JinJoo Lee | Kimchimari

Vanessa Mota | My Dominican Kitchen

Vanessa Mota is the founder of My Dominican Kitchen, a bilingual platform that helps busy parents put together tasty, traditional Dominican and Latin-inspired meals. Vanessa is passionate about creating quick and easy versions of the recipes she grew up eating. She loves to share them with those who want to cook meals filled with Latin flavors but that don’t take a ton of time to prepare. It is her mission to show you how to make great, flavorful dishes at home without spending the entire day in the kitchen.

Eric and Shanna Jones | Dude that Cookz

Husband and wife Eric and Shanna Jones are the creative team behind the Dude That Cookz food blog. Eric Jones is a Louisiana native and self-taught home cook. He shares Southern and home style recipes using simple, and approachable ingredients. Shanna was born and raised in Houston. She focuses on her passion for baking and food photography. The couple's first cookbook, Healthier Southern Cooking, is scheduled for release on February 15, 2022.

JinJoo Lee | Kimchimari

JinJoo Lee is a passionate advocate and resource for Korean cooking through her food blog, Kimchimari. JinJoo has a PhD in Computer Science and was a computer engineer for 15 years before starting her Korean recipe site Kimchimari in 2011. JinJoo has been blogging full time since 2015. She started blogging at the encouragement of her only daughter when she was going off to college and wanted her mom to share recipes of Korean food she knew she would be missing at school. JinJoo has always loved cooking and learning. She has taken a Culinary Techniques class from the French Culinary Institute, a class in Kimchi and Fermentation, and a two-month Korean dessert class from SookMyung Women's University Korean Food Institute, where she is also a Food Stylist Program graduate. JinJoo helps people get acquainted with Korean cooking by providing extra information on her website such as how-to's on making Gochujang, how to ripen Kimchi properly, the differences between Korean and US cuts of beef and pork, and more. It is her dream to write a Korean cookbook that will not only curate good recipes, but will also serve as a solid foundation for anyone who wants to learn about Korean cooking.

Maria Doss | Kitchen at Hoskins

Maria Doss is the recipe creator, photographer, and writer behind Kitchen at Hoskins. Maria began her food blog Kitchen At Hoskins in 2016 to share easy baking, gluten free, air fryer, and instant pot recipes that are family friendly and loaded with flavor.  Born and raised in southern India, today she lives in California with her husband, two kids, and a dog. Maria loves to create fusion recipes with innovative techniques. She is obsessed with eating healthy but loves to indulge in the occasional decadent treat.

Amy Estes | Pinch me Good

Amy Estes is the owner of Pinch Me Good, a food blog where she shares easy, healthy-inspired, feel good recipes that anyone can make and everyone will love and want to eat. Amy is an experienced home cook who is obsessed with eating healthy food but who also loves a good brownie. As she says on her site, "life without dessert does not work for me"! She started her blog, Pinch Me Good, in 2017. Its primary recipes are focused on produce-inspired meals, snacks, desserts, and more. Amy's goal is to bring readers delicious yet very easy and simple recipes that they can make to feel their best everyday. Amy is also a certified nutrition coach.