"Dear Melanie, Inviting you here was the best step we have taken by far, after starting the journey in the first place. What a breath of fresh air, and at a crucial time. Your cooking is at such a high level, and you offered much more than even that. It was important to me to meet a normal, real-world person who is Macro - a free-range one, no less! - and you have made a great difference."

Jamie Painter

"Melanie's cooking classes have made it easy for me to love and eat natural foods every day. The variety and delicious food prepared and savored in her home has kept me coming back for more. Thanks to Melanie's classes, my children have made healthy changes to their diet. What more can I say ...... she has taken whole foods cooking to another level."

This book is a valuable contribution to Macrobiotics. It eases the beginner in leaning how to eat according to its dietary principles without the intimidation one might expect when beginning a new healthy way of eating. This is also a great book to carry in your handbag when cooking away from home. It was difficult to keep the book on our shelf because everyone who saw it wanted to borrow it. A friend told me that it was the first time she was able to remain on the diet due to the simple yet very flavorful recipes and clear explanations Melanie describes in the book. Many of our friends have purchased the book. I refer to it as the Contemporary Macrobiotic book because Melanie presents ideas in a way that others have yet to do. We also noticed that her presentation of the diet is not as rigid as most Macrobiotic books. Another wonderful aspect about the book is that the ingredients for the recipes were much easier to find than with other books on the subject. You may want to order two books because it has a tendency to want to be borrowed. We are extremely pleased with our purchase.

~ Andy Nicola (9 ki and I ching master)

"My friend kindly lent me your book Yummy Yummy in My Tummy and I must say it is so wonderful. In the past, I found Macrobiotic overwhelming and difficult but your book is just different."

~ Martina Kinman (mother of 11 month old baby girl)