Toni Young-Huber learned to cook by helping her grandmother put together three hearty meals a day for everyone working on her family’s Missouri farm. As a wife and mother living in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Toni found her home—with its delicious kitchen aromas—quickly became the place to be. After school it filled with friends of her two children, and on weekends her husband’s work friends would bring their families for a couple days of relaxation and home cooking.She developed an extensive repertory of easy-to-prepare tasty meals, and got a lot of practice in instructing her impromptu sous chef teams.After she was widowed, Toni began traveling as a nurse to fulfill her dream of seeing the US. Her informal cooking school began after younger colleagues began asking how to make the wonderful dishes she brought in to share for lunch. No matter how little cooking experience they had, Toni found she could help them succeed in the kitchen. “If you can’t help someone with what you know, you don’t deserve to know it,” she says. “We’re here to share and carry each other.”Toni completed her bachelor’s degree in nursing in her 40s. Television cooking shows played in the background as she studied late at night after long days in the operating room. At that time, her favorites included Emeril Lagasse, Barefoot Contessa Ina Garten, and Pioneer Woman Ree Drummond. She watched French chef Julia Child and still follows Jacques Pepin on Facebook, along with a couple of favorite home cooking blogs. With this book, Toni will become YOUR favorite home cooking instructor!Read more about this authorRead less about this author