Ellen Brown was the founding food editor of USA Today and has authored the IACP/Seagrams Award-winning Gourmet Gazelle Cookbook, along with several other cookbooks. She is the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Slow Cooker Cooking, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking with Mixes, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Smoothies, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Cover and Bake Meals, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Juicing, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Fondues and Hot Dips.