what cookbook editors want

Great Advice for Aspiring Cookbook Writers: When Chronicle’s Bill LeBlond Speaks You Ought to Listen

November 17, 2012 By Nancy Baggett 13 Comments

When Bill LeBlond, former Editorial Director, Food and Wine at Chronicle Books, kicked off his International Association of Culinary Professionals' Webinar/ ...

What Cookbook Editors are Looking For–Two Top Cookbook Editors Dish Out Details

February 24, 2012 By Nancy Baggett 14 Comments

If you’ve ever yearned to write a cookbook, understanding what editors do and don't want is a great place to start. Such insights will help you get off on the ...

Welcome to KitchenLane! It’s a comfortable place where I create, thoroughly test, and photograph recipes for my cookbooks and blog. All my recipes are original, not adaptations from others. I trained as a pastry chef, so many offerings are desserts and baked goods. Some are also healthful, savory dishes I contribute to healthy eating publications. My recipes are always free of artificial dyes, flavorings, and other iffy additives, which I won’t serve my family—or you! Instead, dishes feature naturally flavorful, colorful ingredients including fresh herbs, berries, edible flowers, and fruits, many from my own suburban garden or local farmers’ markets. Since lots of readers aspire to write cookbooks, I also blog on recipe writing and editing and other helpful publishing how-to info accumulated while authoring nearly 20 well-received cookbooks over many years.