My passionate enjoyment of cooking, eating spicy foods plus creating new recipes are my qualifications for writing these books. My husband, Jim, and I love entertaining, and have a great appetite for food adventure. I firmly believe that these qualifications are extremely important as most cooks are "real" people just like me who have a passion for fine food. Also, Jim and I travel as much as possible and we've grown to love fiery foods. Our real love affair for fiery foods began in Mexico, where Jim and I became enamored with the people, the culture, and of course, the incredible cuisine. Jim and I own a time-share in a villa in Puerto Vallarta and attempt to spend as much time traveling as possible. We've been very fortunate to travel a great deal and experience the many riches that every country and culture in the world has to offer.

Co-author of the best seller entitled "The Fire 'n' Ice Cookbook - Mexican Food with a Bold New Attitude" and author of the best sellers entitled "Light the Fire - Fiery Food with a Light New Attitude!" and the "hot" off the press release entitled "The Hot Sauce Bottle Cookbook: Recipes that Sizzle - Sauces that Cook!" I am dedicated to sharing my passion for fiery fare and creating fabulous, fun and flavorful food characterized by healthy and light recipes.

Our books will benefit their readers by exposing them to some really fun, fabulous and fiery foods of the world. I've included a table of contents and detailed index in each of our books for people's convenience. In Light the Fire, for example, I've included a section of menu suggestions to help people plan the food and beverages to compliment any number of special occasions. Each book features a collection of recipes that is perfect for people what are involved in dinner clubs, enjoy progressive dinners, or who have a taste for something healthy, new and different. People also love to buy them as very welcome gifts. Also, medical researchers have proven that the substance capsaicin, which is found in hot chiles, lowers blood pressure, speeds up the metabolism, reduces cholesterol levels significantly and is a factor in warding off strokes and heart attacks. The Hot Sauce Bottle Cookbook, Light the Fire and The Fire 'n' Ice Cookbook will benefit people who enjoy healthful, flavorful and nutritious food.