Sweet Treats

The last few weeks have been super intense on the show and we are in major need a of a super sized brownie sundae! Before we go gluttoness we want to do it in a conscious, healthful way and take these lessons into the Halloween season. So this week we take a pause to celebrate the sweeter, simpler things in life. Joining us is ALEXANDRA ZISSU. ABOUT OUR SPECIAL GUEST: Alexandra is a writer, editor, speaker, and greenproofer. She's the author of "The Conscious Kitchen" (Clarkson Potter, 2010), and co-author of "The Complete Organic Pregnancy" (Collins, 2006), plus two books due out in 2011 – one with a grass-fed and organic meat butcher, the other, "Planet Home", with the co-founder of Seventh Generation. She has worked for New York Magazine, T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Lifetime and Details magazines, The New York Observer and Women's Wear Daily. Over the past decade, her stories have also appeared in The New York Times, The Green Guide, Plenty, Cookie, Bon Appétit, Health, Vogue, Teen Vogue, Self, Child, Time Out New York, Harper's Bazaar and The Huf?ngton Post, among other publications. She speaks often about all things eco-friendly at private ?rms, mothers' groups, schools, non-profits, and industry expos, and greenproofs – consults about conscious living — for individuals and organizations. She lives in New York with her (organic) family.