About the author: Melissa Naasko, a wife and mother of eleven children, lives on a hobby farm in the rugged wilderness of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Melissa first learned to cook with her grandmothers, which provided the necessary experience for her to work in catering in a private reception hall. As her family grew, she started teaching classes in cooking, baking, and menu planning, as well as doing contract recipe development from home. Melissa enjoys writing and speaking to mothers’ groups and homeschooling conferences on topics of faith, food, and family.