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About Sammy Montgoms

Hi! I’m Sammy Montgoms, and I am so glad you are here.

I am a BIG foodie gal — the recipe creator and home cook behind everything here. I am one of those people who lives to eat rather than eats to live. If you’re the same, and you love simple, delicious, easy recipes, you’ve come to the right place!

I’ve been posting recipes here since 2016, and I still test every single one in my own kitchen before it goes up.

A woman in a kitchen tastes sunday sauce from a spoon, holding a green pot. She wears a white top, blue apron, and has a striped towel over her shoulder, standing by the stove.

My Story

I grew up in a pretty big Italian family. They were all born in southern Italy and moved to Canada years and years ago. Growing up I always watched whoever was cooking. Whether it was my mom, my dad, my grandparents or my aunties or uncles. Anyone who was cooking, I was watching (and taste testing).

Homemade pizza, pasta, fresh bread and lots of wine was always being served to anyone who walked through the door. As I got older I started replicating things in my own kitchen. Are the dishes as good as my Nonna’s? Nah, but I do try.

What You’ll Find Here

Simple and realistic. That’s it, that’s the whole thing.

I love to create nostalgic Italian dishes (especially pasta), but I also love to whip up simple and quick recipes for my family. You’ll find a lot of pasta here, obviously. A lot of Italian classics I grew up eating. Twenty minute dinners for the nights you’ve got nothing left. Soups and crockpot things for when it’s freezing out.

A woman with glasses pours olive oil over a tray of chopped vegetables, including onions, zucchini, and tomatoes, while standing outside near a grill.

Fun Facts

About Sammy

  • My go-to flavors are olive oil, butter, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and flaky salt.
  • I could genuinely eat pasta every single day
  • I shoot, style and edit all my own photos and videos

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Hundreds of recipes, all tested in my kitchen. Pasta, 20-minute dinners, Italian classics, soups — start wherever you’re hungry.

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New recipes land on Instagram and TikTok first. Tag #sammymontgoms when you make something, I really do look.