Julia Rutland is a writer and author with 25 years of experience in the food, publishing, travel, and marketing industries. She is the author of more than a dozen cookbooks, including The Campfire Foodie Cookbook, On a Stick, Blueberries, Squash, Apples, Honey, Tomatoes, Eggs, Foil Pack Dinners, 101 Lasagnas, The Christmas Movie Cookbook, and Homestyle Kitchen. Before moving to the Washington, D.C., area and developing her own business, Julia worked at Coastal Living magazine as senior food editor, with Wimmer Cookbooks as a sales and marketing consultant, and in the test kitchens of Southern Living magazine.

Julia has a deep knowledge of cooking principles; she is passionate about consumer education and skilled in savvy story packaging. She is a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier, an international philanthropic organization of women leaders in the fields of food, fine beverage, and hospitality. Julia is also a trained volunteer and serves on the board with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener program in Loudoun County.

Julia lives in the D.C. wine-country town of Hillsboro, Virginia, with her husband, two daughters, and many furred and feathered friends.