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Cookbook Love Podcast

309 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 39 ratings

In this weekly podcast, host Maggie Green celebrates cookbook readers, writers, collectors, and clubs, with interviews and conversations about cookbook writing and the role of cookbooks in our lives. Maggie's mission is to build and celebrate a community of people who would rather write, read, and buy a cookbook over any other genre of book.

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Episodes

Episode 194: About Recipe Writing: How to Create a Style Sheet

May 19, 2022 08:30 - 30 minutes - 29.3 MB

Welcome to this episode of the podcast. In today’s episode, we are going to talk about something which may be new to you called a style sheet. I will discuss what is a style guide or style sheet, what is a brand style guide, what is the purpose of a style guide, who uses style guides, why we need a style guide in recipe and cookbook work and ten tips for creating your own recipe style guide.  Things We Mention In This Episode: AP Stylebook Chicago Manual of Style Recipes Into Type ...

Episode 193: Let's Talk Editing with The Dietitian Editor Liz Jalkiewicz, RDN

May 12, 2022 08:30 - 52 minutes - 50 MB

Welcome to this episode of the podcast. Today I’m excited to have an interview with Liz Jalkiewicz. Liz is the owner of The Dietitian Editor. Liz Jalkiewicz is a writer, editor and registered dietitian nutritionist, but most of all, she is a foodie at heart. She has a great appreciation and respect for excellent food and well-written content. With over 15 years in the nutrition and dietetics field, Liz has a diverse background having worked in various roles including clinical, retail, culina...

Episode 192: Cookbook Collecting with Culinary Pro Jill Inforzato

May 05, 2022 08:30 - 39 minutes - 38.5 MB

Welcome to this episode of the podcast. Today I’m excited to have an interview with Jill Inforzato. Jill is an experienced chef and entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the food, health and wellness industry. A graduate of the Raw foods Academy, she is a chef skilled in meal and food preparation, special needs diets, and gluten-free and dairy-free product development. Jill offers hands-on healthy cooking workshops and seminars. Today on the podcast we talk about Jill’s exper...

Episode 191: Interview with Maggie Green, RDN, for the Dietitian Side Hustle Podcast

April 28, 2022 08:30 - 32 minutes - 31.9 MB

Welcome to this episode of the podcast. Today I’m excited to share with you an interview with me! It occurred to me that I’ve never been interviewed for my own podcast. While this may seem a little strange I know that you will benefit from this interview where we talk about selling cookbooks, the benefits of selling cookbooks, and details about an exciting free training we have coming up on May 3, 2022. The registration link is below! Things We Mention In This Episode: LIVE Training with...

Episode 190: Being a Cookbook Writer: Managing Recipe Development with Laura Ali

April 21, 2022 08:30 - 48 minutes - 46.2 MB

Welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today on the podcast I have an interview with Nutrition Communications Consultant and Culinary Nutritionist  Laura Ali. Laura has over 30 years of nutrition experience having worked in clinical, retail, and the consumer-packaged goods industry. Laura is passionate about teaching how food plays such a vital role in helping consumers age gracefully and live vibrant, active lives. She loves teaching about food and coming up with recipes and tips that s...

Episode 189: Being a Cookbook Writer: From Independent to Traditional Cookbook Publishing with Craig Fear

April 14, 2022 08:30 - 43 minutes - 42.1 MB

Welcome to this episode of the podcast! If you know me you know I love regional American cookbooks that highlight the unique foods, ingredients, and prepared dishes of states, cities, and regions in the US. Today’s episode with Craig Fear is an example of this! Craig is a food writer, blogger, and cookbook author. He grew up on Long Island and currently resides in western Massachusetts. His travels in southeast Asia kickstarted his love of broth and soup over 20 years ago which led to his fi...

