Author: The Complete Recipe Writing Guide: Mastering Recipe Development, Writing, Testing, Nutrition Analysis, and Food Styling (Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2023)The Complete Recipe Writing Guide is the first book that clearly and comprehensively shows you how to create nutrition-focused recipe content -- from kitchen to plate and finally to publication—dividing the workflow journey into the following sections:Recipe Development: six chapters devoted to teaching you how to translate scientifically sound nutrition guidance for health and wellness and dietary-related health conditions to the recipe development process. From plant-based to food allergies, and everything in between. Recipe writing: translate the act of cooking food into words with clarity, consistency, and original voice. Find answers to questions on grammar, spelling, punctuation, and recipe writing style. Recipe testing: learn the recipe testing process and how professional recipe testers ensure a recipe works as written for a specific audience. Nutrition analysis: understand the types of analysis options available and how to evaluate and use them. Food styling, photography, and video: learn basic tips on presenting and sharing the visual side of recipes.

Provide full-range of culinary and nutrition services, including product and recipe content creation: writing and editing, recipe development, recipe testing, nutrition analysis, food video production, on-air talent; food digital and social media content and marketing strategy, online food UX/UI experiences, brand innovation, and project management. Consult and speak on a variety of food publishing and nutrition industry topics.Contribute to publications including The Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Cooking Light, Better Homes and Gardens, Publications International Cookbooks, and others. Clients include: American Heart Association, Dairy Management Incorporated, Chobani Yogurt, TurboChef speed cook ovens, The Quaker Oats Company, Tastingtable.com, and more.

Common Threads is a nonprofit that teaches low-income children to cook wholesome and affordable meals through hands-on cooking classes to help prevent childhood obesity.

Pilot Light partners chefs with teachers to create Common-Core compatible lessons on food basics. Students learn about where food comes from, how it grows, and how their choices affect their bodies and the environment.

Led the development of Foodseum’s vision and strategic goals; directed organizational planning and operations.

Digital Content Marketing Agency

• Prepped and cooked in all stations, including baking and pastry.

Led the test kitchen in developing and editing recipe content, food styling, planning weekly food shoots, producing video, appearing weekly on Chicagoland cable television show (CLTV), Good Eating show, testing and evaluating new products and equipment, and writing bi-weekly columns: Test Kitchen Connection (answering reader questions) and Dinner Tonight.

Edited, managed development and budget for consumer and professional publications.

Provided food and nutrition marketing strategy and recipe content across all food clients. Managed Sugar Association consumer/media education campaign; directed Edelman’s consumer marketing internship program.

Served as liaison to professional health organizations. Developed food and nutrition content for the media on food labeling and biotechnology.