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Kristina Vanni

Kristina Vänni

location-pin Chicago, IL

School: Northwestern University

Expertise: Recipe Development; restaurants

Kristina Vänni

  • More than 10 years of experience as a food writer working for brands like Taste of Home, Better Homes & Gardens and The Kitchn
  • Owner, on-camera host and culinary spokesperson for Cooking Contest Central
  • Had a spot in the Pillsbury Bake-Off winner’s circle at age 12

Experience

Internationally recognized culinary authority Kristina is a food writer, TV host, recipe developer and food stylist. In addition to writing for Taste of Home, Better Homes & Gardens and The Kitchn, she is a frequent featured expert on national media outlets and has served as a spokesperson and recipe developer for numerous national brands including Finlandia, KitchenAid and Post Foods. Kristina is currently writing her first cookbook, an exploration of the traditional and seasonal cuisine from her family's dairy farm in Finland.

Education

Northwestern University, bachelor's in theater

Taste of Home Editorial Policies

Taste of Home, a Trusted Media Brand, has been a reliable source for recipes, cooking tips and entertaining advice for more than 30 years. Every month, our content inspires well over 20 million home cooks to get creative in the kitchen. Each one of our 40 thousand recipes has gone through a rigorous testing and approval process to ensure we’re sharing the very best. Every snack, ingredient and product we recommend is tested by our team of culinary experts and professional product testers—the best of the best earn our Test Kitchen-Preferred seal of approval. Learn more about Taste of Home and our Test Kitchen and editorial teams.

Articles & Recipes

I Tried Butter Dipped Ice Cream Browned Butter Ice Cream Hero

I Tried Butter-Dipped Ice Cream, and It’s Shocking How Much I Liked It

The only thing more exciting than ice cream for dessert is ice cream with fun toppings!
I Tried Rice Paper Fish And Chips Fish And Chips Hero Kristina Vanni For Taste Of Home Ft

I Tried Rice-Paper Fish and Chips, and It’s My New Favorite Air-Fryer Hack

Viral cooking trends can be hit or miss, and I'm here to tell you that rice-paper fish and chips is a hit.
I Made Christmas Light Cake Pops Christmas Lights Cake Pops

I Made Christmas Light Cake Pops, and They Are Holiday Magic

With just a little finesse and creativity, you can turn a classic cake pop recipe into Christmas light cake pops for the cutest holiday dessert.