Cheryl Alters Jamison

About The Author

Four-time James Beard Book Award–winner Cheryl Alters Jamison is one of the nation’s premiere food writers, the author of numerous cookbooks, former Food Editor for New Mexico Magazine, and the host of Heating It Up, a food talk radio show. Her Excited About Food website is a place that embraces good eating and creates enticing meals the whole family will enjoy. She is the coauthor of Smoke & Spice, The Border Cookbook: Authentic Home Cooking of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico, and The Rancho de Chimayoì Cookbook: The Traditional Cooking of New Mexico, among others. She lives in Santa Fe.

Books by Cheryl Alters Jamison

The Plaza Café Cookbook
By Cheryl Alters Jamison and Leonardo Razatos
Photographer Douglas Merriam
The first book to celebrate Santa Fe’s world-famous Plaza Café with stories, mouthwatering photographs, and over ninety recipes from the oldest restaurant in continuous service in one of the oldest cities in America.
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The Cooking with Kids Cookbook
By Lynn Walters and Jane Stacey
Contributions by Gabrielle Gonzales / Foreword by Cheryl Alters Jamison
Written for families to use together, this cookbook includes Cooking with Kids' most enthusiastically kid-tested dishes, along with tips for engaging children in the kitchen and in the garden.
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