Cree was born in Aspen and moved to central Idaho when she was 9-years-old. After several years in Vermont (Cree's B.A. is from Middlebury College), she and her husband, Dwight Garner, moved to Manhattan where she completed her Ph.D. in American Studies.
A longtime proponent of natural meat, seasonal ingredients, and slow, simple cooking, Cree spends as much time as she can in the kitchen.
Before completing The New Steak, Cree ran her own baking business, Pink Frosting, and taught writing at New York University. She now lives with her family just outside New York City, in the lower Hudson River Valley. She keeps a large library, a few fruit trees, a vegetable garden and a flock of layers.
