{"id":5,"date":"2015-11-17T00:20:43","date_gmt":"2015-11-17T00:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestsandbites.com\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-07-14T17:09:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T21:09:15","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whatmollymade.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Molly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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I’m Molly Thompson, a recipe developer, food photographer, and blogger based in Columbus, OH.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I created What Molly Made because of my love of baking as a teen, a desire to make easy recipes with real ingredients, and a goal to help people—especially women (and moms) like me—feel good through the food they eat.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the last 8 years, I’ve perfected the art of developing recipes that are full of flavor, nutritious, and most importantly, easy to make. What Molly Made is a space for all eaters, but I have tons of gluten-free recipes<\/a>, dairy-free recipes<\/a>, and anti-inflammatory meals<\/a> to meet everyone’s needs. I even wrote a anti-inflammatory cookbook<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n<\/use><\/svg>Follow on Instagram<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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My Journey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I fell in love with cooking and baking at 13 and dove into culinary creation with every resource I could find. Over the years my relationship with food has evolved from a love of baking as a kid, to years of restriction and frustration around weight, to a PCOS diagnosis<\/a> that finally led me to discover how food can nourish our bodies and<\/em> bring joy to the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More than nourishing our bodies, I love how food connects us with the people we share it with. When I bake pudding cookies<\/a>, I get to spend quality time with my kids. A huge batch of carnitas<\/a> gathers my friends for taco night. And making healthy chicken noodle soup<\/a> for a friend shows how much I care (Enneagram 2🙋🏻‍♀️).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Food has the power to do all of those things and nourish our bodies at the same time. It’s what drives me daily to create trusted recipes<\/strong> that make a difference in your life beyond the recipe. I hope you feel that each time you come back!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My recipes have been featured in publications like Parade<\/a>, Healthline<\/a>, Country Living<\/a>, and My Fitness Pal. Eight years professionally in the kitchen has taught me so much about cooking fundamentals<\/strong>, and I pour so much time and heart into each recipe I test and share. I love to use The Flavor Bible<\/a> to craft every single recipe on What Molly Made to get the most flavor out of them (without extra time)!<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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