So now is the time to contact all of your contributors with your reminder tool and tell them to enter their recipes now before it is too late. We recommend using a recipe submission deadline of November 15th in order to give you time to review the recipes, make sure all of the extra spaces are removed and words are spelled correctly, and still have time to place your order before the printing deadline.
Family cookbooks make wonderful gifts for family and friends alike. The effort you put into your cookbook now will pay off for your entire family for years to come.
FamilyCookbookProject.com Wins WebAward
For the sixth year in a row, the Web Marketing Association has recognized FamilyCookbookProject.com for its outstanding website development. The site was recognized with a Best Publishing Web Site WebAward!
More than 2,000 sites from 45 countries were adjudicated in 96 industry categories during this year's WebAward competition. Entries were judged on design, copy writing, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation, and use of technology.
Family Cookbook Showcase: OurCookbooks.com
Our website to help our editors sell their cookbooks online, Family Cookbook Showcase at OurCookbooks.com, is ready to go when you are. Whether you are using your cookbook as a fundraiser or just have a few extra copies that are taking up space, we will make it easy for you to make them available.
If you already have had you cookbook printed, please go to your editor account and click on the “Publishing Tools>Sell Your Cookbook Settings” link. Here you can enter some basic information and have visitors order cookbooks directly from you. When all of your cookbooks are sold, simply come back and turn off the free listing. It’s our way of helping you to get the most for your cookbook dollar.
If you have not yet printed your cookbook, it will be made available to you after your order has been sent to print.
The Family Cookbook Showcase is part of a more comprehensive cookbook marketing package that is being put together to help editors sell their cookbooks.
Featured recipe from the database
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The Great Family Cookbook Project has a huge amount of public recipes in the system thanks to you! If you need a fun recipe idea that's not in your own cookbook, go to our home page and use the search function to see what's available - lots of good eats!
Here is a recipe we tried recently for a fun party:
This recipe for Halloween Party Punch, by Micki Clark, is from The Clark Family Cookbook. Search for more great recipes here from over 250,000 in our family cookbooks!
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Halloween Party Punch Recipe
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Tips to Ease the Holiday Hustle
(NewsUSA) - The holidays are supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but they may also be the busiest. As the guest list grows, so does the grocery list, not to mention the piles of laundry and dirty dishes.
(NewsUSA) - The holidays are supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but they may also be the busiest. As the guest list grows, so does the grocery list, not to mention the piles of laundry and dirty dishes.
But
there's no need to be a Grinch. Turn on the holiday cheer by taking
advantage of some simple tips from the experts in Whirlpool brand's test
kitchens:
· Prepare
ahead. Over-estimate the number of guests expected to attend, and bring
full recipes to the grocery store to make sure every ingredient makes
it home. This can help you avoid being a plate short or having to dig
out old frosting for the last batch of cookies.
· Make
sure the refrigerator can handle the shopping list. French-door
refrigerators offer wide shelf space to keep large cakes and deli trays
fresh leading up to the big holiday meal. A side-by-side refrigerator
may fit the bill if fresh ingredients typically fill the shopping cart.
· Make
it a team effort. Kids can help wash potatoes or arrange platters, and
everyone can help clean up. Also, keeping recipes handy in plastic
sleeves ensures everyone is on the same page.
· Put
appliances to work for you. Convection cooking allows you to bake
potatoes and roast turkeys much faster than a traditional oven, while a
double oven range can cook two different meals at once, toast crusty
breads or keep one dish warm.
"Holiday
cooks no longer have to play musical pans when trying to broil steaks
and warm rolls at the same time, thanks to new double-oven ranges," said
Monica Teague, senior manager, brand experience, Whirlpool. "In
addition, knowing how to properly load the dishwasher can ease clean-up
once everyone is stuffed. Greasy pots and pans go on the bottom rack
face-down or at a slight angle for optimal cleaning, and delicate
stemware stay up top, where water pressure is not as strong."
· Don't
overlook laundry as guests shuffle in and out. Pre-sorting clothes into
designated baskets for lights, darks and whites can streamline the
process, while some of latest features enable consumers to do laundry at
times that fit their hectic holiday schedule.
Fit
in a quick nap -- and a load of laundry -- before the guests arrive.
The holiday season will feel more "Hava Nagila" than "Bah, Humbug."
For more information, visit www.whirlpool.com.
Editors Ideas - how to keep your contributors motivated
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The holidays are here. Remember, it may take a full 3 weeks to get your cookbooks at this time of year - so start today! When you do get together in the coming weeks, bring a printed recipe or two from your cookbook and hand them out. Let folks know that you plan to print the book in November or December - and get all their email addresses so you can add them to your book. Have fun!
What they are saying
"I LOVE the website...it is so easy to use and the e-blast feature has made managing this project a breeze!"--Susie Dvorak, The Kadavy Family Cookbook |
Famous Quotation
"Non-cooks
think it's silly to invest two hours' work in two minutes' enjoyment;
but if cooking is evanescent, so is the ballet."Julia Child (1912 - 2004) Chip Lowell is Co-Publisher of the Great Family Cookbook Project, a website that helps families and individuals collect and share food memories. Follow us on Facebook and Pinterest! |
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