f CANADIAN MOM OF DISABLED WOMAN PENS ‘GOURMET PUREE’ COOKBOOK FOR PEOPLE WITH SWALLOWING PROBLEMS CONTACT DR. EMMA PIVATO emmapivato2@gmail.com or 780-953-1945 EDMONTON – Dr. Emma Pivato has spent decades perfecting the art and science of meal preparation for those who can’t chew. It’s been a pursuit of passion and necessity for Pivato, whose 48-year-old daughter, Alexis, was born profoundly disabled. Now she has distilled all that effort and experimentation into a cookbook out this January: Gourmet Puree - What to do if you can’t chew: A cookbook /copebook for persons with chewing and swallowing difficulties (Vanguard Press / Pegasus, 2026.) A retired psychologist and academic, Pivato has been publishing on disability-related issues since her first book, Different Hopes; Different Dreams came out in 1984. Her more recent work includes a memoir, …. And along came Alexis, pu...