After working as a pastry chef in California for four years, Carol Hilker returned home to Chicago where she works as a food writer, recipe developer and culinary instructor. She is the author of the hugely popular Dirty Food, as well as F. Scott Fitzgerald's Taste of France, Breakfast for Dinner, Chicken Wings, Pie Pops, and Mmm, Marshmallows. Check out her website CarolHilker.com for recipes, events, and all kinds of other nonsense.