Title:Contributing WriterLocation:New Canaan, ConnecticutExpertise:Cookbooks, writing, recipe developmentMelanie Barnard is a James Beard Award–winning cookbook author. Her cookbooks include theAmerican Medical Association Family Health Cookbook,Short & Sweet,MarinadesandPanini. Melanie has been a columnist forBon Appétitand a restaurant critic for theStamford AdvocateandGreenwich Times Connecticut, and her work has appeared inEatingWell,Cook’s Illustrated,Gourmet,Family CircleandWoman’s Day. Melanie lives in Connecticut and makes dessert for her family every day.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 WriterLocation:New Canaan, ConnecticutExpertise:Cookbooks, writing, recipe development

Title:Contributing Writer

Location:New Canaan, Connecticut

Expertise:Cookbooks, writing, recipe development

Melanie Barnard is a James Beard Award–winning cookbook author. Her cookbooks include theAmerican Medical Association Family Health Cookbook,Short & Sweet,MarinadesandPanini. Melanie has been a columnist forBon Appétitand a restaurant critic for theStamford AdvocateandGreenwich Times Connecticut, and her work has appeared inEatingWell,Cook’s Illustrated,Gourmet,Family CircleandWoman’s Day. Melanie lives in Connecticut and makes dessert for her family every day.

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.