Write, Publish and Sell a Cookbook

In my first post on this blog, I mentioned that I am in the process of testing and compiling my own recipes to publish in a cookbook. Recently I was mulling this over and wondered if by some remote chance there is a "how to" resource designed specifically for creating and self-publishing a cookbook. I searched on google and, lo and behold, I came across an audio recording and printed transcript of a 1 hour and 45 minute teleconference seminar entitled Write, Publish and Sell a Cookbook.

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McGowan's Arizona Chili Recipe

Here is a great chili recipe from my old friend Dennis McGowan of Prescott, Arizona. Thanks, Dennis!

Ingredients:

1 lb. Ground Beef , 85% lean (or ground chuck or turkey)
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 dash allspice
1 dash ground oregano
1 dash ground cumin
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1/4 tsp. onion salt
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. minced garlic, or 2 or 3 cloves of chopped fresh garlic
1 or 2 tbsp. chili powder (how hot do you like it?)
1 to 2 tbsp. vinegar
1/2 cup chopped green or red bell pepper
1/2 cup chopped celery
1 cup chopped onion (or 1 med. size onion)
1 four 4 oz. can of diced green chilies (mild or hot depending upon your taste)
2 8 oz cans of tomato sauce
2 15 oz. cans Bush’s® pinto beans (drained and rinsed)
1 cup of water (add more if you like soupy chili)

Instructions:

Sauté the ground beef in the hot olive oil and then add the remaining ingredients and spices and cook with the beef. Cover and bring to slow boil and then simmer for 45 minutes on low heat (or put in slow cooking low heat crock pot for a few hours). A deep cast iron pot works best!

If you prefer more tomato taste:
Add one 14 oz. can Hunt's Diced Tomatoes (or 1 cup of chopped tomatoes). For more pepper taste, add a few dashes of black pepper and/or cayenne pepper.

If cooking in a crock pot, a couple of bay leaves adds a flavor touch.

The Healthy Express Cookbook by Erin Rogers

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Griff's Grilled Pepper Turkey Burgers

Ground turkey is very popular today not only because it is healthy but because it tastes great! Here is a turkey burger recipe I developed that is, if I may say so myself, fabulous! Although intended for the grill, they may be fried as well.

Ingredients:

1.25 lb. ground turkey1 egg, beaten
1 clove minced garlic
1/4 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped green bell pepper
2 tbsp. finely chopped jalapeno pepper (with most of seeds and membrane removed)
2 tbsp. finely chopped green onion
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tbsp. Worcestershire Sauce
1 tbsp. McCormick® Grill Mates® Roasted Garlic Montreal Chicken® seasoning
1 tsp. ground black pepper

Instructions:

Blend well, by hand, the meat, garlic, peppers, and onion in a mixing bowl and form into seven patties. Coat grill with a little oil or PAM® spray. Grill burgers, pouring the sauces and seasonings, and sprinkling the seasonings on each side of burgers while grilling. Serve on french rolls or hamburger buns and gobble, gobble!