Melissa WaltripMelissa Waltrip is the author of multiple cookbooks. She has been educating, writing, and demo-lecturing about the art of baking bread and cooking for thirty years. In the last few years, she has shifted focus from baking bread to countertop applianc-driven cookbooks that embrace the use of seasonal ingredients, merge convenience with cooking from scratch, and modernizing the home kitchen: the bread machine, the rice cooker, the microwave oven, and the electric slow cooker, stressing care in preparation and personal creativity. Drawing from her formal education, travel experience, and hands-on treatments, Jessica developed a unique understanding of the diet can and should be applied to produce maximum benefits. She has written many books deepening and expanding what is already a wealth of knowledge. In her books, you can find clear instructions, lists of allowed foods, and detailed recipes that are both healthy and delicious! Read More Read Less