Title:Contributing WriterEducation:Hood CollegeLocation:Ellicott City, MarylandExpertise:Cookbooks, recipe development, culinary lavenderNancy Baggett is a James Beard Award-nominated cookbook author and expert on culinary lavender. She is the author of nearly 20 cookbooks, including The Art of Cooking with Lavender, The All-American Cookie Cookbook, and The International Chocolate Cookbook. Nancy worked as a tech writer and food writer for the Baltimore Sun and The Washington Post before training as a pastry chef under former White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier. Nancy’s recipes have been featured in many publications in addition to EatingWell, including Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, Ladies’ Home Journal, and Woman’s Day, and she has been a guest on Good Morning America, CBS This Morning and NPR’s All Things Considered. Nancy’s interests include gardening, especially with lavender, and food photography. She lives in Maryland with her husband, Charlie, and their mini-poodle, Remy.B.A. in English, Hood CollegeEatingWell, 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:Hood CollegeLocation:Ellicott City, MarylandExpertise:Cookbooks, recipe development, culinary lavender

Title:Contributing Writer

Education:Hood College

Location:Ellicott City, Maryland

Expertise:Cookbooks, recipe development, culinary lavender

Nancy Baggett is a James Beard Award-nominated cookbook author and expert on culinary lavender. She is the author of nearly 20 cookbooks, including The Art of Cooking with Lavender, The All-American Cookie Cookbook, and The International Chocolate Cookbook. Nancy worked as a tech writer and food writer for the Baltimore Sun and The Washington Post before training as a pastry chef under former White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier. Nancy’s recipes have been featured in many publications in addition to EatingWell, including Food & Wine, Bon Appétit, Ladies’ Home Journal, and Woman’s Day, and she has been a guest on Good Morning America, CBS This Morning and NPR’s All Things Considered. Nancy’s interests include gardening, especially with lavender, and food photography. She lives in Maryland with her husband, Charlie, and their mini-poodle, Remy.

B.A. in English, Hood College

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.