Local sweetheart to Utah, Melissa Chappell, recently came out with a cookbook for the whole state to be proud of called Faves: Fruits and Veggies, Energy’s Secret. Although I haven’t met her, I have enjoyed following her tweets and her blog and have heard many wonderful things about her from my friend Jen.

Melissa is a food fashionista and a magician when it comes to making healthy food delicious.   Her food is beautifully presented and full of flavor and fresh ingredients.  Always health and environmentally conscious,  Melissa even produced a cookbook with a ‘raw’ cover, using gorgeous natural paper.  And the photos throughout the book will make you want to eat it right up (which you probably could), but I am sure that creating the recipes in the comfort of your own kitchen will be much more rewarding and tasteful than eating the finely printed pages.

Some topics included in the book: light meals, desserts, salads, salsas, sauces and dips and smoothies, all fresh and delicious. Her personal favorites are the famous Thai Nut Sauce, Lime Mousse, Winter Tomato Sauce, Raspberry Basil Smoothie, and the No Bake Chocolate Cookies.

The presale cost is $12.95. After the presale, the cost goes up to $15.95. On Saturday, September 18th, Melissa will be at the American Fork Good Earth from 11am-4pm doing a cookbook signing. People who pre-purchased the book through this site can pick up there and she will sign it if you wish. Or the cookbook can be mailed to you, adding $3.00 to the price for shipping.