KAREN A. LEVIN
590 MELODY LANE / HIGHLAND PARK, IL 60035
(847) 432-3831 Fax: (847) 432-7238 e-mail: KALE23@comcast.net
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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
1978 - Present
Food Consultant and Cookbook Author with expertise in concept and
recipe development for consumer and healthy living diets, foodservice
recipes, gluten free and diabetic diets; product development and testing;
recipe contest judging and food related writing and editing.
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Armour Eckrich
Nonnie’s Food Company
Sargento Foods, Inc.
Bays English Muffins
Olson Communications, Inc.
National Peanut Board
Kraft Foods
1979 - 1980
CHICAGOLAND Magazine
Food Editor and Columnist
1978 - 1980
Food and Prop Stylist, Allen Snook, Inc.
Chicago, IL
1973 - 1978
Home Economics Teacher
Beverly Hills Unified School District, CA
Newport Beach Unified School District, CA
EDUCATION
California State University/Long Beach
Bachelor of Arts, Home Economics, 1971
MA Program, 1973
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Les Dames d'Escoffier since 1985
Board of Directors, Program Chair, Les Dames d'Escoffier
International Association of Cooking Professionals since 1994
American Home Economics Association, 23 years
Home Economists in Business, 17 years
BOOK AUTHOR AND RECIPE DEVELOPER
ChefMD’s Big Book of Culinary Medicine Crown Publishers
Cooking the RealAge Way HarperCollins
The RealAge Diet HarperCollins
American Medical Association Diabetes Cookbook Meredith
American Medical Association Hypertension Cookbook Meredith
The Twenty Minute One-Dish Gourmet Contemporary Books
The Twenty Minute Low-Fat Gourmet Contemporary Books
Meatless Dishes in Twenty Minutes Contemporary Books
Twenty Minute Chicken Dishes Contemporary Books
Vegetarian Times Low Fat & Fast Pasta Macmillon
The Turkey Store Cookbook
Light & Easy Chinese Publications International, Ltd.
Cooking Class Christmas Cookies Publications Int'l, Ltd.
Mushrooms For All Seasons Favorite Recipes
Cooking Class Chocolate Lover's Cookies & Brownies, PIL
Cooking Class Holiday Recipes, PIL
Cooking Class Grilling Publications International, Ltd.
Cooking Class Breakfast & Brunch PIL
Family Cookbook Vol. III Prentice Hall
Family Cookbook Vol. IV American Diabetes & Diatetic Assoc.
Pritikin Cookbook The Quaker Oats Company
Cooking Healthy-Great Tasting Kid's Snacks Favorite Recipes
Gifts From the Holiday Kitchen Favorite Recipes
Cooking Class Candy Favorite Recipes
Cooking Class Hearty Meals Publications International, Ltd.
Slow Cooker Recipes Favorite Recipes
Traditional to Trendy: Kosher Recipes National Foods
The All New Joy of Cooking Scribner
The Spatulatta Cookbook Scholastic
“You On A Diet” Michael Roizen, M.D. Free Press
Morning Fires, Evening Lights The Marlboro Country Cookbook
Skinny Beef Surrey Books
Great Tasting Diabetic Recipes (35 issues) Favorite Recipes
Cooking Light Cookbook 1996 Oxmoor House
Cooking Light Five Star Recipes Oxmoor House
Cooking Light Five Ingredient-15 Minute Cookbook Oxmoor House
Healthy Heart One-Dish Meals Oxmoor House
Low-Fat, Low Calorie, Quick & Easy Cookbook Oxmoor House
Fresh and Simple Casual Cookouts Meredith Books
Fresh and Simple Super Suppers Meredith Books
Quick Cooking For Busy People Weight Watchers
Low-fat & Luscious Desserts American Heart Association
Weight Watchers Shortcut Cookbook
Weight Watchers Annual Recipes for Success 6 years
One-Dish Meals American Heart Association
All New Low-Carb Cooking, PIL
Everyday Gourmet, Fast, Fresh Main Dishes, PIL
Diabetes & Heart Healthy Cookbook, American Heart Association
CONTRIBUTOR TO THE FOLLOWING MAGAZINES, WEBSITES AND TV SERIES
Cooking Light (See 196 samples of recipes at www.myrecipes.com
(search Karen Levin)
Health
Cooking Pleasures
Tribune Media Services, “The Seasoned Cook”
“ChefMD” and Health Corner TV series