Welcome to Now, Forager.

Hi, I’m Teresa. I’m a Kansas City-based food writer, recipe developer, photographer, and former pastry chef with an enduring love for seasonal baking, pastry, and chocolate.

I spent the early years of my career working in professional pastry kitchens, where I learned the techniques that continue to shape every recipe I create today. Since then, I’ve shifted my focus to food writing, recipe development, and photography, combining my pastry background with a love of telling stories through food.

Here you’ll find recipes rooted in classic pastry techniques, inspired by the changing seasons, and designed to be made in home kitchens. I believe good pastry rewards patience, that desserts should be as beautiful as they are delicious, and that baking is one of the most generous things we can do for the people we love.

For seven years, I wrote and developed recipes for Feast Magazine, contributing the Sugar Rush and Pantry Staple Sweets columns and creating original desserts for the magazine’s print and digital editions. That experience deepened my love of editorial storytelling and recipe development, and I’m always excited by opportunities to collaborate on magazines, cookbooks, and other food publications.

Over the years, I’ve partnered with brands including Food52, Valrhona, Chobani, and Feast Magazine, and collaborated as a Feedfeed editor with Williams Sonoma, Simply Organic, Lindt Chocolate, Ghirardelli, and Method for Target. My photography has appeared in Bake from Scratch, Food Network Magazine, Sift Magazine, Domino, and other publications.

If you’re an editor, publisher, or brand looking for original recipes, food writing, or photography, I’d love to hear from you. You can get in touch through my contact page. You can find me on social media as @now_forager.