I received the most flattering email today..... [Archive]

Blackdog Lin

12-30-14, 9:39pm

.....from a big blog (300,000+ visits/week) that I have submitted an article or two and many recipes to. The editor actually sent me a personal note today, in response to one of my recipes submitted, in essence asking "why I've never done a cookbook of these recipes?" He said he loved posting them.

I still haven't composed a coherent answer to it - have to get that done tomorrow. I'm thinking the answer is (a) I never really thought about my old homestyle recipes being, oh, relevant, to today's cooking styles; and (b) I guess I never knew how to, even if it had occurred to me to do so.

But I am super flattered that he sent a personal note to ask. I'm sure it will go nowhere - but I'm kind of on cloud 9 tonight and thought y'all might share in my little excitement.

ApatheticNoMore

12-30-14, 9:55pm

:+1:

Zoe Girl

12-30-14, 10:11pm

you should be, sounds like a chance to share your great cooking
:cool:

Float On

12-30-14, 10:49pm

Very cool!

kimberlyf0

12-30-14, 11:21pm

Congrats!

libby

12-30-14, 11:39pm

Very cool!

Tradd

12-31-14, 12:57am

Neat-o! :)

razz

12-31-14, 7:47am

Thank you for sharing your experience here. Really glad for you.

rodeosweetheart

12-31-14, 7:57am

That is wonderful!

awakenedsoul

12-31-14, 12:32pm

I think it's a great idea. You have a passion for it. That was nice of him to acknowledge your talent. I love country cooking!

catherine

12-31-14, 12:46pm

Very exciting to get that kind of validation from someone you respect! Congrats!

SteveinMN

12-31-14, 5:06pm

Cool! And well-deserved!

Lainey

12-31-14, 5:10pm

Good for you, Blackdog Lin. Sounds like there has been great feedback from others to that editor as well. Have fun with it!

Dhiana

12-31-14, 5:36pm

That's really wonderful!

Why not take it seriously? Sounds like you already have a passion for cooking, an ability to put a repeatable recipe together, you have a big fan with 300,000+ fans backing him up so why not go for it?

What if even .333 % of those 300,000 fans bought your cookbook? That's a 1000 cookbooks! Plus a couple more from Simple Living :)

In your response email, ask him if he can connect you with someone who has successfully put together a cookbook.

Blackdog Lin

12-31-14, 7:29pm

Thank you all for the good wishes. And Happy New Year's Eve.

Gregg

1-6-15, 6:25pm

That's awesome Lin! When's dinner?

Tussiemussies

1-7-15, 2:08pm

So great to be validated! Country cooking is big! Look what Paula Deen had done!

Spartana

1-14-15, 10:23am

.....from a big blog (300,000+ visits/week) that I have submitted an article or two and many recipes to. The editor actually sent me a personal note today, in response to one of my recipes submitted, in essence asking "why I've never done a cookbook of these recipes?" He said he loved posting them.

I still haven't composed a coherent answer to it - have to get that done tomorrow. I'm thinking the answer is (a) I never really thought about my old homestyle recipes being, oh, relevant, to today's cooking styles; and (b) I guess I never knew how to, even if it had occurred to me to do so.

But I am super flattered that he sent a personal note to ask. I'm sure it will go nowhere - but I'm kind of on cloud 9 tonight and thought y'all might share in my little excitement.

Congrats BDL! Very cool and I think you should do it. I actually think that more and more people are looking for more down-to-earth cooking styles now more then ever. The "deconstructed fusion of rosemary and orange essence scented foam in truffle shavings" trend is interesting but gets old after awhile. I think people are longing for some real food recipes.