Megan Gordon: Contributing Writer for Simply Recipes

Location: Maine

Education: English Literature at University of Colorado (BA) , Boston College (MA).

Expertise: Marketing, branding, Vegetarian recipes, Whole grain baking, Salads and soups

Author of the cookbook Whole Grain Mornings
Founder of Marge Granola in 2010
Previously worked as the Marketing Director for Simply Recipes, and currently as Director of Content Strategy for DotDash (Simply Recipes' parent company)

Experience

Megan has been writing since 2010, starting with small community food publications and gradually writing for national food publications and online media outlets. Her first cookbook, Whole Grain Mornings, was published in 2013 by Ten Speed Press and she's worked on other cookbooks behind the scenes as a ghost writer.

As an entrepreneur, Megan founded Marge Granola in 2010, a premium cereal brand sold online and in national grocery chains like Whole Foods. A few years ago she sold the company and began working at Simply Recipes.

Megan previously worked as the Marketing Director for Simply Recipes, and currently works as the Director of Content Strategy for Dotdash (Simply Recipes' parent company). Her work has been published in Simply Recipes, Better Homes and Gardens, Edible Publications, Kitchn, Recipe.com, and Attune Foods.

Favorite soundtrack while cooking (with a glass of wine): "Ray LaMontagne!"

About Simply Recipes

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