Melissa Bahen is the author of the blog Lulu the Baker, where she focuses on fresh recipes and modern country life. She lives in the rolling hills of western Oregon with her husband, four children, seven chickens, and two bunnies, and a handful of beehives. Her first book, Scandinavian Gatherings: From Afternoon Fika to Midsummer Feast, will be available from Sasquatch Books in late September.