I'm Jessie, and I like to talk about food.
I worked in catering kitchens and community food programs before (and during!) nearly a decade of academic work with food security and sustainability.
I started Life As A Strawberry in 2012, and have now spent more than a decade as a professional recipe developer.
My team and I share easy, expert-tested recipes for cozy meals, homemade bread, and home baking. Our creative comfort food is meant for real life, with detailed, step-by-step resources that give you clarity and confidence in the kitchen.
Our motto is recipes that work, and we cross-test every recipe that appears on our site to ensure it's as accurate and helpful as possible. (Translation: We make a million mistakes so you don't have to!)
At Life As A Strawberry, we believe in flexible recipes that give you options (not rules) to help you make feel-good food you're proud of.
We break big ideas into step-by-step action items to help you bring your favorite people together for a great meal - whether itโs a special celebration or just a Tuesday night. Have a question? Check out our FAQs or contact us!
As an undergrad, I double majored in Environmental Studies and Sociology, and spent my undergraduate fellowship researching how childhood food ways impact adult eating habits (Spoiler alert: Teach kids to cook). I did my Master's in Public Administration with a focus on sustainable food systems at Cornell University, where I researched food security and the social stigma surrounding hunger and food assistance (read more about my graduate work here!) I'm also a ServSafe certified food handler.
Today, Life As A Strawberry is a digital publishing company with a full-time team (plus a handful of amazing contractors and consultants!) who are passionate about helping you get great food on your table.
Favorite Recipe: Easy Crusty French Bread
Meet Our Team
Rhondaย is our Director of Operations (and Resident Left Brain!)ย She brings more than two decades of food service expertise to Life As A Strawberry, including a Washington State Food Worker certification for safe food handling. Rhonda has worked as a private caterer in addition to managing community free meal service and food pantry outreach programs. She previously ran culinary operations and major events as the director of a corporate catering company.
Favorite Recipe: Chocolate Coconut Oil Cupcakes
Things we believe (our manifesto)
Reader Favorites
Not sure where to start? Dive into one of our most popular recipes!
- Easy Crusty French Bread (VIDEO)
- How to Make a Cheese Plate (with step-by-step photos!)
- Easy Creamy Mushroom Sauce
- 30 Minute Creamy Chicken Spinach Pasta
- Arugula Prosciutto Pizza
- Parmesan Spinach Gnocchi
- Butterless Chocolate Chip Cookies with Coconut Oil
- Lemon Garlic Butter Steelhead
- Lemon Garlic Fish Pasta
- Mushroom Spinach Lasagna
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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Life As A Strawberry uses a portion of its income to support nonprofits working to build a more sustainable, accessible, inclusive food system. See our past giving and join our email list for future updates!
Our Favorite Bread Recipes
We're known for our bread recipes! Try one of these fan favorites.
Some Places We've Been Featured
- Building a Food Blog with a Full-Time Team, Eat Blog Talk Podcast
- Surprising Kitchen Items You Should Always Pack for a Vacation, The Kitchn
- What is dough hydration and why does it matter in baking?, Chowhound
- 7 Types Of Cheese And How To Best Use Them For The Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich, Mashed
- We Dare You To Find a More Delicious Grilled Cheese, theSkimm
- Experts Reveal All The Facts About Fingerling Potatoes, Mashed
- Love Your Leftovers, Costco Connection
- Tortellini Soup Recipe for a Winter Warmup, The Drew Barrymore Show
