About

Rachel is a lifelong resident of Baltimore, MD, one of the quirkiest cities on the East Coast. Her background is diverse-she has a BA in History with a focus in urban history from the University of Baltimore and MA in Education from UMBC but her true love is food.

She started the award winning food blog Coconut & Lime in 2004 to share recipes with her friends. In the years since it has grown into a respected source of original, inventive recipes with fans all over the world. MSN’s Delish.com named Coconut & Lime one of the top 50 food blogs in the world.

“Hers is one of the few food blogs on the Web that features only original recipes. And there’s no pretentious foodspeak. She’s as down-to-earth as that other Rachael who cooks— her ingredients are mostly items you can pull from your cupboards and her recipes aren’t complicated or time-consuming— but not so annoyingly perky. ” - Style Magazine, Nov. 2007

Following the success of her blog, Rachel has become a popular food writer and commentator appearing in a wide range of online and print publications, webcasts, television and radio.

Rachel’s first cookbook, The Everything Healthy Slow Cooker, features 300 recipes from a wide range of cuisines. The title will be released on August 18, 2010 and is available for pre-order on Amazon.com.