Eat what you love and make your doctor happy.

Celebrity Chef Eddie Matney co-authors cookbook- partial proceeds benefit Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.

Now it's possible to eat what you love and make your doctor happy, thanks to the creation
of Heartfelt Cuisine, Quick and Easy Heart Healthy Comfort Food, A Cardio Friendly Cookbook For Meat and Potatoes Folks.

Heartfelt Cuisine features such family favorites as "fried" chicken, macaroni and cheese,  mashed potatoes with gravy, corn bread and lots of decadent desserts. "We created recipes that are fun to make and eat, taste great and are full of flavor, yet low in fat, sugar and sodium," says celebrity chef Eddie Matney, co-owner of Eddie Matney's restaurant in Phoenix.

The recipes are designed for families and people with busy schedules who want to eat well with quick, healthy foods. Therefore, most of the recipes can be created in 15  minutes or less.

The cookbook was originally started by cardiac nurse, Karen Pryce. Karen and her  husband developed heart disease early in their married life and resolved to raise their family on heart healthy versions of their favorite foods. Currently, the Pryce's two adult children show no signs of heart disease. Pryce's cookbook laid the foundation for Heartfelt Cuisine, which was expanded upon with the culinary expertise of chef Eddie Matney.

The cookbook has been enthusiastically endorsed by numerous Valley doctors, including  internists, cardiologists, obstetricians, gynecologists, pediatricians and general practitioners. Many of the doctors plan on using Heartfelt Cuisine to create meals for
their own families.

Mike Morgan M.D., Cardiologist states, "For my patient population, the phrases 'comfort  food' and 'heart disease' could not be used harmoniously in the same sentence. Now with this book, creative recipes open the door for great-tasting meals and good health to go
hand- in-hand."

KeriLyn Morgan M.D., Internists says, "As a physician, I recommend this cookbook for my patients wishing to maintain a healthy lifestyle, without having to compromise their favorite foods. But as a busy mom, it makes it easy to practice what I preach!"

And Burt Webb, M.D.,OBGYN says, "Heartfelt Cuisine is an honest book. With our hectic lives, we need some way to prepare healthy foods quickly and easily. I make these recipes for my family when my wife's carpooling the kids around."

Public book signings are in the process of being scheduled. Heartfelt Cuisine can be  purchased by visiting www.heartfeltcuisine.com or www.amazon.com, or by calling 1-800- 274-8810. The price of the book is $24.99. Twenty- five cents from each book sold will be donated to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation.

This book is published by Larry Schneider and Carmen Brooks M.D., with Eddie Matney, of 21st Century Publishing, a division of Cardiodoc. LLC.

Dr. Brooks is a well respected cardiologist who practices at Scottsdale Healthcare's two locations. Brooks and Schneider are co-founders of www.cardiodoc.net, a Web site created for those seeking additional information about heart disease. The site offers in-depth reports about heart facts.
 

For more information on Chef Eddie Matney, please call  Jennifer Maddox (602) 224-6708.