My father had some unusual tastes in food to a kid hanging around wondering what all the fuss was in the kitchen. Burnt toast eaten with sunny side up eggs was one combination I remember. The smell of charred forgotten toast still makes me think of him. Scrapple. Corn pancakes. He also liked raw oysters, and it wasn’t until I was in my mid-30s that I learned to appreciate them.
My father grew up in hard times just after the turn of the 20th century, when men changed their shirt collars instead of their shirts, and bread that you sliced yourself was a few pennies a loaf. Read the rest of this entry »
Recipe software, recipe book software, cookbook software, whatever you want to call it to make your own cookbook, the key to success is how tech easy it is to use. Although I’m the Granny Guru around here at The Cookbook People, some things do scrabble my brain, and one of them is “tech issues.”
Nothing is more frustrating that knowing you need to accomplish something with a software but don’t understand how to do it. Add a deadline, and waah! I can be in tears in no time. (I tend to always think the problem is me, not the software.) So when we created Matilda’s Fantastic Cookbook Software, we tried to take the “tech” out so anybody could use it. Read the rest of this entry »
I just read this story about a daughter who wrote a cookbook for her mom and I couldn’t help getting teared up a little. Not just for her, but for all the other stories I’ve heard about people bonding with their mom or grandmother by making a family cookbook.
Sadly, so often these bonds grow when the daughter makes a cookbook in memorial to one who has passed on. If you are thinking about making a family cookbook, I can’t urge you strongly enough to use it as an opportunity to grow closer to those whom you care about.
Here’s the story.
A quote:
I wanted her to know the cookbook would live on and through that her memory and spirit would live on forever. When I gave her the news she just smiled and looked into my eyes and raised her hand with her fingers crossed.
I’m strongly considering carrying her cookbook in our store. It just seems in the perfect spirit of our company.
