Callie Wotherspoon Let's chat

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FROM THE KITCHEN OF:

Hi, I'm Callie!

I test and edit recipes for cookbooks and online spaces (a little bit obsessively, I might add).

✶ 20+ YEARS COOKING & BAKING✶ 500+ RECIPES EDITED✶ EDUCATIONAL CONTENT WRITER✶ CONTENT MANAGEMENT

I was raised on Moosewood and The Silver Palate, fell hard for food blogs in my twenties, and I still devour a new cookbook cover to cover (pun intended).

Before testing and editing recipes professionally, I wrote digital courses for companies like TD, Scotiabank and Citibank. Now, I blend my passion for cooking and baking with my writing and editing experience: I know how a recipe should be structured, how steps should read, and what order ingredients belong in.

And I love following a recipe. I don't miss a detail, and I won't just tell you what isn't working; I'll suggest how to fix it.

My secret ingredients? A home cook's eye and an editor's pen for recipes that work in every kitchen.

WHAT'S ON THE MENU:

My services

Chocolate chip cookies cooling on a rack

Recipe testing

I make your recipe exactly as written, start to finish, then send back tracked changes and notes on timing, yields, visual cues, ingredients and equipment.

GREAT FOR: COOKBOOK DEVELOPMENT · CREATORS · BRAND SITES · FOOD BLOGS & SUBSTACKS

Recipe editing

A clarity and consistency pass on your manuscript or collection: clear steps, consistent units, ingredients in order of use, and adherence to your specific style standards.

GREAT FOR: CREATORS · PUBLISHERS · NEWSLETTERS · DIGITAL FOOD MEDIA

Digital recipe cleanup

I audit and tidy your online recipes, from typos and errors to tags and categories, plus supporting content.

GREAT FOR: FOOD BLOGS · RECIPE WEBSITES · SUBSTACKS

An open cookbook beside a bowl of lime-zested sugar, mid-test

Pesto pasta salad with cherry tomatoes and mozzarella

THE PROOF IS IN THE PUDDING:

Why hire me?

Grow loyal readers

When a recipe works, readers trust the next one, and the book, creator, website or brand behind it.

Catch every detail

Recipes have a lot of critical details. As a lifelong home cook and professional editor, I spot the ones you’re too close to see.

Keep your voice

With my marketing background, I edit to your brand and style without rewriting your story. AI could never.

Hand off with confidence

Recipes come back clear, consistent and ready for layout or publishing, so you can get back to creating.

THE KITCHEN IS OPEN:

Tell me what you’re cooking up.

or email hi@calliewotherspoon.com