Meet Eileen

Welcome to Everyday Eileen! I'm Eileen Kelly, the creator of this website and two-time author of Quick and Easy 5-Ingredient Cookbook and Simply One Pot Cookbook.

Feel free to contact me at [email protected]

My website is the home of quick and easy recipes that are tested and approved by my family of seven. From snacks, appetizers, breakfast, main dishes, and desserts, we have recipes everyone will enjoy.

Besides our website, Everyday Eileen can be found on social media platforms with over 240K fans on Facebook, 25K fans on Pinterest, 11K fans on Instagram, 11K fans on Twitter, TikTok, and YouTube.

Culinary Journey

I began cooking at a very young age. One of my first creations is our very popular pork chops and sauerkraut recipe.

My Dad was always a big supporter of my cooking and his favorites were my Italian Meatballs Recipe, Sausage and Peppers, and my family's favorite Rugelah recipe.

As a young person, I self-trained by using various cookbooks and my love of Julia Child runs deep. I still use and refer to Julia's cookbooks.

Then, I received professional culinary training. I worked in various kitchens at restaurants where my love of food grew. I've been cooking and creating recipes for my family for over 40 years. My Irish Soda Bread and Irish Brown Bread have won many Blue-Ribbon baking awards.

I am pursuing my Professional Cooks Certification and a Vegan Dessert Certification through Rouxbe Culinary School.

Everyday Eileen

I started my website in 2016 after recuperating from a series of strokes which left me with a brain injury and weakness to my left side.
My family encouraged me to take my love of cooking and all the recipes I make for them and share them on a wider level, thus the birth of Everyday Eileen.

I have worked with brands including Smithfield, Nestle, Adams Extracts, and Imperial Sugar.

I've been featured in various magazines and online magazines including Pioneer Woman, People Magazine, Daily Mail, BuzzFeed, and TheKitchn.

Here are my Top 5 Recipes

Top 5 Recipes

My Family

I am blessed with an amazing hs who supports everything I do. Love you, Matthew. I have 5 children, 4 grown children, and our beautiful bonus baby, my amazing niece who brings us nothing but love and laughter.

They are the best taste testers. They motivate me to be the best cook I can be, always.

We love to travel and there is no limit to where we will go.

You won't guess this about me

My family is the best thing to ever happen to me.
Watching family and friends enjoy my food creations brings me so much joy.
When I am stressed, a pot roast is usually going to be cooked. When I am not stressed, a pot roast is cooked.
My Sunday Sauce is made any day of the week.
I was a flight attendant for American Airlines.
My happy place is Ireland and if I could move there today, I'd go.
I was an Irish dancer and an Irish dance teacher.
My hubs and I have been married for 35 years.
We also went to the same elementary school, 2 years apart.
Two of my daughters are or were Division 1 college athletes. Deirdre plays lacrosse and my daughter, Mairead, Track and Field, Cross Country.
Three of my children were child models.
I started cooking as a very young girl, around 5 years old. I was cooking the family dinner by the age of 12 and have never stopped.
My Dad is and always will be my Hero.
My Hubs Mom was the greatest MIL ever...the best.
The best thing I ever did was to have my children and raise my niece.

Eileen xo!