Real food. Real life. Every Sunday—and every day after.
I’m Mary Ellen Walsh, the home cook behind SundayEats.com. I believe great meals don’t need fancy techniques or hard-to-find ingredients—just fresh produce, a hot pan, and a little patience. SundayEats started as my Sunday ritual: one relaxed cooking session to set the tone (and leftovers) for a calmer, better-fed week.
A few years ago, I was that tired parent reading labels and wondering why dinner felt like a race. I began collecting simple, trustworthy recipes: sheet-pan dinners, big salads that actually satisfy, slow-cooker stews, and small-batch desserts that don’t hijack your week. Friends kept asking for “the Sunday plan,” so I put it online. That plan became SundayEats.
Meet the Team
Mary Ellen Walsh — Recipe Developer & Test Cook
I develop every recipe with three rules: flavor first, few steps, and clear swaps for real-life pantries. I test each dish multiple times (weeknight mode, meal-prep mode, and “I’m tired” mode) so instructions are dependable and realistic.
Nora Bennett — Food Editor & Photographer
Nora makes sure each recipe is crystal-clear and beautifully documented. She edits steps for readability, times the processes, and shoots the photos you see on the site—no stock images, only dishes cooked in our actual kitchen. If a step is confusing, it gets re-written and re-tested.
How We Met & Why We Started
We met at a neighborhood potluck where my roasted chicken kept disappearing and Nora kept asking for the method. A few Sunday cook-along sessions later, we had a rhythm: I cooked, she edited and photographed, and our friends started using our “Sunday plan.” We turned that ritual into SundayEats so anyone can cook once with calm and eat well all week.
Our Kitchen Standards (E-E-A-T you can trust)
- Experience: All recipes are developed and tested in-house (no AI dumping, no outsourced stock).
- Evidence: We list precise measurements, pan sizes, oven temps, and timing windows, plus make-ahead and storage notes.
- Authority: We cite techniques and food-safety guidance where relevant (baking temps, safe internal temps, proper cooling).
- Trust: Step photos reflect the real recipe; if a brand is mentioned, it’s because we use it.
What You’ll Find Here
- Weeknight mains that don’t need specialty gear.
- Make-ahead meal-prep strategies (cook Sunday, win Wednesday).
- Smart swaps for pantry items and dietary needs.
- Small-batch sweets—because joy should fit your schedule.
Disclosures & Editorial Policy
SundayEats may contain affiliate links to products we genuinely use. Using these links never changes your price, and we disclose them near the links and on our Disclosures page. Sponsored content, when present, is clearly labeled. Editorial decisions come first: we publish only recipes we’ve cooked and loved—sponsorship never buys our opinion.
Work With Us / Press
For brand partnerships, photography, or recipe development, email us. We provide a media kit on request and respond within 2–3 business days.
Say Hello
- Email: hello@sundayeats.com
- Pinterest / Instagram: @SundayEatsKitchen
- Newsletter: Join our Sunday Plan—one tidy email, one reliable game-plan.
Pull up a chair. Let’s make Sunday the calm that carries your week.
— Mary Ellen & Nora