Hi, I’m Sandy!
About Sandy
I have been cooking for over 40 years both personally and professionally. Some of my best memories are of cooking with friends, or with my Mom and Nana.
I find that simple and delicious recipes work best for my family and readers.
A Few Fun Facts About Me
- My favorite soup recipe is my Chicken Gnocchi Soup.
- I have skydived 9 times. Twice as tandem (hooked onto an instructor), and seven times on my own, from 18,000 feet! I had to stop when I got pregnant with my youngest.
- I’m also the author of Simply Happy Electric Pressure Cooking, a collection of over 175 tried-and-true recipes. You can find it on Amazon.
- I’m into cars. I’d love to have an old muscle car!
- My dream place to live is on an island in the San Juans.
- I grow tomatoes every year. No time for other veggies, but tomatoes are so fun to grow!
Cooking Experience
I have worked as a cook in many places, including a German retirement home, and a 200 resident nursing home, a pizza & pasta restaurant, a donut shop, and a cafe.
I started Simply Happy Foodie LLC in 2017, though I was working towards it a year before that. It was always my dream to have a place to share my cherished recipes, and to create new ones!
My Cookbook
I published my cookbook titled Simply Happy Electric Pressure Cooking in 2019. It contains over 175 recipes and some cooking charts, tips, and some of my favorite homemade spice blends.
Get my cookbook!
Simply Happy Electric Pressure Cooking has over 175 delicious recipes for the Instant Pot®, as well as some of my favorite homemade spice blends.
My mom was a cook, as was my dear Nana, and a handful of other women I was to cross paths with on my cooking journey. I was lucky to be with them, learning at their apron strings.
My recipe collection spans a few decades, and most of them are handwritten. There are some that when I pull out the card, I am immediately transported back to another time and kitchen.
I love to feed people, and look forward to gatherings where we can all be together. Nothing is more fulfilling to me than hanging out with the people who mean the most to me, eating, laughing, and sharing precious time together.
I hope my recipes will help you get your meal on the table a little easier, so you can enjoy the time with your loved ones.
