Rosey Dow grew up in an Amish/Mennonite home where cooking from scratch was the norm. When she and her husband, Dave, and their seven children moved to a tiny Caribbean island, cooking from scratch became a necessity. Soon, Rosey’s American friends frequently came to her for from-scratch cooking advice. and eventually the Survival Cookbook was born. Using her primitive kitchen for a laboratory and her family for taste testers she developed about 260 recipes to please the American appetite. With an eye for excellence in taste and streamlined cooking methods, she cuts hours off kitchen time without sacrificing quality. She deals with everything from oven-fried doughnuts to non-dairy whipped topping, from hamburger buns to dill pickles. Rosey Dow has a lot to say––writing, speaking, and teaching.

Winner of the 2001 Christie Award, she is the best-selling author of nine novels. A vivacious speaker, she addresses women’s groups, homeschooling organizations, writers clubs, radio, and television. She prepares teaching articles and presents workshops for fiction writers as well. Visit her website at www.roseydow.com.