RECIPE TESTING & EDITING

 

I know this much to be true: Recipe testing and editing are crucial to the success and legacy of a recipe. My years of experience in testing have proven to me that no two ovens are alike, and therefore testing is crucial to the success of a recipe in every home.

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This is why I am a recipe tester. I have spent the last seven years testing for a variety of mediums. I also work as a Head Recipe Tester for new cookbooks. My job includes personally testing each recipe and managing a team of 20 to 80 testers from around the world, i.e. coordinating schedules, gathering findings, creating recipe reports, and formatting and editing recipes. This helps the author maintain their sanity, and keeps them on track.

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I develop, write, and photograph recipes for:

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• Simon & Schuster

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I have written and edited recipes for:

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• Pickler & Ben

 

I have tested for online publications, including:

• Food52

• Leite's Culinaria 

• Eat Boutique

• Cook's Country & America's Test Kitchen

 

Cookbooks I have worked on as a Head Recipe Tester include: 

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• A New Way to Food: 100 Recipes to Encourage a Healthy Relationship with Food, Nourish Your Beautiful Body, and Celebrate Real Wellness for Life by Maggie Battista

• Tiny House Cooking: 175+ Recipes Designed to Create Big Flavor in a Small Space

• Palmaz Vineyards - At the Table and Around the Fire by Florencia Palmaz (winner of an IBPA Gold Benjamin Franlkin Award)

• The I Heart Naptime Cookbook: More Than 100 Easy & Delicious Recipes to Make in Less Than One Hour by Jamielyn Nye

• Food Gift Love: More than 100 Recipes to Make, Wrap, and Share by Maggie Battista (founder of Eat Boutique)

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Cookbooks in which I have tested recipes include:

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• Food52 Big Little Recipes by Emma Laperruque (October 2021)

• Food52 Dynamite Chicken: 60 Never-Boring Recipes for Your Favorite Bird

• French Appetizers by Marie Asselin

• Food52 A New Way to Dinner: A Playbook of Recipes and Strategies for the Week Ahead

• Vegetarian Vietnam by Cameron Staunch

• Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook

• Food52 Baking: 60 Sensational Treats You Can Pull Off in a Snap (Food52 Works)

• Florentine: The true cuisine of Florence by Emiko Davies

• The How Can It Be Gluten Free Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen

• The Complete Cooking For Two Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen

 

I would love to work with you on your next project. Contact me today with any questions.

 

 

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"A cookbook is only as good as its worst recipe." ~Julia Child