Debby Maugans writes about food for editorial and advertising, with a career focused in recipe development and culinary marketing, magazine and book publications, and food styling for print and film production. She is the author of Small-Batch Baking (Workman, 2005) and Small-Batch Baking for Chocolate Lovers (Thomas Dunne of St. Martin's, 2011). A former Birmingham News food columnist, Debby has contributed to many other publications, including Oxmoor House cookbooks, Fannie Flagg's Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook, Southern Living magazine, and Bon Appetit. Debby is currently employed at The Old Mill in Pigeon Forge, TN, where she develops food editorial for old-mill.com, writes a blog at http://oldmillkitchen.old-mill.com, and heads up the food marketing team. She is a partner of farmerandchefsouth.com, and regularly updates recipes there, too. Born a Florida cracker, she's found sense of purpose within the culturally rich Appalachian mountains.