ROSEMARY MARK remembers the day her kindergarten teacher said, “Rosemary, today you need to play somewhere other than the kitchen or the grocery store”. But she didn’t know where else to play! After studying Home Economics and Food Science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Rosemary became a consultant to food companies, creating new recipes and food product concepts. She has worked in the test kitchens and R&D facilities of Golden Grain, Kikkoman, Del Monte, Basic American Foods, Safeway, and for brands including Sun-Maid, Dreyer’s, Mann’s and others.

Rosemary’s 4-A’s for recipe success are: Appealing flavors, Approachable everyday cooking, Achievable results, Accurately tested and written recipes. She blogs at http://www.reciperose.com/ and posts #whatinrosieskitchen on Instagram