Michelle Valigursky grew up in the Northeast. For thirty years she's written books and magazine articles about her lifestyle passions - home, entertaining, cooking, interior design and family life. An avid photographer, Michelle is an award-winning chef who earned highest honors in the U.S. Chefs' Open. She's penned cookbooks of original recipes and countless magazine articles. Her writing life includes being a book ghostwriter, corporate speechwriter and photojournalist. After a happy courtship, she married her high school sweetheart, Ed. They live with their sons Mike and Nick and their three shih tzus in Atlanta.