The $7 a Meal Healthy Cookbook

With grocery bills on the rise and the economy on the slide, you may think you're going to have to sacrifice nutrition and taste in the name of the almighty shrinking dollar. But with this practical, perfectly delicious cookbook, you can feed your family healthy, flavorful meals for only seven bucks. Inside, you'll find recipes that address every health concern—from high-fiber and low-sodium to no trans fat and low sugar—including:

• Guilt-free Cranberry Scones
• Parmesan Orzo Salad
• Onion and Mushroom Risotto
• Chicken Tortellini with Squash
• Spicy Chinese Beef and Broccoli
• Turkey Spring Rolls
• Baked Stuffed Tex-Mex Trout
• Sweet Potato Pudding
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars

Comes complete with cost per meal, nutritional information, and cooking and preparation tips—because eating well doesn't have to cost a fortune!

Chef Susan Irby (Orange County, CA) trained under Master Chefs in Florence, Italy and Bourgogne, France. As a chef, she's worked with Master Chef George McNeill, Chef Todd English, Chef Ming Tsai, Chef Celestino Drago, and Chef Sherry Yard. She's cooked for Patrick Swayze, Baby Face Edmonds, David Spade, Kate Sagal, James Garner, Dennis Cole, and Bill Handel. She teaches cooking classes for such clients as Gelson's, Whole Foods, Sur La Table, Luguna Culinary Arts, Chefs, Inc., Women Chefs & Restaurateurs, YPO and WPO, Bloomingdales, and the LA Unified School District. The mediagenic chef has appeared on TV here and across the pond on The Mail on Sunday, Woman's Own magazine, BBC radio, TodayLA, Aspen TV, The Patti Gribow Show, the Art of Food & Wine Festival, and The Orange County Register.