Melissa D'Arabian Releases First Cookbook Today - Ten Dollar Dinners

Melissa D'Arabian released her first cookbook, Ten Dollar Dinners: 140 Recipes & Tips to Elevate Simple, Fresh Meals Any Night of the Week today.  The book is filled with recipes that are supposed to feed a family of four for $10 or less.  It costs more to buy the book than it does to feed a family of four. 

If you are interested in entering to win an autographed copy of the book, head here.  Or if you want a chance to win an unsigned copy of the book, head here or here.

Also, she is doing book signings if you want to check them out in your area.  The dates. times, and locations are below:

 Tuesday, August 14^th: NY/NJ
Book Signing: 12:00 P.M. (noon) book signing at Costco in Bridgewater, NJ
(Location: 325 Promenade Boulevard, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 – Phone: 732-584-1003)
Wednesday, August 15^th: Boston and Providence
Book Signing: 12:00 P.M. book signing at Williams Sonoma in Boston, MA
(Location: 100 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02116 – Phone: 617-262-3080)
Book Signing: 4:00 P.M. book signing at Dave’s Marketplace in East Greenwich, RI
(Location: 1000 Division St, East Greenwich, RI 02818 – Phone: 401-558-0190)
Thursday, August 16^th: Philadelphia
Book Signing: 12:00 P.M. (noon) book signing at Williams Sonoma in King of Prussia, PA
(Location: 160 North Gulph Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406 – Phone: 610-265-5970)
Book Signing: 4:00 P.M. book signing at Wegman’s in Warrington, PA
(Location: 1405 Main Street, Warrington, PA 18976 – Phone: 215-918-3900)
Friday, August 17th: Washington D.C.
Book Signing: 2:00 P.M. book signing at Williams Sonoma Mazza Gallerie in Washington, D.C.
(Location: 5300 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20015 – Phone: 202-237-1602)
Event:  5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Interactive Cooking Class and Meet & Greet 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. in Washington, D.C. Click here for more information and tickets.
Saturday, August 18^th: Columbus and Dayton, OH
Book Signing: 11:00 A.M. book signing at Kroger in Columbus, OH
(Location: 6419 Columbus Pike, Lewis Center, OH 43035 – Phone: 740-888-1270)
Book Signing: 4:00 P.M. book signing at Kroger in Dayton, OH
(Location: 1023 South Main Street, Centerville, OH 45458 – Phone: 937-435-8210)
Sunday, August 19^th: Houston
Book Signing: 11:00 A.M. book signing at Sam’s Club in Houston, TX
(Location: 12205 West Road, Houston, TX 77065 – Phone: 281-955-2071)
Book Signing: 2:00 P.M. book signing at Williams Sonoma (Highland Village) in Houston, TX
(Location: 4055 Westheimer Road, Houston, TX 77027 – Phone: 713-850-3100)
Monday, August 20^th: Wichita, KS
Book Signing: 6:00 P.M. book signing at Dillon’s in Wichita, KS
(Location: 7707 E. Central, Wichita, KS 67207 – Phone: 316-651-2703)
Tuesday, August 21^st: Dallas
Book Signing: 12:00 P.M. (noon) book signing at Williams Sonoma in Southlake, TX
(Location: 172 State Street, Southlake, TX, 76092 – Phone: 817-416-5932)
Book Signing: 4:00 P.M. book signing at Williams Sonoma in Northpark, TX
(Location: 327 North Park Center, Dallas, TX 75225 – Phone: 214-378-6216)
Wednesday, August 22^nd: Seattle
Book Signing: 11:00 A.M. book signing at Costco in Issaquah, WA
(Location: 1801 10^th Avenue Northwest, Issaquah, WA 98027 – Phone: 425-313-0965)
Thursday, August 23^rd: Los Angeles
Book Signing: 11:00 A.M. book signing at Costco in West Lake Village, CA
(Location: 5700 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village, CA 91362 – Phone: 818-597-3901)
Q&A and Book Signing: 7:00 P.M. Q&A and signing at Barnes & Noble in Huntington Beach, CA
(Location: 7881 Edinger Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 92647—Phone: 714-897-8781)
Friday, August 24^th: Costa Mesa
Book Signing: 12:00 P.M. (noon) book signing at Williams Sonoma in South Coast Plaza, CA
(Location: 3333 Bristol Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626 – Phone: 714-751-1166)
Saturday, August 25^th: San Diego
Book Signing: 11:00 A.M. book signing at Costco in San Diego, CA
(Location: 12350 Carmel Mountain Road, San Diego, CA 92128 – Phone: 858-675-0248)
Book Signing: 2:00 P.M. book signing at Williams Sonoma in Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego, CA
(Location: 7007 Friars Road, San Diego, CA 92108 – Phone: 619-295-0510)

Melissa also recently revealed that her show on the Cooking Channel Drop 5 Lbs with Good Housekeeping was renewed for a 2nd season.