Jessica Harlan is the author of nine cookbooks, including Quinoa Cuisine , Tortillas to the Rescue , Crazy for Breakfast Sandwiches , and The Little Book of Takoyaki . Her food-writing career has taken her to some amazing places: eating a multi-course truffle feast in a village in Italy, judging a hot and spicy food competition in Albuquerque, sipping iced cider in Montreal. A graduate of the Institute of Culinary Education, she's written for HGTV, the Food Network, Southern Living , AllRecipes, Town & Country , and more. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and two teenagers, who never complain when ramen is being served for dinner. Visit her website at JessicaHarlan.com or follow her on Instagram at @jessica_g_harlan. Kelley Sparwasser is a food writer and professionally trained chef. Graduate of the Culinary Arts program at Clark College, she has extensive experience in restaurants and wineries in Portland, Ore and has been on the editorial staff of McCall's Food Art.

She is the co-author of Quinoa Cuisine (Ulysses Press, 2012) and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.