Amy Jo Ehman is an award-winning author and journalist. Her previous books include Out of Old Saskatchewan Kitchens and Prairie Feast: A Writer's Journey Home for Dinner, as well as a pictorial history of Saskatoon. She is recipient of a Saskatchewan Book Award and was shortlisted for Taste Canada and High Plains book awards. As a writer, she loves to explore the intersection of history and the present day. Thelma Pepper provided that in spades.