Allison Fishman, 38, is a contributor to Cooking Light. In 2009, she was the co-host of Lifetime’s Cook Yourself Thin, where she helped women cook more healthfully for themselves and their families. From 2006 to 2008, she was the co-host TLC’s Home Made Simple, where she traveled across the United States to teach families basic cooking techniques. In 2005, Fishman founded The Wooden Spoon Cooking School in Brooklyn, New York. She helps her students gain kitchen confidence by giving them the skills to cook healthy meals at home. She is the author of You Can Trust A Skinny Cook, which comes out in April 2011.