About Me

Welcome to Family Food on the Table!

I'm Kathryn Doherty, the founder, owner, recipe creator, writer and more here. I'm so happy you found me.

I love to create and share easy, healthy recipes to make cooking at home possible, even on the busiest of days.

You'll be inspired to get in the kitchen more for day-to-day breakfasts, new fun lunches, and quick and easy dinners, plus yummy snacks and treats.

So, about me.

Background & Education:

I went to college at Northwestern University (near Chicago) and majored in journalism.
I worked as a health and nutrition editor for 15 years with SmartBrief, which is based in Washington, D.C. I lived there for 5 years and then worked remotely.
I'm married to my amazing wife and have two great kiddos. We live in Charlotte, N.C.
I have a cookbook called Healthy, Quick and Easy Baby Food. It features absolutely everything you need to make homemade baby food, plus tons of toddler and little kid recipes. It makes a great gift!
I've also appeared on Charlotte Today and QC Life, and been featured in People magazine, Everyday Health and Healthy Family Project, among others.

Kathryn Doherty in her kitchen slicing a green bell pepper on a cutting board.

Want to know even more? Well, okay!

Behind-the-Scenes Tidbits:

I have a serious love of veggies, spicy food and apples. We eat oatmeal by the boat load and I use pumpkin year round.
I've always got bourbon on hand. Always.
My favorite color is purple and I am way too obsessed with it.
I’m a hugger. Give me a hug over a handshake any day.
I have two chocolate labs, one very old and one very young. They are so sweet and fun! Below you can see Dixie at the beach (a few years ago) and Sadie on her first birthday.
I've got two adorable cats as well. Max is our big boy tabby and Rizzo is the cutest ever Manx.
I’m a huge nerd. My dream job? Full-time student. Instead, I read a lot and always have some sort of research project I'm trying to make time for.
I love books (goes with the nerdom). I love flipping through books, I love browsing for books, I love just looking at books. And of course, cookbooks! I especially like old community cookbooks.
Long walks are my jam. Really long. Mostly this takes place outside in the form of daily exercise, but beaches and hiking are even better. I've also done the 2-day, 39.3 mile Avon Walk for breast cancer twice and loved every step.

Kathryn Doherty and her two children cooking together in their kitchen at home.

A chocolate lab dog sitting on a sandy beach with its tongue out as if it\'s panting.

A chocolate lab with a ball in its mouth and a birthday hat on its head.

I'd love to hear from you with questions, ideas, recipe requests or feedback!

You can contact me at kathryn at familyfoodonthetable.com or connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest and Twitter.

Also, you can sign up for my free newsletter so you never miss a recipe. I'll send you a free e-cookbook with 10 healthy weeknight dinner recipes as a thank you!

Happy cooking!

XO,

Kathryn Doherty

Psst... If you are interested in working with me, I'd love to hear from you too! Please email me at kathryn at familyfoodonthetable.com. I have a media kit available upon request.