Originally aired on February 22, 2023

Kate talks with Molly, Andrea and Kristin all about recipe titles. They share what makes one stand out, what is an immediate veto and how these have evolved over the years. They discuss the importance of indexing, the challenge of translation and how grammar, structure and formatting are used in titling along with some of their own that they'd like to revisit.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Andrea Nguyen + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

Mentions

• Gourmet Cookbook
• Boston Cooking School / Fanny Farmer Series
• Cook it in a Casserole
• Cooking Bold and Fearless Recipes from Sunset Chefs of the West
• The Book of Yogurt
• Secret Ingredients
• Chez Panisse Cafe Cookbook

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• Change of Appetite by Diana Henry
• Nigel Slater
• Vietnamese Food Any Day by Andrea Nguyen
• Ever-Green Vietnamese by Andrea Nguyen
• Mi Cocina by Rick Martinez
• The Woks of Life by Sarah Leung, Bill Leung
• Rice is Life by Caryl Levine, Ken Lee, Kristin Donnelly

Originally aired on April 20, 2022

Kristin gets into the fundamentals of recipe writing as she chats with Tina Ujlaki, her mentor and the former executive editor at Food & Wine magazine. Tina explains her recipe writing philosophy, how testing can be the antithesis to cooking and the what bothers her about the format's evolution. She shares her thoughts on voice, headnotes, titles and the top 3 things to do before sharing recipes with the world.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Andrea Nguyen + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

Mentions

• Tina Ujlaki
• Nigella Lawson
• Nigel Slater
• David Lebovitz
• Dorie Greenspan

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Originally aired on April 13, 2022

Kate leads today's discussion about the recipe development, curation and testing that go into creating a cookbook. Andrea, Molly and Kristin each share their individual recipe writing processes and the tools used behind the scenes to keep everything organized. They discuss sticking to theme, finding your audience and what can take away from the magic of cooking as well as the juggling act of attribution and importance of recipe testers. Finally, Molly tells us about a recent cookbook that has her inspired.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Andrea Nguyen + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

Mentions:

• Kristin spreadsheet template
• Bryan Ford

Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show

• Colombiana: A Rediscovery of Recipes & Rituals from the Soul of Colombia, by Marian Velásquez