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Alex Snodgrass

Alex Snodgrass is the Dallas-based recipe developer behind The Defined Dish, author of four cookbooks and founder of SideDish sauces and dressings.

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Overview

From: Celina, Texas
Based in: Dallas, Texas
Work: Recipe developer, cookbook author and founder of SideDish
Started: The Defined Dish began as a food and fitness blog in 2014
Breakout: The Defined Dish cookbook became a New York Times bestseller
Education: Texas Christian University

Mini bio

How it started.

Alex grew up in Celina, Texas, and made Dallas home. In summer 2014, she and her sister Madison started The Defined Dish as a hobby: Alex covered food while Madison handled fitness. When Madison moved on, Alex kept building the blog.

Finding her cooking voice.

Her first Whole30 in 2015 helped shape the recipes she shared. She focused on approachable meals with the big flavors she loved growing up in Texas, while leaving room for treats and comfort food.

From blog to bookshelf.

Her debut cookbook, The Defined Dish, arrived in December 2019 and became a New York Times bestseller. The Comfortable Kitchen and Dinner Tonight followed, also becoming bestsellers. Her fourth book, Everyday Eats, came out in August 2026 with recipes spanning breakfast, dinner and sweets.

Making dinner easier.

In 2022, Alex launched SideDish, a line of sauces and dressings. She says the idea came from wanting products that tasted good and used ingredients she felt comfortable serving her family. It extends the same practical aim as her recipes: helping people get a meal on the table.

Creditschronological, newest first

Cookbooks

Food and business

2022SideDishFounder
2014The Defined DishCo-founder and recipe developer

Awards

2018 SAVEUR Blog Awards finalistThe Defined Dish was a finalist in Most Inspired Weeknight Meals.

Quotes

Life is better around the table.Alex Snodgrass, The Daring Interview with Brené Brown’s team

Her six-word memoir, published January 23, 2024. Source: https://brenebrown.com/articles/2024/01/23/alex-snodgrass/

Trivia

The original Defined Dish paired Alex’s food posts with fitness content from her sister Madison.
She named New Girl as a comforting show she likes to rewatch in her Daring Interview.
She called Kacey Musgraves her favorite musician in that same interview.
Her Soup Week tradition features a new soup recipe each day for five days.