Writing anything food-related isn't easy. There are facts to double-check, measurements to consider, instructions to clarify, food testing to perform, and sometimes the constraints of hitting a particular word count. It's not difficult to see how errors can slip through the cracks. Even ...
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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Pellegrino Artusi
What do you do when you retire in the 1800s? For Pellegrino Artusi (1820-1911), in a movement atypical of men in his day, turned to writing. First, he wrote two books about poetry that didn't sell much. Then, he turned to cooking. Those are a few of the weighty labels I've seen applied to ...
Edna Staebler: Cookbooks that Really Schmeck
At the time of this writing, my cookbook collection is yearning for several of Edna Staebler's cookbooks ). I know you'll like getting to know today's featured author. All you Canadian readers out there already know and love Edna Staebler. I think it's time for the rest of the world to meet her ...
Marion Cunningham: Fannie Farmer & Cookbook Author
Marion Cunningham shifted food focus back to the home. She encouraged home cooks and provided multiple formats to get her point across in educating the masses. She wrote or collaborated on eight cookbooks, the last of which was “Lost Recipes” in 2003. Her cooking show series “Cunningham & Co ...
All About Farm Journal Editor and Cookbook Author Nell B. Nichols
In a time when knowing everything about a person is an Internet click away, when every cookbook author has a TV show or "influential" social media status, it's an odd feeling to realize you know absolutely diddly squat about someone — especially when that someone is as prolific a cookbook editor and ...