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Julie Laing

location-pin Bigfork, MT

School: Chapman University

Expertise: Recipe development; cooking techniques; baking; beer, wine & cocktails; gardening & plant care; foraging; fermentation; eating local; farm-to-table cooking

Julie Laing

  • 25 years working as a writer and editor with nearly eight years focusing on food and recipe development
  • Author, “The Complete Guide to Pickling: Pickle and Ferment Everything Your Garden or Market Has to Offer” and “The Pickled Picnic”
  • Food columnist for the Flathead Beacon
  • Creator of TwiceAsTasty.com, a food blog focused on eating well year-round
  • Featured expert for Cookbook Love, The Telegraph, The Columbian and more

Experience

Julie has been a writer and editor for more than 25 years. Since 2016, her writing has focused on original recipes, the tools used to make them and the stories around them. As a writer for Taste of Home, Julie has covered the ins and outs of pickling, shared comfort food recipes and written about a lot of pie. She is the author of "The Complete Guide to Pickling," and writes the weekly "Twice as Tasty" food column for the Flathead Beacon, named after her food blog. Her writing and photos regularly appear on The Spruce Eats, The Kitchn, The Old Farmer’s Almanac and more. Julie lives in northwest Montana, where she and her husband fill every spare inch of their 500-square-foot cabin with homegrown and home-preserved food.

Education

Chapman University, bachelor's in English, journalism emphasis

Taste of Home Editorial Policies

Taste of Home, a Trusted Media Brand, has been a reliable source for recipes, cooking tips and entertaining advice for more than 30 years. Every month, our content inspires well over 20 million home cooks to get creative in the kitchen. Each one of our 40 thousand recipes has gone through a rigorous testing and approval process to ensure we’re sharing the very best. Every snack, ingredient and product we recommend is tested by our team of culinary experts and professional product testers—the best of the best earn our Test Kitchen-Preferred seal of approval. Learn more about Taste of Home and our Test Kitchen and editorial teams.

Articles & Recipes

Mediterranean Bulgur Salad

What Is Bulgur Wheat and How Do I Cook It?

Bulgur wheat brings a nutty flavor and chewy texture to grain bowls, salads and traditional Middle Eastern recipes. Here's how to cook, serve and store bulgur.
Jar With Pickled Cucumbers On Wooden Table In Kitchen

Do Pickles Need to Be Refrigerated or Can They Be Left Out?

Do pickles need to be refrigerated? It's a fair question, and you might be surprised by the answer.
Tiktok Collage How To Make Laundry Detergent

How to Make Homemade Laundry Detergent So You Never Have to Buy It Again

To clean clothes, you don't need a detergent packed with complex, smelly and harsh chemicals. Instead, you can quickly mix a few natural ingredients into an effective homemade laundry detergent.