Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission

Holly Clegg
www.hollyclegg.com

Holly Berkowitz Clegg has developed a national reputation for her easy, everyday, healthier approach to cooking and entertaining. She is the cooking expert for the Food Channel on iVillage.com, the #1 women's Web site. Clegg also writes the Beat the Clock column, a monthly column in Quick & Light Magazine and she contributes to Cooking Light Magazine, and the LA Times Syndicate, among others. Her television appearances include shows in major markets throughout the U.S., television satellite media tours, and national television shows such as Crook and Chase on TNN, Home Matters on Discovery Network, Later Today, The NBC Weekend Today Show, QVC Shopping Network and Woman’s Day on PAX TV. She features her user-friendly recipes that are tailored to the health conscious consumer in today’s fast paced world.

Her successful Trim & Terrific cookbook series includes A Trim & Terrific Louisiana Kitchen: Southern Favorites; Trim & Terrific American Favorites; Trim & Terrific One Dish Favorites; Trim & Terrific: Meals on the Move, Rush Hour Recipes; and The Holly Clegg Trim & Terrific Cookbook - Fast, Easy, and Healthy Recipes.

Clegg's newest cookbook, The Holly Clegg Trim & Terrific Cookbook - Fast, Easy, and Healthy Recipes, is a collection of her favorite and most popular Trim & Terrific recipes plus many new ones. The cookbook contains more than 500 recipes designed to encourage healthy eating with great taste without the long preparation time. Besides recipes, the book also has sections for frequently asked culinary questions, a cook’s dictionary of terms and ingredients, a pantry stocking guide, a children’s chapter, low-fat recipe substitutions, and menus for all occasions.

For Meals On The Move, Rush Hour Recipes, Clegg collaborated with the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) based in Washington D.C. to provide the perfect balance between nutrition, taste, and ease of preparation. This quick and easy recipe book is designed to significantly lower the risk of cancer while fitting into today's busy lifestyle.

In 2001, Clegg teamed up with Dr. Gerald Milatello, a Baton Rouge oncologist, to write Eating Well Through Cancer, Easy Recipes and Recommendations During and After Treatment. In this cookbook, Clegg uses her expertise in recipe-development to recommend foods best tolerated during and after cancer treatment while staying true to her "no sacrifice to taste" philosophy.

When the Center for Science in the Public Interest ranked sweet potatoes (or yams) as the #1 most nutritional vegetable, Clegg saw Louisiana sweet potatoes as a perfect fit for her Trim & Terrific approach to cooking. In 1997, she became the national spokesperson for the Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission. "It is always fun to see how surprised people are when they find out that sweet potatoes are so nutritious and versatile," said Clegg. "Louisiana has always been known for its food, and people have always been interested in learning more about Louisiana cuisine. The Louisiana sweet potato is yet another great addition to excellent Louisiana cooking."

Clegg resides in Baton Rouge with her husband and three children. Go to www.hollyclegg.com for more information about her books and her many appearances on behalf of the Louisiana Sweet Potato Commission.