Dishing Podcast

Nicknamed by her older brother before she could walk and, a few moons later, still called "Binky" for better or for worse, Beth "Binky" Neels loves to cook. Any kind of cooking! From baking to canning to back yard parties, you name it! She styled her blog a Carnivalbecause the name reflects an appropriate conglomeration of treats.

Beth received her bachelor's degree from Cornell University in ornamental horticulture and she uses her knowledge of plants to grow a plethora of great fruits and vegetables. She starts her plants in January and February so that by planting time in May, she has huge plants that produce fruits within their first month in the ground. This gives her a tremendous jump on the season, which you can see for yourself in her blog's "Farm To Table" section.

Beth's "boys" - her husband and 2 sons - love to hunt and the whole family loves to fish. (Beth can out fish the guys on a good day! ) Beth devotes an entire section of her blog to "Field To Table" recipes that are made with the fresh ingredients for which the family hunts and fishes.

Beth answers the age old question, "What's for dinner?" with unique and fresh recipes, many of them old favorites with a healthier spin and lots of them Beth's original creations.

Tanya Harris is an attorney who started her food blog, My Forking Life, as a hobby in 2016. Her goal is to provide her readers with quick and easy meals that are full of flavor. She wants everyone, even busy people, to be able to cook more often at home.

Tanya posts a lot of gadget recipes, pressure cooker and air fryer recipes, because these have helped her get dinner on the table quickly. She has increased her blog traffic to over 100,000 page views in just a few months by providing her readers with content they need and enjoy.

In her (limited!) free time, Tanya enjoys watching old episodes of Julia Child and Jacques Pepin.

Dawn Coombsis a girl that hearts food, aka the blogger behind Girl Heart Food. There's always something delicious cooking in her home because she and her husband love to cook and eat. As soon as one meal is over, Dawn is thinking about what the next meal will be. The philosophy behind her blog is simple– 'Eat Well. Cook with Love. Make your Belly Happy.'

Most of the recipes you'll find on Girl Heart Food are healthy, while others are indulgent (because she LOVES cheese). But the main thing is that the recipes are easy and delicious!

Dawn loves using simple ingredients, that are easily accessible and relatively budget friendly so that people can prepare fuss-free meals that their families will love. In her kitchen, you'll always find cheese, butter, garlic, onions and pantry staples like beans and lentils. One of her favorite quotes by Julia Child is, "If you're afraid of butter, use cream." That one always puts a smile on her face.

Cooking is such a passion for Dawn and being in the kitchen is a happy place. She loves how there's always something new to learn and try...and having fun along the way!

Dawn enjoys all types of cuisine, but one of her hands down favorite meals is her mother's turkey dinner with buttery mash, dressing, gravy and all the delicious sides. There's something so special about that meal and no one can make it like her mother. Her husband makes a mean Bolognese with homemade pasta that she absolutely loves too. Give her pasta with a glass of wine and a hunk of crusty bread and she's one happy lady!

When Dawn is not testing and preparing recipes for Girl Heart Food, she loves to bake bread just for the pure joy of it. Her grandfather was a baker and she has fond memories of visiting his bakery after school when she was quite young. The smell of freshly baked bread takes her back to those happy times.

When she isn't cooking you can find her working out, spending time with her family and reading mystery novels.

Born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA, Michelle Lettrich stumbled across a food blog for the first time in February of 2007. Living at a distance from friends and family and feeling cabin fever that winter, starting a blog of her own seemed like a perfect outlet for combining her love of baking and her love of writing. Before she became a full-time blogger, Michelle worked as a marketing analyst.

Michelle is entirely self-taught when it comes to the kitchen, learning as she goes through cookbooks, magazines, television shows, the Internet, and a tremendous amount of trial and error. When she's in the kitchen, she tries to channel the confidence of her grandma, who baked by feel; her hands knew when dough was ready and she never second-guessed herself.

Michelle strives to pass that confidence along to her followers, too!

Michelle loves chocolate, cheesecake, and cheesy dips. When she's not in the kitchen covered in flour, she loves watching sports, lacing up her ice hockey skates, obsessing over my fantasy football team, playing a rousing game of 500 Bid, or spending time with her husband and three kids.

Kankana Saxena's craving for food started while she was traveling a lot for her job and so, at a much later stage in life than most bloggers. Visiting those many different places, meeting new people, eating together with them and sharing stories worked some kind of magic on her appetite. Eventually, she surprised herself and her family when she realized that cooking was the stress-buster she was looking for!

Kankana's Playful Cooking blog came into existence eight years ago. She had moved to US after marrying the love of her life. Back then, her visa didn't allow her to work. But this turned out to be a blessing in disguise because that's how the blog started. Since then, the blog has been featured on several websites including Saveur, Huffington Post Taste, BuzzFeed Food, The Kitchn and eHow.

Kankana also collaborates with different food brands to create recipes and photograph their products.

