Self Magazine included in their March 2010 issue my “Pasta Carbonara Light” recipe from my first cookbook – now you can have the lighter side of delicious with all the same flavors, plus peas and fresh basil!

Yesterday, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette ran “Healthy Spreads for Superbowl Sunday”, an article featuring two of my recipes from the upcoming “Secrets of a Skinny Chef”.

This is the season for sweets and treats, so I am happy to share with you my tips for healthy holiday snacks. Check out three of my treats in the December 2009 issue of Seventeen magazine…

Ahead of an event tonight at my alma mater, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ran Rachel Weaver’s interview with me. In it, we discussed how I got started as the Skinny Chef and my upcoming book “Secrets Of A Skinny Chef”.

Last week, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Gretchen McKay interviewed me ahead of an event this week where I will be speaking. The interview was an opportunity to share my journey into the culinary world.

When the Center for Science in the Public Interest recently ranked nearly 85 vegetables in order of highest to lowest nutrient content, Women’s Health Magazine asked me to highlight a few of them – along with simple tips on how to incorporate them into your regular meals.

It’s summer, but what if you don’t want to cook? In a recent story entitled “The Big Chill”, published in the June 2009 issue of Self Magazine, I share six of my recipes for no-cook meals that make it from the fridge to the plate in record time!

For Self Magazine’s “Summer Eating Special”, I recently created five recipes that trim more than 300 calories and 30 grams of fat from your backyard feast with tasty takes on barbecue classics.

Check out the Iatest issue of “First For Women” if you want my tips on making summer burgers slimming! In its June 2009 issue, Stephanie Izard, June Lin and I share our “chef’s secrets” on getting more flavor into burgers with less beef!

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette recently interviewed me, asking if chefs in the restaurant business exercise and if they care about staying fit. For people with physically demanding jobs, I think they need to exercise just like everyone else – and a lot of my friends in the restaurant business are curious about yoga and how it could potentially help them to withstand the grueling hours in the kitchen.