Meet Monique Kilgore | Author & Food Blogger

We had the good fortune of connecting with Monique Kilgore and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Monique, what is the most important factor behind your success?
It may sound a little eccentric, but trusting my creative intuition and gut impulses was a game changer for my brand. Finding a way to set yourself apart as a food blogger can be difficult. Divas Can Cook really flourished when I focused solely on creating great content for my audience, being my authentic self, and genuinely enjoying the process.

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.

I’m a food blogger and cookbook author. I started my food blog Divas Can Cook in 2009 after searching for Southern recipes like the kind I grew up enjoying. I noticed that few black women were sharing those down-home style recipes at the time. I created a video food blog and have been sharing my family’s most loved and trusted recipes ever since.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
My family deserves so much praise and recognition here, like seriously! They fuel me in a way that I don’t even think they realize. My husband and kids are my biggest cheerleaders. My siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandmother, mother, and in-laws have doubled as life couches, prayer partners, recipe critics, and whatever else I’ve needed. I struck gold with them.

Website: https://divascancook.com