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School Lunch Essay for the Kitchn
With all of the stress and pressure of the back to school season, I wanted to share some thoughts about school lunch—particularly the social-media-induced feeling that we need to be putting together “perfect” lunches for our kids.
Read my story “My Kid Buys School Lunch—Don’t Judge” here on The Kitchn.
Featured in Rachel Ray Magazine
I recently had the pleasure of working with the team behind the scenes at the Rachel Ray Magazine on an advertorial for Target’s Drive Up Service. It was such a fun project and it’s even more fun to see it in print! This is the September issue which is available now.
All Recipes June/July 2019
I have new work in the current issue of All Recipes magazine and it’s perfect for this time of the year. It’s part of their new Family section, which has both tips for family time and recipes.
Regular s’mores are always delish, but using the flavors in other desserts is a great idea too!
Look for the issue on a newsstand near you!
Bhg.com Self-Care
Find some thoughtful and inexpensive gifts to share self-care with friends and family—or to give yourself—in one of my recent stories for Bhg.com.
You can find the full story right here.
Parents Leprechaun Lollipops, All Recipes Pancakes, March 2019
This month I have two fun magazine stories out in the world and both are tied to St. Patrick’s Day—and serving up green treats for the kids.
All Recipes ran my Spinach Banana Pancakes recipe, which is one of our favorite ways to serve up veggies for breakfast.
And I created a really sweet and easy kiwi lollipop treat for Parents. My girls loved these when I tested them out at home!
Parents Avocado Fries Recipe
In the new January issue of Parents, I have a fun recipe for crispy Avocado Fries. They’re surprisingly easy to make and are a delightful combination of crispy and creamy.
I hope you’ll check it out!
BHG.com Finger Foods Party
With pretty props and fun finger foods, this was a really great to work on with my friends on the digital team at BHG.com. I loved flexing my prop styling muscles to help assemble this spread! You can see the full story below:
BH&G Hostess Gifts
Earlier this fall, I worked on a craft story for BHG.com with hostess gifts for the holidays. It was so fun to pull together and work on the shoot. You can see the full story here:
BH&G Craft Videos, Fall 2018
Over the summer, I shot a handful of craft videos with BH&G, including this fun luminaries project!
You can see the whole video here—that’s me in the pink shirt!.
FamilyFun Crafts for Kids
After FamilyFun closed down last June, I got to continue working on the content through the summer producing a newsstand-only issue called Crafts for Kids. It’s so full of projects and recipes to do with the kids for both the holidays and the every days.
For this project, I managed and planned the content, and worked with the in-house team at Meredith to put the finishing touches on a few brand new stories. Proofreading a project this large always feels like a monumental feat towards the end, but it helped that it was content that I loved—and that many of the projects came from some of my favorite developers.
Keep an eye out for the bright purple cover on newsstands near you now through early 2019—and definitely pick it up if you have elementary-age kids who love to be creative!
Introducing Yummy Family Food
I'm so happy to share that my newest site, Yummy Family Food, is live. This site is geared towards families looking for recipes that are easy, realistic, doable, and affordable—and that have kid-friendly options included. I'm excited about this spin off of Yummy Toddler Food since it gives me a little more freedom with recipe development—and because I know that family dinners are often where we all need a bit more inspiration.
You can see Yummy Family Food here.
Comfort Food Podcast
We started a podcast! Comfort Food is the podcast about the joys (and meltdowns) of feeding our families and feeding ourselves. It’s about dealing with picky eaters. It’s about fighting back against diet culture. It’s about food—and that means it’s also about feminism, families and life.
I'm working on this with my good friend, Virginia Sole-Smith, who is a journalist and the author of The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image and Guilt in America. It's been so fun (and challenging!) to learn this whole new set of skills—and to be able to have these conversations about food.
You can listen to our first episodes right now!
All Recipes, Aug/Sept 2018
I've been contributing to AllRecipes magazine for the past few months, working on their kids content. My first story is out in print in their latest issue—and it's perfect if you need some lunchbox packing inspiration!
Look for it on newsstands near you or here.
Blue, Spring/Summer 2018
I had the chance to be part of the new issue of Wellmark's Blue magazine and I love the way the story turned out. I shared a bunch of relatable tips for helping kids eat well (without worrying too much, as is my motto at Yummy Toddler Food) and a handful of easy recipes. It's been so fun to hear from many local friends who've gotten the magazine in their own mailboxes! (You can read the story here.)
BH&G Craft Videos, Spring 2018
I recently did a batch of videos with a collaboration between FamilyFun and Better Homes and Gardens that were released this spring on the social channels of both brands. It's been so fun to team up with another Meredith brand to produce content that both of our audiences enjoy!
Delicious Living March 2018
I have a new story with recipes on cooking fresh spring recipes with herbs in the March issue of Delicious Living. These were so fun to develop and I can't wait to make them again in a few weeks as our local produce kicks into gear!
You can see the whole story in their digital issue here.
FamilyFun March/April 2018
Our new issue of FamilyFun is hitting mailboxes and it's a good one. It's loaded with fun Easter ideas, family food, and travel ideas. I loved working on the Easter crafts, the STEAM story, and a handful of our food stories.
Go check it out!
Kitchn: Quick Family Dinners
I have a new series of quick family recipes up on The Kitchn. These are recipes that my family loves and that we make again and again—especially when we're all busy during the day and there's not a lot of time to cook!
See the whole series here.