Episode 188: Being a Cookbook Writer: Single Subject Cookbooks with Leah Hyslop

April 07, 2022 08:00 - 45 minutes - 43.9 MB

 On today’s episode of the podcast, I’m excited to have an interview with Leah Hyslop. Leah is a UK-based journalist and the deputy editor of one of the UK’s most prestigious food magazines, Waitrose Food. But, as you might guess because Leah’s here on the show, in her spare time you’ll find her crafting cookbooks. Her first book, Made in London, was inspired by the food of the city of London and in her most recently published cookbook, The Brownie Diaries, Leah offers brownie-based solution...

Episode 187: Cookbooks From Scratch Series: Daily Practice and Persistence

March 31, 2022 14:38 - 20 minutes - 19.5 MB

In this episode, I finish my 5-part series Write a Cookbook From Scratch Series. In this series I am here to talk to you about part five of the Cookbooks From Scratch series where you make the work of dreaming, choosing your fuel, doing the work of a cookbook writer and content creator, part of your daily routine, habits, or rituals. The best question to ask is does this way of thinking support my future identity as a cookbook writer? Does this way of feeling fuel my life as a future cookboo...

Episode 186: Cookbooks From Scratch Series: Create Content and Go Public

March 24, 2022 08:30 - 19 minutes - 18.6 MB

In this episode, I continue my 5-part series Write a Cookbook From Scratch Series. In this series, I talk to you about part four of the Cookbooks From Scratch series where you create content and go public with it. Our work needs to get out in the world with our name attached to it. Of course, writing is helpful, because we want to write a book, but the secret is making what we do in writing, via audio or video public, and learning as we go.  Things We Mention In This Episode: Free Mastercla...

Episode 185: Cookbooks From Scratch Series: Your Book is The Fruit

March 17, 2022 08:00 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MB

In this episode, I continue my 5-part series Write a Cookbook From Scratch Series. In this series I am here to talk to you about an analogy that I have for thinking of our new cookbooks as the fruit of our lives rooted in our kitchens and at our keyboard. Listen in and think about your future cookbook as an apple you pick off a tree. Things We Mention In This Episode: Free Masterclass: How to Get Paid to Write a Cookbook and Get it Published

Episode 184: Cookbooks From Scratch Series: Decide On Your Fuel

March 10, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutes - 14.5 MB

Episode 184: Cookbooks From Scratch Series: Decide On Your Fuel In this episode, I continue my 5-part series Write a Cookbook From Scratch Series. In this series, I am here to talk to you about deciding on the fuel you’ll use to fulfill your dream of writing a cookbook and getting it published. There’s a secret to this work of intentionally feeling the way you want to feel, so I discuss how to do that and the one emotion I can always rely on to fuel the life I want to live. Things We Menti...

Episode 183: Cookbooks From Scratch Series: Dream Your Idea

February 28, 2022 16:55 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MB

In this episode, I kick off a 5-part series Cookbooks From Scratch Series. In this series, I am here to talk to those of you who have never written a cookbook, never gotten published, believe that publishing is reserved for the professionals and that you have to sell your soul to a publisher to get your cookbook published. During the next five episodes, we’re going to explore truly starting from scratch without any professional cooking experience, nutrition training, or being published. I wa...

Episode 182: Eyeglasses of Cookbook Writing Enoughness

February 24, 2022 12:45 - 14 minutes - 14.2 MB

In this episode, I talk about the concept of seeing the world through eyeglasses of not enough VS a lens of enough. As cookbook writers we live in an amazing world with an abundance of resources and I hope that this episode today opens your eyes to the fact that you are enough, you have enough, there are plenty of publishers, and lots and lots of cookbook lovers and readers.  Things We Mention In This Episode: Join Start Your Cookbook Project Bootcamp Free Masterclass: How to Get Paid t...

Episode 181: Four Invisible Pillars of Traditional Cookbook Publishing

February 16, 2022 16:24 - 20 minutes - 19.9 MB

In this episode, I’m going to talk about something that we don’t often discuss too much when we think about writing a cookbook. As writers, we have recipes and stories to share in a way that others will love and benefit from. We decide to package the recipes and stories together and sell them. We have choices to make - we can start a food blog, create a membership, write a monthly print food magazine, write a monthly email newsletter, but as you know from the podcast title we are here becaus...

