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Dishing PodcastDishing PodcastEric and Shanna Jones | Dude that CookzHusband and wife Eric and Shanna Jones are the creative team behind the Dude That Cookz food blog. Eric Jones is a Louisiana native and self-taught home cook. He shares Southern and home style recipes using simple, and approachable ingredients. Shanna was born and raised in Houston. She focuses on her passion for baking and food photography. The couple's first cookbook, Healthier Southern Cooking, is scheduled for release on February 15, 2022.2022-02-1640 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastJinJoo Lee | KimchimariJinJoo Lee is a passionate advocate and resource for Korean cooking through her food blog, Kimchimari. JinJoo has a PhD in Computer Science and was a computer engineer for 15 years before starting her Korean recipe site Kimchimari in 2011. JinJoo has been blogging full time since 2015. She started blogging at the encouragement of her only daughter when she was going off to college and wanted her mom to share recipes of Korean food she knew she would be missing at school. JinJoo has always loved cooking and learning. She has taken a Culinary Techniques c...2022-01-1237 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastMaria Doss | Kitchen at HoskinsMaria Doss is the recipe creator, photographer, and writer behind Kitchen at Hoskins. Maria began her food blog Kitchen At Hoskins in 2016 to share easy baking, gluten free, air fryer, and instant pot recipes that are family friendly and loaded with flavor. 
 Born and raised in southern India, today she lives in California with her husband, two kids, and a dog. Maria loves to create fusion recipes with innovative techniques. She is obsessed with eating healthy but loves to indulge in the occasional decadent treat.2021-12-1522 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastAmy Estes | Pinch me GoodAmy Estes is the owner of Pinch Me Good, a food blog where she shares easy, healthy-inspired, feel good recipes that anyone can make and everyone will love and want to eat. Amy is an experienced home cook who is obsessed with eating healthy food but who also loves a good brownie. As she says on her site, "life without dessert does not work for me"! She started her blog, Pinch Me Good, in 2017. Its primary recipes are focused on produce-inspired meals, snacks, desserts, and more. Amy's goal is to bring readers delicious yet very...2021-11-1025 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastPina BrescianiPina Bresciani began her eponymous food and culture blog in 2015, focusing on authentic Italian cooking with a west coast contemporary twist. Since then, she has steadily grown her following and her audience engagement each year. Pina was born in Canada, but grew up in Canada and Italy, where she spent childhood summers in her mom's hometown of Sperlonga. Deeply steeped in Italian food, language, and culture, Pina's philosophy is centered around creating content that comes from the heart, with an aim to inspire her followers to try her recipes and share them with their friends and family.2021-10-1333 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastJeff Hawley | Hashtag JeffJeff Hawley is founder of HashtagJeff, where he and his team share a passion for developing tools to make SEO, digital content creation, and digital content management more successful for online publishers. Jeff has always been a free spirit. He realized early in life that he didn’t like to be told what to do without understanding why. That didn’t always go over well with a father in the military. As a kid, Jeff’s self-determination translated to an entrepreneurial mindset. He liked working for himself, and he was always looking for different ways to mak...2021-09-1530 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastMirlene & AJ Andou | Savory ThoughtsMirlene and AJ love to create delicious Haitian foods and international dishes they’ve enjoyed from other parts of the world. Their two-fold goals are to introduce their followers to Haitian recipes and to show how Haitian dishes can be used as part of other international cuisines. Both were born in Haiti, and they completed all of their schooling in the United States, where they have been blessed with careers that allow them stability and growth. But Mirlene’s dream and passion is to be at home in the kitchen, in her “own world,” sharing her creativity. Th...2021-08-1834 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastChristina Shoemaker | The Whole CookChristina Shoemaker is the creator of The Whole Cook, a food blog that focuses on quick easy meals for busy weeknights. Christina’s obsession with food started from the moment she was born. Or so she imagines. She never misses a meal and spends an inordinate amount of time fantasizing about the next one. As a mom of two, she understands the desire to feed your family well without spending hours in the kitchen. It’s her mission to show that it can be done. Christina originally started sharing her family’s meals on Instagram withou...2021-07-1431 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastMonica Lensink | Nourish and FeteMonica Lensink is the founder, recipe writer, and photographer behind Nourish and Fete, a website with fresh, fast, everyday recipes tailored for home cooks and busy families. Monica is a former diplomat and intelligence analyst who began blogging as a hobby in 2016. As her career evolved and her family grew, Monica transitioned her website from a casual "mom blog" to its present focus on food -- and got more serious about making it a professional source of income. The recipes at Nourish and Fete are designed for home cooks who value convenience and time, yet...2021-06-1632 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastCandice Walker | Proportional PlateCandice Walker is the creator of Proportional Plate, a food and lifestyle blog that encourages readers to educate themselves about their food, learn what foods feel good for them, and to feel proud of the food choices they make. Proportional Plate doesn’t tell you what you should or shouldn’t eat: it tells you to listen to your body and learn what food choices are right for you. Author of the blog, Candice Walker, creates recipes for a nutritious and sustainable diet that inspires excitement, rather than guilt. Candice prioritizes fresh, locally sourced ingredients, seas...2021-05-1239 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastJenna Passaro | Sip Bite GoJenna Passaro is on a mission to help foodies cook up their wildest dreams — in and out of the kitchen. Years ago, Jenna ditched a predictable career path with very few vacation days to pursue a life of fun, food and travel. Along the way, she started Sip Bite Go and wrote The Home Chef’s Sous Vide Cookbook. Jenna also hosts the podcast, My Weird Food Obsession, which explores the fascinating stories behind people who pursue careers in peculiar food niches. Jenna is based in Portland, OR and is always in the mood...2021-04-1432 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastLauren Vavala | Delicious Little BitesLauren Vavala shares a variety of recipes on her blog, Delicious Little Bites, to help families navigate a multi-diet home. Lauren is a former dental hygienist turned full time food blogger. She is currently attending culinary arts school. Lauren specializes in low carb and keto recipes, gluten free recipes and vegetarian recipes, but still loves to bake and indulge in a well-deserved treat every now and then. She also takes as many courses as possible in food photography with the hopes to eventually start to shoot food photos for local restaurants. She has...2021-03-1727 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastSilk Road Recipes | Kevin O'LearyKevin O'Leary wanted to dedicate a blog that encompasses the food he loves but didn't quite fit in his popular blog Kevin is Cooking. His new blog Silk Road Recipes covers all the cuisine that can be found along the Silk Road. New blog, new lease on life Kevin O'Leary was bitten by the cooking bug as a teenager. He went on to work in restaurants and the catering industry but although life intervened, he never really stepped away from the stove. Now, Kevin lives the cooking life every