Meet The Author

If you haven’t caught her on the incredibly hilarious Lip Sync Battle, you’ve probably seen her on the arm of her husband, John Legend, at the Grammys – or you’ll recognise her face from her hugely popular Instagram and Twitter accounts (@chrissyteigen)

For Chrissy, cooking is about more than putting food on the table – after the birth of her first child, Luna, it was a means of healing. She suffered from postpartum depression, and ‘it was physically hard to get up,’ she says. ‘My bones hurt.’ Her mom made simple dishes, hoping to lure Chrissy to take a bite. ‘One of the ways I knew I was healing was that I found my way back into the kitchen,’ says Chrissy in her second cookery book, Cravings: Hungry For More (Penguin Random House). ‘Starting to cook again really helped me get back on my feet and get back into normal life.’

Cooking is a safe haven for Chrissy that helps her stay centred and focused on her family. It’s part of her overall philosophy for living a happy life, which, not surprisingly, she’s willing to share.

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