Kankana's blog covers a mix of cuisines from all around the world but her native Bengali cuisine has always been closest to her heart. Through her cookbook, Taste of Eastern India, she shares various Bengali dishes, from street food to daily meals and from the most popular to some long-lost dishes. She hopes to bring more awareness to this vibrant cuisine through her book!

Sonja Overhiser is a dreamer and a doer, and author of the cookbook Pretty Simple Cooking, named one of the "best vegetarian cookbooks" by Epicurious. A professional writer and recipe developer, her vegetable forward recipes are inspired by seasonal produce and adventures traveling the globe everywhere from Mexico to the Mediterranean. Fueled by her passion for connecting people with recipes and information on how to learn to cook, she and her husband Alex founded the popular food blog A Couple Cooks, where they advocate for a healthy approach to cooking, celebrate creativity and connection, and champion the power of gatherings to bring us together.

Sonja also hosts the A Couple Cooks Podcast, featuring interviews with leading authors, chefs, entrepreneurs, and food personalities.

Sonja has developed recipes and acted as on screen host for videos for a long list of national brands including ALDI, Stonyfield, and Kroger. Featured everywhere from the TODAY Show to Oprah to Bon Appetit, Sonja seeks to inspire adventurous eating to make the world a better place one bite at a time.

Sonja is passionate about community, unity, and empowering women entrepreneurs. She speaks at events empowering women in business and is co-founder of Indy Women in Food, an organization to support women working in the food industry in Indianapolis. You'll find her also geeking out about mentorship, creativity, sustainability, food access, and social justice.

Mama to an adventurous and food loving toddler Larson, Sonja lives in Indianapolis with her husband Alex. Her obsessions include craft coffee, farmer's markets, B Corps, rosé, the Mediterranean, good conversation, and making the world a better place. Her favorite phrase is, "Pitch me your good idea, and let's make it happen."

Katie Webster is a free-lance recipe developer, food photographer and blogger at Healthy Seasonal Recipes, where she specializes in healthy, locally sourced cuisine. She is a culinary school graduate, studied art and photography at Skidmore College and is a contributing editor at EatingWell Magazine.

Katie is also the author and photographer of the cookbook Maple, 100 Sweet and Savory Recipes Featuring Pure Maple Syrup,by Quirk Books. She lives in Vermont with her husband and two sassy daughters.

In her free time, Katie attempts to maintain an ambitiously large garden and teaches fitness classes.

Dr. Karen S Lee's journey to healthy cooking, eating and living began with the birth of her first child. As a mom, Dr. Lee found herself paying much closer attention to the foods she prepared and fed to her family, as well as the many ways her lifestyle was affecting her family's health. Years of positive experiences with her chiropractor and the tangible benefits of those treatments led Dr. Lee to enter the field herself to make a difference in the health and happiness of others.

As a holistic practitioner with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree, Dr. Lee treated patients and their various ailments with standard chiropractic care, acupuncture, nutrition therapy and general wellness coaching. Dr. Lee believes many illnesses can be reversed through proper diet, supplements, and stress management protocols.

Eventually, Dr. Lee left her successful practice to be a full time support to her family, but her learning journey continued as she pursued a healthier lifestyle and confronted her children's increasing health challenges. Today, she shares her knowledge on her website and works to build a community among like-minded people who would rather focus on prevention than sickness.

Dr. Lee is retired and an Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine Fellow. You can find her blogging about holistic health, real food recipes (mostly allergy friendly), and natural living tips on her website Dr Karen S Lee

Dr. Lee's first cookbook, Paleo Cooking with Your Air Fryer: 80+ Recipes for Healthier Fried Food in Less Time, was released in October of 2018. Her next cookbook, Keto Cooking with Your Instant Pot,is scheduled to be published in January of 2019.

Elaine Benoit started blogging in the summer of 2015, shortly before she turned 53 years old. (It's never too late too succeed!)She is a firm believer in marching to the beat of her own drum and letting life be what it will be.

Elaine launched the Dishing with Delishes podcast in the fall of 2017 to help her fellow food bloggers feel a sense of community and grow their businesses. The podcast features successful food bloggers and business people with expertise relevant to food and lifestyle blogging.

Elaine loves to cook, loves to eat and loves a good cocktail, preferably a Grey Goose, dirty martini!

Katie Trant is a university-trained nutritionist with a Bachelor of Science in Food, Nutrition, and Health and Master of Science in Nutrition. She's passionate about real food, a champion of body positivity and intuitive eating, and a meal-planning, lunch-packing whiz. Hey Nutrition Lady is where Katie leans in on her science background and uses critical thinking to help sift through the enormous amount of misinformation and pseudoscience when it comes to nutrition. Her mission is to help people make informed decisions about what to eat in order to become their healthiest, happiest selves, all the while providing easy and delicious vegetarian recipes for everyone. A native of Vancouver, Canada, Katie currently lives in Stockholm, Sweden with her husband and two boys.