mechanics of making a cookbook
brittle gone soft
This week, my family’s neighbors on Cape Cod inspired me to try a new variation on the Love Diet brittle. (I should mention that our neighbors are cranberry farmers and are always encouraging me to find new ways to use the New England fruit.) Instead of walnut blue cheese brittle, I made a cranberry... »
the today show clip that sprouted legs
Last Wednesday I went on the Today Show to demonstrate a couple of recipes from The Love Diet. When we were writing the book, JC and I were fantasizing about yummy segments like this one in which we could share our collaboration (and, frankly, have a lot of fun). Yes, normal people fantasize about... »
The Love Diet is Here, Let’s Party
In light of recent events, it was a little tough to put on my dancing shoes and celebrate my new arrival, but a new book must be feted. (Did I mention that in the middle of everything, I broke my foot? Just a little bone luckily, but a break nonetheless.) It is hard for... »
Did Redbook’s Editor-In-Chief Ever Hear of Innocent Until Proven Guilty?
Along with the release of a new book come press on the book. Authors and publishers rely on the media to help spread the word about a book and its subject. So I was THRILLED to hear that Redbook was going to run recipes from The Love Diet in their August issue. Actually, an... »
cover models and photo-worthy foods: what it takes to shoot a book cover
food photography, margeaux bestard »
authors who color outside the lines
Working on this book, I am in an interesting position (wearing hats of both author and publisher). So when the author side of me starts generating content that doesn’t slide perfectly into the book outline, my publisher side has to decide where it will go. In this case, it seemed most appropriate to add... »
testing together day 2
Am still behind on posting but trying to develop the habit. In the meantime, I’m going to catch you up from memory on our pursuits of the best recipes for our book of love. JC and I planned our second day of recipe testing to coincide with our publisher, Life of Reiley’s annual holiday... »
the blog becomes a cookbook
When JC and I originally talked about the Love Diet, it was going to be a class series to hone a concept we were considering pitching as a television cooking show. But, really what we’d be doing is all the leg work that goes into creating a cookbook. And so, this blog has become... »