Katherine Evelyn Heyhoe (born April 9, 1955) is an American editor and

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. She is the author of numerous

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Career

Heyhoe has been a member of the

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(IACP) since 1994, when she co-founded the electronic Gourmet Guide, one of the first websites dedicated to food and cooking. In 1995 she developed food sites for

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and in 1996 launched The Global Gourmet website which merged into the Global Gourmet in 1998. She is currently Executive Editor of The Global Gourmet and writes a monthly

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about culinary topics. Heyhoe coined the term ''cookprint''. ''Cookprint'' is a set of resources used to cook the food, including the ingredients, the energy and water used to prepare the food, and also the waste produced in the process.

Personal life

Heyhoe is married to Thomas Way, who is also her business partner. Currently the couple lives in the

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near

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Books

*''Cooking Green: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint in the Kitchen the New Green Basics Way'' (Lifelong Books,

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, 2009) *''Great Bar Food at Home'' (

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, 2007) *''The Stubbs Bar-B-Q Cookbook'' (

, 2007) *''A World Atlas of Food'' (

McGraw-Hill McGraw Hill is an American educational publishing company and one of the "big three" educational publishers that publishes educational content, software, and services for pre-K through postgraduate education. The company also publishes referenc ...

, 2006) *''Macho Nachos: 50 Toppings, Salsas, and Spreads for Irresistible Snacks and Light Meals'' (Clarkson Potter, 2003) *''Harvesting the Dream: The Rags-to-Riches Tale of the Sutter Home Winery'' (with Stanley Hock,

, 2003) *''A Chicken in Every Pot: Global Recipes for the World's Most Popular Bird'' (Capital Books, 2003) *''Cooking with Kids

for Dummies ''For Dummies'' is an extensive series of instructional reference books which are intended to present non-intimidating guides for readers new to the various topics covered. The series has been a worldwide success with editions in numerous lang ...

'' (IDG Books, 1999)

References

External links

Official website
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