Laurel Randolph

Laurel Randolph
Title: Editor
Business: Laurel Randolph
Location: Los Angeles, California
Education: Emerson College
Expertise: Healthy cooking, Quick and weeknight meals, Instant Pot, Baking
  • Recipe developer and food writer for over 10 years
  • Written for The Spruce Eats, Food52, Los Angeles Magazine, EatingWell, Eaten Magazine, Serious Eats, Insider, Paste Magazine, and more
  • Author of four cookbooks, including the bestseller The Instant Pot Electric Cookbook and The Unofficial Simpsons Cookbook

Experience

Laurel has been a recipe developer and food writer for over 10 years. She has written for The Spruce Eats, Food52, Los Angeles Magazine, EatingWell, Eaten Magazine, Serious Eats, Insider, Paste Magazine, and more. She is the author of four cookbooks, including the bestseller The Instant Pot Electric Cookbook and The Unofficial Simpsons Cookbook. She began writing for Simply Recipes in early 2021.

Favorite spice: "Since I love making Indian and Tex-Mex food, my favorite spice in the cupboard is cumin (although it's hard to pick!)."

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Three Eggplants Stacked Together on a White and Blue Checkered Kitchen Towel Next to Some Parsley. Edges of Photo Decorated With Yellow Polka Dotted Illustrations
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Two Glasses of Lemonade With Ice and Lemon Slices Next to a Pitcher With More Lemonade, Halved Lemons on the Counter, and a Sage Table Napkin
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Greek Salad Dressing
Greek Salad Dressing
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Chocolate Chess Pie With Some Cut Into Slices in a Pie Dish, and in the Surroundings, a Pie Server and a Bowl With Whipped Cream
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50 mins
Hands holding a colander as they rinse strawberries and blueberries
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Fig Preserves in a Jar with a Spoon
Fig Preserves
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Creamy chicken Florentine in skillet.
Creamy Chicken Florentine
30 mins
A slice of key lime cheesecake cut out.
Key Lime Cheesecake
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Chopped lemons on a cutting board.
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