Katherine is a professional editor, writer, and author with more than 10 years' experience in digital publishing. She is a former senior editor at Treehugger, where she wrote extensively about green lifestyle topics, including food and cooking, zero waste living, eco-friendly cleaning, fashion, travel, product reviews, and more. Katherine loves to cook and enjoys feeding her busy young family, as well as entertaining guests. Her family owns a popular wood-fired pizzeria in Muskoka, Canada, where her favourite pizza is chicken-pesto with roasted red peppers, feta, and red onions.
Highlights
- Author of "Childhood Unplugged: Practical Advice to Get Kids Off Screens and Find Balance" (out July 2023, New Society Publishers)
- Creator of The Analog Family (on Substack)
- Honors Bachelor of Arts, English and History, University of Toronto
What is your favorite recipe on Allrecipes.com? Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins!
What's your go-to dish to bring to a potluck? You can't go wrong with a great salad at a potluck, so I usually bring quinoa salad with black beans, mango, lots of fresh herbs, and a zingy lime-jalapeño dressing. It never fails to please.
What's the best meal you've ever eaten? Best meal is whatever homemade dinner I make for myself when I get back after a trip. It feels so good to cook for myself after weeks of eating out.
What's the one kitchen tool you can't live without? I love my cast iron pot from Le Creuset. I've had it for 14 years and I use it for everything, every single day.
Experience
Katherine Martinko is a former senior editor at Treehugger (also part of the Dotdash Meredith family). She is a graduate of the University of Toronto, and has established a reputation as a writer and editor over the past decade. She writes a popular Substack called The Analog Family and is the author of a new book called "Childhood Unplugged: Practical Advice to Get Kids Off Screens and Find Balance" (out July 2023 from New Society Publishers).
She provides freelance editing services and technical writing services to clients who range from private individuals to large companies. Prior in her career, she worked as a writer for Narrative Content Group and for the Discovery Network. Her writing has appeared in publications across Canada.
Katherine has experience working in the food service industry and loves to cook at home, whether it's feeding her own family, experimenting with new recipes, or entertaining guests. She has extensive knowledge about kitchen craft, cooking techniques, cookbooks and chefs, ingredient sourcing and versatility, and recipe development. In her personal life, Katherine is a community leader, an athlete, a semi-professional musician, and a multilingual world traveler (who's always seeking out the most unusual and delicious meals everywhere she goes).
Education
Katherine attended the University of Toronto and graduated with an Honors Bachelor of Arts in English and History. Prior to that, she lived abroad for several years, both volunteering and as am exchange student with the Rotary Club, and completed a year of high school in Sardinia, Italy. She attended the prestigious Young Artists' Performance Academy in Toronto, studying violin under some of Canada's top teachers, and was homeschooled for a number of years. She speaks Portuguese, Italian, and French.
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