Robin Asbell Robin Asbell is a food writer and educator with two decades of experience. She's worked as a natural foods chef for over 3 decades. Her cookbooks, articles and content have reached thousands of readers, and Asbell appears often on television, radio, and podcasts to share her deep knowledge of delicious, real food. Experience: Robin Asbell has taught popular cooking classes in Minnesota for 30 years. She also travels the country to teach, and teaches regularly at the Rancho La Puerta Spa in Mexico. She also serves as a Culinary Advisor to the Whole Grains Council, sharing her expertise on cooking grains of all types. Her writing has appeared in Experience Life Magazine, Fine Cooking, Better Homes and Gardens, Real Food Magazine, Clean Eating Magazine, VegNews, Vegetarian Times, Mother Earth News, strongertogether.coop, myfitnesspal.com, Allrecipes, and others.Robin Asbell is the author of 11 cookbooks, including:Vegan Meal Prep: A 5-Week Plan With 125 Ready-To-Go Recipes (Robert Rose)300 Best Blender Recipes Using Your Vitamix (Robert Rose)Plant-Based Meats: High Protein, Hearty Recipes for Vegans, Vegetarians, and Curious Carnivores (Countryman Press)Great Bowls of Food: Grain Bowls, Buddha Bowls, Broth Bowls and More (Countryman Press)The Whole Grain Promise (Running Press)Gluten-Free Pasta: More Than 100 Fast and Flavorful Recipes with No- and Low-Carb Options (Running Press)Juice It! Energizing Juices for All Times of Day (Chronicle Books)Big Vegan: More Than 350 Recipes No Meat/No Dairy, All Delicious (Chronicle Books)Sweet and Easy Vegan: Treats Made with Whole Grains and Natural Sweeteners (Chronicle Books)The New Vegetarian: More Than 75 Fresh, Contemporary Recipes For Pasta, Tagines, Curries, Soups & Stews and Desserts (Chronicle Books)The New Whole Grains Cookbook: Terrific Recipes Using Farro, Quinoa, Brown Rice, Barley, and Many Other Delicious and Nutritious Grains (Chronicle Books).Education: Illinois Wesleyan University, summa cum laude Bachelor of Fine Arts degreeHonors and Awards: Minnesota Magazine and Publishing Association Gold Award Print or Online How-To Article, General Interest, over 60,000, for "Bowls of Plenty" by Robin Asbell, Experience Life Magazine, Jan/Feb 2019Fun Allrecipes Question: My go-to dish to bring to a potluck is macaroni and cheese — it can be made gourmand-style with cream and truffles, made vegan with butternut and nooch, or kid-friendly with sliced hot dogs! About Allrecipes Home cooks are our heroes; it's as simple as that. Allrecipes, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is the world’s largest community-driven food site, providing trusted resources to more than 60 million home cooks each month. Every day, cooks from around the world publish doably delicious recipes, while our team of editorial and kitchen professionals cover the world's top food news and trends. Learn more about us and our editorial process.