Kiersten Hickman

Kiersten Hickman
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Education: MA in Journalism from DePaul University , Nutrition Science Certification from Stanford Medicine
Expertise: Grocery news, Food trends, Wine, Italian cuisine, Nutrition science
  • Journalist and content strategist.
  • Featured in Reader's Digest, The Kitchn, Taste of Home, EatingWell, INSIDER, Simply Recipes, and more.
  • Creator of Forkful, a weekly essay on Substack.

Experience

Kiersten Hickman is a journalist and content strategist, covering a variety of topics in the food, health, and lifestyle categories. Her work has been published by Reader's Digest, The Kitchn, Taste of Home, EatingWell, INSIDER, Eat This, Not That!, Clean Plates, Bustle, Stacker, The Everygirl, Simply Recipes and more. She also writes Forkful, a weekly essay on Substack debunking diet culture myths, and publishes novels under the pen name K. Sinko.

Most-beloved cooking tool: "My cast-iron skillet."

About Simply Recipes

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Read More from Kiersten Hickman

raw zucchini on a kitchen towel
How To Store Zucchini To Keep It From Getting Slimy—a Produce Expert Weighs In
Crispy Bacon on a Plate
Why Baking is the Best Way to Cook Bacon, According to 6 Chefs
Side view of a glass of almond milk on a tabletop with a few almonds scattered around it next to a table napkin and a small bowl piled high with almonds
I Asked Food Experts To Name the Best Almond Milk—They All Said the Same Brand
Trader Joe's storefront
The New $3.99 Trader Joe's Summer Find So Good It's Worth Stocking Up
overhead view of a large pot of chili with beans
I Asked 5 Food Pros To Name the Best Canned Beans—They All Said the Same Thing
A close up shot of an open jar of peanut butter with a spoon taking out a scoop
I Asked 3 Food Experts To Name the Best Peanut Butter—They All Said the Same Brand
overhead view of a plate of scrambled eggs and a side of greens
How To Make the Best Scrambled Eggs, According to 10 Chefs
plate of breakfast hash with a fried egg on top
I Asked 7 Chefs the Best Way To Fry an Egg—They All Said the Same Thing
pile of apples
A Produce Expert Reveals the Best Way To Store Apples
Overhead view of a large block of cheddar cheese, a shredder and pile of shredded cheese on a marble countertop
I Asked 5 Food Experts To Name the Best Cheddar Cheese—They All Said the Same Thing
meatloaf on a white plate
I Tried the Reddit Trick for Making Meatloaf—It's Genius
Cold brew mixed with milk in a tall class on a white countertop
The Best Store-Bought Cold Brew, According to Coffee Experts