Gesine Bullock-Prado, the author of baking memoir My Life from Scratch and the cookbooks Sugar Baby, Pie It Forward and the upcoming Bake It Like You Mean It, lives in Hartford, Vermont, with three dogs, eight chickens, twelve Indian Runner ducks, nine geese, sheep and one wonderful husband. She uses her animal's eggs and milk in her commercial bakery and maintains historic apple trees, boils the sap from her sugar maples for a year round supply of syrup and plays in her large garden to harvest the ingredients that bring her pastries to vibrant life. She's a contributing guest food editor for Runner's World, providing runners with healthy alternatives to their favorite goodies. Bullock-Prado and her sweets have been featured on the Today Show, Rachael Ray Show, Food Network, Better Homes & Gardens, In Style and People Magazine.