About Me

About My Casual Pantry

My Casual Pantry is a recipe website featuring recipes for casual and comfortable food. The recipes are not fussy or complicated and are made with readily available ingredients. There are quick dinners, comforting casseroles, game-day appetizers, salads, soups, and much more.

Reader favorites include Alfredo Sauce with Evaporated Milk, Ciabatta Garlic Bread, and Doritos Nachos.

Explore the recipe index to search recipes by category, keyword, or ingredient. Or visit the homepage to check out trending recipes, the latest recipes, seasonal favorites, and popular categories.

Meet Abbey

I'm the chips and dip-loving, coffee-centric foodie behind My Casual Pantry.  I like to plan lunch while enjoying breakfast and daydream about dinner while eating lunch. I love all things sweet and savory.

The kitchen is my happy place, and I'm happiest cooking for the people I love.  I love casual food, the food I share with my family on a daily basis, the food we build memories around.

I started My Casual Pantry in 2018 as an outlet for my creativity in the kitchen. Sharing recipes allows me to channel my passion into inspiration for others. I hope you will be inspired to share these recipes with your family and create memories along the way.

I grew up in Wisconsin, so it’s probably no surprise that I consider cheese its own food group!  After graduating from college, I moved to Connecticut where I live with my husband of 29 years, our daughter, and our toy poodle.

I am grateful for every one of you that visits the blog, making and sharing my recipes along the way. If you try a recipe, please leave a rating and comment. I greatly appreciate your feedback and this is the best way to support a food blogger.

If you have questions or just want to say hello, I would love to hear from you.  You can leave a comment on a post, email me at [email protected] or stop by my CONTACT page for more ways to connect.  Happy cooking!

Interested in working together?

I welcome the opportunity to collaborate.  For more information, go to my Let's Collaborate page.

More fun facts about me

• current food obsession:  roasted cauliflower, turkey tacos, and Starbucks Chai Tea Lattes
• favorite sport to watch:  football
• favorite sandwich:  grilled Reuben
• favorite ice cream flavor:  mint chocolate chip
• favorite color: navy blue
• favorite restaurant order: grilled salmon or chopped salads
• most memorable vacations:  Aruba, Disney, Utah, Glacier National Park, Hilton Head Island, and long road trips with my family
• TV watching:  Hallmark movies, cooking shows, and home shows
• 5 words to describe me:  quiet, independent, funny, hardworking, list-maker
• cook or clean-up:  I actually like doing both!
• favorite holiday:  Thanksgiving
• favorite Christmas song: O Come All Ye Faithful
• early riser or night owl:  definitely an early riser and sometimes a night owl
• the most adventurous thing I’ve done:   getting certified as a scuba diver and diving in the Cayman Islands
• how I met my husband:  working a summer job during college 1,000 miles from home
• beach or mountains:  mountains
• text or call:  text
• dine out or eat in:  eat-in

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