Our Chat In Katrina’s Kitchen
Well hello and pass me a plate of cookies and a spot of tea! Thanks to Carolyn from All Day I Dream About Food for introducing me to Katrina. This was me…click, ~swoon, read, smile…I fell in deep like love with Katrina’s site! Her writing style is warm and inviting and ooh, ooh her pics are super delish. It’s with great pleasure that I share our chat on here for all of you! 
When someone clicks on a link to In Katrina’s Kitchen what are the first impressions you would like them to have?
I want you to feel like you’re sitting at my dining room table. We’re eating something delicious together talking about something that makes us both laugh and I’m probably cleaning up the milk that my children just spilled. Really, I’m just a mom who loves to bake. If you know the Katrina of my blog you would get along with me in real life. Mostly I like to laugh with my friends and I surround myself with funny, laid back people. I want you to get that feeling when you visit my blog too.
You are so down to earth – your writing, your recipes, your warm attitude. Talk to us about how your writing takes shape and keeps you creating each unique blog post.
That’s so sweet of you! I write about my everyday life as most bloggers do. My stories probably aren’t much different than yours actually. My kids and husband bring out the best in my life and I hope that translates into my writing.
As a mommy blogger with little ones…how do you balance your home and online life?
People ask me this all of the time! I will tell you that this is the reason why I blog mostly about what I bake (and not about dinner). My kids really do drink milk, and have at least 3 meals a day, and I promise they know what veggies are- my 4 year old actually prefers broccoli over french fries. However I would never attempt to ask my family to wait even 60 seconds while I try to take a picture of dinner before we eat. They have a hard time waiting while I turn the oven off and sit down! Baked goods are easy to photograph even days later while I have a few minutes during the baby’s nap and while my preschooler gets out his toys with little pieces that are otherwise banned.
Name the three foods and or kitchen gadgets that you like to work with the most. Why?
I always have chocolate chips in my pantry. If a recipe is lacking and I’m feeling a bit nervous about serving it I add chocolate chips. I’m not kidding!
I’m always in need of powdered sugar as I am constantly running out. Please, if you know me and live near me PLEASE pick me up a bag the next time you are at the store. It is one of those ingredients that I always think I have enough of only to be disappointed when I open the pantry door.
My LOUD beeping digital kitchen timer is a life-saver. I can’t tell you how many times I have been knee-deep in toys and wrinkling laundry to have the timer remind me of that final batch of cookies in the oven.
How did you take care of YOU today?
I read a lot. My husband and I are the nerdy couple at Panera that orders the dine-in coffee and sits in the booth reading our books. That’s what I prefer to do when I have a few minutes to myself as well. I also like to papercraft. I use stamps and stickers and pretty paper to make cards for people. Mostly the cards say, “I apologize for unloading yet another plate of sweets on you. I hope you’ll forgive me.”
I’m Katrina from In Katrina’s Kitchen. Ever since I can remember I’ve been baking for the people I love. I’m a wife and a mom in a house full of boys who love to eat. I’m usually baking with a baby on my hip and a Hot Wheels car in my hand. Come join me if you want to make something sweet in your kitchen today!
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Ahh-mazing Katrina! Thank you for gracing us with your presence
So nice to get to know you better! Great interview!
Wonderful Katrina…..Thanks for sharing…Love your ideas and photos !
So glad to get to know more about you Katrina!! xoxo Great interview, Correen!!
we are twins…except I do make make my family wait to take pictures! LOL
Wonderful to see Katrina featured! Especially with one of my favorite recipes featured in the photograph!
Great interview…nice to learn more about Katrina, who’s also one of my most favorite food bloggers! I’m more of a cook than a baker, so she inspires me to get in there and make a batch of cookies or something!
Correen, I saw your interview through Katrina’s site! It’s wonderful to learn more about her. Thank you!
Her posts are so inspirational and those recipes…DELICIOUS!!! I’m STILL swooning from those Easter Egg Hunt Cookies!
I am a regular visitor to Katrina’s kitchen and she is amazing! It was fun reading about her and getting to know her more
I follow In Katrina´s kitchen blog, and reading this interview was great!!
I totally agree with the comment thas says she´s down to earth, she totally is!!
It´s really great to read her, cause you can see she´s a real human, and what she does is actually achievable, so I absolutely lover her blog & recepies!!
Katrina is so talented and that would be enough to love her but she is one of the most gracious people I’ve come across on the net. Always a kind word to everyone and never lets an opportunity pass to make someone feel good.
Truly you all overwhelm me with your kind comments. Thank you so much for stopping by. And thank you, Correen, for interviewing me. I really count it an honor and I had a great time!
I know huh!? You are loved something fierce Katrina…I got it the first time I visited your blog, got captured by your noshalicious offerings!
Doesn’t everyone love Katrina? She is positively amazing, her baking is so creative and I don’t know how she does it all with the little ones. She always makes me smile and feel loved!
Great interview. I’m amazed at how some people are able to answer a question without a lot of explanation. It’s something I aspire to.
P.S. does anyone else have trouble with CAPTCH Codes like I do? I can never read them correctly
Sorry to hear you had issues with the captcha code. I use it on here because spambots are rampant on the Internet. Should you ever have issues commenting on here in the future drop me a personal note and I’ll help you resolve it. Thanks for stopping by…Katrina and I are pleased as punch to hear from you
Katrina send me here and I am loving it as much as I love cooking and baking.
Such a nice compliment…welcome and enjoy the browse
thank you so much for featuring Katrina, she is one of my favorite bloggers! I am so glad I stopped by your site to see her interview!
Cheers
Dennis
Thank you Correen for interviewing Katrina, we got to know her better.Thank you Katrina for being “a breath of fresh air” with your writing ,recipes and photos! Keep up the great work!
Katrina is one of those i would like to be in touch with till the world ends! Her baked goodies always has “katrina” written all over them: fresh, warm and delicious! thank you Correen for featuring our dear katrina!
Hi Correen! You have a beautiful blog! I came here from Katrina’s site. I enjoyed reading this interview! You ask Katrina good questions that I’m also curious to know!
And Katrina, your answers made us feel that we are lucky to know you! You are amazing. I don’t bake at all (ok I do a little bit), and I have A LOT to learn from you!
You two did a great post!
Nice to learn a bit more about Katrina and her wonderful kitchen. I too run out of powdered sugar. Love the tip to add choc chips to a recipe that isn’t working out
Katrina is a loved foodie. Everyone I love loves her and no wonder why. She’s so creative in the kitchen and somehow she manages to blog and give a hand where needed. Kudos
what a awesome guest post/interview with one of the sweetest bloggers around! I love Katrina and her amazing sweet treats! You said it well in beginning when you come to Katrina’s site..click, swoon, read, smile..she is so real and that’s what I love about her!!!
Thanks for this interview. Katrina is a very talented person that really inspires us all.
Loud kitchen timer…now that is a great tip. I have to get one of those because I always get caught up and forget what’s in the oven.
First time here…can’t wait to read some more on your site!
Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma What’s For Dinner
http://www.mawhats4dinner.com
Welcome Alex! Let me know if you have any questions…I’ve got contact forms in a lot of places on here