# Tessa Fisher

> Tessa Fisher is the Kansas City founder and creator of Salted Plains, a recipe site she began in 2014. A music graduate, longtime school counselor and swim coach, and recipe developer, she brings an educator's patience to thoroughly tested, step-by-step gluten-free cooking and baking.

- **Role:** Founder and creator at Salted Plains
- **Organizations:** Salted Plains, Honest Cooking
- **Education:** Bachelor of Music in Music Industries Studies, Loyola University New Orleans, Master's in Counseling Psychology, Fordham University
- **Known for:** Founded Salted Plains in 2014 and developed it into a long-running recipe publication., Built a recipe-development process centered on testing, detailed steps, photographs, and video., Contributed recipes to Honest Cooking beginning in 2015.

## Career timeline

- **15 years** — Worked as a school counselor and swim coach; later worked as an intervention specialist.
- **2014** — Founded Salted Plains to publish approachable gluten-free recipes.
- **2015** — Began contributing recipes to Honest Cooking.
- **2025** — Continued publishing new Salted Plains recipes, including Bunny Bait in April and Birthday Cake White Chocolate Pretzels in June.

## Achievements

- Founded Salted Plains in 2014 and developed it into a long-running recipe publication.
- Built a recipe-development process centered on testing, detailed steps, photographs, and video.
- Contributed recipes to Honest Cooking beginning in 2015.
- Sustained a parallel career in education, including 15 years as a school counselor and swim coach.

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Published a four-ingredient Birthday Cake White Chocolate Pretzels recipe on Salted Plains.
- **2025-04** — Published Bunny Bait, a customizable spring snack-mix recipe, on Salted Plains.

## Links

- Website: https://saltedplains.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/tessa-fisher-203715313
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@saltedplains
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/saltedplains/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/saltedplainsblog
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@saltedplains

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Last updated: 2026-09-27