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About Restful Kitchen


Three meals a day. That’s the norm in modern American society.

Food can quickly become a headache, a hassle, another day avoiding the scale, another stomach ache from an impulsive choice, another decision to reach for frozen pizza as dinner time has long passed by and hunger pangs rule, another day of surviving with something—anything—to pass as a meal.

Healthy, joyful eating doesn’t have to be difficult.


Restful Kitchen is a quest to find the joy, purpose, and beauty in food preparation. It’s a journey that leaves behind all guilt and frustration. It’s a lifelong mission that seeks to discover peace and laughter among the spatulas and slow cookers. It’s a daily progression of embracing the entire experience of food as it was designed to be.


I’m Erika: Jesus-follower, author, editor, wife, and stay-at-home mama of two. Food isn’t my passion, and cooking isn’t my hobby. Yet I’ve discovered that I don’t have a choice regarding food preparation: it’s inevitable. I do have a choice in two other areas:

1.    The nutritive value of the food I put on the table
2.    My attitude towards it: drudgery or joy

And it isn’t any harder to choose joy.

Everyone eats. At Restful Kitchen, I believe whole food—food as close as possible to the way God created it—is the best and most healthful choice. However, I also know—so well—that consumer society is far from embracing the whole food mindset, and thus, for everyone on this journey, it’s just that: a journey.

Perhaps you’ve chosen your path: keto, vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, vegetarian, or one of the many other options. Restful Kitchen is here to give you options for recipes and meals that fit your lifestyle.

Perhaps you aren’t sure which path you’d like or have no idea where to start. Restful Kitchen is here to guide you in baby steps and give experienced tips to assist you in choosing your journey.


Here’s what to expect:

·       Recipes tried and reviewed
·       Mouth-watering food photos to match the season
·       Freezer cooking tips, tricks, and guidelines
·       Meal planning suggestions
·       Joy and laughter
·       No guilt
·       Short posts sharing a broad, eternal view of food and food preparation

Life isn’t all about food. Yet improved efficiency in the kitchen yields improved productivity and more time to invest elsewhere.

Even if just the percentage of time that is spent in the kitchen could be transformed into moments of rest and joy, and the result could be happy, healthy meals on the table a bit more often, I believe it’s worth a shot.

 If you agree, subscribe to the blog, follow Restful Kitchen on Instagram and Pinterest, or contact me by email for practical help on the journey.

Here’s to beautiful kitchens increasing in rest, joy, and health!

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