Episode 180: Being a Cookbook Writer: The Difference Between Thinking and Dreaming

February 10, 2022 10:15 - 24 minutes - 23.6 MB

In this episode, I talk about a period I felt this year after the holiday and how I decided to get myself out of the stagnant feeling without changing my outside circumstances. One thing I realized was that I had stopped dreaming. Today on the podcast I talk about the difference between dreamers and thinkers and what we need to “think” about if we’ve stopped dreaming and how to dream about our futures and our new cookbooks and what we are called to create in the world. Also, Get Published ...

Episode 179: 6 Insider Tips About Cookbook Writing That Publishers Probably Won’t Tell You

February 03, 2022 09:00 - 13 minutes - 13.7 MB

Welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today’s episode was inspired by my work inside Start Your Cookbook Project Week last week. On today’s show, I share 6 tips for cookbook writing gleaned from the interviews I’ve had over the past 2 years with cookbook writers as well as from my own cookbook writing work. Tune in as we discuss these tips, and an opportunity for you to join us inside Get Paid to Get Published for Start Your Cookbook Project Bootcamp which begins February 8, 2022. Durin...

Episode 178: Encore Edition: Steps to Write a Cookbook

January 27, 2022 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MB

Welcome to this encore episode of the podcast. I'm excited to be here today to talk to any food & nutrition expert, expert baker, expert cook, restaurant or bakery owner, personal chef, caterer, or anyone who has recipes, stories, and solutions to share.  I believe that a print cookbook is the most portable and profitable way to share your recipes, stories, and solutions. A print cookbook is a beautiful marketing tool for your business and an effective business card for yourself.  Listen...

Episode 177: Encore Edition: The Difference Between Cookbook Writing and Cookbook Publishing

January 20, 2022 09:00 - 27 minutes - 26 MB

Welcome back to this encore episode of the Cookbook Love Podcast where I discuss the difference between cookbook writing and cookbook publishing. Cookbook writing is a solitary act and involves a person writing a book around a single topic. They think of an idea, they decide who they can help or who their ideal reader is, and they create content for the book. Then they work on getting the book published. Publishing is the business of preparing books for sale. The business model for publishin...

Episode 176: Encore Edition: Let’s Talk About Time

January 13, 2022 12:36 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MB

Welcome to another episode of the podcast, today we are going to talk about time.  In working with my cookbook coaching clients, mastermind groups, and on my own projects, I realize the importance of planning my time to get the most out of my week. I’ve always had a pretty consistent pattern for activities done on a weekly basis, but use care when planning tasks for work, book writing, free time, and family activities. Planning ahead of time keeps projects moving along in my business and s...

Episode 175: Being a Cookbook Writer with Caroline Fausel author of Prep, Cook, Freeze

January 06, 2022 09:00 - 50 minutes - 48.3 MB

Today on the podcast I’m excited to host an interview with recipe developer, clean living advocate, and mom of two Caroline Fausel. Over the years, Caroline has amassed hundreds of thousands of fans through her highly popular blog Olive You Whole where Caroline creates and shares meal ideas for those striving to eat healthier - whether that's gluten-free, dairy-free, Paleo or Whole30.  Caroline's debut cookbook Prep, Cook, Freeze offers 12 weeks of healthy dinners that accommodate different ...

Episode 174: That’s a Wrap on 2021

December 30, 2021 09:00 - 17 minutes - 18 MB

Enjoy this episode of the podcast as we wrap up 2021 and head into 2022!  If 2022 is going to be the year you write your cookbook, then this episode is for you. Things We Mention In This Episode: Join Confident Cookbook Writers Facebook Group Learn more about How to Get Paid to Write a Cookbook during this free masterclass 

Episode 173: Winter Traditions: The Paradox of the Holiday and Advent Baking Book

December 23, 2021 09:00 - 18 minutes - 18.7 MB

Today on the podcast I continue my Winter Traditions series with a reflection from Candy Paull’s Christmas Abundance book about the paradox of the holiday and a recipe for Christmas Swirl cookies from Anja Dunk’s beautiful new book, Advent: Festive German Bakes to Celebrate the Coming of Christmas.  Weihnachts Roschen Christmas Swirls From Advent: Festive German Bakes to Celebrate the Coming of Christmas By Anja Dunk Makes about 40   200 g (1 ½ cups) plain all-purpose flour 5...

