Lisa Ann makes her debut as an author with the Celebrity Cookbook. She is proud to say that she has a special interest in helping people afflicted with HIV and AIDS and, as such, will be giving a percentage of the funds generated by the sales of this book to the National AIDS Fund, which is one of America’s largest philanthropic organizations dedicated to eliminating HIV/AIDS as a major health and social problem through education, advocacy, and research.

Lisa, a Southern California native, began working in the entertainment field at the age of sixteen as a personal assistant to a favorite actress. This led to working with many other celebrities and working in the public relations field for the industry. In her fourteen years in this business, she has met some wonderful people.

When not writing, her favorite place to be is in the kitchen preparing great food and sharing it with friends and family. She also enjoys traveling and the theatre.

She resides in Hawaii.

Lisa's Favorite Recipe

Lisa’s Mache Salad with Avocado and Orange Vinaigrette
This is a very simple and very tasty salad.

Ingredients:

4 oz. Mache (lamb’s lettuce)
2 avocados, skinned, pitted and cut into chunks
½ cup toasted, chopped macadamia nuts

Orange Vinaigrette

2 Tbsp. Orange juice
1 Tbsp. Lime juice
grated zest of 1 lime
4 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
dash of salt and pepper

Whisk vinaigrette ingredients together. Toss with mache, avocado and toasted macadamia nuts.

Serve immediately.
Serves 4