Stephanie M. O'Dea (born 1976) is an American blogger, best-selling author[1] and food writer, best known for slow cooking and mommy blogging.[2][3][4] She has appeared on Good Morning America,[5] The Rachael Ray Show,[6] KRWM,[7] Real Simple magazine, Woman's World, Oprah.com, and ABC.com.[5] Her podcasts are featured on Spotify.[8] O'Dea is an editor of Simply Gluten Free magazine and the founder of The Gluten Free Search Engine.[9][10]
Stephanie M. O'Dea | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | San Francisco State University |
| Occupation(s) | Author blogger speaker life coach |
| Website | stephanieodea |
Early life and career edit
A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, O'Dea received a bachelor's degree in 1999 in English language and literature from San Francisco State University. She started her career as a director in preschool centers at the Family Service Agency for at-risk children.[11] She held that position until 2003, when she received an opportunity to write a newspaper column called Steph and Sensibility for The Tracy Press.[12]
From 2007, when she was seeking remote work opportunities to focus on her children, until 2010, she worked as a headline editor for BlogHer.com and Bay Area Parent magazine.[13][14][15]
In 2008, she started a blog based on her mission to use her slow cooker every day of 2008.[16][5][17][18]
In October 2009, O'Dea published her first book, Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking.[3] The cookbook was listed for six weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list.[2][19]
In 2012, her website, A Year of Slow Cooking, was ranked third on the most influential Food Blog by Cision.[20][3]
In 2010, she was featured in a SharkNinja infomercial as a slow cooking expert.[21]
Personal life edit
O'Dea is married to Adam Elliot O'Dea, a structural engineer. They have three children and reside in Millbrae, California.[5]
Further reading edit
- Pudwill, Elizabeth (June 22, 2015). "Slow cooking not just for cool-weather fare". Houston Chronicle.
- Donne, Tara (January 7, 2014). "Slow Cooker Buttermilk Brined Chicken". Parade.
- Maher, Lucy (October 9, 2015). "Best of the Season: the best slow cookers to buy this weekend". TODAY.
Bibliography edit
- O'Dea, Stephanie (January 13, 2014). Real Moms Making Real Money Blogging At Home In Their Pajamas (The Mommy Blogger Next Door). CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1505696523.
- O'Dea, Stephanie (October 13, 2009). Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking. Hachette. ISBN 978-1401394820.
- O'Dea, Stephanie (2011). Totally Together: Shortcuts to an Organized Life. Berkley Books. ISBN 978-0425241622.
- O'Dea, Stephanie (2010). More Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: 200 Brand-New, Budget-Friendly, Slow-Cooker Recipes. Hachette. ISBN 978-1401396480.
- O'Dea, Stephanie (2013). 365 Slow Cooker Suppers. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-1118230817.
- O'Dea, Stephanie (July 21, 2020). 2, 4, 6, EAT: Intermittent Fasting Simplified. CreateSpace. ISBN 979-8664507300.
- O'Dea, Stephanie (July 23, 2020). Clean Less Play More: Housekeeping for Normal People. CreateSpace. ISBN 979-8668818662.
- O'Dea, Stephanie (May 12, 2015). Going Gluten Free Without Going Crazy: Surviving and Thriving Gluten-Free. ASIN B00XKLD0PI.
- O'Dea, Stephanie (2015). Five Ingredients or Less Slow Cooker Cookbook. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 978-0544284227.
- O'Dea, Stephanie (2015). Five Ingredients or Less Slow Cooker Cookbook. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Illustrated edition. ISBN 978-0544284227.
- O'Dea, Stephanie (July 22, 2020). How to Live Slowly: Peaceful Tranquility in a Frenzied World. CreateSpace. ISBN 979-8668188444.
- O'Dea, Stephanie (July 24, 2020). The Mommy Blogger Next Door: A.K.A. How I Became The CrockPot Lady. CreateSpace. ISBN 979-8666577899.
- O'Dea, Stephanie (December 23, 2019). 30 Days to a New You: A Motivational Journal and Workbook. CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1679997693.
References edit
- ^ "Slow-Cooker Tips Every Home Cook Should Know". The Daily Meal. March 12, 2014 – via HuffPost.
- ^ a b Sostek, Anya (March 25, 2015). "Author Stephanie O'Dea shows moms how to blog for bucks". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ a b c Ehrenfreund, Max (February 6, 2015). "The unfulfilled promise of the Crock-Pot, an unlikely symbol of women's equality". The Dallas Morning News.
- ^ Mack, Lori; McNicol, Jonathan; Middleton, Faith (October 19, 2013). "365 Easy Slow Cooker Suppers". Connecticut Public Radio.
- ^ a b c d "Stephanie O'Dea's Biography". ABC News.
- ^ "Stephanie O'Dea's Slow Cooker Chipotle Pork Soft Tacos". The Rachael Ray Show. June 30, 2014.
- ^ "1/16/22: Stephanie O'Dea – The path to slowing down for tranquility, map your course, stay present, take time for self". KRWM. January 16, 2022.
- ^ "Slow Living With Stephanie O'Dea". Spotify.
- ^ "Stephanie O'Dea". March 7, 2024.
- ^ CHRISTENSEN, EMMA (May 24, 2019). "How Stephanie O'Dea Turned Her Crock-Pot Cooking into a Best-Selling Career". Thekitchn.
- ^ "Children's waiting room at Superior Court". The Almanac. May 17, 2000.
- ^ O'Dea, Stephanie (February 3, 2011). "Episode 3: Mir Kamin of WouldaShoulda.com & WantNot.net".
- ^ Knight, Matt (August 11, 2013). "Parents worry about provocative clothing aimed at tweens".
- ^ Wallace, Kelly (August 10, 2013). "Too hot for tweens: Why some parents dread back-to-school shopping". CNN.
- ^ O'Dea, Stephanie (September 24, 2012). "Working From Home With Small Children in the House".
- ^ Shimabukuro, Betty (January 5, 2011). "Slow cooking local style". Star Advertiser.
- ^ Gray, Melissa (January 9, 2014). "Slow Cook Your Way To The Colonel's Secret Recipe". NPR.
- ^ Broyles, Addie (September 28, 2013). "Recipe of the week: Buttermilk Brined Chicken". Austin American-Statesman.
- ^ "Paperback Advice & Misc". The New York Times. January 10, 2010.
- ^ "Top 50 Food Blogs" (Press release). Cision. July 9, 2012.
- ^ O'Dea, Stephanie (September 5, 2012). "Introducing: The Ninja Cooking System".