By Ruth Milstein

Tate Publishing; paperback: 348 Pages; $24.99; ISBN #: 978-1-60604-263-2

""You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces-just good food from fresh ingredients"
JULIA CHILD

"We would like to thank Edouardo Cointreau, president of the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards for choosing "Cooking With Love" as the best cookbook winner in Israel."

And did you ever think there could be 'nothing new under the sun'? Ruth Milstein dispels this notion with her new book for American cuisine. Little is known about the wide array of exotic yet comfortable and easy-to-make food associated with the Mediterranean and Israeli cuisine, so Ruth Milstein sheds light on this unknown delight. Exploring this expansive gourmet's heaven with recipes that are eye openers for the experienced chef as well as the novice cook, Cooking With Love brings New Israeli Cuisine to the States.

Cooking With Love offers an amalgam of dishes to meet every connoisseur's desire, including specific sections like Lamb, Lamb Stew with Black Olives; Pies, like Cheese and Spinach Pie; Rice, showing how to make Rice with Green Peas; and Breads, like the American favorite Glazed Banana Bread. So throw out those boring, tired weeknight recipes and make your meals sizzle with these enticing Mediterranean ideas. Yummy recipes that can add zest into our holiday meals.

Ruth lives with her husband in Queens. This is her first book. The book is also offered as a CD. I urge you to book Ruth on your show. She is a delight when she speaks about food and her recipes, and can offer fun demonstrations. This is a fabulous interview for the holidays.