About the Author

Frankly, I’m lazy.   And picky.   And those two traits are what gave birth to my cookbooks.   It’s amazing how much ingenuity can be employed in an effort to avoid needless work!

I come from a family of cooks.   My great-grandma supported herself as a boardinghouse cook for many years.   My grandma (her daughter) was a professional cook, including many years as a wedding caterer.  I got to “help” from the earliest times I can remember…great fun!

I was also struck from a young age at how my grandma could use absolutely everything.   If she was peeling peaches, they were turned into pies, tarts and jams.   Even the peelings went to the mulch pile, which would return to the land as fertilizer.   Giving back is a solid philosophy and it’s my hope that empty cans are returned to recycling centers--just keep a grocery bag in your kitchen.

As for me, I’m a writer and lifetime cook living in Los Angeles, probably hatching my newest plan to save time..