Petra Janssen is the Casseroles & Bakes Editor at The Cooking Recipe, where she has spent 19 years perfecting the art of the weeknight bake. A Grand Rapids native, Petra grew up in a Dutch-American household where casseroles were a moral obligation and leftovers were a point of pride. She is a church potluck veteran, a collector of mismatched casserole carriers, and the unlikely keeper of a meticulously maintained spreadsheet that tracks every dish she has ever lent to a neighbor or parishioner.
