About Grace Vallo

Welcome to my kitchen! My name is Grace, and I started Tastefully Grace in 2017 and now develop recipes and recipe videos to share with you full-time! All of my recipes have detailed step-by-step instructions and photos, to ensure you have success every time you’re in the kitchen. Cooking and baking with the seasons has been a part of my life since I was just a little kid. Seasonal food is more than the fresh produce available during that time of year. It’s the “feeling” that you get when making popsicles or grilled meats in the summer, or a warm bowl of pasta in the winter! Whether it’s Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter or any holiday in between, I hope these seasonal recipes satisfy your cravings.

Grace on couch twirling pasta.

Why I Started Tastefully Grace

I’m a New Englander by heart and by home. I’ve lived here my whole life, developing fond memories and the tough skin of a New Englander, loving and living through the beautiful New England seasons! I grew up in a town filled with old colonial-era homes, rolling hills, orchards and berry farms – which still inspires my cooking today!

I grew up with my dad in the kitchen, watching him carefully dice beautiful garden carrots, onion, and celery that he picked up at one of the dozen farm stands in town. He taught me to take my time cutting the veggies, because the TLC of the farmer, along with the TLC of the chef, is what makes a dish special. I also distinctly remember my childhood lunch box, filled with deli sandwiches that my mom would make, stacked high with local veggies and farm stand fresh mozzarella (New England style!). On weekends, I was Dad’s “little sous chef,” helping him prepare for our special Sunday dinners. I loved watching him experiment with seasonal ingredients to turn them into masterful creations.

It was in my final year of college that I truly caught my dad’s cooking bug and found my own way, recipe testing and creating on weekend nights. Tastefully Grace began as a simple way of writing down all of my crazy concoctions and to remember the special moments my family shared in the kitchen growing up.

My obsession grew more after college when I sat at my cubicle in corporate America, daydreaming about how to make the perfect caprese out of the heirlooms I bought at the farm stand that morning on my way to work. That’s when I left the corporate world to pursue Tastefully Grace full-time! I feel so thankful to be a full-time recipe developer and foodie, doing what I love most every day. Each recipe you find here is tested by me, over and over, with videos to guide you every step of the way!

In the springtime, try my Mom’s Homemade Strawberry Preserves. In the summer, I’m loving Corn Salsa with fresh, sweet corn and Bruschetta Chicken. In the fall, don’t forget Pumpkin Bars. Wintertime calls for Split Pea Soup and Oven Brisket. All the seasonal “feels” are here on Tastefully Grace!

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  • Approachable, flavorful recipes for every season
  • Cooking and baking tips to improve your skills in the kitchen
  • Ingredient spotlights to help you cook and bake with the the best ingredients of the season

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