Cast-Iron Cooking

Julia Rutland is a writer and author with 25 years of experience in the food, publishing, travel, and marketing industries. She is the author of more than a dozen cookbooks, including The Campfire Foodie Cookbook, On a Stick, Blueberries, Squash, Apples, Honey, Tomatoes, Eggs, Foil Pack Dinners, 101 Lasagnas, The Christmas Movie Cookbook, and Homestyle Kitchen. Before moving to the Washington, D. C. , area and developing her own business, Julia worked at Coastal Living magazine as senior food editor, with Wimmer Cookbooks as a sales and marketing consultant, and in the test kitchens of Southern Living magazine.

Julia has a deep knowledge of cooking principles; she is passionate about consumer education and skilled in savvy story packaging. She is a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier, an international philanthropic organization of women leaders in the fields of food, fine beverage, and hospitality. Julia is also a trained volunteer and serves on the board with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener program in Loudoun County.

Julia lives in the D. C. wine-country town of Hillsboro, Virginia, with her husband, two daughters, and many furred and feathered friends.