National food writer, Deborah A. Rankine, has covered the food scene in Canada for the past 15 years. As her alter ego, “Chef Deb,” Rankine captains the catering kitchen at www.culinarycaravan.com. Her culinary world travels provide inspiration for her ethnic-themed cooking classes she teaches at professional cooking schools throughout Toronto’s GTA and beyond.

The proud winner of the Heart & Stroke Foundation’s Durham Region Chef Challenge, Rankine has appeared on City TV’s “Breakfast Television” and adds her monthly cooking segments on Rogers TV’s “Daytime” to her roster of fun foodlicious experiences.

The Fridge Whisperer: 50 Fast & Fabulous Family Faves was the first in a delicious and healthful series of cookbooks written especially for time-strapped parents, empty nesters, and foodies on fixed incomes determined to get back into their kitchen every night of the week.