Iris had an interest in cooking from a very young age. She started with an Easy Bake Oven, and was preparing meals for the family as a young teen. Often preparing meals without a recipe or with limited ingredients, she quickly became adept with ingredient substitutions and flavor combinations. As an adult, Iris has shifted her tastes toward gourmet foods and healthier ingredients. Even so, the recipes and hints provided in this book are easy to follow and prepared with relatively common ingredients. Recipes and hints that are featured in the Healthy Eating blog Iris maintains are designated with a blogger symbol. Items that have been featured in the blog after printing, can be found using the search feature within the blog. Please provide your book review here, and feel free to contact Iris via Facebook or on the blog. Your feedback is welcome!