day, inspired by his...2021-02-1732 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastGrowth with Tanya HarrisTanya Harris is a former attorney who started her food blog, My Forking Life, as a hobby in 2016. Her goal is to provide her readers with quick and easy meals that are full of flavor. She wants everyone, even busy people, to be able to cook more often at home. Tanya posts a lot of gadget recipes, pressure cooker and air fryer recipes, because these have helped her get dinner on the table quickly. She has increased her blog traffic to over 100,000 page views in just a few months by providing her readers with content they need...2021-01-1324 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastWhat I Learned on HiatusThis episode is to relay what I learned while I was on hiatus. It is my introductory episode that kicks off the new season which will begin on January 13th, 2021, so stay tuned. Hello everyone, it's Elaine and I am back at the mic. When I first announced that I was going on hiatus, I was feeling like all I did was toil away and didn't have a good work/life balance. So, when I announced my decision to 'go on hiatus', I actually didn't think I'd get back into podcasting. I thought that was...2020-12-1712 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastHiatus Announcement | Elaine BenoitI wanted to publish this episode to let you all know that, after long and careful consideration, I have decided to take an extended hiatus from the podcast. Here are my reasons: This has been a passion project for me and, although I thought I might someday make money from it, I realize now that probably won’t happen. So, it’s time for me to focus my attention on my true money maker, which is my Dishes Delish food blog. Dishes Delish has grown leaps and bounds since I started this podcast. I at...2019-12-2006 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastMarye Audet-White | Restless ChipotleMarye Audet-White is a long-time food writer whose work and expertise are featured in cookbooks, websites, magazines, TV programs and her food blog, Restless Chipotle. With a 40 year focus on the importance of family and a passion for southern comfort food, Marye Audet-White has become an expert in melding the two together effortlessly. She's a NY Times Bestselling author with 10 cookbooks under her belt and her recipes have been featured in Good Housekeeping, Country Living, Today, House Beautiful, Texas Living, Food & Wine, and many more. Marye also works to help other women learn the craft...2019-12-1930 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastDennis Littley | Ask Chef DennisDennis Littley is a retired chef, live stream show host and producer, social media consultant, and speaker who can be found at his food and travel blog, Ask Chef Dennis. Dennis is a retired chef and culinary instructor who enjoys life by traveling and eating his way around the world, sharing his recipes and adventures along the way. A native Texan who spent most of his life in greater Philadelphia, Chef Dennis now resides in Kissimmee, Florida with his wife Lisa. During the newest phase of his culinary journey as a food and travel blogger...2019-11-2031 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastSuzy Karadsheh | The Mediterranean DishSuzy Karadsheh (ka-RAH-chee) is a true daughter of the Mediterranean. She was born and raised only two blocks from the Mediterranean shore in Port Said, Egypt; a quick boat ride from places like Israel, Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, and Italy. Proximity to the sea’s riches, combined with her family’s fondness for big gatherings, turned Suzy into a passionate cook who lives by the values of the Mediterranean diet. She is all about easy, wholesome recipes with big Mediterranean flavors! To fully leverage her delicious heritage and big Mediterranean personality, Suzy established The Mediterranean Dish, a le...2019-11-1330 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastMelissa Riker | The Happier HomemakerMelissa Riker is founder, recipe developer, and photographer behind The Happier Homemaker, a lifestyle blog focused on everyday recipes and home management for busy families.   Melissa is a former cancer researcher who left her career in the laboratory after having the first of three sons. She started her first blog in 2007 to keep in touch with family as a military spouse living far from home. The blog evolved to DIY and decorating as she and her husband undertook projects in the houses they bought, rented or built each time they relocated. Melissa absolutely k...2019-11-0627 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastAneesha Gupta | Spice CravingsAneesha Gupta is a lifetime cook and author of the Spice Cravings food blog, where she shares fast, easy recipes that produce consistent results, even for new cooks. Aneesh is a foodie by birth and the mind, body and soul behind Spice Cravings. She shares quick, easy and healthy global recipes that are LOW in effort and BIG on taste or, what she calls, "Everyday Gourmet"! Aneesha's recipes are inspired by her love for spices, her north Indian roots, her global travels and most importantly, her life as a working mom. A recipe doesn't make...2019-10-3029 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastManali Singh | Cook with ManaliManali Singh is the author, recipe developer and photographer behind the Cook With Manali food blog, where she shares easy vegetarian meals. Her debut cookbook, Indian Vegetarian Cooking With Your Instant Pot®, was released in the fall of 2018. Born and raised in India, Manali Singh started her food blog in 2013 when she moved to the US on a visa that didn’t allow her to work. But what started as a way to kill time, quickly became a full-time gig. Her work has been featured on BuzzFeed, MSN, Yahoo and other influential websites. Manali lives wit...2019-10-2324 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastMike & Patty Hultquist | Chili Pepper MadnessMike and Patty Hultquist are the power couple behind the spicy food paradise, Chili Pepper Madness, where bold, vibrant flavors of all types come to life. Mike is the cook and crazy wild chilihead, and Patty is the photographer and official taste tester for the Chili Pepper Madness food blog. Together they are the team that brings you zesty fare from around the world. Mike is the author of The Spicy Food Lovers’ Cookbook and The Spicy Dehydrator Cookbook. He considers himself a “gourmet chilihead,” cooking up a range of foods from zesty Cajun cuisine to hot...2019-10-1633 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastBethany Kramer | A Simple PalateBethany Kramer is the recipe developer, food stylist, and photographer behind A Simple Palate - a food blog dedicated to creating wholesome, easy to make recipes that are abundant in flavor. Bethany grew up in a family with a love for Italian food and learned to cook at a young age. She founded her blog, A Simple Palate, in 2014 after marrying her husband Drew and finding her passion for cooking food for the people she loves. Drew is the other half of the brains for A Simple Palate and handles the technical side of the blog, including...2019-10-0923 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastSue Ringsdorf | SueBee HomemakerIn her former working life, Sue Ringsdorf worked as a budget analyst for Southwest Airlines. She left the corporate world to be a stay-at-home to her two sons. After her sons were grown and Sue saw the empty nest approaching, she contemplated what the "next phase" in her life would be. She had always loved being in the kitchen trying new recipes and cooking the tried-and-true favorites passed down from her family, so on her 50th birthday, she decided to start her food blog, SueBee Homemaker. When she’s not in the kitchen, Sue and he...2019-10-0229 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastGrayson Bell | iMark InteractiveGrayson Bell is the founder/CEO of iMark Interactive, a WordPress support company offering businesses and bloggers assistance with technical issues and site development based around WordPress. He's been using WordPress since 2003 and found a passion helping others with issues on their blogs and sites. When he isn't working on WordPress related issues, Grayson loves