Tag: Recipes

A Mother’s Love: Legendary Family Recipes

Filed in From the Desk of... by Krystina Murray on May 1, 2014 • 0 Comments

They say that it’s a challenge to master an heirloom recipe and make it the way mom does. However it’s difficult to deny that there is sacredness to family recipes and accomplishment in mastering them the way mom or grandma did. In imagining Mother’s Day gatherings full of love, laughter, flowers and food, we are […]

Ask the Editor: Making Your Cookbook “Picture Perfect”

Filed in Ask the Editor by Brittnee Newman on June 20, 2013 • 0 Comments

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: […]

The Recipe That Bonds My Family Together

Filed in From the Desk of... by Erika Bennett on June 18, 2013 • 1 Comment

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 […]

Author Inspirations: Whipping Up Your First Cookbook

Filed in Author Inspirations by Krystina Murray on June 11, 2013 • 0 Comments

The moment has come to compile your favorite recipes in a fun cookbook. You may be wondering where to begin, where to get your recipes from and how to make your cookbook unique. Compiling a cookbook may not be as hard as you think! But first, why not dabble in writing about your favorite dishes? […]

Food for Thought: Calling All Authors with Recipes and Cookbooks!

Filed in Author Inspirations by Brittnee Newman on June 4, 2013 • 0 Comments

I’m always anxious for the advent of summer and the wonderful things it brings with it: the musical hum of lawn sprinklers being turned on full-blast for children to run through; the lazy way that the sun starts to drag out each evening; the electric snap-crackle-pop of a thunderstorm as a universally welcome reprieve from […]