Jaden Hair’s newest book, Steamy Kitchen’s Healthy Asian Favorites is on sale today! To celebrate her book launch, Jaden is teaming up with a few members of the blogging community to cook through the book all week long. These recipes are a fun and easy way to introduce your family and friends to delicious Asian dishes. Follow along with Jaden, The White on Rice Couple, Katie from Katie’s Cucina, and more to join in on the fun!

Whew! We had a whirlwind weekend at all the events for the 2012 Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival — a foodie’s paradise, with events starting on Thursday evening and continuing on through Sunday night.

This morning, I went to the Today Show with Hedy Goldsmith for a fun cooking segment where she showed Al Roker how to make some of the delicious sweets from her first cookbook Baking Out Loud (Clarkson Potter, October 2012). Let me tell you, sampling some of Hedy’s creative treats was a great way to start the work day!

In honor of back-to-school madness, we thought we’d make it a little easier on you to prepare delicious meals for your family (or yourself!) by offering a SUPER-SIZED GIVEAWAY this week! Enter to win a signed copy of Weeknights with Giada (Clarkson Potter, March 2012) by Giada De Laurentiis and a food processor from her line of goods for Target by commenting on this post and telling us why you love Giada. We will pick a winner on Monday, September 17.

One of the most interesting parts of my job as a publicist is that I am able to accompany some of our authors on their book tours across the country. This month, I was traveling with Food Network’s Melissa d’Arabian, whose debut cookbook Ten Dollar Dinners (Clarkson Potter, August 2012) went on sale a couple weeks ago.