spending time with his family and traveling around the world to soak in different cultures and lifestyles.2019-09-2534 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastKate Kordsmeier | Six-Figure Blog AcademyAfter making over $150,000 in only her third year of blogging, Kate Kordsmeier launched The Six-Figure Blog Academy to help other creative entrepreneurs make money doing what they love, while keeping their souls intact. For almost ten years prior to founding her blog, Kate Kordsmeier worked as a full-time freelance food and travel writer and recipe developer. Her content has been published in over 125 magazines, newspapers and websites, including USA Today, EatingWell, Cooking Light, Travel + Leisure, Shape, FITNESS, Women’s Health, The Washington Post, Clean Eating, Vegetarian Times, Wine Enthusiast, SELF and Real Simple. Today, Root + Re...2019-09-1836 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastCheryl Malik | 40 ApronsCheryl Malik is the food blogger behind 40 Aprons, where she creates and shares healthy recipes and wellness lifestyle content for real people. In addition to running her food blog, Cheryl Malik is the cofounder and CEO of 40A., a food blogger virtual assistant agency, and Layer Cake, a design agency for food bloggers focused on better user experience and brand development. Cheryl also works one-on-one with food bloggers in a food blogging and photography coaching program, helping bloggers upgrade their platforms and increase their traffic and revenue. In her spare time, Cheryl also...2019-09-1135 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastCassie Heilbron | Cook it Real GoodCassie Heilbron is the recipe creator and food photographer behind Cook It Real Good - a food blog that focuses on quick, easy and healthy recipes, with a bit of indulgence mixed in between for good measure. Cassie Heilbron started her first blog – Be Forever Healthier – in early 2017.  The blog focused on healthy recipes, health tips and life hacks.  But after a few short months Cassie realized she was really only interested in food, so she narrowed down her focus to healthy recipes. As the years went by, this no longer felt like the right fit fo...2019-09-0428 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastLaura Tobin | Your Guardian ChefMeet Laura Tobin, your Guardian Angel in the kitchen. With 200 recipes and over 50 videos showing how to make traditional Mediterranean dishes, she can motivate even the most reluctant cooks! Laura is an Italian national growing up in Rome and vacationing in Southern Italy, Laura's passion for food and cooking began as a child, when she accompanied her mother to Cordon Bleu cooking classes.  Those early experiences fueled an ongoing love of food and launched her inspiring culinary journey. As an adult, Laura has traveled the world, whether for pleasure or to relocate to foreign countries. W...2019-08-2828 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastJess Hoffman | Choosing ChiaJess Hoffman is writer, photographer and recipe developer behind Choosing Chia, a food blog dedicated to delicious vegetarian recipes. Based in Montreal Canada, Jess Hoffman began helping out in the kitchen at a young age. She founded her blog, Choosing Chia, after a spontaneous trip to India where she studied yoga and Ayurveda, a wellness practice that focuses on creating a healthy body through diet, exercise and mindfulness. Upon returning home, Jess found a new passion for healthy, plant-based cooking. Jess loves sharing recipes that focus on wholesome, plant-based ingredients and are easy to make...2019-08-2117 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastElizabeth Lindemann | Bowl of DeliciousElizabeth Lindemann is the food blogger behind Bowl of Delicious, where she shares easy recipes that are made with wholesome ingredients and that cater to people with busy lifestyles. Elizabeth started her food blog, Bowl of Delicious, as a side hustle and a hobby on nights and weekends when she was a high school art teacher. The blog has since grown into a full-time business. A former New Englander, Elizabeth lives near Austin, TX with her husband, Zach, and two young daughters, Zoey and Eleanor. Elizabeth has always had a voracious appreciation of food, cooking...2019-08-1422 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastAnjali Shah | The Picky EaterAnjali Shah is creator of The Picky Eater food blog, where she shares her passion for delicious food and her desire to make healthy eating easy, tasty and fun. Anjali is a food writer, published author, board certified health coach, nutritionist, mom of two, and an advocate for healthy, clean eating for individuals and families. Her work has garnered nationwide attention and has been featured on Oprah.com, Women’s Health, Cooking Light, Reader’s Digest, CNN, Food Network, SELF, Glamour, BuzzFeed, Huffington Post, Ladies’ Home Journal, Whole Foods, SHAPE, and at Kaiser Permanente. Anjal...2019-08-0726 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastMeeta Arora | Piping Pot CurryMeeta Arora is the author, recipe developer and food photographer behind the Piping Pot Curry blog, where she shares quick and easy recipes made using the instant pot and other gadgets in the modern kitchen. Meeta is a former product specialist by profession and a foodie at heart. She strongly believes that each one of us has a chef inside us; we just need some inspiration to explore the ingredients and create great food. Meeta grew up in Mumbai, a melting pot for people from all over India and a place where food defines culture...2019-07-3123 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastChandice Probst | This Vivacious LifeChandice Probst is the bubbly personality behind This Vivacious Life. Chandice is a food and entertaining blogger and the co-author of Gluten-Free on a Budget. Chandice’s work has been featured in print and online industry publications, most notably Mingle Magazine, Women’s World, and Kara’s Party Ideas. As someone with celiac disease and a degree in health science, she has led the charge in hosting celiac awareness nights with MLB and NBA teams around the nation, raising money for research. While she loves to cook and entertain, Chandice loves being...2019-07-2426 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastSam Merritt | Sugar Spun RunSam Merritt is the creator behind the food blog Sugar Spun Run, where she specializes in sharing sweet and simple dessert recipes from scratch, with the occasional savory comfort food mixed in. Although Sam has been baking as far back as she can remember, she works hard to ensure that bakers of all skill levels will find success when they bake a Sugar Spun Run recipe. Each recipe is carefully tested and perfected before Sam shares them on her website. Sugar Spun Run desserts have been featured on a number of websites including TLC, Better...2019-07-1725 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastLeah Hall | Gastronom BlogLeah Hall and her husband, Jay, are co-creators of Gastronom.com, where they blog about "libations and spirited travel." Jay and Leah started the Gastronom in 2012 and soon found their niche by focusing on spirits and mixology. The Halls love cooking at home, swimming in their pool, travel and of course, cocktails! Jay and Leah love to entertain and believe that food and drink not only nourish us but feed our souls, as well! They are all about local culinary scenes, unique cocktail ingredients and spirited travel. Gastronom's recipes have been featured on...2019-07-1024 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastIsabel Orozco-Moore | Isabel EatsIsabel Orozco-Moore is the recipe developer, photographer and content creator at Isabel Eats, a food blog all about easy Mexican recipes for home cooks. Isabel inspires others with her real life experiences in the kitchen and gives tips and tutorials so others can enjoy a little more Mexican spice in their lives, too! She started her blog as a hobby and personal outlet in 2015 and grew it into a full-time business in October 2017. Isabel’s recipes and photos have been featured on sites like The Kitchn, Good Housekeeping, Buzzfeed, Delish, Self, The Huffington Post and MS...2019-05-2227 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastLoreto & Nicoletta Nardelli | Sugar Love SpicesLoreto and Nicoletta Nardelli are the creative couple behind Sugar Love Spices, the blog where they celebrate their Italian heritage and share their love of food, photography and travel. Loreto is Canadian of Italian descent and Nicoletta, born and raised in Rome, Italy, is now Canadian by marriage. Sugar Love Spices is the diary of a bustling kitchen where Loreto and Nicoletta combine their passions for savory, sweet and a bit of spice. The couple shares recipes from their favorite cookbooks and blogs, along with original creations and techniques from their kitchen that include musings...2019-05-1525 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastNora Taylor | Nora CooksNora Taylor is the author, recipe developer and food photographer behind the Nora Cooks food blog. Nora went vegan in 2010 and soon developed a passion for vegan cooking and baking. Before going vegan, she hated to cook! She experimented with recipes for years before starting her food blog. In 2017, Nora started her vegan food blog to share simple, everyday vegan recipes that would appeal to families and even meat-eaters. Nora lives in beautiful Oregon with her husband, three kids and three cats.2019-05-0827 minBFF with the ChefBFF with the ChefHow To Make Great Cocktails - Elaine Benoit from Dishing with DelishesToday, I'm interviewing Elaine Benoit, the blogger and podcaster behind Dishing with Delishes, a podcast where she dishes with other successful food bloggers to find out their tips and tricks to help others in the space reach the next level in their businesses. Dishes Delish is Elaine's second successful podcast, as she previously sold her first. Elaine originally started by blogging at her site, Dishes Delish, in August of 2015, not only because she wanted to start a business, but because she wanted to share her food and cocktail recipes with the world. To Elaine's surprise, it was...2019-05-0243 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastJoy Shull | Build Your BiteJoy Shull is the the content creator and recipe developer behind Build Your Bite, a food blog that focuses on vegetarian and vegan recipes. In 2014, Joy dropped out of college one semester short of a degree to pursue her dream job – food blogging. Looking back today, she does not regret her decision.  She has turned her blog from a part time hobby to a business that supports her family. Joy is very passionate about doing what you love for a living and loves to encourage other entrepreneurs to find a way to make it work....2019-05-0122 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastHelena and Vladi | Lil Creative Digital AgencyHelena and Vladi are husband and wife who, among other things, happen to be in love with everything digital. They believe every business is about people first, and stand behind that principle in everything they do. Most of all, they enjoy creating meaningful content, helping their clients grow and contributing to the development of the digital future. Working with the amazing people from around the world, the two have spent a big part of their lives in the USA and Australia.  They are now based in Portugal. Helena and Vladi find inspiration in w...2019-04-2425 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastKylie Lato | Midwest Foodie BlogBorn and raised in Wisconsin, Kylie Lato grew up eating a traditional Midwestern "meat and potatoes" diet. Her fondest childhood memories include spending most weekends in the kitchen with her grandma measuring flour, mixing batter and making messes. As she grew up and moved out on her own, her love for food, cooking and photography continued to grow and develop until friends and family convinced her to start a blog. These days, you'll still find Kylie in the kitchen on the weekends. Only now, it's her toddler helping her make all the messes! Kylie's daughter and husband...2019-04-1724 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastGary White | The Foodie EatsGary White likes food. He really, really likes food. In third grade, he remembers taking Jiffy cornbread to school for show-and-tell. Who does that? When he was in middle school, he could cook dinner for the whole family and he often did. One of his specialties? Lasagna. So by the time he left for college, he could hold his own more than most 18-year-old guys. Over the years, Gary worked in some fantastic restaurants with great chefs, who exposed him to new worlds of food, ingredients and cuisines. What he learned at work, he often tried to...2019-04-1027 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastMatt Molen | Email on AutopilotMatt Molen is also the CEO of Personalized Paths. He is the creator of Email on Autopilot (www.emailonautopilot.com) and teaches Email Jump Start! Matt provides marketing consulting and personal coaching services to some of the world’s top bloggers. He is also a public speaker. While chief marketing officer to one of the fastest growing Internet companies, Matt implemented practices that brought in more than $10 million in annual email e-commerce sales.2019-04-0334 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastMolly Kumar | Easy Cooking with MollyMolly Kumar shares light and healthy versions of Indian and family-favorite recipes from all over the world on her food blog, Easy Cooking with Molly. Molly has been at home in the kitchen since she was three years old, toddling after her mother to touch all the utensils and taste all the spices she could get her hands on. She baked her first cake at five, which was when she fell in love with cooking and baking. Molly says, "Even on the days when I’m most stressed, making a simple dish puts me in a...2019-03-2725 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastSophia DeSantis | Veggies Don't BiteSophia DeSantis is the author of Veggies Don’t Bite, a food blog featuring plant-based and mostly gluten and refined-sugar free recipes targeted to all types of eaters. Sophia is a former elementary school teacher turned food magician. She lives in sunny southern California where she referees three beautiful boys, one husband and an old, sweet cat.  Sophia's super power is using whole food ingredients to create plant-based recipes that will change the way the world views healthy food. From comfort food classics to veggie-filled meals, with the occasional sweet indulgence, she creates a place whe...2019-03-2036 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastDWD Learnings and LeaningsLearnings and Leanings I decided to do a special edition episode for a few reasons. First, I've been thinking for a while that I'd like to share what I have learned, which feels like a lot: what I've learned from doing this podcast; what I've learned from my guests; what I think and how I feel about all of it. Second, I want to tell you about some changes that are coming. I'll explain more in a bit, but basically the podcast continues to evolve and these changes will reflect that. ...2019-03-1312 minDishing PodcastDishing PodcastElizabeth Falcigno | The Clean Eating CoupleElizabeth Falcigno started her website The Clean Eating Couple in 2013 as a way to chronicle her journey with health and wellness. After quitting her corporate marketing job in January of 2018, Liz now works for herself full time and focuses on creating healthy, delicious recipes that are easy to make. Liz also helps brands in the food space with recipe development and images for their websites.2019-03-0726 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast070: Chris Collins | Don't Go Bacon My HeartChris Collins' blog, Don't Go Bacon My Heart, is all about making food fun. Chris Collins believes that home cooking should be enjoyable and the food you cook should always bring a smile to your face. He's also a firm believer that you can lead a perfectly healthy life and still put a whole cup of cream in your pasta. Chris began his blog merely as a way to document the recipes he was creating in his spare time. After moving to Australia for two years, his blog grew and so did his...2019-03-0629 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast069: Julie Maestre | Cooked by JulieBorn in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Julie Maestre is a twenty-something who is obsessed with food and shares a passion