Amanda Usen has spent most of her life immersed in story—and butter, sugar, flour, and eggs. After graduating from Vanderbilt University, she fortified her English BA with a degree from the Culinary Institute of America, figuring a professional chef would never be a starving writer. Amanda loves chocolate, cheese, yoga, and carbs in all forms. When she isn’t writing or cooking, she can usually be found reading or hanging out with her small menagerie of cats, ducks, and mostly-grown children.
Amanda Usen 