Title:Contributing WriterEducation:B.A. in History, University of Massachusetts Amherst, M.A. in Business Administration, Emory University, A.O.S. in Culinary Arts, Culinary Institute of AmericaLocation:Birmingham, AlabamaExpertise:Recipe development, writing, cookbooksMary-Frances Heck is a James Beard Award–winning food writer, editor and author of the cookbookSweet Potatoes: Roasted, Loaded, Fried and Made into Pie. She is a former senior food editor atFood & Wine, head recipe developer atLucky Peachand test kitchen director atBon Appétit. Her recipes and writing have appeared inCooking Light,Saveur,Rachael Ray Every Dayand many more magazines and cookbooks. She is currently the executive director for lifestyle brands at Outside, Inc.EatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.

Title:Contributing WriterEducation:B.A. in History, University of Massachusetts Amherst, M.A. in Business Administration, Emory University, A.O.S. in Culinary Arts, Culinary Institute of AmericaLocation:Birmingham, AlabamaExpertise:Recipe development, writing, cookbooks

Title:Contributing Writer

Education:B.A. in History, University of Massachusetts Amherst, M.A. in Business Administration, Emory University, A.O.S. in Culinary Arts, Culinary Institute of America

Location:Birmingham, Alabama

Expertise:Recipe development, writing, cookbooks

Mary-Frances Heck is a James Beard Award–winning food writer, editor and author of the cookbookSweet Potatoes: Roasted, Loaded, Fried and Made into Pie. She is a former senior food editor atFood & Wine, head recipe developer atLucky Peachand test kitchen director atBon Appétit. Her recipes and writing have appeared inCooking Light,Saveur,Rachael Ray Every Dayand many more magazines and cookbooks. She is currently the executive director for lifestyle brands at Outside, Inc.

EatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.