Dereck Moore

Dereck is presently studying to become a chef as he loves cooking, learning new techniques and flavors, and of course sharing his masterpieces with friends and family. He specializes in a cuisine that is simple and perfectly spiced. He has a movie addiction since childhood and it shows in his first cookbook, where all the recipes are from well-known movies and is appropriately titled Cooking the Movies!

He lives in New Jersey with his dog Moose, a mixed lab that will happily devour anything Dereck gives him.

Marie Adams

Marie loves to cook so much that, although she was entering university to become an architect, she decided that her energy should be best used doing what he loves best: cooking! After a semester in architecture school and to the dismay of her family, Marie decided to enter cooking school and become a chef with the dream of opening her own restaurant one day. Her dream did not come true as she had though it would as she married a chef who owned his own restaurant already! After over 12 years cooking in her husband kitchen, Marie decided to share her everyday recipes with everyone and started writing cookbooks and become a full-time stay-at-home mom of three. She grows her own herbs in her backyard as well as tomatoes for the whole neighborhood!

Marie lives in Montreal, Canada with her husband, three children and two well-fed cats.

Lina Chang

Lina’s grandparents immigrated to the United States and opened their own Chinese restaurant in the early 1960s. She is a second-generation immigrant living in New York City, a place renown for the diversity of its food and having some of the best restaurants in the World! She realized at a young age, working in her grandparent’s restaurant, that she absolutely wanted to make a career in cooking industry. She has been cooking for others ever since. She has owned a Chinese fast food restaurant in a large shopping mall for several years before settling down and having children of her own. She now shares her passion about food and eating with her readers in her best-selling series Takeout Cookbook where she presents the best takeout restaurant recipes from a diverse cuisine including Chinese, Thai, Korean, Greek, Indian, Italian and many more.

Lina lives in New York City with her husband and two small children.

Louise Davidson

Louise Davidson is an avid cook who likes simple flavors and easy-to-make meals. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, her three grown children, her two dogs, and the family’s cat Whiskers. She loves the outdoor and has mastered the art of camp cooking on open fires and barbecue grills.

In colder months, she loves to whip up some slow cooker meals, and uses her favorite cooking tools in her kitchen, the cast iron pans, and Dutch oven. She also is very busy preparing Christmas treats for her extended family and friends. She gets busy baking for the holiday season sometimes as early as October. Her recipes are cherished by everyone who has tasted her foods and holiday treats.

Louise is a part-time writer of cookbooks, sharing her love of food, her experience, and her family’s secret recipes with her readers.

She also loves to learn and share tips and tricks to make life easier.

Below are the shopping lists from Louise’s new book Easy Camping Meal Plans – Recipes and Shopping Lists for 2, 3, and 5-day Camping Trips. You can print this document just by clicking on it.

Shopping Lists for 2, 3,and 5-Days Camping Trips

Janet Cook

Janet Cook is a mother of three young children. She has been diagnosed with celiac disease a few years ago and has embarked on a gluten-free journey. It has been a bumpy road, but the learning along the way has proven invaluable for her and her family. She has ventured into cookbooks in hopes to help others with their gluten free lifestyle. It might seem impossible to make gluten-free appealing to children, but these recipes are child approved.

Janet lives in Minnesota with her family and their dog, cupcake.

Heather Somers

Heather Somers is a passionate health food junkie with a family and a busy schedule. She has had her fair share of struggles balancing her diabetes and trying to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Heather is the proud mother of three toddlers that keeps her busy all day.

With limited time, she has found ways to create recipes that are not only good for everyone and flavorful but also helped her manage her diabetes. Through extensive research, she has managed to gather vital information about healthy recipes, and never compromising the flavor. She now shares her healthy recipes with her readers in her books.

Gabriella Lepore

Gabriella Lepore is a foodie and loves to travel and immerse herself in a new culture. She grew up in a traditional American-Italian family, surrounded by the warm smells of roasted tomato sauce. Her grandmother was a huge influence on Gabriella’s cooking. After school, Gabriella would watch her cook for the family. These early childhood memories are how Gabriella first got interested in cooking. With her family, she has tried to provide a modern twist on Italian classics!

Working as an independent freelancer, she has spent several months in France, Spain, Morocco, Viet-Nam and South Africa in the past years. She adores experiencing different foods and cultures to see how to improve her cooking. Her adventure-seeking personality has led her to explore many areas of the world, but her favorite cuisine remains her native Italian. This simple cuisine has captured her heart ever since she was a little girl. Her cookbooks feature the familiar tastes of Italy and other cuisines she had the pleasure to discover.

Madison Miller

Madison Miller is a nutritionist who is passionate about healthy eating and living a balanced lifestyle. She graduated in the late 1990s with a bachelor’s degree in nutritional sciences. Madison has been working ever since as a nutritionist, consulting and helping people create a healthier lifestyle for themselves. She now shares her knowledge of nutrition, dieting, and healthy cooking through her books.

She loves exercising and doing research on nutrition to make healthy eating more exciting and diverse. Her books feature information about a lot of the diets there is around and easy ways to incorporate them into your life. She is also an avid cook, promoting recipes with fresh, wholesome ingredient that nourishes the body and the mind.

Madison lives in New York State with her husband and two young children.

David Martin

David Martin qualifies himself as a BBQ addict! For as long as he can remember, David has always been fascinated with the preparation of meals cooked on the grill and smoker. It has been a prominent feature in all of his childhood memories.

Growing up in South Carolina, the barbecue was the central activity of the weekend. It was where everyone would gather, share amazing food, laugh, and talk. These early encounters with the barbecue formed important traditions in David’s family that he continues to this day. He now owns his BBQ restaurant where he has been creating and tweaking his recipes for the last for 20 years. In the past couple of years, he has been sharing his knowledge in his books and has a particular interest in how it’s done elsewhere where barbecue is king like the Carolinas, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, and more to come.

Sarah Spencer

Sarah Spencer, who lives in Canada with her husband and two children, describes herself as an avid foodie who prefers watching the Food Network over a hockey game or NCIS! She is a passionate cook who dedicates all her time between creating new recipes, writing cookbooks, and her family, though not necessarily in that order!