Bloggers

Mondays with Lauren Zembron

I am a 29 year old living outside of Boston with my wonderful husband, playful dog, and cuddly cat. I have degrees in both psychology and guidance counseling, and have worked in a variety of school settings. I strive to find a balance between the two basic food philosophies of “eat to live” and “live to eat“. I believe that food should be (and is!) one of the great pleasures of leading a healthy lifestyle. My enjoyment of preparing and eating healthy food burgeoned during my graduate school years, when I started to prepare homemade meals. I found myself drawn to the eating habits instilled in me by my health-conscious parents; gravitating towards unprocessed foods and cooking with fresh ingredients. I became enthralled with The Food Network, subscribed to a handful of recipe catalogues, and scooped up a wide variety of cookbooks. My goal was to make food that was simultaneously wholesome and delicious. Over the past few years my culinary ambition has not wavered, but my confidence in the kitchen has grown. Although I still consider myself somewhat of a cooking novice, I am thrilled to share my recipes with you. Every recipe – both here on The Back Burner and on my personal blog, Healthy Food For Living  – features whole foods that are sure to please your palate!

Tuesdays with Denise Woodward

I believe anything can be made at home as long as you have a little patience and time. All of my recipes are made using fresh and seasonal ingredients.  Here at Key Ingredient, I’ll be sharing recipes for delectable, beautifully seasoned dinners at home.  Slow-cooked meats, piping hot soups, and the occasional recipe passed down from my Spanish Basque family.  In addition to The Back Burner, you can find me and my recipes at Eat Boutique, the Mushroom Channel, Saveur.com, Foodies of the World, PBS and Fine Cooking.   I also create the recipes on the popular food blog Chez Us.  Saveur has featured Chez Us as one of 50 Food Blogs You Should Be Reading as well as one of the Sites They Love.  Be sure to read more about what I am cooking up over at Chez Us, follow me on Twitter @chezus and Like me on Facebook!

Wednesdays with Kathy Hester

I lives in Durham, NC with two cats who would rather not live together, a cute dog with a belly rub addiction, my very own picky eater, and more slow cookers than any one person should own. So, it’s not surprising that my first cookbook is The Vegan Slow Cooker. I also write the blog Healthy Slow Cooking, teach cooking classes, develop recipes, and write freelance.  Every Wednesday, I’ll give you healthy, vegan (and sometimes gluten free) recipes that you can make with my favorite cooking companion, my slow cooker.  From oatmeal to pasta sauce, there’s nothing it can’t do!

Thursdays with Grace Mannon

I live, work, play, and eat in southwestern Virginia. While I have degrees in both chemistry and food science, I find my time is better (and much more enjoyably) spent in the kitchen than in the lab. Every Thursday I’ll open up my kitchen to you with my favorite sweet treats.   I hope you’ll join me each Thursday as I share some of my favorite desserts, including everything from the simple yet satisfying to the decadent and divine. In addition to the goodies in my posts for Key Ingredient, you can find more treats to satisfy your sweet tooth on my personal blog, A Southern Grace.

 

Fridays with Greg Henry

I write the food blog Sippity Sup- Serious Fun Food, and contribute the Friday column on entertaining for The Back Burner at Key Ingredient. I’m active in the food blogging community, and you can often hear me speak at IFBC, Food Buzz Festival and Camp Blogaway. I’ve led cooking demonstrations in Panama & Costa Rica, and have traveled as far and wide as Norway to promote culinary travel. I’ve been featured in Food & Wine Magazine, Los Angeles Times, More Magazine, The Today Show Online and Saveur’s Best of the Web. I also co-host The Table Set podcast which can be downloaded on iTunes or at Homefries Podcast Network.  You can follow me on Twitter @SippitySup or @The TableSet, and find me on Facebook.

Look for Greg’s upcoming cookbook from Ulysses Press in November 2012! More info to come!

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