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Lauren Habermehl

location-pin Milwaukee, WI

School: Marquette University

Expertise: Recipe development; cooking techniques; baking; beer, wine & cocktail

Lauren Habermehl

  • Four years at Taste of Home as a writer, photographer and recipe developer
  • Creator of Frydae, a food blog focused on fresh takes of classic recipes
  • Writer for Well Plated by Erin, Sky Valley Foods, Sabatino Tartufi and Lesaffre Yeast

Experience

Lauren is a recipe developer and food photographer. At Taste of Home, you’ll find her putting famous celebrity recipes to the test, from Dolly Parton’s stampede soup to Stanley Tucci’s six-ingredient pasta casserole. She’s also known for her FoodTok finds and sharing tips for how to re-create Internet-famous 15-hour potatoes, apple pie cinnamon rolls and chamoy pickles. When she’s not trying out a recipe-gone-viral, she’s developing copycat recipes and new twists on comfort food for her food blog, Frydae.

Education

Marquette University, bachelor's in advertising and minor in communication design in association with Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design

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

How to Make Puff Pastry from Scratch

Learning how to make puff pastry (in all of its flaky, layered glory) isn't for the faint of heart—but it is satisfying.

How to Make Homemade Caramel DeLites (AKA Samoa Cookies)

Missed out on ordering Girl Scout Cookies? No worries. With this recipe for Samoa cookies, you can enjoy a bite of chocolate, caramel and coconut any time!

How to Make Strawberry Sheet Cake

This Texas-style sheet cake is made with a box of cake mix and strawberry gelatin. It's moist, tender and bursting with strawberry flavor.