Welcome! I’m so happy you are here. If you haven’t figured it out by now, I’m Haley: a self-taught cook and major homebody from Minnesota.
I started this blog in 2020 (will the sound of that year ever feel normal?) after I just couldn’t hold in my love for food any longer. Like many other people in the times of quarantine, I would wake up thinking about what I was going to have for breakfast, then once that meal was over, think about lunch and so on. After dinner, I would lay in bed and scour Pinterest for new recipes to try.
My husband Ben is my biggest supporter! One night after dinner he mentioned I should start a food blog. Little did he know I had been posting my creations to Instagram for over 2 years. He is the reason I took this leap of faith to start Homemade Haley!
What kind of recipes are on Homemade Haley?
Ben and I are what he likes to refer to as “flexitarians”. In 2019, we decided to limit our meat and dairy intake for health reasons.
Plot twist! We are full on omnivores in this household now. While trying to start our family in 2021 (you can read about that here), I started to expand my diet to include more nutrients to support optimal hormone health. That led to more high-quality meat, dairy products, other dietary changes and fast forward 4 years…2 healthy little girls!
My goal is to create recipes that are easy, nostalgic, and flexible for all dietary preferences!
Life looks a little different now than when I first started this blog. Back then, I had all the time in the world to style my food, take perfectly lit photos, and tweak every detail before posting. These days, I’m usually throwing dinner together while wrangling two little ones, and my “food styling” is whatever gets a meal on the table the fastest. But I’m still here, still cooking, and still sharing—whether it’s a beautifully plated dish or a quick iPhone snap before we dig in. Because at the end of the day, it’s about the food, the memories, and making life a little easier for all of us in the kitchen.
