The Cookbook is complete!

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Thank you all for stopping by my blog!

Today, I received a mock up of my cookbook. I was actually holding a copy of it in my hands! Six months of very hard work on the part of my photographer, Erin Connolly, my illustrator, Michelle LaBranche, and my graphic artist, Mary Hester, with 2nd Floor Design. They all did such a phenomenal job! So much so, that I was speechless when I looked at my cookbook! Anyone that knows me knows that I've probably only been speechless 3 or 4 times in my entire life. HA!!

See, this is a project that I've thought about for YEARS. I'm very picky about the cookbooks that I like and given how picky I am, I never found one that had everything within it that I needed. I wanted fun, practical, economical recipes that were easy to prepare and that didn't take all day to cook and recipes that were SO good that they would impress my friends! But, I never found all of these things in one place. So, I created it!

But, once I got started, I realized that there was so much more that my cookbook needed for me to be proud enough to have it bear my name as the author. I wanted it to be indexed by recipes so that no ingredient went to waste. I also wanted some information on how to make grocery shopping less of a chore. Additionally, I felt that there needed to be a section on healthy substitutions - for those of us with strict dietary restrictions. When I say practical, I mean practical! I wanted this cookbook to be the best it could be!

I have to say, one of the things that I love most about it is that when you get to the meal sections, you'll see that all of the meals are COMPLETE meals. There is not a section about meat, a section about sides, etc. When you see a pork chop recipe, it is automatically paired with everything you need for it to be a balanced meal. No searching around for sides and no trying to figure out what would compliment your meat portion. I love that this cookbook really is so easy and that all of the guess work is taken out of cooking!

With full color photos, cooking tips, gadget illustrations and much, MUCH more - this cookbook is a must have for anyone's kitchen - be it the novice or the seasoned entertainer!

As soon as I know when the cookbook will be available for purchase, I will let you know! Please don't forget to sign up for my newsletter. The newsletter gives you information about things like this PLUS free cooking tips and a FREE recipe!!

Here's to all things "kook"ing!! Angela McKeller, your favorite "KooK"