Olivia Harper

Olivia Harper grew up in a modest farmhouse on the outskirts of Albany, New York, where the rhythm of the seasons dictated the meals she would later craft.

She watched her grandmother stir a pot of beans on a wood‑fired stove, the scent of cumin and thyme weaving through the air, and that scent became the soundtrack of her childhood, a memory that would later anchor her culinary identity.

Her early years were marked by a series of kitchen mishaps that turned into lessons—one winter, a cracked pot led her to create a new soup broth that would become a family staple. These experiences taught her that comfort food is less about perfection and more about resilience, a philosophy she carries into every recipe she publishes. The secret herb blend in her signature pot roast was born from a failed attempt to replicate a recipe she found in her mother’s dusty cookbook.

Today, Olivia channels that same sense of stewardship into her site, MyMomDishes, where she shares over 200 recipes that honor tradition while inviting experimentation. Her mission is to make comfort food accessible to every kitchen, one recipe at a time. What drives her now is the conviction that food can bridge generations, turning a simple meal into a shared story.