• chicken piccata

    On Comfort

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    What do chicken piccata, Xulon Press books and uncles have to do with each other? Well, before I get into that, I’d like to address the current conundrum of “comfort food”. As part of Foodie Month here at Xulon, I think it’s important to discuss this term and do it some justice. Let’s be honest, comfort food has gotten a bad rap in the past few years of the American “get fit” revolution. Now that everyone’s vegan, drinking smart water and ashamed if they don’t have a gym membership complete with Zumba classes, saying those two words has become completely…

  • Making your cookbook picture perfect

    Ask the Editor: Making Your Cookbook “Picture Perfect”

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    This month, Xulon Press is all about self-publishing your recipes—we’ve gone cookbook crazy! One of the most important components of a cookbook is, of course, the pictures! To get the skinny on how to capture your picture-perfect casseroles, sauces and sides, we’ve tapped into the brains of our resident food & photography experts. Meet our panel: Krystina Murray, Xulon Editor, blogger and passionate foodie; Nick Lopez, Author Support Rep and photographer extraordinaire; and Sabine Khouri, our super-trendy, tech-savvy Product Coordinator. Me: Thanks for getting together! Our authors have been pretty excited about this month’s topic. We all know that pictures are…

  • Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

    The Recipe That Bonds My Family Together

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    Every now and again, I run across character traits that leave me wondering if I’m the black sheep of my family. Usually, it’s an action I’ve never seen anyone else do and I wonder, is it me? For instance, I love chocolate chip cookie dough, but I hate the chocolate chips in the dough. Something about the crunchiness turns me off and when the chips aren’t cooked the chocolate messes with the flavor of the dough. I took to standing over a garbage can as I ate the dough, so I could easily spit the chips into the trash; much…