Disgraced celebrity chef Paula Deen will release a new cookbook titled Paula Deen Cuts The Fat . Disgraced celebrity chef Paula Deen has continued her recent comeback attempt with a distribution deal and a new healthy cookbook . Paula Deen Cuts The Fat will feature 200 light recipes and low-fat updates to 50 of her 'classic ' dishes . The announcement came just days after Deen , 68 , said she would be launching a daily radio show and a weekly podcast in May . The new cookbook , Deen 's fifteenth , is being sold and distributed by Hachette Book Group . Under Deen 's new distribution and multi-book deal with the publisher , Hachette will also reissue Deen 's previous cookbooks in print and electronic form , according to the Los Angeles Times . Deen , who recently lost 40lb after being diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2013 , told People Magazine the recipes included will preserve 'the same delicious southern taste ' she is known for . Todd McGarity , Hachette 's vice president of client distribution services , said the company was 'thrilled ' to be working with Deen and her 'trademark warmth and culinary flair ' , which are 'appealing as ever ' . 'Her large , dedicated fan base is eager for more from her , ' McGarity said in a released statement . 'And we are looking forward to continuing to build on her impressive sales . ' The new cookbook will be Deen 's first since she was dropped from the Food Network after she admitted in court to using racial slurs . Deen was sued in 2012 by a former employee who claimed the then-beloved Southern chef and her brother had made racist remarks at their Savannah , Georgia restaurant . The new cookbook will be Deen 's first since she was dropped by Food Network and a previous publisher after she was sued for making racist remarks to an employer at her restaurant and admitted to using the ' N ' word . In a court deposition , she admitted to using the ' N word ' and later released a video , in tears , apologizing for the incident . ' I want to learn and grow from this , ' she said . 'Inappropriate and hurtful language is totally unacceptable . ' ' I 've made plenty of mistakes along the way but I beg you , my children , my team , my fans , my partners , I beg for your forgiveness . ' Deen was then dropped by the Food Network , where she was a host for 13 years , as well as Wal-Mart and Target . She also lost a book deal with Ballantine Books .
Paula Deen Cuts The Fat will feature 200 light recipes and low-fat updates to 50 of the chef 's 'classic ' dishes , she said . Deen also has a new distribution deal with Hachette Book Group . The publisher will release multiple new cookbooks from Deen , and will reissue her previous books in print and electronic form . Just days ago Deen announced she will launch a daily radio show and weekly podcast in May .