About the Author

Jody Vassallo is a food writer, stylist, yoga teacher and Ayurvedic health coach. She was a consultant to Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food in Australia, and had a regular special diets column on his website. Jody's career began working with Donna Hay, writing recipes, styling and testing, and was Food Director at Murdoch Books in the late nineties. Since then she has published seven of Marie Claire's best-selling cookbooks, and won a slew of awards for 18 additional books she authored and styled. From 2004 she authored 15 regional food books for Hachette Livre which were published internationally and more awards followed. Jody lives in Central Tilba and works as a stylist, cook and recipe writer for a range of clients, including River Cottage Australia.