Margaret Pullen

For me, food has always been about the feeling it gives you even before you take the first bite. Growing up as the younger sister, I watched Nour obsess over the technical side of things, but I was always chasing the vibe of a great meal—the way a golden crust catches the light or the sound a perfectly toasted cracker makes when you break it. I’ll be honest and say that my early days in the kitchen were mostly about trying to make healthy food that didn’t feel like a punishment, and I failed a lot. I’ve made “breaded” chicken that slid right off the meat and “crunchy” chickpeas that were soft within ten minutes. But I realized that eating well shouldn’t mean sacrificing that sensory joy we get from our favorite comfort foods. I cook for the busy women who want their dinner to look like a magazine cover but come together in twenty minutes on a Tuesday. I bring the visual and practical side to Crispzy because I believe that if it doesn’t look golden and delicious, no one is going to want to eat it, no matter how healthy it is.