for cooking on her food blog Cooked by Julie. Julie Maestre attended the Kosher Culinary Arts Center in New York City, worked in several restaurants and bakeries, and finally started her cooking channel on YouTube in late 2012. She started her blog, Cooked by Julie, to share her passion for food and cooking with others. Julie also enjoys surfing, traveling, reading, poker (she won a ladies poker tournament in Atlantic City not too long...2019-02-2723 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast068: Liz Berg | That Skinny Chick Can BakeLiz Berg is the founder, recipe developer, and photographer behind That Skinny Chick Can Bake food blog. Liz is a skinny chick with a penchant for baking and three grown, yet still always hungry kids, a chocoholic hubby, plus an energetic pup who excels at crumb removal. As a confident, self-taught baker, she offers a plethora of knowledge, along with plenty of recipes for bakers and wannabes to peruse and enjoy. Liz's love of baking started in her teens with the tattered Better Homes and Gardens cookbook from her childhood kitchen. When she married that...2019-02-2023 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast067: Maria Vannelli | She Loves BiscottiMaria Vannelli is a self-taught baker, cook, writer and photographer sharing simple, family-friendly recipes at She Loves Biscotti food blog. Maria likes to say she does not have a professional background as baker, cook, writer or photographer. She’s just a gal, living in Montreal, married (same amazing guy for 33 years!), mother of two awesome kids (no longer kids but still awesome) and most recently a grandmother. When she’s not talking about food, she’s either making it, eating it, sharing it or thinking about it. By training, Maria is a professional dietitian. She also ha...2019-02-1324 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast066: Lindsay Moe | The Live-In KitchenLindsay Moe is a freelance food photographer, video editor, and blogger at The Live-In Kitchen. Lindsay started blogging in 2011 as a stay-at-home mom looking for something to do. She has since turned it into a business that is able to help support her family. Lindsay taught herself how to cook by experimenting with recipes she found in cookbooks and food blogs. After becoming a flexible vegetarian in 2012, she became passionate about creating meatless meals that were fun and delicious using every day ingredients. When Lindsay isn’t in the kitchen you can find he...2019-02-0623 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast065: Andrew Wilder | Nerd PressAndrew Wilder is founder and owner of Nerd Press (formerly Blog Tutor), a full service website support platform for food bloggers and entrepreneurs. Since 1998, Andrew Wilder has successfully combined his passions for food and technology by helping professional food bloggers and entrepreneurs build, repair and maintain their websites. Andrew is also founder and creator of the popular food blog Eating Rules and the annual October Unprocessed challenge, which has helped more than 30,000 people change their lives by cutting out processed food. Andrew is a noted expert in both the culinary and technical fields...2019-01-3039 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast064: Danielle Wolter | Went Here 8 ThisDanielle Wolter loves to learn about new cuisines and flavors and to incorporate them into her cooking.  She and her boyfriend share a passion for traveling (when she has time) both internationally and domestically in search of new dishes.  She is always learning new techniques, using new products and trying new ingredients in the service of creating new recipes from scratch or inspired by ideas from reading cookbooks. Danielle has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance, an MBA and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). She manages the accounting and finance departments at a private comp...2019-01-2325 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast063: Emily Kemp | Inside the Rustic KitchenEmily Kemp shares her passion for Italian cooking on her food blog, Inside the Rustic Kitchen.  She loves cooking authentic and traditional recipes as well as putting her own spin on the old classics.  Emily's goal is to make her blog a ‘go to’ index of those glorious Italian recipes you can always trust to taste delicious and truly work. Emily and Nathan lived in Italy for five years, steeped in Italian culture, history, language, (fabulous!) weather and of course, FOOD. Emily also works as a food photographer creating beautiful images for other food blogs and a...2019-01-1624 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast062: Toni Dash | Boulder LocavoreThe focus of Toni Dash's blog, Boulder Locavore, is easy recipes that are achievable regardless of one’s experience in the kitchen. Whether for busy moms or busy single professionals, she believes good food should not have to take hours to make. Being an intrepid traveler with a serious case of wanderlust, much of Toni’s food inspiration comes from her experiences on the road, which she loves to bring home and share with her readers in freshly developed recipes. Toni also loves sharing tips, tricks and shortcuts from her kitchen. All the recipes on Boul...2019-01-0935 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast061: Dina Polyashov | Simply Home CookedAfter getting married in the summer of 2012, Dina Polyashov took a three-month break from college, which gave her a lot of time to learn and experiment with cooking. She dove deep into cook books and food blogs and discovered how fun cooking could be. It amazed her how only a few ingredients could come together and become such delicious food! Shortly after giving birth to her first baby, she published her first blog post. From there Dina continued developing recipes and photos for her blog despite all the challenges that came with her second pregnancy, and having...2018-12-1919 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast060: Beth Neels | Binky's Culinary CarnivalNicknamed by her older brother before she could walk and, a few moons later, still called “Binky" for better or for worse, Beth "Binky" Neels loves to cook. Any kind of cooking!  From baking to canning to back yard parties, you name it!  She styled her blog a Carnivalbecause the name reflects an appropriate conglomeration of treats. Beth received her bachelor’s degree from Cornell University in ornamental horticulture and she uses her knowledge of plants to grow a plethora of great fruits and vegetables. She starts her plants in January and February so that by planting time i...2018-12-1226 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast059: Tanya Harris | My Forking LifeTanya Harris is an attorney who started her food blog, My Forking Life, as a hobby in 2016. Her goal is to provide her readers with quick and easy meals that are full of flavor. She wants everyone, even busy people, to be able to cook more often at home. Tanya posts a lot of gadget recipes, pressure cooker and air fryer recipes, because these have helped her get dinner on the table quickly. She has increased her blog traffic to over 100,000 page views in just a few months by providing her readers with content they need and e...2018-12-0525 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast058: Dawn Coombs | Girl Heart FoodDawn Coombsis a girl that hearts food, aka the blogger behind Girl Heart Food. There’s always something delicious cooking in her home because she and her husband love to cook and eat. As soon as one meal is over, Dawn is thinking about what the next meal will be. The philosophy behind her blog is simple– ‘Eat Well. Cook with Love. Make your Belly Happy.’ Most of the recipes you’ll find on Girl Heart Food are healthy, while others are indulgent (because she LOVES cheese). But the main thing is that the recipes are easy and delici...2018-11-2826 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast057: Michelle Lettrich | Brown Eyed BakerBorn and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Michelle Lettrich stumbled across a food blog for the first time in February of 2007. Living at a distance from friends and family and feeling cabin fever that winter, starting a blog of her own seemed like a perfect outlet for combining her love of baking and her love of writing. Before she became a full-time blogger, Michelle worked as a marketing analyst. Michelle is entirely self-taught when it comes to the kitchen, learning as she goes through cookbooks, magazines, television shows, the Internet, and a tremendous amount of trial and error. W...2018-11-2126 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast056: Kankana Saxena | Playful CookingKankana Saxena's craving for food started while she was traveling a lot for her job and so, at a much later stage in life than most bloggers. Visiting those many different places, meeting new people, eating together with them and sharing stories worked some kind of magic on her appetite. Eventually, she surprised herself and her family when she realized that cooking was the stress-buster she was looking for! Kankana's Playful Cooking blog came into existence eight years ago. She had moved to US after marrying the love of her life. Back then, her visa didn’t al...2018-11-1429 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast055: Sonja Overhiser | A Couple CooksSonja Overhiser is a dreamer and a doer, and author of the cookbook Pretty Simple Cooking, named one of the “best vegetarian cookbooks” by Epicurious. A professional writer and recipe developer, her vegetable forward recipes are inspired by seasonal produce and adventures traveling the globe everywhere from Mexico to the Mediterranean. Fueled by her passion for connecting people with recipes and information on how to learn to cook, she and her husband Alex founded the popular food blog A Couple Cooks, where they advocate for a healthy approach to cooking, celebrate creativity and connection, and champion the power of gath...2018-11-0731 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast054: Katie Webster | Healthy Seasonal RecipesKatie Webster is a free-lance recipe developer, food photographer and blogger at Healthy Seasonal Recipes, where she specializes in healthy, locally sourced cuisine. She is a culinary school graduate, studied art and photography at Skidmore College and is a contributing editor at EatingWell Magazine. Katie is also the author and photographer of the cookbook Maple, 100 Sweet and Savory Recipes Featuring Pure Maple Syrup,by Quirk Books. She lives in Vermont with her husband and two sassy daughters. In her free time, Katie attempts to maintain an ambitiously large garden and teaches fitness classes.2018-10-3129 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast053: Dr. Karen S. Lee | Paleo Cooking with Your Air FryerDr. Karen S Lee's journey to healthy cooking, eating and living began with the birth of her first child. As a mom, Dr. Lee found herself paying much closer attention to the foods she prepared and fed to her family, as well as the many ways her lifestyle was affecting her family's health. Years of positive experiences with her chiropractor and the tangible benefits of those treatments led Dr. Lee to enter the field herself to make a difference in the health and happiness of others. As a holistic practitioner with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree, Dr...2018-10-2429 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast052: Elaine Benoit | Dishes DelishElaine Benoit started blogging in the summer of 2015, shortly before she turned 53 years old. (It's never too late too succeed!)She is a firm believer in marching to the beat of her own drum and letting life be what it will be. Elaine launched the Dishing with Delishes podcast in the fall of 2017 to help her fellow food bloggers feel a sense of community and grow their businesses. The podcast features successful food bloggers and business people with expertise relevant to food and lifestyle blogging. Elaine loves to cook, loves to eat and loves a...2018-10-1728 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast051: Katie Trant | Hey Nutrition LadyKatie Trant is a university-trained nutritionist with a Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition, and Health and Master of Science in Nutrition. She's passionate about real food, a champion of body positivity and intuitive eating, and a meal-planning, lunch-packing whiz.   Hey Nutrition Lady is where Katie leans in on her science background and uses critical thinking to help sift through the enormous amount of misinformation and pseudoscience when it comes to nutrition. Her mission is to help people make informed decisions about what to eat in order to become their healthiest, happiest selves, all the while providing easy and delicious v...2018-10-1031 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast050: Annie Chesson | The Garlic DiariesAnnie Chesson loves one pot meals, photography, healthy food that tastes unhealthy, Sunday mornings, jeans and t-shirts, and her German Shepherd/Lab, Boone. In love with Fall and Christmas she is in constant bliss from mid September to December 26th. Annie says she could spend all day watching Ree Drummond and The Kitchen rather than doing anything remotely productive. She is (maybe more than) slightly addicted to cooking. Her brain is constantly thinking of new recipes, how to lighten up existing recipes, and images of melty (which apparently isn’t a word, but it should be) cheese an...2018-10-0325 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast049: Riz Asad | Chocolates and ChaiRizwan Asad is a self-taught baker, expert eater, and sometimes writer currently living in Toronto, Canada. You’ll relate to him if you value a good home cooked meal. For him, the kitchen is a place for warm memories, a place to make new stories. Riz has been a student of many things and a resident of many places. Ask him where he’s from to hear him weave a story of a mischievous childhood, delectable food, and exotic places. All you really need to know is that he studied at Hogwarts. No, seriously! Ri...2018-09-2621 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast048: Natasha Bull | Salt and LavenderNatasha Bull grew up in a home where her Czech mom cooked everything from scratch. She developed a keen interest in cooking by watching her mom, but strangely enough, that same childhood experience did not rub off on her younger sister. Natasha picked up enough tips and tricks from her mom that she felt prepared to feed herself after moving out on her own when she finished university. Other domestic tasks? Not so much. In the years since, Natasha has been honing her cooking and recipe development skills. Natasha regularly read food blogs for a couple of...2018-09-1930 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast047: Betty Davies | Slow the Cook DownBetty Davies's blog, Slow the Cook Down, is about taking life down a notch—stopping to enjoy the smell wafting from the roast chicken you just pulled from the oven. Here, there’s no reason to hurry or stress; dinner will get done and it will be delicious! Instead, pour a glass of wine and settle in to try something new. Raised in a traditional English home, Betty grew up with a weekly Sunday lunch of roasted meat and potatoes and all the trimmings. It was a time when the family sat down together, caught up on the...2018-09-1231 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast046: Amanda Batcher | The Chunky ChefAmanda Batcher firmly believes life is all about balance: eat a salad, but enjoy some bacon along with it!  A lifelong Midwest resident, she knows down-home, comfort food.  