Dawn PerryDiscusses and Signs Ready, Set, Cook Dawn Perry used to wake up at the crack of dawn to hit the farmers market and scour specialty food stores for peak-season vegetables and lesser-known spices. But as her life changed with her growing family and career, so did her priorities in the kitchen. She found herself with less time for meal prepping or excursions in search of specific ingredients. And when it came to mealtime, she wanted to make good food that was beautiful to look at and delicious to eat, but didn’t take more than a half hour of hands-on time and didn’t require ingredients beyond what she had in her pantry