helping you create a home that serves you, routines and recipes that you enjoy, and perspective for the here and now is my passion. Life can feel heavy, but there's so much good to be found. I hope to bring some laughter and joy into what can be the monotonous task of feeding your family as well as levity to the often weighty topic of motherhood.

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This soup has become a hyperfixation for me ever since I tried a different version of it at a friend’s baby shower back in November. She gave me the recipe, which was Martha Stewart’s Almond Chicken Soup where she makes the chicken soup with almond butter, sweet potato, and collards. From there the options took […]

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I have come to the realization that a healthy dessert scratches my daily itch for a sweet treat, and so I am making an effort to keep more “better for me” options on hand for when the craving inevitably strikes. I gotta be honest, I was veryyyy skeptical of a date tasting anything like a […]

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Last weekend we went downtown with the kids to see Christmas decorations and walk down King Street for an event called Second Sunday. They close the street and local vendors put up tents and the whole thing is so lovely. I, however, had a vision for how I wanted it to go. I wanted to […]

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If you had asked me a month ago if I would ever grocery shop in person again, the answer would have been a strong no. For the last five years I have ordered our groceries online and had a really wonderful experience. It saved me so much time and energy, and also made me happier […]

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Yesterday in stories I shared the sentiment that for so long, I believed that having acne was my fault. That I must be doing something wrong. That my diet or lifestyle was the problem, even though I changed my diet and lifestyle many times over. I shared that I was tired of carrying around the […]

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Getting this recipe to you just in time for football season!!! As promised, here is my recipe for the BEST EVER Baked Ham and Cheese Sliders!  There are many versions of this online. For mine, I increase the Worcestershire, sub ETBT seasoning for poppyseeds, and bake them for 20 minutes so they are extra melty […]

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