Sally Schneider is the author of The Improvisational Cook (William Morrow, 2006) and A New Way to Cook (Artisan, 2001) which won both James Beard Foundation and International Association of Culinary Professionals' (IACP) cookbook awards. Take home signed copies of both by the award-winning author in this fabulous package; a must-have for every cook and food-lover.

A former chef, Sally writes a syndicated newspaper column called "The Improvisational Cook" and is a regular contributor to National Public Radio's The Splendid Table. She has been a Contributing Editor to Food & Wine Magazine where for four years she wrote a popular monthly column "Well-Being." As a Consulting Editor to Saveur, she won a James Beard Foundation Journalism Award.

Sally has written about an array of topics-from a hedonist's approach to well-being to the saffron harvest in Spain-for publications such as The Los Angeles Times Magazine, Metropolitan Home, Real Simple, Self, and Connoisseur. She has contributed to numerous books, including the Encyclopedia of Appalachia. In addition, she designed a popular online cooking course called "A New Way to Cook with Sally Schneider" for barnesandnoble.com. Sally has appeared on many national television programs including Good Morning America, The CBS Early Show, Multo Mario, Sara's Secrets and Real Simple Television on PBS.