Her recipes usually include a touch of decadence, and she is fond of incorporating bourbon or beer in her recipes as well! When she’s not in the kitchen, you’ll find Amanda behind a camera, reading, and spending quality time with her husband and two children.2018-09-0527 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast045: Sarah Newman | Radically Radiant LifeSarah Newman's wide variety of experiences - from building and selling her own food blog to project management to copywriting to digital marketing - all set the stage for her to now be the business manager for the successful, healthy living site Root + Revel. Sarah's newest passion project, Radically Radiant Life, is a podcast and community dedicated to supporting women in living their most authentic lives through self love and embracing their unique gifts. Sarah's favorite things include the beach, cats, traveling the world and anything related to personal development and healthy living. ...2018-08-2930 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast044: Shadi HasanzadeNemati | Unicorns in the KitchenShadi HasanzadeNemati is a food writer, photographer and recipe developer who has an endless love for good food and sharing it with everyone. Through cooking and sharing recipes, Shadi tries to cherish the rich history of her culture's cuisine and memories she made before immigrating to the US. Being a former English teacher and IT engineer, Shadi always had a strong passion for cooking and baking from a very young age and used to spend a lot of time in the Kitchen with her mother as she worked her magic through rose and saffron aromas. She was...2018-08-2226 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast043: SEO Myths with Casey MarkeeCasey Markee believes that good SEO rankings are all about one word: content. Through his company Media Wyse, Casey helps food bloggers and site owners optimize content and find the best sites to strengthen backlink profiles. Casey helps generate blog content that attracts substantial traffic, as demonstrated by his dozens of link bait and infographic content pieces ranking at the top of Google organic search results in many different niches. Casey's main specialty is conducting site audits, with an eye towards unraveling Google algorithmic penalty triggers, specifically: Usability, Panda, Penguin, and unnatural link identification and pruning issues. H...2018-08-1556 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast042: Jas Brechtl | All That's JasJas Brechtl is a Bosnian expat who has been living in Northern Indiana since the summer of 1998, following a six-year exile in Germany. She is writer, cook, photographer, and an avid cheesecake lover. Jas grew up in a traditional European family, the kind of family that sits together for big weekend lunches. Those lunches always began with some kind of soup. It isn’t a big lunch unless you begin it with a spoon. Based on her blog now, you’d never know that as a child Jas barely ate. Food didn’t interest her in the leas...2018-08-0826 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast041: Gloria Duggan | Homemade and YummyGloria Duggan comes from a Ukrainian background, where the women of the house spent many hours cooking to feed their families. Growing up in a large family, get-togethers meant even more food. And of course all of it was homemade!! Everyone had her specialty dish and the combination of those dishes made yummy meals. Constantly having such wonderful foods to eat fueled Gloria's enthusiasm for cooking and today she takes pleasure in cooking wonderful, pleasing meals for family and friends. Over time Gloria created her own style, founded her own kitchen traditions and developed recipes...2018-08-0129 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast040: Brian Jones | KrumpliBrian Jones is from Birmingham, England. In 2008, he and his wife moved to rural Hungary with designs of growing food, brewing wine and living the good life. Krumpli is just one manifestation of that journey. After becoming disillusioned with commercial photography, Brian launched Krumpli in 2015 as a way to combine two passions: food and taking pictures. Brian's site is the representation of his love of food from around the globe, largely grown on his own two and a half acres. Dedicated to food with no restrictions, he is a firm believer that food should make...2018-07-2524 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast039: Sarah Trenalone | Champagne TastesSarah Trenalone created Champagne Tastes as a resource for anyone wants to use/eat fewer processed foods, explore fermentation, and/or eat outdoors.  Her recipes support a healthier, greener, more homegrown lifestyle. Expect to see lots of vegetables and seafood, along with a little bourbon. Champagne Tastes recently expanded from a recipes-only site to include tutorials on bourbon, fermentation, glamping (glamour camping), and even hiking the Grand Canyon. Some of Sarah's most popular guides include "How to Make Kombucha," "How to Drink Bourbon," and "Honeysuckle Simple Syrup." Sarah and her husband live near the Kentucky B...2018-07-1825 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast038: Erin Parker | The Speckled PalateErin Parker has been blogging since May of 2011. Being in the kitchen makes her so happy that she turns to it whenever she finds herself stressed. Erin believes that from-scratch recipes are the best kind of recipes and strives to develop dishes that are friendly to folks who don’t have all day to spend in the kitchen but who also don’t mind taking the time to make a delicious, homemade meal. A few of Erin's favorite things: Fresh, seasonal ingredients because they simply taste better. Not only that, but they’re more affordable! Simple entert...2018-07-1129 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast037: Sarah Cook | Sustainable CooksYears of juggling a full-time job, commuting, kiddos, and caring for her disabled mother taught Sarah Cook some Jedi-like multi-tasking skills. She started blogging in 2010 under the name Frugal by Choice, Cheap by Necessityto share her love of healthy cooking, gardening, and DIY with the masses. Over the years Sarah has made it her mission to help busy people and families find room in their lives for cooking real food. Sarah believes in meeting people where they are and encouraging baby steps to a healthier and more sustainable life. She hopes each post gives readers the confidence...2018-07-0526 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast036: Kate Hackworthy | Veggie DessertsKate Hackworthy founded her website, Veggie Desserts, as a place to share recipes for desserts created with vegetables (Hello, Kale and Apple Cake!). Her work quickly gained international press attention and a year after she started, she began winning awards. This led to a monthly national magazine column and in 2017 she released her debut cookbook, Veggie Desserts and Cakes.  The blog has since branched out to include vegetarian and vegan meals. Kate was born in Canada and moved to the UK in her late teens. Her previous career was in marketing and project management for a media c...2018-06-2824 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast035: Kimberly and Johnathan Vargo | Berly's KitchenKimberly and Johnathan Vargo met in 2001 while working at a restaurant in Northwest Arkansas. From day one, the couple dreamed about a future together working with food. They married in August 2002 and within a few years they both left the food service industry. In 2009, the family moved to Miami and for the next nine years, lived in various locations throughout Florida. In November 2015, Kim started Berly’s Kitchen as a backup plan. She and John were both facing health issues and wanted to have an alternative source of income should one of them become unable to work at...2018-06-2131 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast034: Nicky & Chris Corbishley | Kitchen SanctuaryHusband and wife, Chris and Nicky Corbishley founded popular food blog Kitchen Sanctuary and business blogger resource Living the Blog to share with others their love of food and their success in business. Nicky After Nicky Corbishley took her college degree in computer science, she went straight into the corporate world, where she spent the next 14 years, most recently as a disaster recovery manager in the IT department of a pharma company. During that time, she met Chris (at work), they dated, got married, and had two children. As they advanced in their...2018-06-1433 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast033: Tina Dawson | Love is in my TummyTina Dawson is the creator behind the newly-vegan-food-blog, Love Is in My Tummy: a collection of recipes, visual storytelling and memories for those who desire unique inspiration in the kitchen(thinkBaked Churro Eclairs, Fried Gingerbread Cookies, Herbal Chocolate Tea, Truffle Lentil Curry). Her community views food as more than just sustenance; it's a bridge that connects civilizations and cultures throughout time and and it shapes all life. Tina was born and raised in a close-knit Indo-Burmese home where all conversations revolved around food. Incredibly, everyone in her family cooks, watches cooking shows most of the day, collects...2018-06-0730 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast032: Zainab Storms | A Classic TwistZainab Storms is a baker, home chef, neuroscientist, world traveler, and mom. Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Zainab didn’t grow up baking with her mother or grandmother. In fact, she had never baked before 2012 when she decided to bake a heart-shaped cake for her then-fiancé on Valentine’s Day. (Romantic right?) She says, "It was an organized disaster!" For Zainab, baking began as a grad-school hobby, a way to de-stress and express her creativity while earning a Ph.D. in neuroscience. She enjoyed experimenting with new recipes and techniques and quickly realized that...2018-05-3126 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast031: Nora Schlesinger | A Clean BakeNora Schlesinger life shifted drastically after a series of digestive ailments forced her to completely change the way she cooks and eats. Eliminating staples foods like gluten (wheat), dairy, processed foods, and refined sugars was the easy part.  The hard part was figuring out what was still on the menu, particularly when it came to dessert. Nora packs a major sweet tooth and was not willing to give up her beloved treats entirely.  She searched the internet for recipes and tips, but since her diet didn’t cleanly align with anything already established, it was impossible to find...2018-05-2436 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast030: Laurie Buckle | CookIt MediaLaurie Buckle has more than three decades of experience in food publishing. She held key positions at Bon Appétit, Better Homes & Gardens, and Kitchn. As editor in chief of Fine Cookingmagazine, she successfully redesigned and relaunched the brand. Her passion for storytelling and deep experience in content development inform every project CookIt takes on, from helping an influencer find their true north to helping a brand truly win at social. Laurie launched CookIt Media in 2014 with the goal of helping influencers create a unique brand strategy — a story that would resonate with a defined audience and set th...2018-05-1734 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast029: Kevin O'Leary | Kevin is CookingKevin O'Leary was bitten by the cooking bug as a teenager. He went on to work in restaurants and the catering industry but although Life intervened, he never really stepped away from the stove. Now Kevin lives the cooking life every day, inspired by his international pantry and by his ongoing effort to put a fresh spin on classic recipes. Kevin founded his food blog, Kevin Is Cooking, in 2014 to share his inspiration and help busy people get that meal on the table. Thrown into the mix are recipes to make health a priority when...2018-05-1030 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast028: Bintu Hardy | Recipes From a PantryBintu Hardy's diverse taste in food and recipes reflects her adventurous life. A native of Sierra Leone, where she grew up, she received her PhD from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and traveled to remote locations in Africa, working as part of a team to help eliminate river blindness. Her love of food won out, however, and when she moved with her family to a farm in rural Sussex, she started cooking more and more. Of course, the influences on her life are reflected in her cooking – she moves from the pure West African di...2018-05-0330 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast027: Carrie Forrest | Clean Eating KitchenCarrie Forrest is the creator of the Clean Eating Kitchen food blog, where she shares gluten- and dairy-free recipes and resources. Carrie is also the host of the Clean Eating for Women podcast, designed to inspire women to take control over their health, with a focus on holistic health. Carrie has masters degrees in both business administration (University of Southern California) and public health nutrition (University of Massachusetts, Amherst). More importantly, she is a woman who has used real food and a balanced lifestyle to manage a variety of health conditions, including PCOS, autoimmune disease...2018-04-2633 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast026: Joanie Simon | The Bite ShotJoanie Simon teaches people about food photography through her online platform The Bite Shot, which includes a rapidly growing YouTube channel and a Facebook community.  She shares lessons from her kitchen studio, along with wild and crazy glimpses of life with two little boys and her college sweetheart on their “Ranchito” in Arizona. Among her greatest joys in life is coaching people through the growing pains of learning food photography and seeing them create images they're eager to share with the world. Joanie left a high-stress job in technology sales to pursue her creative passions in fo...2018-04-1936 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast025: Maya Krampf | Wholesome YumMaya Krampf was born in Russia and moved to the United States when she was five years old. At her day job, she is a senior software engineer. But at home, Maya loves cooking because it satisfies both her inner scientist and her inner creative. She does all her own recipe development, photography, and content creation. Maya believes that what we put into our bodies plays a huge role in our well-being. Once she started eating unprocessed, low carb food, she noticed a big improvement in her energy levels, mood, mental clarity, and body composition. Since 2010, she...2018-04-1223 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast024: Beth Moncel | Budget BytesThere are two things Beth Moncel will readily admit: "I am broke and I love to eat." She's not a professional chef... although she's worked in several commercial kitchens. She's not a super-mommy homemaker... but gives mad props to all of them out there. (It’s hard enough just taking care of herself!) She's not a financial expert... she just happens to be obsessed with numbers. Beth like to cook because it’s the perfect combination of her two favorite subjects: art and science. She's a former microbiologist with degrees in both Clinical Laboratory Science and Nutritional Scie...2018-04-0527 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast023: Helen Best-Shaw | Fuss Free FlavoursHelen Best-Shaw founded her food blog, Fuss Free Flavours in January of 2007 after food shopping one Saturday. Walking back to her West London flat weighed down with her bargain bounty of fresh fruit and vegetables from the local market - herbs, lentils, pulses and flatbreads from the local Middle Eastern shop - Helen was struck by the number of people carrying bags from the cheap supermarket. She could see the cheap ready meals and unhealthy food through the thin carrier bags. This led her to consider the definitions of cheap and value, bargains and promotions...2018-03-2926 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast022: Suzi Grant | Alternative AgeingAs Suzi Grant says in her Maturepreneurial podcast episode, "I just want to inspire women to be the best that they can be." She founded her blog in 2014 at the urging of her two godsons who thought she should be blogging, neither of whom knew the other! Suzi has a particular love for vintage fashion and she frequently blogs about her many travels, including regular trips to Australia's Byron Bay, and recent trips to Ibiza and India.  She is a talented photographer who takes all her own food and travel photos.  She is also an experienced model an...2018-03-2237 minDishing PodcastDishing Podcast021: Jasmine Lukuku | The BlenderistJasmine has starred in over 30 TV commercials for major brands including Coca Cola, CVS, Pillsbury, Pringles, Hillshire Farms, Smuckers and many more. Her recent television credits include parts on Super Girl, iZombie and Haters Back Off, Frequency and Second Chance. A multi-dimensional creative, Jasmine has founded and/or contributes to a numbers of businesses: In 2014, Jasmine founded The Blenderist as a single-contributor food blog. Two years later, she started The Black Food Bloggers Club, which she has grown into a lively and focused community. In 2017, she was inspired to promote diversity in food blogging by building...2018-03-1529 min