The Canadian-Welsh-Italian hodge-podge behind @stefsdinnerdate. And cooking is what I do to be creative on my own terms. My recipes are fun and easy, but most importantly they are seasonal — because it never hurt to be more connected to food and where it comes from. You can find my recipes here on my website, on Instagram and on TikTok.

The best way to find a new recipe, or some inspiration, is to select the current season under the recipes tab or on the hello! page. From there, you can see my most recent post or browse for an oldie.

About what you’ll find…

I test my recipes (many times) before I post them, so just know the ingredients list and instructions will yield a version that tastes best to me. But I encourage you to follow your heart — eyeball a measurement, skip an ingredient, or substitute something you have in your fridge versus going to the store. Because as much as I would love for you to make the recipe just the way I do, I know that’s not always possible and frankly, it’s probably not sustainable, either. At the very least I want you to be like, “hey, that recipe inspired me to make this!” That would be cool.

You should also know that I’m not a fan of diet culture. It’s sneaky and invasive and after years of barely eating, or eating with a ton of restrictions, I’m still trying to repair my relationship with food. For that reason, you won’t ever hear me attribute moral value to food; it’s all just fuel for our bodies. My hope is that together we can cook ourselves free from diet culture.

So…….will you be my dinner date?

Want to work with me? I’m open to recipe development, catering and events, food photography and styling, writing opportunities, pop-ups +more.

Get in touch: hello@stefaniephillips.com