Most people turn to food bloggers when looking for some culinary inspiration these days. Instagram is home to more baking and cooking experts than we can count, but Tessa Arias is one the very best and she’s truly cooking up the storm on her food blog Handle the Heat.
Arias fell in love with baking during her freshman year in college in 2009. She was looking for a creative outlet and spent hours watching the Food Network, before deciding to take her love for cooking to the next level by enrolling in culinary school.
Food blogging wasn’t as popular back then as it is now, but that didn’t stop her from sharing her work online. The words of encouragement she received from the online food community inspired her to keep going, and she quickly realized she’d rather share her expertise with the world than become a chef.
“I help people who crave a more delicious life. I show them how to bring more sweetness to their lives and impress their friends and family with the best homemade recipes,” writes Arias on her food blog.
With over 580,000 Instagram followers under her belt, she’s now one of Instagram’s most popular bakers, in addition to being a published cookbook author of The Ultimate Cookie Handbook.
