About

Author Eliza Cross

Eliza Cross is the author of 17 books, including the bestselling 101 Things To Do With Bacon and favorites like Small Bites and Berries.

She shares easy recipes and ideas at Happy Simple Living, and is the founder of the BENSA Bacon Lovers Society. She is also the owner of Cross Media, a Denver-based publishing and marketing company.

An E.A.T. Certified Food Judge, Eliza has served as a judge for numerous culinary events, including the 2021 World Food Championships, Gulf Coast Beer and Bacon Festival, Bacon and Beer Classic, Chicken Fight! fried chicken festival, Top Taco and others.

Her strategies have been featured by publications like Forbes, Men’s Health and U.S. News & World Report. Hundreds of her articles have appeared in a variety of magazines, including Sunset, Parents, Writer’s Digest, Mountain Living, Mother Earth Living, and Western Art & Architecture.

Eliza at 3 years old, near Boulder, CO
Eliza at 3 years old, near Boulder, CO

Eliza has appeared on numerous television and radio programs, from morning show appearances for ABC-TV in Phoenix and Denver’s CBS-4 to Wisconsin Public Radio’s Central Time and the Clear Channel’s Focus show.

Eliza grew up in Boulder, Colorado, and now lives near Denver with her family.

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