Lee Clayton Roper is an award-winning cookbook author, cooking instructor, public speaker and
 TV personality. Her first book, A Well-Seasoned Kitchen, was co-written with her mother Sally Clayton, received numerous rave reviews, and is often featured in local and national press. In 2010, A Well-Seasoned Kitchen achieved national acclaim, winning the prestigious “Living Now” gold medal.

With Fresh Tastes, Lee expands the A Well-Seasoned Kitchen collection, serving up fresh, delicious and sophisticated dishes guaranteed to inspire creativity in kitchens everywhere. “Fresh,” “organic,” and “local” aren’t simply buzz words for Lee — they’re indelible principles, seamlessly translated from the culinary experiences of her youth.

Lee’s natural affinity for creating new dishes with exciting flavor profiles is laced with inspiration from the people and places that have enriched her life: her husband Robert, The Kidwell Family cousins, her Uncle Bill, her maternal grandmother Nama, her lifelong best friend’s mother Mrs. Hartwell, and childhood housekeeper Anna Mae Watkins, along with the kitchen at the Gordon Ranch in Wyoming, where as a young girl she first learned how delicious cooking with fresh, locally sourced ingredients can be.

Today, Lee tours the country sharing the secrets to her success as a renowned home cook and hostess, teaching cooking classes, conducting cooking demonstrations and providing expert commentary on television, radio and in print media.