Hi there, I’m Jessica. Welcome to Swanky Recipes.
Originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, I moved to New Orleans in 2013 and have been here ever since. I am in love with the culture, cuisine and southern hospitality Louisiana has to offer me. I am obsessed with tacos, cheese, and cupcakes and I adore the Green Bay Packers! I am an animal lover and have had yellow labs my entire life. I am also a Laura Ingalls Wilder and Charles Ingalls relative.
If you’re new to Swanky Recipes and aren’t sure where to start, the Recipe Index is a great place to browse for recipes. Of course, you can always use the search bar to search for keywords like cake or cookies. For a few of my favorite sweet treats, check of my Churro Cupcakes, Lemon Sugar Cookies, and Strawberry Cream Mimosas. If you like savory food, try this Sticky Garlic Sesame Chicken recipe, or my Loaded Baked Potato Salad.
I started this blog out of a passion for documenting my culinary adventures in the kitchen. I enjoy baking on a sunny day in my kitchen developing recipes and adapting old family favorites. Baking for the holidays with family and friends is something I look forward to most in life. I have fond memories of helping my mom in the kitchen when I was a little girl even if it was just adding the flour and butter to the mixer. My mom was the best baker I knew growing up. We would often bake a recipe a night starting after Thanksgiving in preparation for holiday parties soon to follow. This would amount to dozens of cookie recipes that would be frozen for all the holiday parties.
This blog has allowed me the opportunity to overcome so many kitchen feats. From frosting my first layer cake to learning to make easy weeknight meals, I have learned how to utilize my time in the kitchen. I am forever learning new skills, and creating recipes to share on my blog.
CONTACT
Email me at Knotj5144 {at} gmail {dot} com
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You can also find my work:
Country Living – 60 Christmas Cookies Recipes
Yahoo Food – Festive Christmas Cookies
Huffington Post –Rice Krispie Treats Pina Colada Drinks
BuzzFeed – Slaw Sliders / Chocolate Chunk Cookie / Brownies / 34 Potato Recipes / Cookie Brownies
Teen Vogue
Cosmopolitan Chocolate Poke Cake
Country Living – Best Baked Potato Salads Spring Cocktails
Better Homes and Garden – BHG Food – Mashed Potato Mix-ins
Good House Keeping – 10 Holiday Punches 50 Best Cookies by Every State
Parade Magazine
Community Table
Womans Day Thumbprint Recipes Caramel Apple Recipes
Walmart.com – Building photography backdrop
AOL.COM – food section
MSN.COM/Food – Steak Dishes
Delish BLT Salad M&M Cookies Most Delish Mimosas Pina Colada Twists
Brands & Companies I’ve worked with
Southern Living – social media influencer
Delta Faucet – social media influencer
Sweet’N Low® – Brand Ambassador for 7 months
Rubbermaid®- 6 month ambassadorship
Kraft®
Nestle®
Hidden Valley®
Walmart®
French’s
Target®
Walgreens®
Blendtec®
Barilla
Weight Watchers®
Skippy®
Wishbone®
Pillsbury®
Smucker’s®
Snapple®
Sargento® Cheese Slices
Bertolli
Progresso Soup®
Ragu®
SUBWAY® Restaurants
Prego®
Edy’s/Dryer’s Ice Cream®
Canada Dry Ginger Ale®
7Up®
Kool-Aid®
Silk® Almond Milk
Silk Cashew Milk
Chocoley®
Hamptons Lane®
Godiva
Ball park®
Tyson®
Johnsonville
Hillshire Farm®
KC Masterpiece®
Kikkoman®
NatureRaised Farms®
Birds Eye®
Milo’s Tea
Farmer’s Market Chicken
Reynolds® – 3 month ambassadorship
Tasteful Selections®
King’s Hawaiian
Gorton’s Seafood
BetterBody Foods
Franks Kraut
Pure Via®
Alexia®
Dunkin’ Donuts
Planters Peanuts
Classico Riserva
PAMA Liqueur
Wright Brand Bacon®
Ling Lang® Asian Kitchen
Albertson’s
Tortilla Land®
Chevron / Texaco
Mike’s Hard Lemonade® / Palm Breeze
Pork Be Inspired – National Pork Board
Heirloom Cookie Sheets
Sharpie Pens®
Shout®
Amope
Stop & Shop
Armour Premium All-Natural Lard
Pichuberry Puree
