Tori Ritchie is a San Francisco–based cooking teacher, cookbook author, and TV personality who hosted the Five-Minute Cooking School on CBS The Early Show and Ultimate Kitchens on Food Network. She is the author of Braises & Stews: Everyday Slow-Cooked Recipes and Party Appetizers: Small Bites, Big Flavors, and Cabin Cooking. She is also a frequent contributor to Bon Appetit magazine. Her website www.tuesdayrecipe.com reaches thousands of fellow cooks with a new recipe every week.