Julia Rutland is a Washington, D.C.-area food writer, recipe developer, and master gardener whose work appears regularly in publications and websites such as Southern Living magazine, Weight Watchers books, Bottom Line Personal magazine, and more. She is the author of Discover Dinnertime, The Campfire Foodie Cookbook, On a Stick Cookbook, Blueberries, Squash, and Foil Pack Dinners Cookbook. Julia lives in the D.C. wine country town of Hillsboro, Virginia, with her husband, two daughters, and a bevy of furred and feathered pets.