Here in one book, each woman will find a voice; each woman will find a recipe. Cathy's fights with food are legendary. She battles the bag of chips, the last piece of cake, the chocolate that calls her name. Now, in this delightful cookbook, the creative cartoon figure finally puts her fondness for food to work for the benefit of all womankind. It's all about "Girl Food"! Co-authored by cartoonist Cathy Guisewite and food writer Barbara Albright, "Girl Food" dishes up recipes in ways women really think about eating. Five categories—from Romance Food to Swimsuit Food to Consolation Food—contain taste-tempting recipes for all occasions. Whether the reader's trying to woo or she's ruing the day she ever met him, "Girl Food" serves up just the right kind of nourishment, with a dash of Cathy's special humor. Consider these tasty morsels: * "He Actually Believed Me When I Said I Could Cook" Seduction Steak With Portobello Mushrooms * "Why Did I Volunteer To Bring Something" Party Pasta Salad * "The Proposal Is Due; I Lost The File; I'm Staying Home" Chicken Soup All of "Girl Food"'s eighty recipes were developed by Albright, a registered dietitian, former editor-in-chief of "Chocolatier Magazine," and author of numerous best-selling books on baking. Cathy—who personally tested every recipe—appears throughout the book, giving bonafide fans a chance to cook and commiserate with one of their favorite food friends.
Authors
Cathy Lee Guisewite is the cartoonist who created the comic strip Cathy in 1976. Her main cartoon character (Cathy) is a career woman faced with the issues and challenges of work, relationships, her mother and food, or as Guisewite herself put it in one of her strips, "The four basic guilt groups." Guisewite was born in Dayton, Ohio and grew up in Midland, Michigan. She attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor where she was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority. Guisewite received her bachelor's degree in English in 1972. She also holds seven honorary degrees. In 1993, Guisewite received the Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year from the National Cartoonists Society. In 1987, she received an Emmy for Outstanding Animated Program for the TV special Cathy, which aired on CBS. Guisewite was a frequent guest in the latter years of the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Guisewite and her husband Chris Wilkinson reside in Los Angeles. She has a daughter and a stepson.
