My Bio

I grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, and graduated from Stanford University in 1983 with a degree in English/Creative Writing. After five years in the Bay Area, seven years in Seattle, and six years in Claremont, California (meanwhile raising two children), my husband, Dave, and I settled in Boulder, Colorado, in 1997. I've worked at Delicious Living since 1998, assuming the role of senior food editor in 2001. I always knew I wanted to work with words, and I've always loved food, so now I feel I have the best job in the world.

We live with our two teens in south Boulder, where we enjoy volunteering at their high school and watching them grow into amazing young adults. I adore living near the mountains; we regularly hike in the hills near our home (usually accompanied by our black lab, Lucy), and we try to get in as much skiing as possible in the winter.

I travel often to Costa Rica, my mother's native country. I speak Spanish passably well, although I'd love to become truly fluent. I'd also like to do more traveling, especially throughout Latin and South America — great food, for one thing! Aside from cooking and eating, I enjoy reading, gardening, and playing guitar and singing at our little Boulder fellowship, Hillside Church of the Savior.