Episode 172: Winter Traditions: Advent Sabbaths and Sundays

December 16, 2021 09:00 - 14 minutes - 15.8 MB

Today on the podcast I continue my Winter Traditions series of food and cooking traditions. In this episode, I talk about Advent Sabbaths and Sundays with a reflection from Candy Paull’s Christmas Abundance book and a Caldo Gallego recipe from A Year of Monastery Soups.  Caldo Gallego (Galician Chickpea and Sausage Soup) From Twelve Months of Monastery Soups By Brother Victor-Antoine d’Avila-Latourrette   2 cups dried chickpeas or 2 15-ounce cans garbanzos 2 large onions, sliced ...

Episode 171: Winter Traditions: Hanukkah and Potato Pancakes

December 09, 2021 09:00 - 12 minutes - 13.1 MB

Today on the podcast I kick off a Winter Series of food and cooking traditions with Hanukkah and Joan Nathan’s Crispy Traditional Potato Pancakes from her book Jewish Cooking in America: Crispy Traditional Potato Pancakes From Jewish Cooking in America by Joan Nathan 2 pounds russet (baking) or Yukon Gold potatoes 1 medium onion ½ cup chopped scallions, including the green part 1 large egg, beaten Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste Vegetable oil for frying Peel t...

Episode 170: What’s Good? A Memoir in Fourteen Ingredients with Peter Hoffman

December 02, 2021 09:00 - 58 minutes - 56.1 MB

Today on the podcast I welcome. Chef Peter Hoffman. Peter is the curious cook’s cook and as the former chef/owner of Savoy and Back Forty restaurants, he trail-blazed farm-to-table cooking in New York City. Peter is also the recent author of What’s Good? A Memoir in 14 Ingredients is a book that covers his development as a chef-owner of the farm-to-table restaurant in NYC and tracks a year in the farmers’ market over the course of the growing season with deep dives into ingredients he loves....

Episode 169: Thanksgiving Tradition: Pennsylvania Dutch Potato Filling with Melissa Altman-Traub

November 25, 2021 09:00 - 22 minutes - 22.9 MB

Welcome to our Thanksgiving episode of Cookbook Love Podcast. I hope you’re having a great day of food, family, and friends. Today I have an interview with Melissa Altman-Traub. Melissa is a Registered Dietitian, food blogger, recipe developer, and freelance writer. Melissa also teaches nutrition at a college full-time and is a long-term vegetarian who loves to cook and share healthy and delicious recipes. Today on the podcast Melissa and I talk about her family recipe for Pennsylvania Dutch...

Episode 168: The Kitchen Whisperers with Founding Editor of Saveur Magazine Dorothy Kalins

November 18, 2021 14:18 - 56 minutes - 54 MB

On today’s episode I enjoy an interview with Dorothy Kalins. Dorothy is the author of Kitchen Whisperers and an award-winning magazine editor, with experience as the founding editor of Metropolitan Home, founding editor-in-chief of Saveur, executive editor of Newsweek. She has collaborated on the production of many cookbooks, including David Tanis's bestselling A Platter of Figs, Michael Anthony's Gramercy Tavern Cookbook, and V is for Vegetables, Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook’s Beard-aw...

