Shauna James Ahern

Shauna James Ahern is the author of the cookbook, Gluten-Free Girl Everyday, which won a James Beard award for excellence.

Her previous books include Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef, named one of the best cookbooks of 2010 by The New York Times, and the food memoir, Gluten-Free Girl.

She is also the author, photographer, and head baker at Gluten-Free Girl and the Chef, her much-loved food website (www.glutenfreegirl.com), which she creates with her chef husband, Daniel Ahern.

Her work has been published or recognized by The New York Times, Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Epicurious, Babble, The Guardian, Gilt Taste, CNN's Eatocracy, the Food Network, and The Washington Post. 

Shauna and Daniel, with their two children, live on Vashon Island in Washington State, where they are probably cooking something as you read this.