You know that I’ve been posting a FREE Recipe Of The Month on my blog since 01Dec2019 — RIGHT?!? This has been an absolute ball — thinking up something different to present, seeing people’s responses online, and knowing that folks are inspired to try new things in their kitchen.
But could there be … more?
During this time I have been thinking of ways to do more with these recipes. I could start an e-mail newsletter, a Patreon account, and maybe even produce demonstration videos on YouTube. While I think those are great ideas, these are not really manageable for me at this time.
Instead I have started turning my Recipe Of The Month content into books. My aim is to publish the first two — the 2020 and the 2021 Collections — in early 2022. Folks who want nicely published keepsake copies will be able to get these for their recipe-book shelf and e-reader. My plan is to keep the prices of these low, and the sales will help to support what I do.
What recipes will be in these books?
These books will feature the twelve recipes from the year — and so far each book has ended up with a few bonus recipes! In some cases these recipes will include previously unreleased photos and additional content. Here’s what’s to come in the first two recipe books …
The 2020 Collection — Krampus Coal Cookies, Broccoli Beef Stir-Fry, Avgolémono Soup, Irish Soda Bread, Mississippi Mud-Pie, Big Soft Ginger Cookies, Marshmallows, Mocha Brownies, Raspberry Chocolate Cookie Squares, Blueberry Buckle Coffeecake, Wacky Cake, Sautéed Apples, Sweet Potato Peanut Butter Soup, and Ginger Pancakes
The 2021 Collection — Burmese Chicken Soup, Hot Fudge Pudding Cake, Farls, Grasshopper Squares, Jambon, Cake Mix Cookies, Lemon Almond Pudding Cake, Peppermint Patties, Dirty Chai Coffee Cake, Pumpkin Cheesecake, Graham Cracker Pie Crust, my current November recipe for Peanut Butter Pumpkin Soup (pictured below), my December recipe which hasn’t been decided yet, and a bonus dessert recipe … which you’ll have to buy the book to find out what it is …. but I’ll tell you this, it doesn’t exist anywhere else!
Keep an eye on the WIBC blog
My aim is to release these first two Collections in Spring 2022 along with a Christmas cookie recipe book. Keep an eye to my blog along with Twitter and Facebook for updates!
Have a recipe to submit for me to present as a Recipe Of The Month? Drop me a line!
Want a recipe book NOW?
My debut recipe book — “Make Your Own Darn Good Cookies” — is now a 3 year old! If you can’t wait to start buying my Recipe Of The Month annual collection books, fire-up your browser and order a print copy today. Darn Good Cookies is also available in electronic form from most e-book retailers. In it you will learn to make over 50 proven recipes including cookies, biscotti, coffee, some breakfast items, and other comfort foods.
Recently, multi-award winning author, Kathleen Stone, wrote “Scoby’s comfort foods are themselves a thing to behold, but this book is so much more. There are wonderful stories and anecdotes as well as beautiful photographs, and all of that combined with the mouthwatering recipes makes this a book I’m excited to have in my collection. … The book in its entirety embodies what the author is all about — comfort food, family, friends, music and a love for life in general.”
Want to try a few Darn Good Cookies before you buy?
Grab a copy of my FREE SAMPLE e-book “Let’s Bake Cookie Squares and Biscotti!” — available through most major e-book retailers! In the text you will get 2 recipes from Make Your Own Darn Good Cookies, which will show you my writing and direction style. You will also see a step-by-step photo section that guides you through a few steps that some folks might find a little more tricky. Check it out!
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Now the pivot of WIBC from being a company that makes food to being a company about good food and people connecting with people is complete.
As for the rice, I’m doing my mom’s trick in my small cooker — usual 2-1 ratio of water to rice and let it go all day (note that this cooker only cooks on one temp which I believe is high). Believe it or not I think this is the first time I’ve all 3 of my slow cookers going at once!
