About
She’s Cookin’ strives to bring you fresh, seasonal, family-friendly recipes that are nutritious and simple to prepare – designed specifically for busy people. Hopefully, this will encourage you to eat at home more often and demonstrate some love in that old-fashioned way: a tasty, home-cooked meal. Those hours spent conversing around the kitchen table and catching up with friends and family often become the foundation of treasured memories. So, take a moment and breathe, relax, and commune.
I’ve been writing and creating recipes here for nearly two years. I strive to bring you healthier versions of classic comfort food and family favorites with an emphasis on seasonal ingredients – many of which are grown right in our own urban garden. My husband Don has battled heart disease for ten years and was hospitalized several times this year with complications due to congestive heart failure. This has made a huge impact on our life and my focus has turned more toward a heart healthy, low sodium, plant-based diet.
I affectionately refer to my husband as The Don and my daughter as The Young Baker or College Girl. Now that she’s in college, I’ve been spending more time traveling with Don and, while I used to post three times a week, I’ve moved to twice a week. Generally, one heart healthy recipe and one write-up on a local food event or restaurant. Although I picture all manner of mouth-watering dishes, my desire is to highlight restaurants that are committed to seasonal, farm-to-table menus and note heart healthy menu options available at your restaurant on my ♥Dining Out page. If you’re interested in having your restaurant featured here, please contact me.
You can find me on Twitter @shescookin and on Facebook and here! You can also email me at shescookin[at]gmail dot com.
I’m part of the “Mom Squad” at OCFamily.com where I post once a week. OC Family has 15,000 subscribers that are parents and professionals who lead fast paced lives and are generally most interested in meals that are healthy and delicious, yet quick and easy to prepare.
I also write Travel-Eats articles at Honest Cooking, an international online culinary magazine which strives to become the leading and most inspiring place for serious culinary debate, salivating recipes, interesting food news and international food-fun. I’m proud to be one of 70 feature of the world’s most interesting food & beverage writers, bloggers, photographers and Chefs featured on Honest Cooking. You can see all my articles on my contributor page.
Places We Love: Two Dumb Dames in Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Featured: Top 5 Foodie Treats in Brussels
Featured: Amsterdam and Broodje Haring
Awards/Praise
Foodbuzz Top 9 on November 11, 2011 for Mario Lopez’s Banana Coconut Muffins
Grilled Kale with Yogurt Dressing and Toasted Hazelnuts photo and mention in Los Angeles Times, October 13, 2011
The Young Baker Strikes Again: Judges Award, Best Personal Blog Post , 2011 Orange County Fair
Foodbuzz Top 9 on August 31, 2011 for True Food Kitchen’s No-Bake Chocolate Tart
Someone Cares Soup Kitchen Blogger Volunteers
and Tamales: A Mexican Holiday Tradition featured in Orange County Register
Foodbuzz Top 9 on March 3, 2011 for Spring and Grilled Lamb Kebabs
Foodbuzz Top 9 on February 26, 2011 for Baked (not fried) Egg Rolls
Foodbuzz Top 9 on August 19, 2010 for Hello, Cupcake! 
Foodbuzz Top 9 on June 5, 2010 for Chloe’s Cowboy Cookies.
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Sponsored Posts
Spiced Hazelnut Mocha Frappe sponsored by Foodbuzz and Godiva Chocolate
Bluewater Grill Seafood Summit sponsored by Santa Monica Seafood and Bluewater Grill
Stater Bros. Vitamin Finder shopping experience sponsored by Collective Bias
CoHost: Cooking Connections – Creating an Efficient Kitchen sponsored by The Motherhood in partnership with ConAgra Foods
Chickpea Curry with Bolani sponsored by The Motherhood in partnership with Hunts Tomatoes and ConAgra Foods
Savory Brined Turkey with Brown Rice Syrup Glaze sponsored by Kikkoman and Whole Foods
Gettin’ Messy in the Kitchen with Cat Cora
Mother’s Day! Make it Memorable: Pelican Hill Resort
Culinary Judge for “Art of the Tart”, Orange County Fair, Summer 2010
Judge for the professional competition at Cupcake Camp OC, July 2010
Slow Food Orange County, June 2010
Love a Loaf of Tillamook, May 2010
An Underground Dinner, February 2010
An Evening at the Spa: Hyatt Regency Spa & Resort
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