Episode 247: Being a Cookbook Writer: Be Your Own Broadcaster from Debut Cookbook Author Maria Sansone
Release Date: 06/01/2023
Episode 348: Being a Cookbook Author: Umma: A Korean Mom's Kitchen Wisdom with Sarah Ahn and Nam Soon Ahn
Cookbook Love Podcast
Welcome to another episode of the podcast. I’m excited to be here today for an interview with Sarah Ahn. Sarah is a digital storyteller and creator of Ahnest Kitchen, where she shares and documents her mother, Nam Soon Ahn’s recipes. In their new book Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom & 100 Family Recipes, Sarah and Nam Soon take a deep dive into Korean home cooking along with decades of wisdom and techniques that help anyone cook like a Korean umma. Today on the show we talk all about Sarah’s building of her presence online with Ahnest Kitchen, the journey with her mother...
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Episode 347: Being a Cookbook Author: Discover Your Authentic Voice & Indian Comfort Food with Dal Chawal and Sapna Punjabi
Cookbook Love Podcast
Welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today, I’m excited to have an interview with Sapna Punjabi. Sapna combines a lifelong vegetarian practice with Ayurvedic training and expertise as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. In her new book Dal Chawal, Sapna presents Indian comfort food at its finest: economical, healthy, and delicious, with 85 recipes that form the foundation of Indian home cooking. In our interview today,we talked all about Sapna’s journey to writing Dal Chawal, writing a cookbook rooted in identity and wellness, her routines and habits that helped her write her book,...
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Episode 346: Being a Cookbook Writer: Recipes, Routines, and the Road to Your Cookbook
Cookbook Love Podcast
If you’ve ever dreamed of writing a cookbook—but the book isn’t here yet—you’re not alone. In this installment of Being a Cookbook Writer, I’m sharing exactly what I did to move from dreaming to actually writing my cookbook. I’ll walk you through the daily and weekly routines that helped me stay connected to my goal, even in the midst of a busy life. From journaling to documenting meals to typing just two recipes a day, I’ll show you how small steps can lead to a finished book. If you’re ready to stop waiting and start writing, this episode is for you. Things We Mention In...
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Episode 345: Scaling Baking Recipes and Baking for Two with Steph Pixley of America’s Test Kitchen
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello and welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today on the podcast I’m excited to have an interview with Steph Pixley. Steph is the deputy food editor for America’s Test Kitchen’s books team and culinary producer of the Cook's Country TV show. She attended the New England Culinary Institute and is most at peace when she's in the middle of a good baking project. For our episode today we talk all about ATK’s new book: Baking for Two. ATK takes the guesswork out of baking on a smaller scale by reengineering all your favorite baked goods. Steph explains the testing that went into...
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Episode 344: Modern Mountain Cookbook: A Plant-Based Celebration of Appalachia with Jan Brandenburg
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello and welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today on the podcast I’m excited to have an interview with Jan Brandenburg. Jan is a cook, digital content creator, and pharmacist from eastern Kentucky. As a vegan and wanting to enjoy the flavors of her childhood, Jan spent years developing plant-based alternatives to traditional Appalachian dishes. Today on the show we talk about her journey from cookbook idea to publication including her favorite vegan Appalachian recipes, her tips for plant-based cooking, and her advice for anyone who wants to write a cookbook and get it...
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Episode 343: You Got This! Feeding People, Writing Cookbooks, and Staying Real with Diane Morrisey
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello and welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today on the podcast I’m excited to have an interview with Diane Morrisey. Diane Morrisey is the founder of @DianeMorrisey on Instagram. She is known for her acute sense of encouragement and humor and her easy and innovative recipes that come with a big side of “you got this” encouragement. A former caterer, Diane was also an executive at Whole Foods where she oversaw the prepared foods business and overall operations for stores in New York and Connecticut. In other words, she knows what people want to eat—and what they can...
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Episode 342: Leaning into Farm Life with Kaleb Wyse of Wyse Guide
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello and welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today on the podcast I’m excited to have an interview with Kaleb Wyse. Kaleb is the creator of Wyse Guide and the author of the new cookbook There’s Always Room at the Table. When Kaleb Wyse started documenting his daily life on his farm in Iowa, he didn’t think many people would take notice or even care. After all, his way of life is simple, guided by the seasons—he spends his days gardening, preserving, baking, and cooking, a rhythm not all that different from that of his parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents who...
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Episode 341: How to Be the Cookbook Author You Want to Be
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello and welcome to another episode of the podcast. As I work on my next cookbook proposal, one thing that keeps coming up is that I am embarking on the long-game of cookbook publishing. From idea to a finished book, traditional publishing takes at least 18 - 24 months. That means the cookbook won't be "in my hands" for quite a while. How do you sustain the journey to a traditionally published book? That’s what we’re going to talk about today. Things We Mention In This Episode:
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Episode 340: Writing a Cookbook They’re Hungry For
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello and welcome to another episode of the podcast. March is birthday month here at our house and gift giving is on my mind. I love to give gifts to celebrate birthdays, especially gifts that my people want and are excited to receive. This makes me think about classes we teach and books we write and how to give people what they’re hungry for instead of overthinking and creating something that they won’t want or need. Things We Mention In This Episode:
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Episode 339: 20 Things to Love about Cookbook Writing
Cookbook Love Podcast
Hello and welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today I gave myself the gift of time to sit and think about what I love about cookbooks and cookbook writing. All of this has bubbled up as I think about writing a proposal for a 5th traditionally published cookbook. So if you’re curious what drives this passion, listen in. And if you share this passion, which I’m sure many of you do, I invite you to join me inside Get Paid to Get Published and our LIVE 90-Day Get Paid to Get Published Accelerator. You can learn more about Get Paid to Get Published and how you can get paid to write...
info_outlineMaria Sansone is an Emmy Award-winning television host with a 30-year career in broadcasting. She is a social media personality, lifestyle expert, cookbook author, brand ambassador and mom of two. Maria is the host of NBC Boston’s premiere lifestyle show, The Hub Today and host/creator of the Edward R. Murrow Award-winning MOM2MOM with Maria Sansone television show and podcast. During the pandemic, Maria wrote the proposal for her debut cookbook, Oh $#!% What’s For Dinner?: No-Fuss Weeknight Recipes You’ll Swear By. Today on the podcast, we talk all about how Maria used time during the pandemic to broadcast her nightly dinner prep, write her cookbook proposal, sign a contract, and then create the manuscript for her debut cookbook (that she always longed to write) while juggling her career and two young children.
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Enroll in Recipe Writing Round Table
Join the waitlist for Cookbooks on KDP
Maria’s Cookbook Oh $#!% What’s for Dinner
Connect with Maria on Instagram