Episode 167: Record and Preserve Traditional Family Recipes with Ana Ortins

November 11, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 57.3 MB

Today I’m excited to have an interview with Ana Patuleia Ortins. Ana is a first generation descendant of Portuguese immigrants, She grew up with the ethnic lore and traditions attached to the food of her ancestors.  She is the author of two cookbooks, Authentic Portuguese Cooking and her most recent book Portuguese Home Cooking. In this book, Ana Patuleia Ortins invites you to discover or revisit the soul-comforting, peasant food of Portugal. Peppered with a lifetime of anecdotes from a pa...

Episode 166: Sideways Path to Fridge Love with Kristen Hong

November 04, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MB

Kristen Hong writes the blog hellonutritarian.com, where she shares about fridge organization, meal prep, and plant-based recipes. Kristen also runs a successful Instagram of the same name (@hellonutritarian), where she showcases her well-organized and gorgeously styled fridge photos and is the author of the forthcoming book Fridge Love. She lives in northern California with her husband and two children.   *Creating an unconventional book idea *A sideways path to becoming a traditionally...

Episode 165: Master Your Cookbook Marketing with Stephanie Moon

October 28, 2021 08:00 - 45 minutes - 43.7 MB

Stephanie Moon is the owner of Steph Moon + Co. Stephanie is passionate about helping authors connect more genuinely with their audience. Before Stephanie started her own business, she worked in publishing, with, in, and around books. From leading campaigns for New York Times Best Sellers, securing partnerships with brands like the San Francisco Public Library and securing coverage in Oprah’s coveted Holiday Favorite Things list, Stephanie’s has the experience and ingenuity to craft creative...

Episode 164: Why We Cook: Women on Food, Identity and Connection with Lindsay Gardner

October 21, 2021 08:00 - 59 minutes - 56.4 MB

Today on the podcast I’m excited to have an interview with illustrator and author of Why We Cook, Lindsay Gardner. Lindsay is a mother of two daughters (her favorite sous chefs) and her watercolor and gouache illustrations have appeared not only in cookbooks and other editorial projects, but advertising campaigns, and stationery and interior design collaborations as well. Lindsay’s wide-ranging artistic sensibility makes her a gentle interrogator of the world around her. Her food art has app...

Episode 163: Creating a Mission-Driven Community Cookbook with Evan Hanczor

October 14, 2021 08:00 - 54 minutes - 52.4 MB

Evan Hanczor is a chef, writer, and activist whose work focuses on food and storytelling. He has been the longtime chef at Egg restaurant in Brooklyn, a farm-to-table breakfast and lunch restaurant rooted in community, sustainability, and access to good food. Evan is the founder of Tables of Contents @tables.of.contents events featuring writers, food, and conversation, and the editor of a community cookbook by the same name that supports food relief efforts. Evan is also the co-author of Bre...

Episode 162: Branding for Beginners with Website Designer Chloe Thomas

October 07, 2021 08:00 - 51 minutes - 49.2 MB

Today on the podcast I’m excited to welcome North Carolina-based branding and website design expert Chloe Thomas. Chloe found her love for helping new business owners, and specifically registered dietitians,  with their branding and/or website design, especially when she quickly caught on to the amazing and life-changing topics we would cover in their sessions. On this episode of the podcast, Chloe and I talk about : ✨What is branding ✨Why it’s important to create a brand ✨Branding tip...

Episode 161: Top Questions about Cookbook Writing and Publishing Answered

September 30, 2021 08:00 - 23 minutes - 23.8 MB

There are common questions that aspiring cookbook authors ask about writing cookbooks and getting them published. In today’s episode I answer these top questions in an ongoing effort to help you understand the process of cookbooks from idea to publication.  What software do I need to use to catch a publisher’s eye? What layout is best? What catches the customer’s eye? Where to begin and the planning process? How to learn the actual how of writing? What matters to publishers these da...

