Jackie Garvin

Jackie Garvin retired to focus on cooking, eating, digging in the dirt, and writing about it after a successful career as a registered nurse, corporate executive, and entrepreneur.

In 2011, she created her Southern food blog, Syrup and Biscuits, to chronicle wonderful food memories before they were forgotten. She is also the author of Sweet Potato Love: 60 Recipes for Every Season and Biscuits: Sweet and Savory Southern Recipes for the All-American Kitchen.

She lives in Valrico, Florida, with her husband and basset hound.