October 2008 Family Cookbook Newsletter
Believe it or not, the holiday season is almost upon
us. Since family cookbooks make a wonderful gift, it’s no wonder why that is by
far our busiest time of the year.
Get started today at FamilyCookbookProject.com!
Tips for Making a Holiday Deadline
In
order to make sure you receive your cookbooks in time for sharing with your
friends and family for the holidays, here are some tips from Family Cookbook
Project.
Use the Reminder Tool to email contributors to enter in their best
recipes so they can look forward to cookbook for the holidays.
Set a deadline so everyone knows when their recipes must be submitted by
– and make sure you leave a few days for those contributors that will want to
add a recipe or two after the deadline!
You do not have to wait until your recipe collection is completed to start
working with the Publishing Tool. Pick a cover from our professionally
designed assortment or design your own. Select your layout type face and
dividers – just remember to click the save button and the system will remember
your selection.
Don’t wait until the last minute. While our digital printing allows for
some of the fastest turn-a-round times in the industry, printing is done on a
first come first served basis. We are expecting and are prepared for a lot of
editors to have their cookbooks printed in October and November. You don’t want
to be the last in line – so place your order early!
Right now is the perfect time to get everyone
involved - and print your book for the holidays!
Time to Reorder?
Need extra cookbooks for holiday gift giving? Our printer is offering 10%
savings on reorder from now until October 15th – so if you were planning to
print more copies of that fabulous cookbook you created, now is the time to
place that order!
To take advantage of this offer, simply place your print order and email
help@familycookbookproject.com with your order number and that it is a reprint.
Coming Soon to Family Cookbook Project
We are really excited here at Family Cookbook Project. Our site continues to
help families, schools and churches bring people together to create wonderful
cookbooks to share and treasure for years to come. To date we have editors have
created more than 7,000 cookbooks with more than 29,000 contributors and nearly
175,000 recipes!
In the next few months, we will be launching several new programs to help you
make your personal cookbook even more valuable to you. Stay tuned for more
exciting things from FamilyCookbookProject.com.
| Featured recipe from the database |
The Great Family Cookbook Project has a huge amount of public recipes in the system thanks to you! If you need a fun recipe idea that's not in your own cookbook, go to our home page and use the search function to see what's available - lots of good eats!
Here is a recipe we tried recently for a fun Halloween party:
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This recipe for Halloween Party Punch, by Micki Clark, is from The Clark Family Cookbook. Search for more great recipes here from over 100,000 in our family cookbooks! |
Halloween Party Punch Recipe
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Ways to Simplify The Holidays
(NewsUSA) - Putting together the perfect celebration can feel like a
chore, but there's no reason that you can't hold your holiday party and
enjoy it, too.
Here are some tips for stressed-out Americans hoping to relax this
holiday
season:
- Determine your priorities. With holiday invitations rushing out, RSVPs
coming in and
visits with relatives filling up your calendar, it's easy to become
overwhelmed. If thoughts of caroling, baking, partying, shopping,
volunteering, wrapping and traveling incite migraines, you might want to
cut back on activities. Picking one or two events or traditions that you
thoroughly enjoy will free up your schedule and let you enjoy the
celebrations.
- Stop stressing about the holiday dinner. Getting together for the
holidays is
about the company, not five-star food. Plan your dinner ahead of time.
Reduce the number of side dishes -; two vegetable dishes and some rolls
will perfectly accompany your main dish.
- If cooking's really going to stress you out, why not avoid preparing
the holiday meal altogether? Catering your holiday meal means all of the
satisfaction but none of the stress. Omaha Steaks (www.omahasteaks.com),
for example, offers complete meal packages, including steaks, seafood,
appetizers and desserts. The entrees come with gourmet sides, like
potatoes au gratin, pepper jack risotto cakes and asparagus with
hollandaise sauce, so you can enjoy an elegant holiday meal without
slaving away in the kitchen.
- Plan your holiday shopping. No matter how early you start shopping,
you always wind up scrambling for a last-minute gift. But finding that
perfect something doesn't have to mean pushing through lines or credit
card debt. Make yourself a cup of cocoa, then sit down at a computer.
Shopping online can prove fast, easy and simple. You can have packages
gift-wrapped and shipped directly to their recipients. Shopping online
can also help you avoid state taxes, helping ease your wallet's holiday
burden.
| Editors Ideas - how to keep your contributors motivated |
The holidays are here. Remember, it may take a full 3 weeks to get your cookbooks at this time of year - so start today! When you do get together in the coming weeks, bring a printed recipe or two from your cookbook and hand them out. Let folks know that you plan to print the book in November or December - and get all their email addresses so you can add them to your book. Have fun!