KATE MERKER is a cook, editor, recipe developer, culinary producer, and author. Throughout her career, Kate has worked in the kitchens of internationally renowned restaurants as well as in test kitchens for cookbooks, magazines, and television studios. She is currently the Food & Nutrition Director of Woman's Day magazine where her ultimate goal is to help readers get dinner on the table efficiently, healthfully, and happily. The author of three Woman's Day cookbooks (Easy Everyday Dinners, Easy Everyday Lighter Dinners, and Recipe Remix) and the editor of Best Recipes: Easy, Delicious Meals from Real Simple, Kate is currently working on her fourth cookbook for Woman's Day.