New York Times Bestseller

So Easy
Luscious Healthy Recipes for Every Meal of the Week
(Wiley, November 2009)

I make eating well easier than ever with delicious recipes that are real solutions for every meal of the week- from breakfast in minutes and easy-pack lunches to rush hour dinners and sweet treats that are ready in a flash. Plus there are breezy recipes for when you have a little more time and you want something special but you don’t want to fuss. This book is all about maximum reward for minimum effort.

                                              New York Times Bestseller

The Food You Crave Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life  (Taunton Press 2008)

In this James Beard Foundation and AICP award winning book,  I prove that the words delicious and healthy can be used in the same sentence. With lots of classic comfort favorites like macaroni and cheese, sloppy Joes, pizza, mashed potatoes and chocolate cookies, plus new favorites like Pork Chops with Warm Apple Slaw, Arugula and Goat Cheese Pizza, and Fish Tacos with Chipotle Cream, in this book I show you a new way of eating and cooking so you can have food you truly love in a way that loves you back.

Small Changes, Big Results
A 12-Week Action Plan to a Better Life
(Clarkson Potter 2005)

Here I introduce my food and lifestyle philosophy as a 12-week plan of small, do-able changes that build on each other to ultimately lead to a totally new, healthier you. I explain my Usually-Sometimes-Rarely outlook on food and cooking and I lead you step by step into enjoying an active, satisfying life. Taking a whole-life approach, I address three areas that are key to overall wellness – eating well, being active and a living well. Throughout the book there are dozens tips, tool and recipes to help you be the best you can be.