Episode 160: The Wrong Way to Start a Cookbook Writing Project

September 23, 2021 08:00 - 13 minutes - 14.7 MB

When I talk to aspiring cookbook authors, one of the things they ask most often is “How do I get started on my cookbook project”. In today's episode I’m going to talk about the wrong way to start a cookbook writing project. The steps I recommend might surprise you, but they are truly the secret to uncovering the cookbook that lives inside of you.    Things We Mention In This Episode: Learn more about How to Get Paid to Write a Cookbook during this free masterclass 

Episode 159: Side Hustles and Passive Income with Katie Dodd, RDN

September 16, 2021 08:00 - 56 minutes - 53.4 MB

Today on the podcast I’m excited to have an interview with Katie Dodd. Katie is a geriatric dietitian, writer, speaker, consultant, mentor, and leader. She works full time and has a variety of non-traditional side hustles. Katie is a blogger with The Geriatric Dietitian and High Calorie Recipes blogs and the host of the Dietitian Side Hustle podcast. In our interview Katie and I discuss: What is a side hustle  Types of side hustles Benefits of multiple streams of income Passive income...

Episode 158: How to Pitch Food Stories with Salon.com Deputy Food Editor Ashlie Stevens

September 09, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 46.3 MB

On this episode of the podcast I’m excited to host an interview with Ashlie Stevens. Ashlie the deputy food editor at Salon.com and food writer whose work has appeared in and on NPR, Eater, Vice and National Geographic. In addition to her writing and editing,  Ashlie teaches classes about food writing and pitching.  On this episode Ashlie shares a process as well as tips for food writers who want to get their food writing published in print or digital publications. On the podcast we talk a...

Episode 157: The Life-Changing Power of Cookbooks

September 02, 2021 08:00 - 13 minutes - 14.1 MB

Do cookbooks have the potential to change lives? I think to answer this question we first have to define what it means to change a life. According to the Googles, change (verb) means to make someone or something different also known as convert, transform, rebuild, make over or reconstruct. So do cookbooks have the power and potential to make someone different? For this podcast, I’m going to talk about change for readers, writers, collectors, clubs, and of course cooks.  Cookbook readers: Y...

Episode 156: 10 Things Learned From 3 Years of Being a Podcaster

August 26, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 26.4 MB

Listen up everyone. Even if you don’t have a podcast, this episode has gems for anyone who wants to start something and keep it going for 3 years or more. That’s right. What does it take to sustain a project like a podcast for 3 years, every Thursday for 156 episodes. Well that’s what this episode is all about: deciding, committing, planning, batching, listening, being willing, focusing, technology, team, and YOU my precious and valuable listeners. I’m not sure I’ve made a difference to ever...

Episode 155: My Beliefs About Cookbooks and Publishing

August 19, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 26 MB

When we take action in our businesses, toward our goals, or in pursuit of writing a cookbook, there is something that drives the actions we take. Some times we like to think that we’re driven to act or not act based on outside circumstances such as the economy, time, kids, a pandemic, weather, money, or other people stopping us, but the truth is that it's NEVER the outside circumstances. It's what we think and the story we tell about our time, the weather, other people. It's what we believe ...

Episode 154: Build Your Social Media Presence with Libby Rothschild

August 12, 2021 08:00 - 53 minutes - 51.4 MB

On today’s show I’m excited to have an interview with Libby Rothschild @dietitianboss. Libby is a registered dietitian nutritionist and founder of Dietitian Boss(™). As a social media marketing expert, Libby's work shows dietitians how to go from zero to creating a six-figure virtual practice using social media strategies that work.  As a former clinical dietitian, Libby understands the pains associated with working a 9-5 with limited pay and respect. Libby transformed from making 55k a ye...

Episode 153: Goal Chasing VS Journey Taking

August 05, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 26.5 MB

I get it. This sounds so basic, but listen...It's taken me many years to fully understand the difference and the value of a goal vs the willingness to take a journey. Many times we talk about projects and goals like writing a cookbook in a linear or time-line fashion. The due date. The final word. What a goal is "really" is the end-point. It's the "thing" that lets us know the journey is over - it's SMART. Specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and time-focused. (I'm not sure I agree...

