Ashley Adams is the dairy-free cooking expert and former writer for The Spruce. She has worked in many aspects of the dairy-free food industry, from catering, to recipe development for restaurants, to teaching classes on vegan/vegetarianism and dairy-free cooking.

Ashley has been dairy-free for over a decade and knows first-hand the struggles that come with food restrictions and how to overcome these and still eat nutritiously and deliciously. She currently resides in Anchorage, Alaska with her husband and son where she works professionally as a writer.