“When I was approached by my Publisher, Robert Rose, they told me they wanted to do a cookbook that was new, different and “wasn’t out there yet”. After months of research, emails, lists and phone calls, the idea came when I was on a conference call from my son, Zachary (9) who blurted out, What about sandwiches?” After a quick research, they said, “That is it.” After 17 years of Recipe Development experience for national food magazines, food companies and PR firms, I landed my first published book “400 Best Sandwich Recipes.” It was one more extension of my multi media Food Consulting company, Ingredients, Inc., established in 2001.Previously, I was an Editor and Recipe Developer on the Food Staff at Southern Living Magazine and Oxmoor House Books after completing degrees in Marketing, Advertising and Nutrition. I attended culinary classes at The Culinary Institute in New York and Greystone, California and The Institute of Culinary Education in New York. I left Southern Living (my dream job) only when my nannie quit, and I decided to be try my hand as an entrepreneur. I’m a very busy mom of three children, an avid runner, tennis player and huge fan of yoga. My blog ingredientsinc.net has given me the opportunity to combine all of my passions: food, travel, fitness and health.
Alison with her three children, Zachary, Leigh and Alec
Alison’s recipes, freelance writing, and editorial content is frequently featured in well-known magazine publications and cookbooks (see below). Alison’s original developed recipes and professional Journalism work has appeared in Cooking Light Magazine, Better Homes & Gardens, Southern Living, Coastal Living, Diabetic Living, Clean Eating, Oxygen, Oprah.com, Yum Food Kids, Relish Magazine, Diets in Review and many others.
Alison completed Professional Media Training from the Lisa Ekus Group in 2008, and she has a wealth of television cooking experience, appearing regularly on NBC 13 Birmingham’s “Daytime Alabama”, CBS 42 Birmingham, Fox 6 Birmingham, “Talk of the Town” on Channel 5 Nashville, and CBS 46 in Atlanta. She is also a monthly radio guest on WMJJ Magic 96.5 in Birmingham. She is also is a popular Speaker, speaking at conferences such as Food Blog South 2011 and 2012 in Birmingham, AL , Mom 2.0 Summit in New Orleans, LA, BlogHer Food 2011, Food Blog Forum in Nashville and Walt Disney World, Atlanta Food & Wine Festival in Atlanta, GA, Fitbloggin' in Baltimore as well as speaking on Branding, Nutrition, Healthy Lifestyle, Healthy Cooking, Super Foods and Social Media to adults, teens, corporations, entrepreneur and children’s groups. She is also teaching cooking classes at Rancho La Puerta in Tecate, Mexico in 2012 and teaches private cooking classes to children.
Alison in action on television with NBC 13 Birmingham
Alison is becoming a prominent Travel Journalist for various media outlets. Alison’s blog ingredientsinc.net has also been featured on "America Online", "The Daily Meal", “Apartment Therapy: The Kitchen,” “Slashfood.com” and several other U.S and foreign websites and food blogs. Alison teaches private and group cooking classes to children, and she has her own line of Gluten-Free Cookies. She is a monthly Contributing Writer and Photographer to Birmingham Magazine. Alison also has a wealth of experience judging Recipe Contests for corporate clients such as Canolainfo, General Mills, Honeysuckle White, Wisconsin Milk and Marketing Board, Safeway Cheese Canada and USA, Blendtec, and so many more.
Alison's Children's Cooking Class at Park City Mountain Resort, Park City, Utah