Bernie was born on a farm in Kansas, and learned to cook at an early age helping her mother on a wood burning . As she got older her French grandmother taught her about chocolate, which was part of the family tradition from France. She married, was widowed,and raised four boys,
Her passion throughtout her life has been to create meals that were nuitritious and delicious.
This book brings that passion to focus on big Flavor, but small portions.