Hey, I’m Molly!
Welcome to my blog! I’m a faith-driven wife developing simple, wholesome, from-scratch recipes (with lots of sourdough) to help you love your family and serve God!
I’ve always shown my love through feeding people, and that’s what I hope to pass on to you. Making a meal or baking bread is more than preparing food. It’s about taking care of the people around you. It’s a way of serving your family and the Lord!
I’ve been in the kitchen almost my entire life. As a little girl, I would help my mom on a stool before I was tall enough to reach the countertops.
Fast forward to today, and my love for cooking has turned into a full-time job! I spend my days developing recipes, styling and photographing food, filming cooking videos, recording podcast episodes, and writing food blogs for my multimedia business, Plum Branch Home!
My husband and I cherish every recipe here on PBH. If we don’t love a new creation, it doesn’t go on the blog. I always ensure my recipes are just right before sharing them with the world! After all, I use them in our own home, so they better be good—haha!
Thanks for stopping by! I’m so glad you’re here!
P.S. All of my content (across the board, everywhere) is made by hand. I NEVER use AI (artificial intelligence) to create content for Plum Branch Home. Recipes, blog posts, videos, podcasts, pins, social media posts, photos: everything is made from scratch by me, Molly and my recipes are always taste tested (and approved) by my husband, Tyler! What you see from Plum Branch Home is real. It’s made for a reason, tested, and loved!
what Molly believes in
1 – God
Your faith is the source of all that you are and all that you do. Anchor yourself in Christ
2 – Family
Family meals around the supper table are nonnegotiable. They bring you together
3 – Country
A great country starts with you. Be kind, start a family, stay truthful, and take care of others
What You’ll Find on Plum Branch Home
- Simple from-scratch recipes made with wholesome ingredients and simplified steps
- Cooking and baking tools I use in my kitchen to make each recipe
- A weekly newsletter updating you on new recipes, videos, and podcast episodes + recipe ideas for the week ahead!
- A podcast show you can tune into while you’re making supper or washing the dishes
- Cooking video tutorials on the YouTube channel to guide you through PBH recipes
- Instagram and Facebook to join the PBH community
- Pinterest to easily save recipes here on the blog via pins for later
- Free eBooks to help you in the kitchen
Fun Facts About Molly:
- I grew up on a small hobby farm in northeastern Indiana. We had rabbits, chickens, ducks, goats, horses, a large garden, a mini orchard, a small hay field, and of course a few dogs and cats!
- I did 12 years of 4-H (kindergarten through 12th grade)! My first year, in kindergarten, I decided to do all 26 projects. I had no idea what I was getting into haha! Every year after that I did photography, cake decorating, and an animal science poster! I was part of the rabbit club for all 12 years plus horse and pony for the last 3 years. This time holds a very special place in my heart. It’s a huge part of what’s made me who I am today.
- I married my high school sweetheart, Tyler, at age 20 (best decision of my life!)
- We have a 100 pound Doberman Pinscher named Moose.
- My husband and I have traveled to London UK and Cape Town South Africa, as well as the lower 48 USA states in a DIY camper van.
- As a devout Catholic, I love celebrating and creating traditions around the liturgical year (aka the Church’s calendar) with fun recipes and feast day celebrations!
- My love of the culinary world began when I was a little girl. As soon as I could stand on a stool, I started helping my mom in the kitchen. Not to mention all the Food Network shows we’d watch together!
- My knowledge in the kitchen and expertise in recipe development comes from my entire life spent in the kitchen, not from culinary school. I truly believe it’s my God-given gift.
- I started blogging in college after getting certified as a holistic nutritionist. That blog turned into a travel content creation business I co-founded with my husband. A few years later, we stopped traveling, sold our camper van, and I decided not to renew my certification. This journey has brought me to where I am now, using my knowledge of nutrition, cooking, baking, homemaking, and entrepreneurship to create and grow Plum Branch Home!
- I named Plum Branch Home after a small stream here in Tennessee. It’s slow, calm, seasonal, and peaceful, which perfectly explains how I intend to keep our home and live my life.
- I get my recipe developing inspiration from my Midwestern roots, my Southern home, the seasons of the year, the books and magazines I read, the shows I watch, the places I visit, and the restaurants (new and old) I try!
- My sourdough starter is named Winston
- I always have been and always will be a sucker for comfort food! That’s why my cooking style is a mix of Midwestern heartiness (my roots) and Southern comfort (my home).
- My all-time favorite food is Southern fried chicken! But cheeseburgers topped with fresh onions, Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches, croissants, french fries, pimento cheese, and any kind of chocolate are all tied for second!
- I love reading every page of Southern Living magazines and all kinds of cookbooks cover to cover.
- Hiking with my husband and our dog is one of my favorite hobbies! Being outside in nature brings me so much peace.
- My perfect weekend consists of being cuddled up on the couch with my husband and our dog, in my pjs, watching a 1990’s/early 2000’s sitcom (Home Improvement and Everybody Loves Raymond are my favorites!)
Molly’s Favorite Recipes:
Tyler’s (Molly’s Husband) Favorite Recipes:
Watch The YouTube Channel
This channel is the video version of the blog where you’ll find tutorials to walk you through PBH recipes. As well as video episodes of the Making It a Home Podcast.