"Recently I went to a tribute dinner for an old friend who I hadn't seen in years.  He was in a wheelchair.  He explained that he just had two toes amputated due to chronic diabetes, and he was afraid that it could get much worse.  I invited him over to my house and we spent some time in the kitchen.  I fixed him some of my fastest and easiest recipes.  He watched me prepare the food and he enjoyed it.  He was sold!  He said he would like a little more help from me, but that he was willing to change almost 70 years of old eating habits.  I saw him just the other day.  He was walking with just a slight limp.  He looked like a different man!

My time spent with my old friend and the impact it had on his life inspired me to share my eating lifestyle and my recipes with others through this book."