Let's cook together.
I’m a cookbook co-writer, collaborator, recipe developer, and tester who has contributed to 20 (!) cookbooks, with more in the works.
Some of my clients have included:
Carolina Gelen - author of the James Beard award-winning Pass the Plate
Alexis Nikole Nelson - forager and James Beard media award winner
Jaíne Mackevicz - Brazilian Francophile and author of Dinner at Jaíne’s
Rachel Mansfield - weeknight family meal wizard and fellow mom
Siete Family Foods - an inspiration in family, legacy, and very good chips
I’ve been told I give Big Sister Energy (this tracks, I am a big sister), and I’m equal parts Type A-spreadsheet lady and book-geek daydreamer who lives for a beautiful sentence. My clients and I talk a lot about how they want their book to feel, and how they want to feel about their book! More than anything, we laugh a lot. OK, and we do make really good books.
The recipes I love most are the ones that are evidence of real, honest love - love of a person, a place, an ingredient, the seasons, memory. And when there’s a story behind the recipe, that’s where I most like to hang out. I’m most drawn to food stories with a personal or family element, especially when food you/we cook becomes a symbol for the people and places we love and miss the most. My favorite cookbooks are ones that feel like ancestors were nearby in the writing process.
If you're interested in working together, fill out the form on my contact page with your thoughts and I'll be back in touch soon! I look forward to hearing from you.