Frances Anna Gillette was born in Vancouver, Washington, and raised in Yacolt, Washington. Fran is the oldest of seven children and learned to cook at a very young age, when food on the farm was simple and wholesome. Frances A. Abernathy married Francis W. Gillette in 1959; together they were blessed with eight children. "The Old Farmhouse Kitchen" is Fran’s fourth published and copyrighted cookbook. Fran printed "Tastes of Country" four times and now those books are gone. This book contains several of those treasured recipes. Fran says "Thank you" to all the people who have bought and used her recipe books. Her goal is to share good recipes and she feels passionate about keeping good food on the table.