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Amy Fontinelle
School: Washington University
Expertise: Grocery Shopping; Food News
Amy Fontinelle
- 20 years of digital media experience with a focus in personal finance writing
- Writer for Taste of Home, Forbes Advisor, The Motley Fool, Business Insider, Investopedia, International Business Times, MassMutual, Credible and more
- Member of the Financial Planning Association
Experience
Amy has been a digital freelancer, writer and editor since 2006. Her work has been published by Taste of Home, Forbes Advisor, The Motley Fool and others. Amy cares about making challenging personal finance topics, like ways to save on groceries, easy to understand so people feel empowered to manage their finances and don't get taken advantage of. She wants everyone to experience the peace of mind and freedom that come from financial security.
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Amy spends much of her free time in the kitchen making her own pizza dough and ricotta cheese.
Education
- Washington University, bachelor's degrees in Spanish, art and writing
- University of California-Los Angeles Extension, certificate in journalism
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
What Are Angostura Bitters?
What are Angostura bitters? Once a stomach soother for soldiers, today they're a key cocktail component.
Why Are French Macarons So Expensive?
The short answer: Blame the high-end ingredients and necessary baking expertise. We asked Test Kitchen pro Josh Rink to explain.