It’s time for my annual Food Trends update, this time of course focusing on predictions and trends for 2017 in…
Category: General
175 Simple Wintertime Pleasures
Originally published in 2011, I ran across this list in my files and it made me smile. Four years have passed…
Five Arbitrary Thoughts – Volume II #2
1. I’m struggling with my five thoughts for today. Have you ever felt that way when you sit down…
Five Arbitrary Thoughts - Volume 2 No. 1
1. During the month of October I am participating in a 30-day blog challenge. The challenge is to post…
Who Listens When You Talk?
Or who listens when I talk for that matter? This is the question most publishers ask when they consider publishing…
Cookbook Writing Teleclass: Essential Ingredients for Success
Have you ever heard that still, small voice inside whisper: “You ought to write a cookbook”? Has anyone ever told…
The Return of Routine
“And so, once upon a time, Fred Rogers took off his jacket and put on a sweater his mother had…
175 Simple Wintertime Pleasures
This week is my favorite week of the year. It’s officially winter, the Christmas season is in full swing, the kids are…
Do You Want To Write A Cookbook?
Have you ever heard that still, small voice inside whisper, “You ought to write a cookbook”? If you pay attention to…
Do You Want To Write A Cookbook?
Have you ever heard that still, small voice inside whisper, “You ought to write a cookbook”? If you pay attention…
We Almost Have A Cookbook
The Kentucky Fresh Cookbook files were sent to the printer today. Said files are now in the hands of capable professionals (in…
4 Ways A GreenApron Starts Her Year
This blog post has been brewing for several days as I ponder my first blog post of the new year.…
Favorite Week of The Year
This is bar-none my favorite week of the year. To top this year off, The Best Male Cook is off…
Proof(s) On My Mind
Today I keep thinking of the word proof(s). Here’s why: 1. The first set of page proofs for The Kentucky…
“Life Is Good”
Tomorrow the manuscript for The Kentucky Fresh Cookbook is considered final. I’ve combed through the edits made by an outside…
ISBN and Amazon
When my book was assigned an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) and listed on Amazon I knew the forces of…
Five Arbitrary Thoughts - Volume IX
1. It’s a good thing I paid attention in grade school when Ms. Burge taught about Roman numerals. 2.…
Five Arbitrary Thoughts - Volume IX
1. This is the first full week of school for the YoungAprons. All is well on the going-to-bed, getting-up-early,…
So I Lied...
OK, I lied, but not intentionally. Yesterday I met with my editor, and the marketing department, and the production manager…
My Kentucky Kitchen Update
Things are rolling along with my cookbook. As you may or may not remember I submitted my manuscript in May.…