Ann Taylor Pittman

For 20 years, Ann Taylor Pittman built a career of creating healthy recipes at Cooking Light magazine, where she most recently served as Executive Editor. She is the recipient of two James Beard Foundation Awards: a feature writing award and a cookbook award. She is now a freelancer specializing in recipe development, writing, and video. Follow her on Instagram.

Ann Taylor Pittman is an award-winning food writer and recipe developer with expertise in creating recipes focused on health, seasonal ingredients, and Southern flavors. She is the former Executive Editor of Cooking Light magazine, where she won two James Beard Foundation awards for work she created for that brand.

Since Cooking Light closed in 2018, Ann has embraced a freelance food writing and recipe development career. Her work has been featured in Southern Living, Food & Wine, and Gravy, as well as on the sites Kitchn.com, MyFitnessPal.com, CookingLight.com, and Allrecipes.com.

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