About Thriving Home

We’re here to help you get dinner on the table.

We jokingly claim the title “freezer cooking evangelists”, because freezer cooking has transformed how both our families live. Whereas we once subsisted on frozen pizzas and take out, today we enjoy delicious meals at home regularly and spend more time around the dinner table with our families. And, we love helping others do the same!

Our Mission

Our mission is to help your home thrive, one delicious meal at a time.

We absolutely believe good food can bring families together and help us feel our best.

We’re confident that our recipes and freezer cooking methods can save your dinnertime sanity and change the way your family eats.

Top Recipes

Here are some of our most popular recipes among our readers.

Chicken Parmesan Casserole

Three carnitas tacos on a plate with toppings in bowls in the background.

Slow Cooker Crispy Carnitas

Vegetarian Tortilla Soup

Balsamic shredded beef on top of polenta on a white plate with fresh chopped parsley on top.

Slow Cooker Balsamic Shredded Beef

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Our Recipes

“Real food meets reality” is how we like to describe our simple, healthy, family-friendly recipe collection.

We strive to make the recipes on our website and in our cookbooks:

Delicious & Easy

Well tested recipes that your family will love.

Mostly Whole Foods

When possible, we avoid processed ingredients.

Freezer Friendly

If it works to make ahead and freeze it, we provide instructions for how to do that the best way.

Our Top Resources

vertical shot of steak and chicken fajitas lined up on a tray with salsa, lime, and guacamole on the side

Recipe Index

Freezer Meals

Cookbooks

1 Hour Freezer Prep

Meet Our Team

Polly Conner, Co-Founder & CEO

As co-founder of Thriving Home, Polly’s passionate about helping busy parents get dinner on the table. With a house full of kids, dogs, and (usually) a DIY project in the works, she knows firsthand how every minute (and every dollar) counts. As a business owner, she enjoys wearing multiple hats and serves best as a project manager for Thriving Home.

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Rachel Tiemeyer, Co-Founder & CEO

As co-founder of Thriving Home, Rachel dreams about creating recipes (literally) and uses her husband, her 3 kids, and even the neighbors as guinea pigs several nights a week. She believes that good food has the power to bring families and friends closer together and continues to wake up excited about her job each day, even after 10+ years!