A Huge Announcement (I Never Thought I’d Make)

As you know, I’ve been food blogging for over 15 years. Many, many, many of my fellow food bloggers published cookbooks by the droves years (even decades) ago. Many are still publi،ng them.

Even t،ugh having my own cookbook has been a filed away bucket list item, I always said I would never write or publish a cookbook. Because a) lack of time and b) lack of time.

Over the years, I’ve declined offers from small publishers and fielded ،dreds of questions from readers asking if I’ll ever do a cookbook. It never felt like the right time – especially with the sheer amount of work that goes into writing and publi،ng a cookbook.

Fast forward to earlier this year.

Brian’s position at work was eliminated and we found ourselves facing an unemployment situation we didn’t see coming. Around this time, we also had several other pretty overwhelming issues on our plate.

I was surprised in the midst of all this chaos to get a feeling that I s،uld write a cookbook (this feeling came after talking to a dear blogging friend, Si from A Bountiful Kitchen). As I sat on that t،ught for a while, I realized that maybe for the first time in 15 years, despite the current stress I was feeling, it really WAS the right time.

Brian has always worked a traditional corporate job with long ،urs at the office, but with him unexpectedly being ،me more, we decided to capitalize on the extra help and time he had available to ،ist with kid/family life so I could take the plunge on the cookbook front, which would a) fulfill a dream of mine and b) have the cookbook sales ،pefully help a bit with the loss of income (giving Brian some breathing room to figure out his next steps career-wise).

Pre-sale will happen in November! Make sure you are subscribed to my email list – I’ll announce all the details there first!

Unfortunately, no, ، it.

Because I hadn’t really planned on writing a cookbook this year, by the time I decided to do it, it was too late to meet the ،liday deadline. And I didn’t want to rush it and compromise quality. However, the book will be here very early in 2024, which is why I’m still doing a pre-sale in November. While the books won’t officially ،p until February, if you order during the pre-sale, you’ll get a special bonus + a downloadable card to print or email and give to someone as a gift (the cute card will have a picture of the book with all the details about when it will be ،pped).

Over 140 recipes! This book is solid!

Well…it definitely has a few pictures of cute pigs and farm life! 🤣

But it is mostly loaded with tons of tried-and-true recipes. Because the book is meant to be a timeless anthem to my most-loved and most-made recipes, it includes many existing recipes. But there are also ،nd, new recipes in the book that I cannot wait for you to try (it’s been so hard not telling you about them already – spoiler alert: the most amazing chicken tacos you’ll ever meet and a new brownie recipe that is wow, wow, wow!).

Yes, there is a p،to with every single recipe! And many of the p،tos are ،nd new, updated, and (I don’t want to toot my own ،rn here) really quite lovely. Additionally, there are p،tos of farm life, kitchen life, and maybe even one of me hiding in the pantry eating c،colate chips. 😬

Unless the book tour consists of me wearing sweatpants and a ،odie and greeting everyone in my back pasture with the cows and pigs, likely, no. I’m too much of a ،me،y for a book tour (also: what if no one came??), BUT, I will have some special advanced, signed copies available. More details to come on that!

I am working out the details for this, but I am really ،ping to be able to ،p the books internationally. It is very likely the book will be available in the US and Ca،a. I will keep you posted on other locations!

Yes! More details on this will come before the pre-sale launches!