A Well-Seasoned Kitchen

A Well-Seasoned Kitchen, written by mother-and-daughter team Sally Clayton and Lee Clayton Roper, is a gold medal-winning treasury of over 180 delicious recipes, creative menus, beautiful photography, and poignant memories of cooking and entertaining together.

This unique book includes make-ahead tips for busy cooks and handpicked recipes that are sophisticated yet simple. Favorites include Melted Gruyère and Bacon Dip; Tomatoes Stuffed with Artichoke Hearts, Onions, and Bacon; Oven Roasted Turkey with Apple-Sausage Dressing; Herb Quick Bread; Lemon Ginger Blueberry Tart; and Sally's Chocolate Almond Toffee.

Lee was inspired by her mother Sally s love of cooking and entertaining to gather friends and family together over great meals and conversation. In fact, Lee held her first dinner party at the age of 16. Throughout the years, Lee has provided recipes, menu advice and cooking tips to friends seeking uncomplicated and delicious ideas for home entertaining. In November of 2009, Lee published A Well-Seasoned Kitchen, the cookbook she co-authored with her mother. The book has received numerous rave reviews and praise and has been featured in both local and national press. In May 2010, A Well-Seasoned Kitchen was awarded a Living Now gold medal, given to books that help people lead better lives .

Lee teaches cooking classes at the Denver Botanic Gardens, The Seasoned Chef Cooking School and in people s homes. She is frequently invited to conduct cooking demonstrations by local broadcast stations and cable networks as well as at culinary events throughout the state. Lee speaks publicly on the loving story behind the book, to both large and small groups. She was the keynote speaker at the Christian Living Communities annual fundraising dinner and also one of four featured authors at the Assistance League of Cincinnati s annual luncheon.

Lee is also a principal with Marbalee Media, a video production company she formed with the Emmy-award winning producer Deren Abram. As a producer and writer, she focuses on the development of travel, food and cooking lifestyle content.

Lee s professional career prior to immersing herself in the culinary arts was in the cable television business. She held senior executive positions with Charter Communications, United Pan-Europe Communications (a Liberty Media subsidiary), Rifkin & Associates and United Cable Television, and consulted with cable TV operators and programmers around the world, providing marketing, new business development and strategic planning advice. Lee has relied heavily on her marketing and product development skills in the creation and promotion of her current endeavors.

You can find Lee on line at seasonedkitchen.com, or follow her on Facebook.com/seasonedkitchen, Youtube.com/seasonedkitchen, pinterest.com/seasonedkitchen and twitter.com/seasonedkitchen.