My Story

My Own Sweet Thyme

A Fresh Start

After more than a decade as a food blogger, the thyme has come! I am finally moving – to an upgraded website and a device friendly format. Join me as I continue the journey, savoring life around the table in My Own Sweet Thyme!

A checked and applique apron hanging on a kitchen hook

The Apron

I haven’t been here in a while. The site is such a mess and the tasks to get back on track seem unending. Sometimes I just feel overwhelmed…

Cast-Iron Salsa in a white bowl with tortilla chips on a wooden tray

In the Pink – Cast Iron Salsa

The Phone Call Sometimes life takes a radical turn. Sometimes you see it coming. Other times you don’t. Last year, in February, I went for a routine mammogram. Then I went about my business. I attended a women’s retreat. I posted to my blog. In the midst of living, I […]

A Homemade Chicken Pot Pie with a pastry crust topped with a pastry butterfly, served with a cloth napkin and serving spoon.

Homemade Chicken Pot Pies

Tucked in the oven, Homemade Chicken Pot Pies are fragrant and inviting. They promise a hot and nourishing meal that is easy to eat and easy to enjoy. Topped with golden pastry cutouts these individual entrees are an elegant version of comfort food.

Lisa in a field of wildflowers with the sun setting on the horizon

From the Beginning

I am a food enthusiast currently living in Portland, Oregon. I was born and raised in Kentucky. In between I have cooked across the south and called Texas, Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia my home. I have been baking since I was a girl and have been master of my own kitchen […]