About the Author Wendy O'Neal is the creator of the popular food and homemaking blog Around My Family Table and the author of Smoke It Like a Pit Master in Your Electric Smoker and Smoke It Like a Texas Pit Master with Your Electric Smoker. Her passion for sharing recipes and tips to help families gather around the supper table inspired her to begin the site in 2009. Wendy's award-winning recipes have been featured on numerous online sites, including the Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, eHow, Epicurious, and many more. Wendy has also competed at the World Food Championships in the Food Blogger Division.