Julie is a freelance food writer and regular contributor to several newspapers and magazines, and author of the best-selling cookbooks One Smart Cookie and Grazing. She also writes and is the photographer for her popular food blog, DinnerwithJulie.com, which documents real life in her home kitchen. She is the food and nutrition columnist for The Calgary Eyeopener on CBC Radio One every week, and co-host of It’s Just Food on the Viva television network. She lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada with her husband, Mike, three year old son, Willem, and big black dog, Lou.