The Well Stocked Cupboard (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781505884210)

About The Author Member of SCBWI, NEA Writers Group, and, Heartland Writers Guild. I am a retired Certified Dietary Manager (CDM), a Certified Food Protection Professional (CFPP), and Nutrition Counselor. My work in dietetics spans through 20+ years. Most of that tenure was spent working in my community, with homemakers and youth, instructing and engaging them in the areas of nutrition regarding healthy food consumption, food purchasing, food preparation and storage, gardening and food preservation, and family finances. I've designed menus for a correctional institution and worked in the dietary department of a local Rehabilitation Hospital. I've written several books in a variety of genres, including, children's books, cookbooks, gardening books, and, some works of adult fiction. Recently, I've contributed articles to a regional magazine. Writing has always been a very rewarding hobby for me and one that I hope to be actively engaged in for years to come. The Southern Cookbook spans three generations of gifted Southern cooks in my family. The Junior cookbook evolved from a simple cooking experience shared with my grand-daughter as I was trying to pass along the Family's Famous Chocolate Pie Recipe. The project grew into trying out many recipes for foods that kids love and, in turn, creating our own recipes, hence, the creation of our own cookbook. The gardening book grew out of a gardening experiment involving my two grand-sons and a few of the neighborhood kids. We grew vegetables in big containers as well as planting a small patch of corn and melons. It was so much fun that they also wanted to share their experiences in a book. Teaching my grandchildren, and others, skills that will follow into their adult lives to help them lead self-reliable, capable lives was my goal and is my reward. My home is in the beautiful state of Arkansas where I live with my husband and a German Shepherd named Rogan.