Hi there, I'm Katie - the heart and voice behind A Fork's Tale: A Love Story of Food and Travel.
Here, I share Southern comfort food, easy family recipes, and the food stories that inspire them. You'll find crave-worthy recipes with step-by-step instructions, helpful tips, and ingredient substitutions to make cooking easier and more enjoyable for everyone - no matter your skill level. As a visual learner myself, I also include video tutorials whenever possible to guide you every step of the way.
My mission? To help you recreate delicious, tested recipes at home that taste just as amazing as they do in mine.
I grew up in Fayetteville, North Carolina, graduated from Campbell University, and recently relocated to the charming coastal town of Beaufort, North Carolina. Because of that, you'll find lots of Southern influenced recipes - from comforting casseroles to seafood favorites - along with easy dishes I simply love to make and eat.
If it's simple, delicious, and something I enjoy, you can bet it'll end up here!
How I learned to cook
I didn't go to culinary school - my education came straight from the heart of the home: my family kitchen. I learned from the best home cooks I know - my mother, grandmother, and in-laws - watching them transform simple ingredients into meals that brought people together. From them, I picked up classic Southern techniques, kitchen shortcuts, and the joy of cooking for the people you love. Over the years, I've blended those lessons with my own discoveries to create recipes that are approachable, flavorful, and full of heart.
What You'll Find on A Fork's Tale
From party-worthy appetizers to laid-back weeknight dinners, I've curated a collection of recipes that reflect the food I love to cook and eat most. I share plenty of Southern comfort dishes, easy entertaining recipes, and seasonal favorites. I also spotlight restaurant-inspired dishes from my travels and hometown gems, giving you the tools to recreate those flavors at home.
When I'm not in the kitchen or behind the camera, you can find me hunting down the best local eats, exploring charming small towns, or hanging out with my family - usually with a cup of coffee or glass of wine in hand.
I believe food should be fun, comforting, and shared, and I hope A Fork's Tale brings a little joy (and a lot of flavor) to your table.
Thanks for stopping by - I'm so glad you're here!
"People who love to eat are always the best people." -Julia Childs
xoxo,
Katie Crenshaw
Press
My recipes have been featured in some pretty cool places! I have been mentioned in Bravo, MSN, Parade, Women's Health, City View Magazine, Voyage Raleigh, and Women's View Magazine to name a few! It has been heartwarming to see my recipes shared among some to of the "Big Wigs" of the media.
Contact
To contact me, email at aforkstale@gmail.com.
Seen in the Press
- MSN | LIFESTYLE: 30 Easy Slinder Recipes, 125 Breakfast Potluck Ideas, 25 Finger-Licking Barbecue Sauce Recipes, Last-Minute Party Snacks For Your Labor Day Celebrations , Delicious Barbecue Sauce Recipes for Grill Season, 100 Best Pies of All Time
- Women's Health Magazine: 11 Keto Appetizers Perfect for Your Super Bowl
- Bravo: The Feast: 6 Super-Easy Slow Cooker Recipes Your Lazy Ass Can Make On a Sunday and Eat All Week, Best Instant Pot Chili Ever: 6 New Recipes to Get Into Your Year-Round Rotation, 6 Crowd-Pleasing Chicken Recipes to Get Your Whole Dinner Party Blabbing About Instant Pot
- Parents: 10 Best Instant Pot Weeknight Meals for Moms
- Taste of Home: Surprising Things to Add to Your S'mores
- Parade: 20 Shredded Chicken Recipes That Are Quick & Easy, 20 Best Low-Carb Eggplant Recipes - Quick & Easy!, 18 Family Favorite BEEFY Recipes You'll Love, 13 Easy Make-Ahead Breakfast Recipes, The 30 Best Low-Carb Comfort Food Recipes Ever , 12 Awesome After-School Snacks
- Brit + Co: 18 Easy Recipes for Your Kentucky Derby Party, 30 *Totally* Impressive Homemade Salad Dressing Recipes, 40 Easy Pressure Cooker Recipes Even a Beginner Can Make, 25 Tiny Finger Foods You Can Serve on a Toothpick, 20 Make-Ahead Camping Recipes for Easy Meal Planning, 36 Make-Ahead Camping Recipes for Easy Meal Planning, How to Cook a Turkey that Isn't Dry
- BuzzFeed: 23 Low-Carb Dinners Under 500 Calories That Actually Look Good AF, 25 Holiday Treats to Gift This Christmas, 25 Bite-Size Party Foods To Get You Ready For The 2018 Super Bowl, 16 Keto Soup Recipes For Instant Pot Users, 18 Non-Boring Salad Recipes You'll Want To Dig Your Fork Into Immediately
- Globe Gazette- North Carolina Barbecue Sauce
- Local 10 News: 10 Incredibly Easy Weekday Meals you can make in the Instant Pot
- She Knows: Yes, You Can Make Pet Food in your Slow Cooker, 20 freaky Halloween dinners your trick-or-treaters will love coming home to, 13 Fresh & Filling Low-Carb Summer Lunches, 11 Delicious Meals to Make in Your Instant Pot This Winter
- Cafe Mom: 11 Delicious Instant Pot Recipes That Will Make You Drool
- Pure Wow: 14 Easy Instant Pot Chicken Recipes, The 25 Fastest Instant Pot Recipes In the Universe
- Money Talks News: 6 Ways an Instant Pot Can Pay for Itself
- City View NC Magazine: "To Stuff or to Dress?" ,"Tapa Time!" , "Breakfast for the Holidays" , "Wine & Beer Recipes"
- The Spruce Eats: 15 Party Ready Cheese Ball Recipes
- Stephanie's Dish: Crocktober top 5 Recipe Links and Stephanie's Slow Cooker Beef Stew Recipe
- Click on Detroit: 10 Incredibly Easy Weekday Meals You Can Make in the Instant Pot
- Tasty: 16 Instant Pot Soup for Cold Winter Nights
- Women's View Magazine: Candy for Christmas, Summer Salads
- Mashed: Grocery Store Barbecue Sauces, Ranked Worst to First
- Voyage Raleigh: Daily Inspiration
- St. Louis Post-Dispatch: North Carolina Barbecue Sauce, Homemade Hot Pepper Jelly, These 31 Recipes were our Best of the Year