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05: Getting Started Writing Your Recipes
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42 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2022
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Podcast episode
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Kate leads today's discussion about the recipe development, curation and testing that go into creating a cookbook. Andrea, Molly and Kristin each share their individual recipe writing processes and the tools used behind the scenes to keep everything organized. They discuss sticking to theme, finding your audience and what can take away from the magic of cooking as well as the juggling act of attribution and importance of recipe testers. Finally, Molly tells us about a recent cookbook that has her inspired.Hosts: Kate Leahy + Andrea Nguyen + Molly Stevens + Kristin DonnellyEditor: Abby Cerquitella MentionsKristin's spreadsheet templateBryan FordShort Stacks Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the showColombiana: A Rediscovery of Recipes & Rituals from the Soul of Colombia, by Marian Velásquez
Released:
Apr 13, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (92)
08: How to Survive a Cookbook Edit: Andrea leads today's deep dive into the editing stage of cookbook creation. Molly, Kate and Kristin each share their rituals, processes and insights as they discuss the different kinds of editing, how much leeway authors have and how to cope when tensions rise. We hear some personal editing woes and saves as well as learn all the final small yet essential elements that go into a polished end product. Finally, Kristin shares her recent favorite cookbook. by Everything Cookbooks