Stephanie O'Dea explained

Stephanie M. O'Dea
Birth Place:	California, U.S.
Alma Mater:	San Francisco State University
Occupation:	Author blogger speaker life coach

Stephanie M. O'Dea (born 1976) is an American blogger, best-selling author^[1] and food writer, best known for slow cooking and mommy blogging.^{[2] [3]} She has appeared on Good Morning America,^[4] The Rachael Ray Show,^[5] KRWM,^[6] Real Simple magazine, Woman's World, Oprah.com, and ABC.com.^[4] Her podcasts are featured on Spotify.^[7] O'Dea is an editor of Simply Gluten Free magazine and the founder of The Gluten Free Search Engine.^{[8] [9]}

Early life and career

A native of the San Francisco Bay Area, O'Dea received a bachelor's degree in 1999 in English language and literature from San Francisco State University. She started her career as a director in preschool centers at the Family Service Agency for at-risk children.^[10] She held that position until 2003, when she received an opportunity to write a newspaper column called Steph and Sensibility for The Tracy Press.^[11]

From 2007, when she was seeking remote work opportunities to focus on her children, until 2010, she worked as a headline editor for BlogHer.com and Bay Area Parent magazine.^{[12] [13] [14]}

In 2008, she started a blog based on her mission to use her slow cooker every day of 2008.^{[15] [4] [16] [17]}

In October 2009, O'Dea published her first book, Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking. The cookbook was listed for six weeks on The New York Times Best Seller list.^{[2] [18]}

In 2012, her website, A Year of Slow Cooking, was ranked third on the most influential Food Blog by Cision.^{[19] [20]}

In 2010, she was featured in a SharkNinja infomercial as a slow cooking expert.^[21]

Personal life

O'Dea is married to Adam Elliot O'Dea, a structural engineer. They have three children and reside in Millbrae, California.^[4]

Further reading

• News: Slow cooking not just for cool-weather fare . Elizabeth . Pudwill . . June 22, 2015 . limited.
• News: Slow Cooker Buttermilk Brined Chicken . Tara . Donne . . January 7, 2014.
• Web site: Best of the Season: the best slow cookers to buy this weekend . Lucy . Maher . . October 9, 2015.

Bibliography

• Book: O'Dea, Stephanie . Real Moms Making Real Money Blogging At Home In Their Pajamas (The Mommy Blogger Next Door) . January 13, 2014 . . 978-1505696523.
• Book: O'Dea, Stephanie . Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: The Big Book of Everyday Slow Cooking . . October 13, 2009 . 978-1401394820.
• Book: O'Dea, Stephanie . Totally Together: Shortcuts to an Organized Life . . 2011 . 978-0425241622.
• Book: O'Dea, Stephanie . More Make It Fast, Cook It Slow: 200 Brand-New, Budget-Friendly, Slow-Cooker Recipes . . 2010 . 978-1401396480.
• Book: O'Dea, Stephanie . 365 Slow Cooker Suppers . . 2013 . 978-1118230817.
• Book: O'Dea, Stephanie . 2, 4, 6, EAT: Intermittent Fasting Simplified . July 21, 2020 . . 979-8664507300.
• Book: O'Dea, Stephanie . Clean Less Play More: Housekeeping for Normal People . July 23, 2020 . . 979-8668818662.
• Book: O'Dea, Stephanie . Going Gluten Free Without Going Crazy: Surviving and Thriving Gluten-Free . May 12, 2015 . B00XKLD0PI.
• Book: O'Dea, Stephanie . Five Ingredients or Less Slow Cooker Cookbook . . 2015 . 978-0544284227.
• Book: O'Dea, Stephanie . Five Ingredients or Less Slow Cooker Cookbook . 2015 . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  Illustrated edition

  . 978-0544284227.
• Book: O'Dea, Stephanie . How to Live Slowly: Peaceful Tranquility in a Frenzied World . July 22, 2020 . . 979-8668188444.
• Book: O'Dea, Stephanie . The Mommy Blogger Next Door: A.K.A. How I Became The CrockPot Lady . July 24, 2020 . . 979-8666577899.
• Book: O'Dea, Stephanie . 30 Days to a New You: A Motivational Journal and Workbook . December 23, 2019 . . 978-1679997693.

External links

• Official website
• Personal website

Notes and References

1. News: Slow-Cooker Tips Every Home Cook Should Know . . . March 12, 2014.
2. News: Author Stephanie O'Dea shows moms how to blog for bucks . Anya . Sostek . . March 25, 2015.
3. News: 365 Easy Slow Cooker Suppers . Lori . Mack . Jonathan . McNicol . Faith . Middleton . . October 19, 2013.
4. News: Stephanie O'Dea's Biography . ABC News.
5. News: Stephanie O'Dea's Slow Cooker Chipotle Pork Soft Tacos . . June 30, 2014.
6. News: 1/16/22: Stephanie O'Dea – The path to slowing down for tranquility, map your course, stay present, take time for self . . January 16, 2022.
7. Web site: Slow Living With Stephanie O'Dea . Spotify.
8. Web site: Stephanie O'Dea. March 7, 2024.
9. Web site: How Stephanie O'Dea Turned Her Crock-Pot Cooking into a Best-Selling Career . EMMA . CHRISTENSEN . Thekitchn . May 24, 2019.
10. Web site: Children's waiting room at Superior Court . . May 17, 2000.
11. Web site: Episode 3: Mir Kamin of WouldaShoulda.com & WantNot.net . Stephanie . O'Dea . February 3, 2011.
12. News: Parents worry about provocative clothing aimed at tweens . Matt . Knight . August 11, 2013.
13. News: Too hot for tweens: Why some parents dread back-to-school shopping . Kelly . Wallace . . August 10, 2013.
14. Web site: Working From Home With Small Children in the House . Stephanie . O'Dea . September 24, 2012.
15. News: Slow cooking local style . Betty . Shimabukuro . . January 5, 2011.
16. News: Slow Cook Your Way To The Colonel's Secret Recipe . Melissa . Gray . . January 9, 2014.
17. News: Recipe of the week: Buttermilk Brined Chicken . Addie . Broyles . . September 28, 2013 . limited.
18. News: Paperback Advice & Misc. . . January 10, 2010 . limited.
19. Top 50 Food Blogs . . July 9, 2012.
20. News: The unfulfilled promise of the Crock-Pot, an unlikely symbol of women's equality . Max . Ehrenfreund . . February 6, 2015.
21. Web site: Introducing: The Ninja Cooking System . Stephanie . O'Dea . September 5, 2012.