The first cookbook by one of today's fastest rising television food hosts, with a new show launching on Discovery Health in September 2007 Sam Zien is a regular guy who cooks great food. No cutesy patter. No foo-foo ingredients. Just easy, great tasting stuff that real people can make, served up with lots of humor. All of which has made his Sam the Cooking Guy show one of the hippest, most refreshing additions to the television food line-up in years. Now, responding to requests from his legions of fans, Sam has collected over 125 of his favorite recipes. All of them are big in taste and small in effort-dishes that anyone can make. From Pastrami Benedict and Tomato & Potato Chip Sandwiches to Buffalo Chicken Pizza and Doughnutmisu ("tiramisu" made with powdered doughnuts), this simple collection of recipes is guaranteed to turn even a slacker into a kitchen star. Sam Zien (San Diego, CA) is the creator and host of the eight-time Emmy Award-winning Sam the Cooking Guy, which is broadcast on Cox Channel 4 in San Diego. Sam launched his show in 2002 after growing bored with his biotechnology job, and today he is one of California's most visible food world personalities, with sold-out cooking classes, a spokesperson gig for Newcastle Brown Ale, a Discovery Health Channel series, and Cooking Guy streaming media segments for Nokia phones.