Amy's Table

You can keep your herbs alive through the winter, Amy chats with Rita Heikenfeld to find out the secrets of keeping them alive through the cold months.

Amy chats with Deepa Thomas about her book: a journey from old traditions to modern Indian cooking with deliciously simple and gut-healing recipes that leave you feeling fulfilled—rather than full.

Amy chats with Phyllis Good about her book: Stock the Crock brings together the expertise of America's most popular slow-cooker authority with a fresh collection of 100 essential, innovative, and easy-to-prepare recipes.

Who knew green beans could give your skin a healthy glow. Amy chats with Dr. Jessica Wu about which foods can benefit you in more ways than one!

Maybe there's a reason tomato soup makes you feel so good. Amy chats with Rebecca Katz about simple soup recipes that can improve your health.

Halloween's just around the corner so Dan DeFigio's handing out tricks to resist the treats with wisdom from his book Beating Sugar Addiction For Dummies®

Master Bookseller Audrey Bullar shares a great fall reading list with a girlie twist.

Who's ready for comfort food? Molly Stevens discusses the techniques you need to know to create perfect roasts.

Feeling worn down by the daily grind? Motivational pro Jon Gordon shares 7 way to rethink it.

Here's sweet news for people on gluten-free diets: The Cake Mix Doctor has gone gluten-free! Anne Byrn's latest book is packed with gluten free recipes for rich, decadent and easy-to-make desserts. Anne joined me recently to talk about the book and the discoveries she made along the way. She shared her recipe for Gluten-free Peanut Butter Cookies from The Cake Mix Doctor Bakes Gluten Free. Anne says "Peanut butter cookies are such a favorite, and just because you are following a gluten-free diet it doesn’t mean you should forgo them. Bake up this recipe and you’ll find that this American cookie classic is now okay for you to eat and share with anyone who is gluten-free or just loves peanut butter cookies."

Following the success of his book of diabetic-friendly recipes, Blood Sugar, celebrity chef and restaurateur Michael Moore has released his second book in the series, Blood Sugar: The Family. “My family is really important to me, so I decided to combine my understanding and passion for fresh food with a strong determination to share a long, healthy life together,” says Michael.

I was pretty inspired when I spoke with Dan Shannon about Betty Goes Vegan, the book he and his wife Annie created. So when Amy's Table producer (and popular blogger) Joe Bellante requested vegan cupcakes I went right to Betty and decided to make him Pina Colada Cupcakes. Honestly, while I'm interested in expanding my vegetarian and vegan recipe options, I think I'll stick to my butter, egg and milk style of baking. But if you've chosen to follow a vegan diet, these will certainly do the trick!

Inducted into the James Beard Foundation Who’s Who of Food and Beverage, Dorie Greenspan was tapped by Julia Child to write Baking with Julia. She co-authored Desserts by Pierre Hermé, which won an IACP award. Her Around My French Table was an IACP Cookbook of the Year, and Baking: From My Home to Yours won a James Beard Award. With her groundbreaking bestseller Around My French Table, renowned cookbook author and baker Dorie Greenspan changed the way Americans view French food. In her latest book, Baking Chez Moi: Recipes from My Paris Home to Your Home Anywhere, Dorie explores the captivating world of French desserts, bringing together a combination of contemporary recipes that emphasize the French knack for elegant simplicity.

Ellie Krieger has good news for those who want to look better, feel better and live happier, more fulfilling lives: You don’t have to overhaul your entire lifestyle, torture your body or subject yourself to the latest fad diet to achieve your best self. She's dishing up lots of fresh inspiration in SMALL CHANGES, BIG RESULTS.

Annie Bell is a food writer and cookbook author, know for her Gorgeous Series (Suppers, Cakes, Desserts, Christmas and Greens) and she recently published 'The Camping Cookbook' and Soup Glorious Soup. She says she’s always working toward paring down the both the number of ingredients and the steps involved in a recipe. Annie says this isn’t out of laziness, but because it makes the food itself that much more alluring.

Suzy DeYoung of LaSoupe shares how she turned wasted food into a business and now an event called Wasted and the City.

Laurie David wants to help America’s overwhelmed families sit down to dinner. She the author of "The Family Dinner: Great Ways to Connect with Your Kids, One Meal at a Time" an inspirational, practical and green guide to the most important hour in your family’s day, dinnertime.

Amy chats with Sean Davis of Wow Windowboxes about tips and suggestions of how to make your window boxes pop this fall.

In these times of incredible polarity where rude is sometimes the norm, Amy chats with Steven Selzer about how to restore a little civility to our lives.

Amy chats with Alex Hitz the author of "The Art of Hosting" about tips and ideas for any party or gathering.