Author: Lea Ann Huegel

Collect Holiday Recipes for a Cookbook!

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Time to Collect Recipes The holidays are perfect for collecting recipes for a cookbook project. So many great foods are cooked and baked for holiday meals and parties. For busy families, easy-to-make quick meals help make time for holiday activities. With so many great recipes in use, it’s easy to collect favorites for a cookbook. A Few Tips for Recipe Collection Have recipe forms handy to copy recipes onto. Snap a photo with your phone of recipes you don’t have time to write down. Email interactive recipe forms to friends and family so they can easily send you their favorite recipes.

Kid’s Halloween Cookbook DIY

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DIY Halloween Cookbook Project For Kids of All Ages At Halloween, it’s important to feed the ghosts and goblins in your home. They may look like normal children today, but with a simple costume change, they suddenly become anything from Batman to a butterfly. This DIY for kids allows you to use these fun moments to sneak in a little learning and build memories by creating a Halloween Cookbook! Plan a Meal Once the fall arrives announce a Halloween supper. Find a date close to or on Halloween when everyone is available to sit together for a meal. Encourage kids

Vintage Canning Recipe Safety

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Safety of Vintage Canning Recipes It’s very common to find old canning recipes tucked into family collections or in vintage fundraising cookbooks. However, these vintage canning recipes may contain safety concerns. With modern cooking, we know more about what makes canning safe, but those who are inexperienced in the kitchen may not know the safety concerns. Let’s look at some considerations before putting vintage canning recipes in your cookbook. Old Versus New Recipes Vintage recipes contain ingredients that have changed over time and may now be store-bought instead of home-grown.  One example is that today’s tomatoes do not have the

Plan for Cookbook Sales Success

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Plan for cookbook sales success starting today! If today’s the first day you thought about creating a cookbook start today. If you have all your recipes collected then start today. Today is the best day to start planning for cookbook sales success. Plan to Make Sure Your Cookbooks Are Visible Check with local shops to see if they will sell a few copies. Sometimes offering a commission of even $1.00 a book will encourage them to not only sell the books for you, but also promote them. You can also check with local tourism offices as regional cookbooks make great