Kate Washington’s work includes food and travel writing, original recipe development, recipe testing, and developmental and copy editing. Below are links to and downloadable versions of selected clips and sample recipes. For further clips, a list of editing and recipe testing clients, references from those clients, or information on rates, please contact Kate directly.

Selected writing samples

“Great Inheritance,” Yoga Journal, September 2009

“Early Favorites: Sacramento’s Best Breakfasts,” Sactown, February-March 2009 (cover story); download the article

“Celebrating the American Cook: A Haitian-American Tradition,” Cooking Light, May 2010; download the article

“Bloomin’ Lovely,” Via, March 2008

“Try Downtown Sacramento (Without a Car),” Sunset, March 2008

“A Bridge to the Past,” Sactown, December-January 2007-08; download the article

“Eat Me: A Month of Eating Locally,” Sacramento News &Review, cover story, August 16, 2007

Selected original recipes

“In Season: Brown Sugar Strawberry Tart,” Sunset, April 2010

“Decadent Cream Pies,” All You, May 2007; download the article

“One Week, Five Easy Meals,” All You, May 2008; download the article

“Picnic Season: Buttermilk Grilled Chicken,” Sunset, August 2004

“Summer Cookbook” and “Dinner in 20 Minutes or Less” contributions, Cooking Light, 2007

Selected books Kate has worked on

As an editor

Zagat Sacramento Restaurants (Zagat Survey, 2009)

Mix Shake Stir (Gold St. Press, 2009)

Cupcakes: Luscious Bakeshop Favorites From Your Home Kitchen (Fireside, 2008)

Williams-Sonoma Essentials of Baking (Oxmoor House, 2008)

As a recipe tester

What the World Eats (Tricycle Press, 2008)

Small Plates, Perfect Wines (Andrews McMeel, 2007)

Cooking to Conceive (Chronicle Books, 2009)