Hi, I’m Kate
I’m the cook, writer and recipe tester behind Feed Me Kate.
I share reliable, flavour-packed recipes for everyday home cooks who want food that works, tastes great, and doesn’t require a chef’s kitchen to make. My style is practical, approachable and focused on real food for real life.
If you love comforting classics, easy dinners and the occasional baking project, you’re in the right place.
My Food Journey
My love of cooking started in my mum’s kitchen and never really left. I once dreamed of becoming a chef or a home economics teacher, but life led me somewhere just as delicious.
What began as a two-week job in a magazine test kitchen turned into a 20-year career in food. I’ve tested, written and prepared thousands of recipes, worked on cookbook production, styled food for photography and helped produce multiple cookbooks as an assistant food editor.
I also completed a degree in home economics along the way — so yes, I genuinely love the “why” behind cooking as much as the eating part.
This background means every recipe you find here is tested, practical and designed to actually work in a home kitchen.
Country Life & Real-World Cooking
These days, my partner Rob and I live in the country, slowly renovating our home and enjoying a quieter lifestyle.
Country living is beautiful, but it has its challenges — fewer specialty stores, limited ingredient choices and no quick trips to big city food markets when inspiration strikes. Most of my shopping happens at Woolworths or the local IGA.
But that’s exactly why my recipes are the way they are. I cook with ingredients you can actually find, adapt when needed and focus on flavour over fuss.
If a recipe works out here, it will work anywhere.
Life Beyond the Kitchen
I’m also a proud dog mum to Rosie and Ruby (a Chiwennie and a Dachshund), who are always nearby in case of taste-testing opportunities.
And if I’m not cooking dinner, you’ll probably find me baking sourdough. It’s part science experiment, part therapy and 100% delicious. We rarely buy store-bought bread these days.
Between cooking, baking and renovating, life is busy but full – and food is always at the centre of it.
What You’ll Find in My Kitchen
Feed Me Kate is my personal recipe library filled with:
• Tried-and-tested recipes that actually work
• Family favourites and comfort food classics
• Easy weeknight dinners
• Baking recipes worth turning the oven on for
• Practical meals made with supermarket ingredients
If a recipe is here, it’s because it’s been cooked, tested and loved.
Thanks so much for being here and cooking along with me. Whether you’re making a quick dinner or baking something special, I hope you find recipes here that become favourites in your own kitchen too.
Kate x