Kelly the Kitchen Kop

03/15/2026

This entire article is really good and you should read it, but here's an excerpt:

"1. Don’t try to bear all the griefs and sufferings ahead of you all at once — especially not the imagined ones.

2. Trust that God will give you what you need to bear your grief and suffering on the day when you need it.

This is how we fight both despair about our present and anxiety about our future. Letting go of anxiety and trusting God like this can feel like leaping off a cliff into an abyss. But I promise you, the ledge is there, just out of sight, and it will hold you."

https://www.str.org/w/the-only-way-to-carry-a-heavy-burden

03/12/2026

This is SUCH a great (short) video with the whole story of raw milk, why it's often demonized, why it's so much better for us, and lots more:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBNSMYVLeD8

Want to learn more? Go here:
https://kellythekitchenkop.com/raw-milk-benefits-information-q-mark-mcafee/

03/12/2026

I wonder if this thing actually gets pesticides off your produce, has anyone tried it?

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03/10/2026

Haha!

03/08/2026

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03/06/2026

Want a clean and safe mascara that actually WORKS? This one is volumizing, lengthening, conditioning, and for long wear!

(New clients get 10% discount automatically on orders over $100 if you go through the link here.)

https://kellythekitchenkop.com/all-in-one-mascara

03/04/2026

Some recipes are PERFECT for big bulk cooking days, because there are a lot of people out there who probably need your nourishing food! It's a great way to show love to friends when they're sick or when their loved one has passed away. It's also a good way to love on yourself a little too, by throwing extra food into the freezer for your own crazy days ahead.

So on this day I turned on a movie and got to work making 5 batches of my Mom's homemade rolls and 5 batches of Shepherds Pie.

https://kellythekitchenkop.com/big-batch-cooking-day/

BTW, this homemade rolls recipe has a video showing how I make these in under 12 minutes! It's so easy and everyone goes crazy over them: https://kellythekitchenkop.com/recipe-for-easy-homemade-dinner-rolls/

(Another day I used this dough to make bagel dogs.)

03/02/2026

Local friends in and around West Michigan: Join us for a potluck!

Our local Weston Price chapter is having our next meeting soon and I hope you'll put it in your calendar and join us!

Here's the scoop:

🥛 Monday, March 9th, 2026
🥛 6-8pm
🥛 Second Congregational Church (525 Cheshire Dr NE in GR)
🥛 See event link for meeting details and sign up so we know how many to expect: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nourishing-ways-of-west-michigan-march-chapter-meeting-tickets-1983499007927

03/01/2026

"The speed at which you do anything affects the meaning of that experience, the outcome of that activity, and the experience itself.
This is true for individual activities, but it is also true of life itself. Life isn't just about what we do. The speed at which we do things matters.

Joy erupts within us when we allow an experience to touch the very depths of our souls. That cannot be rushed. It's time to slow down to the speed of joy."

~Matthew Kelly in "Slowing Down to the Speed of Joy"
(https://kellythekitchenkop.com/Amazon-speed-of-joy)

I often fought it over the years, but Kent taught me that we have to build margin into our lives so we aren't running around like crazy people all of the time! Part of that is setting aside Sundays for REST. Do you guard your Sundays?

02/26/2026

Next week I'll be leaving our Michigan winter for a bit and heading off to Florida to hang out with a couple girlfriends, soak up some sunshine, play outdoor pickleball, and go to the beach!

☀️ And speaking of sunshine...

A good friend and I were talking about her low vitamin D levels recently and it's been on my list for months to research this more. So I went down that rabbit hole for a few hours and I'm still confused. There are reputable sites on both sides of this issue and some say that everyone should supplement, others say that taking supplements can mess up a lot of other things in your body. So even though I don't have all the answers, I thought I'd share how I'm leaning as of now...

https://kellythekitchenkop.com/should-we-be-taking-vitamin-d-supplements

02/24/2026

I made a little video to show you around the new kitchen and cafe at HELP where I teach a nutrition and cooking class!

Take a look:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2Nxa84Px8s&t=13s

02/22/2026

"Fr. Patrick Peyton was famous for saying: 'The family that prays together stays together.' Amen. But it's also true that the family that dines together shines together, even if the family that dines together often whines together (to quote my teenage son) and even if, in order to get through dinner, the elders at the table may need to wine together…"

I don’t remember where I saw this, but thought it was funny. :)

How important are family dinners at your house?

We try to make it happen as often as possible, but Sundays especially. If you're a parent, you know that there's nothing as wonderful as when you're all eating and laughing together and enjoying each other's company, especially when your kids become adults. It always feels like a holy moment.