Tammy Algood is a marketing specialist with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. She is the author of numerous cookbooks including Farm Fresh Southern Cooking: Straight from the Garden to Your Dinner Table, In a Snap!: Tasty Southern Recipes You Can Make in 5, 10, 15, or 30 Minutes, and The Southern Slow Cooker Bible: 365 Easy and Delicious Down-Home Recipes. She also conducts cooking schools at various Tennessee wineries.