My name is Katie, and I am a wife to Rob who loves bacon and skiing, and mom to four amazing kids eight and under, who also like bacon and skiing (did I mention their dad is in sales?).

I get cranky if I need to eat or I don’t get to write, so my husband supports both of these things vigorously.

I just finished my first novel and am working on my second.

I also make dinner a lot, so I write about that here.

I had twins in 2017 named Michael and Ronan and we love them fiercely. Their older siblings have not stopped getting excited every time they wake up or come home from school and see them, which melts my heart every time.

Ronan is rocking an extra chromosome and was diagnosed with Down syndrome after he was born although we had testing done at found out at 13 weeks that one of the twins had a 70-80% chance of having Down syndrome, which I wrote about here. We are so in love with him and truly feel like we are the Lucky Few to get to love someone so full of joy and innocence.

I grew up in a big Irish Catholic family with delicious home cooking. I remember tons of fun with my seven brothers and sisters, really good dinners, and a lot of dishes. And like most writers, I read all the time. I wanted to grow up and be either Julia Child or Laura from Little House On the Prairie. Now I write novels and run a food blog, The Humble Onion, so pretty close.

I went to Boston College twice. The first time it was for Economics (so practical).

The second time it was for an MA in Philosophy (so not, but it sure was good training for writing). I thought at Nazareth College in Rochester, NY and was getting my PhD when I had my first son. I decided to stay home, and I poured all that love of learning into cooking and writing while I take care of these peeps.

Depending on the season, you can find us going to the beach, hiking or skiing on the weekends.

During the week when I’m not feeding this crew or running, I am working on writing my second novel.

I also write freelance at Coastal Home Magazine and Take Up and Read and Helena Daily.

I hope your heart finds something here to take away that helps you hope, dream or love.

xoxo,

Katie