Welcome to My Mother Kitchen!

I’m Lana, and this site is where I collect the kind of recipes families actually cook: weeknight dinners, big-batch desserts, party appetizers, and the holiday dishes people ask for every year.

The idea behind My Mother Kitchen is simple. Most home cooking isn’t complicated. It’s a short ingredient list, a few clear steps, and a dish that works the first time. That’s what every recipe here tries to be.

You’ll find a lot of comfort food — casseroles, sheet-pan dinners, no-bake desserts, seasonal bakes — plus short answers to the questions that come up while you’re cooking. How long split peas keep. Whether rice needs cooking before it goes in a casserole.
The small things worth knowing.

Every recipe is laid out the same way: what you need, what to do, how long it takes. No long story before the method.

Have a question or a suggestion? The contact page is open.