I had a request to write more about my book, why I wrote it and my publishing info. Here it is.
I've always loved to cook and used to dream of opening my own restaurant. But, as time went on and I got older that dream just didn't seem to be in the cards. Instead I wrote a cookbook. This idea came to me when my oldest daughter asked that I write down my Banana Pudding recipe before I died. No, I'm not sick but I am a Baby-Boomer. The only recipe I had was in my head. So being a loving mother I made my pudding, measuring as I went along.
Her comment made me begin to compare my life with my daughters. My mother was a stay at home mom and I learned to cook the same way generations of women before me had, by watching her. My adult life differed dramatically from my mom's. I worked full-time and by the time I got home, got homework started, clothes washed, baths taken, and dinner on the table, there certainly wasn't time to teach the kids to cook!! As I thought about this, I started remembering some of the foods my kids had attempted to put together over the years. One time it was decided that Thanksgiving dinner would be at my son's house. He waned to make a chocolate pie for dinner. He bought a pie crust, a can of chocolate pudding and a carton of cool whip. He poured the pudding into the uncooked crust, topped it with the cool whip and put it in the oven to bake!!! You can imagine what a mess he had.
So, with this and other "adventures" in mind I hit on the idea of writing a cookbook filled with recipes I've always enjoyed, that were simple enough for anyone to tackle, complete with suggestions enabling readers to adjust them to fit individual tastes. Along with my recipes, suggestions and stories I decided to add tips. This idea came when my youngest daughter told me she couldn't bring deviled eggs to Thanksgiving dinner because she couldn't peel the eggs without tearing them up.
So, in a nutshell, Stir, Laugh, Repeat is written for the young adults who are eating most of their meals in fast food "stores" and missing out on the joys of cooking. But I'm finding that it's actually being used by all ages.
I've always loved to cook and used to dream of opening my own restaurant. But, as time went on and I got older that dream just didn't seem to be in the cards. Instead I wrote a cookbook. This idea came to me when my oldest daughter asked that I write down my Banana Pudding recipe before I died. No, I'm not sick but I am a Baby-Boomer. The only recipe I had was in my head. So being a loving mother I made my pudding, measuring as I went along.
Her comment made me begin to compare my life with my daughters. My mother was a stay at home mom and I learned to cook the same way generations of women before me had, by watching her. My adult life differed dramatically from my mom's. I worked full-time and by the time I got home, got homework started, clothes washed, baths taken, and dinner on the table, there certainly wasn't time to teach the kids to cook!! As I thought about this, I started remembering some of the foods my kids had attempted to put together over the years. One time it was decided that Thanksgiving dinner would be at my son's house. He waned to make a chocolate pie for dinner. He bought a pie crust, a can of chocolate pudding and a carton of cool whip. He poured the pudding into the uncooked crust, topped it with the cool whip and put it in the oven to bake!!! You can imagine what a mess he had.
So, with this and other "adventures" in mind I hit on the idea of writing a cookbook filled with recipes I've always enjoyed, that were simple enough for anyone to tackle, complete with suggestions enabling readers to adjust them to fit individual tastes. Along with my recipes, suggestions and stories I decided to add tips. This idea came when my youngest daughter told me she couldn't bring deviled eggs to Thanksgiving dinner because she couldn't peel the eggs without tearing them up.
So, in a nutshell, Stir, Laugh, Repeat is written for the young adults who are eating most of their meals in fast food "stores" and missing out on the joys of cooking. But I'm finding that it's actually being used by all ages.
Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises
ISBN: 978-1-60462-818-0
Learn more about Stir, Laugh, Repeat by visiting my website www.marthaskitchenkorner.com or visit my blog stirlaughrepeat.blogspot.com
If you have questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. I would love to hear from you.