Episode 152: Interview with Publishing Industry Expert Jane Friedman

July 29, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 44.9 MB

On today’s episode I have an interview with Jane Friedman. Jane Friedman has 20 years of experience in the publishing industry, with expertise in business strategy for authors and publishers. She’s the author of The Business of Being a Writer, editor of The Hot Sheet, the essential industry newsletter for authors, and has previously worked for F+W Media and the Virginia Quarterly Review. On today’s show we talk about publishing, the long game of writing and publishing, using digital platform...

Episode 151: Imposter “Feelings” with Jess Serdikoff, RDN

July 22, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes - 42.3 MB

On today’s episode I have an interview with Jess Serdikoff. Jess Serdikoff is a NJ-based registered dietitian and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor who splits her time between an intuitive eating virtual private practice and “supervision” for dietitians who feel overwhelmed by burnout, imposter feelings, and crippling perfectionism. In this work, Jess helps dietitians more clearly define their professional identities and values, set better boundaries, and build confidence in their work.  ...

Episode 150: Custom Cookbook Publishing with Lea Ann Hugel

July 15, 2021 08:00 - 59 minutes - 56.9 MB

On today’s episode I have an interview with Lea Ann Hugel. Lea Ann is a Customer Service Representative with Cookbook Specialists in Independence, Iowa. She specializes in assisting customers with creating custom cookbooks through self-publishing. With a diverse background in the print world for over 18 years she has specialized in cookbooks for the past 7. Cookbook Specialists provides self-publishing services to customers through the US. Today on the podcast, Lee Ann and I talk about how C...

Episode 149: Storytelling Using Food Photography with Sara Haas, RDN

July 08, 2021 08:00 - 48 minutes - 46.8 MB

On today’s episode I have an interview with culinary dietitian, Sara Haas. Sara is a freelance writer, recipe developer, consultant dietitian and the author of 2 cookbooks, Fertility Foods and Taco, Taco, Taco. Today on the podcast Sara and I talk about food photography, storytelling with photos, her path to cookbook writing and publishing and her tips for learning a new skill including perseverance and letting things be terrible at first.   Things We Mention In This Episode: Kids Eat Ri...

Episode 148: The 3rd Mistake I Made Before I Got Published

July 01, 2021 08:00 - 8 minutes - 10.3 MB

On today’s episode I present mistake #3 that I made before I got my first cookbook published. I thought that the publisher wouldn’t like my cookbook idea. Listen in as I discuss this mistake and what I needed to believe instead. Things We Mention In This Episode: Learn more about How to Get Paid to Write a Cookbook during this free masterclass 

Episode 147: The 2nd Mistake I Made Before I Got Published

June 24, 2021 08:00 - 8 minutes - 9.75 MB

On Episode 145 I introduced my 1st mistake I made before I got published. Today we're talking about the second mistake: I thought I had to be good at design and photography. Listen in as I discuss this mistake and what I needed to believe instead. Things We Mention In This Episode: Learn more about How to Get Paid to Write a Cookbook during this free masterclass 

Episode 146: Being a Cookbook Author VS Being a Food Blogger with Alexandra Stafford

June 17, 2021 08:00 - 47 minutes - 45.7 MB

Today on the podcast I’m excited to have an interview with Alexandra Stafford. Alexandra lives in upstate New York with her husband and four children.  Alexandra's food journey began in 2003 when she graduated from Yale and moved to Philadelphia, where she attended cooking school and worked in professional kitchens. After spending two years at Fork, first as a prep cook, ultimately as sous chef, she left the restaurant world and started her blog, Alexandra's Kitchen. Today, she updates her...

Episode 145: The 1st Mistake I Made Before I Got Published

June 10, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 12.9 MB

Over the next few episodes I want to talk about the Top 3 Mistakes I Made before I got my cookbooks published. Today we’re talking about the first mistake: I thought writing cookbooks and getting published was for them and not for me. Listen in as I discuss this mistake and what I needed to believe instead. Things We Mention In This Episode: Learn more about How to Get Paid to Write a Cookbook during this free masterclass 

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