Christi Johnstone | Cookbook Author and Recipe Developer

Hi, I’m Christi! I’m the author, photographer, baker and cook behind Love From The Oven. I created this site in 2010 to share quick, easy and delicious recipes. Sixteen years later I’m thrilled to still be doing just that!

Christi Johnstone smiling with her hands on her hip.

Since creating Love From The Oven in 2010, I’ve shared my recipes with millions of people each year. My recipes have been featured on hundreds of websites and national publications including The Today Show, Good Morning America, Better Homes and Gardens and many more. I’ve developed recipes for dozens of brands including Kraft, General Mills, McCormick, Pillsbury and Duncan Hines. I’ve made national television appearances on Fox and Friends and The Better Show, and I’ve published three cookbooks.

Covers of three cookbooks written by Christi Johnstone

Get To Know Christi

Some of my earliest memories are of sitting on kitchen countertops, helping my mom and grandmothers make cookies. I’ve always loved baking, and originally started Love From The Oven as a way to share recipes for my cookies, banana bread, brownies and muffins with my friends. 16 years later, I’m still here sharing recipes – the friend group is just a big bigger! Here are my absolute favorite recipes on the site!

I’m a mom to two amazing daughters and wife to an incredible husband. I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, where my family goes back four generations. While we are desert dwellers, we spend as much time as possible in pines of the White Mountains in Northeastern Arizona.

Christi Johnstone's family and husband

We have three pets who pretty much run the show – a mixed breed dog named Loki and a tuxedo cat named Max, who both were found through local rescues. Thanks to the cat distribution system we recently added a third pet, a tabby cat named Leo, who found us.

Christi Johnstone's two cats and a dog

Prior to starting Love From The Oven, I ran my own jewelry company called Sentimental Silver. My speciality was creating personalized jewelry using recycled silver clay. I was fortunate to receive a generous amount of press coverage and had a number of celebrity clients. Every now and then I’ll be out and about and still see people wearing pieces I made, which always makes me smile.

Christi Johnstone's Jewelry Company

Christi’s Favorite Baking Recipes

Christi’s Favorite Easy Meal Recipes

Professional Experience

  • 2010 to Current: Love From The Oven – Owner, Recipe Developer, Photographer and Writer
  • 2016 to 2019: Brach’s Candy – Recipe Developer and Photographer
  • 2013 to 2019: PEEPS – Recipe Developer and Photographer
  • 2014 to 2016: eBay – Content Creator
  • 2005 to 2012: Sentimental Silver – Owner, Jewelry Designer and Silversmith

Education

  • Arizona State University – Bachelor Of Arts
  • Ottawa University – Master Of Arts

Fun Facts

Random things I love: rainy days, trees, ranch dressing, well worn pajamas, vintage Marc Jacobs handbags, Pacific Grove, CA, biscuits and gravy, almost any random dog I see, psychological thrillers, a la mode desserts, documentaries, Taylor Swift and 80s hair bands (it’s quite the combo), greeting cards, hunting for sea glass, yellow smiley faces, french fries, holiday decorations, hiking in the pines but not the desert, musical theatre, fondue with my family every New Year’s Eve, genealogy research and dark chocolate. 

I’m a passionate advocate for understanding, acceptance and celebration of neurodivergent individuals as well as the LGBTQ community, and a big fan of scientific and medical research, especially with a focus on blood cancers and food allergies – conditions very near and dear to my heart.

Thank you so much for visiting Love From The Oven. Happy cooking and baking!