Yvonne Conte is a former award winning sales executive. She has spent the past 22 years studying the benefits of Humor, Laughter and Joy. Today she helps fortune 500 companies create a positive corporate climate where laughter and humor is encouraged. Her clients include; Xerox, Time Warner, AT&T, G E Global and Merck Pharmaceutical. Her first book Serious Laughter sold over 50,000 copies, is printed in two languages and used in colleges to teach students how to think funny. Her first printing of Cry, Laugh Cook has received rave reviews. Yvonne has literally laughed and cooked her way through the worst times of her life; chronic illness, divorce, complete financial ruin, loosing her home and suddenly becoming a single parent of two infants. Yvonne transformed her negative emotions into empowerment, positive action and self-determination. She now helps others examine their thoughts, behaviors and change their perspective on life. Yvonne has taken her seminars and advice to over 5,000 corporations and groups nationally. Her speaking career has taken her to 33 states and 7 countries.She is the recipient of the Syracuse Women in Leadership Award and is an internationally recognized Stress Management Consultant, Corporate Culture Expert and Motivational Humorist who has been lecturing and writing for over 22 years on the subject of turning emotions into positive action, productivity, laughter, and joy

Delicious and beautiful recipes from Martha Stewart's personal salad chef and the self-proclaimed "Bob Ross of salads." Offering more than 100 inspired recipes, recipe developer and food stylist Jess Damuck shares her passion for making truly delicious salads. Salad Freak encourages readers to discover and embrace their own salad obsessions. With the right recipes, you will want to eat salad for every meal and never get bored. By playfully combining color, texture, shape, and, of course, flavor, Damuck demonstrates how a little extra effort in the kitchen can be meditative, delicious, and fun. The recipes-such as her Citrus Breakfast Salad; Tea-Smoked Chicken and Bitter Greens Salad; Caesar Salad Pizza Salad; and Roasted Grapes, Ricotta, Croutons, and Endive Salad-are meant to be hearty enough for a meal all year round but versatile enough to be incorporated into a larger menu. For Damuck, the perfect salad balances each bite, with something tart enough to twinge your cheeks, something sweet to balance out the bitter, and something with a little salty crunch to finish. Salad Freak is not just about eating to feel good; it's about confidently combining flavors to create fresh, bright, and satisfying meals that you will want to make again and again.