Marie Oser Cookbook Author, Newspaper Columnist, Cooking Class Instructor, Product Development

Marie Oser is a best selling author and features writer and syndicated newspaper columnist. She left a career in television advertising to pursue her interest in fine food, health and nutrition, and specializes in developing original recipes that are entirely free of animal products. Her work has been endorsed by prominent medical and nutrition professionals like Dr. Dean Ornish, and Dr. John McDougall who value her common sense approach to gourmet fare from appetizer to dessert!

Marie is a soyfoods specialist proficient in producing innovative consumer recipes and commercial formulas. She hosts a popular discussion board: Soy Talk with Marie Oser at vegsource.com, a site with over a million visitors each month. Her website veggiechef.com is a favorite resource for health conscious consumers looking for health supporting ingredients, information, and innovative gourmet recipes.

Drawing on the expertise of food scientists and biochemists, Marie has developed a reputation as a talented and knowledgeable gourmet. Excellent communication skills, developed through years in television advertising and production, have contributed to a successful career as a writer and cookbook author. She has been interviewed on television and radio across the country, on networks such as ABC, and National Public Radio and appears regularly on the the Discovery Channel.

Born in Philadelphia, Marie attended St. Joseph’s University in Bala Cynwyd, PA, where she studied Psychology. She lives in southern California where she continues to write, and to develop innovative plant-based formulas for major manufacturers. Vegetarian since 1971, Marie teaches classes in healthy gourmet cuisine, at cooking schools, and medical centers in the Los Angeles area, like Cedars Sinai Medical Center. She is a well liked speaker, conducting seminars at universities such as Pepperdine in Malibu.

Luscious Low-Fat Desserts, (89 recipes, 4 grams of fat or less) Chariot Publishing,1994. Delectable desserts; very low in fat, and dairy and cholesterol free. Soy Of Cooking, (172 recipes from appetizer to dessert, 5 grams of fat or less) John Wiley & Sons, Inc 1996. A gourmet guide to preparing exceptional meals that incorporate soyfoods, rich in nutrients, antioxidents, and powerful phytochemicals into the diet. Marie’s next book, More Soy Cooking published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., is scheduled to be in bookstores by October of 2000.