Chelsea Cole is a cookbook author and food blogger from Portland, Oregon. Her culinary journey began with her food blog, A Duck's Oven, a project started during her time as a student at the University of Oregon. Initially focused on helping students navigate the kitchen, Chelsea's passion for cooking has since expanded to embrace a broader audience, with a particular emphasis on sous vide and pop culture. Chelsea has authored two cookbooks, Everyday Sous Vide and Sous Vide Meal Prep, showcasing her love for demystifying complex cooking techniques for home cooks. Now embracing her love of millennial pop culture, Chelsea's current work aims to bring fantastical dishes from the pages of popular series, TV shows, and movies to the tables of fans everywhere.
Alongside her professional pursuits, Chelsea is usually spending her time with her two young children and husband. Whether she's exploring Portland's culinary scene, camping, in the sidelines at a soccer match, or learning how to make cheese, Chelsea is on a mission to inspire others to get in the kitchen and try something new.
Meet Chelsea
The original mission was to help college students branch out from boxed mac & cheese and frozen pizza.
Started A Duck's Oven as a junior in college
2010
Started sharing how I use sous vide to simplify my cooking routines (not complicate them).
Fell in love with sous vide cooking
2017
Wrote the book I wished I'd had when starting to use sous vide: recipes you'd cook every day, not just on special occasions.
Self-published my first cookbook, Everyday Sous Vide
2018
Again created the resource I wished I'd had: a course to teach food bloggers how to self-publish their own cookbooks.
Launched The Cookbook Lab
2020
Combined my passion for sous vide with my love of meal prepping to show home cooks how to put their sous vide to work for them.
Self-published my second cookbook, Sous Vide Meal Prep
2021
Uncovered a love for all things romantasy the moment I cracked open that first book, not knowing it would change my life.
Read A Court of Thorns and Roses and became completely obsessed
2021
Turned my love of fantasy worlds into a cookbook that immerses fans in the world of A Court of Thorns and Roses.
Published A Feast of Thorns and Roses
2025
Took what I learned while writing AFOTAR and wrote the unofficial cookbook for fans of Fourth Wing.
Publishing A Guide to the Kitchen Quandrant
2026
Giving birth to my daughter in a car on the side of the road
Strangest Experience:
Crème brûlée
favorite dessert:
I aspire to be an excellent cheesemaker as an old lady
Retirement Dream:
3-Way IPA from Fort George Brewing, Bubbles Rose from A to Z Wineworks, or a really cold Topo Chico
Beverage of choice:
Can never get enough of 30 Rock
Binge watches:
When I'm not in the kitchen or at my computer, you can often find me reading, junk journaling, or learning how to make cheese.
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