Lauren Helmer\'s passion lies in unearthing compelling stories of the people behind the arts, the culinary world, design and lifestyle spheres, and nonprofit sector of cities across the nation. She writes for Covey Rise, Bourbon+, Allrecipes, Southern Home, StyleBlueprint, and more. Lauren is also the editor of a growing number of books and magazines. When she\'s not writing or editing, she enjoys tackling challenging new recipes with her husband, reveling in her newfound green thumb, creating art, finding new culinary gems in her hometown, enjoying family time by a bonfire, or sneaking in an episode of her favorite series du jour.<\/p>","title":"Lauren Helmer" || document.title || '',"authorId":"1014053","contentGroup":"Other","revenueGroup":"","fullUrl":"https://www.allrecipes.com/author/lauren-helmer/" + location.hash,"experienceType":"single page","entryType":"direct","excludeFromComscore":false,"internalSessionId":"n5d2d92502ed54da1a2fe404fcd83731c14","internalRequestId":"n5d2d92502ed54da1a2fe404fcd83731c14","hid":"","experienceTypeName":"","recircDocIdsFooter":"","euTrafficFlag":false,"isGoogleBot":false,"mantleVersion":"4.0.743","commerceVersion":"","primaryTaxonomyIds":"","primaryTaxonomyNames":"","templateId":"17","muid":"551fc8ce-f379-4c80-b6d5-3a0037d8cfad","lastEditingAuthorId":"1014053","lastEditingUserId":"163665325641640","authorNames":"Lauren Helmer","viewType":"","templateName":"BIO","documentId":6651416}; var scrolledPageData = {}; var scrolledDocOrdinal; var scrolledPage; pageViewDataAsJSON.title = 'Lauren Helmer - Allrecipes' ; pageViewDataAsJSON.breakpointName = Allrecipes.utilities.getW(); pageViewDataAsJSON.bounceExchangeId = 2548; if (isContinuousScroll) { pageViewDataAsJSON.experienceTypeName = 'continuous'; if (window.dataLayer && window.dataLayer.length) { //loop through events and collect previous scrolledDocOrdinal and scrolledPage values scrolledPageData = window.dataLayer.reduce( (acc, curr) => { if (curr.event == 'unifiedPageview') { acc.scrolledDocOrdinal = acc.scrolledDocOrdinal ? acc.scrolledDocOrdinal + 1 : 1; acc.scrolledPage = acc.scrolledPage ? acc.scrolledPage + " | " + (curr.documentId).toString() : (curr.documentId).toString(); } return acc; }, {}); } scrolledPage = scrolledPageData.scrolledPage ? scrolledPageData.scrolledPage + ' | ' + (pageViewDataAsJSON.documentId).toString() : (pageViewDataAsJSON.documentId).toString(); scrolledDocOrdinal = scrolledPageData.scrolledDocOrdinal ? scrolledPageData.scrolledDocOrdinal + 1 : 1; pageViewDataAsJSON.scrolledPage = scrolledPage; pageViewDataAsJSON.scrolledDocOrdinal = scrolledDocOrdinal; } Mntl.utilities.onLoad(function() { Mntl.PageView.init(pageViewDataAsJSON); }); })();