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A Little About Heidi

As a Utah native, I grew up with the mountains in my backyard, but in my heart I knew I was a beach girl. So after graduating college, getting married and doing time in advertising agencies, I was lured to Los Angeles and the world of magazine publishing.

As a creative director my days were spent creating and designing magazine titles for subjects ranging from natural health to bodybuilding to NASCAR to mixed martial arts. My nights were filled with walking my dogs through the Venice canals, cooking gourmet dinners with my husband Jeff and helping run an amazing group of volunteers find loving families for homeless animals.

Thanks to those varied experiences I was oh-so-lucky to get to work with some amazing people, photographers and stylists. I’ve art directed photo shoots with celebrities like Sylvester Stallone (who I thought was calling for me at the shoot when he was actually yelling for his Burmese Mountain Dog, yes, also named Heidi), animal advocate Drew Barrymore (yes, she actually was a weekend volunteer) and nearly missing my shoot with my favorite NASCAR driver Mark Martin (note: daylight savings time doesn’t apply in Arizona.)

After 13 years in L.A. and the birth of our adorable daughter Ali, Jeff and I decided it was time to make the move back to Utah where she could be around her grandparents, cousins and grow up on the ski slopes (and soon enough be wishing she was a beach bunny.)

Although I miss spending my weekends beach-bound with a cooler of spicy tuna rolls, a couple of beers and our two dogs in tow, I’ve happily replaced them with traffic-free jaunts to the mountains, sharing more quality time with family and a home I love to cocoon in.

Some of my favorite things are burnt almond fudge ice cream, cooking shows, memories of the view from here, my nightly tub, Gomez and obsessing over my tomato harvest.

These days you’ll find me at the helm of the creative department for a regional city magazine and its shelter and bridal publications plus a few other custom publishing projects. And when I’m not working at my day job I’m loving the process of creating foodiecrush, teaching a university magazine design class, designing e-books and one day mastering the art of baking bread at altitude.

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The only question is, add avocado or add MORE avoc The only question is, add avocado or add MORE avocado? This healthy Greek salad with added avocado and an easy-to-make Greek salad dressing is just the right recipe for simple no-cooking eats I am 100% craving now. Tap the link in my profile and search Greek salad with avocado for the recipe https://www.foodiecrush.com/greek-salad-with-avocado/
This Cobb salad with a twist loads all of my favor This Cobb salad with a twist loads all of my favorite Mediterranean salad ingredients plus the best Greek marinated chicken ever into one savage salad to make a complete, healthy meal on a platter or in one big bowl. Tap the link in my profile and search Greek Cobb salad for the recipe. https://www.foodiecrush.com/greek-cobb-salad/
With tomatoes on the counter about to take the tur With tomatoes on the counter about to take the turn, I made my go-to roasted tomato sauce  with my fave @delallofoods linguine for the easiest dinner ever. This roasted tomato sauce takes less than 10 minutes prep and the hot oven does the rest. The sauce is also awesome for freezing for later. Tap the link in my profile and search roasted tomato sauce for the recipe. https://www.foodiecrush.com/simple-roasted-tomato-sauce/ #notsponsored #justlove
Mayo-free your sandwich. This healthy chicken sala Mayo-free your sandwich. This healthy chicken salad recipe is lightened up with the help of Greek yogurt and creamy mashed avocado for an added boost of protein plus good for you fats that make this salad so tasty no one will ever miss the mayo. Tap the link in my profile and search avocado chicken salad for the recipe https://www.foodiecrush.com/avocado-greek-yogurt-chicken-salad/
Did you tell yourself yesterday that today’s the Did you tell yourself yesterday that today’s the day you’ll start eating right? 🙋‍♀️This Mediterranean-inspired arugula and pesto shrimp salad is not only super simple to prepare ahead of time for lunch or a simple dinner, but because you can meal prep it straight from your pantry and freezer, it’s incredibly easy to make on the fly, too. Tap the link in my profile and search arugula shrimp salad for the recipe. https://www.foodiecrush.com/arugula-salad-pesto-shrimp-parmesan-white-beans/
What’s for dinner? Light and fresh Asian flavors What’s for dinner? Light and fresh Asian flavors! Make this easy Vietnamese salad as the simple side for chicken satay with a healthier peanut dipping sauce cooked on the grill then swipe for bites of tangy rice vinegar dressed Asian cucumbers in between. 

Tap the link in my profile and search Vietnamese salad, chicken satay, and Asian cucumbers for the recipes. 

Salad: https://www.foodiecrush.com/easy-vietnamese-noodle-salad/

Chicken satay: https://www.foodiecrush.com/chicken-satay-almond-dipping-sauce/

Cucumbers: https://www.foodiecrush.com/sweet-and-sour-asian-pickled-cucumbers/
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