S19: E19: The Real Story Behind My New Cookbook: Easter Eggs & the Elephant in the Room

A cookbook takes years to create—and a lot can change between the first recipe test and the day you finally hold the finished book in your hands.

In this episode, I’m taking you behind the scenes for my NEW cookbook, The Old-Fashioned on Purpose Cookbook, from the Easter eggs and meaningful photos, to the story behind the cover and the role the Soda Fountain played in it all. I’m also addressing the elephant in the room: why there are photos in this book that reflect a chapter of my life that has since ended. This book captures a moment in time, but more than any book I’ve written before, it feels unmistakably like me—and I want to tell you why.

Podcast Episode Highlights:

• The long process/journey of creating a new book
• My life is always changing
• Fun Easter Eggs in this cookbook
• Why these photos are so special to me
• The Soda Fountain and my cover photo
• Why this book is ME
• The Elephant in the room (aka divorce)
• My thoughts on endings 
• Final thoughts

Resources Mentioned in This Podcast Episode:

Find my NEW Cookbook here: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/the-old-fashioned-on-purpose-cookbook

Check out the Youtube version (with visual aids) here: https://youtu.be/F87xSeJW_fs

Learn more about my Soda Fountain dinners here: https://www.chugwatersodafountain.com/

Find my first cookbook here: http://homesteadcookbook.com/

Check out my nonfiction deep-thought book here: http://oldfashionedbook.com/

Previous Podcast Episodes & Blog Articles on my Books:

• I’ve Been Too Chill About This (blog article about Pre-Order specials(!!) for my new cookbook)
• How My Books Actually Happened: Writing, Agents + Book Deals (podcast episode)
• Behind the Scenes of Writing a Homestead Cookbook (podcast episode)
• 5 (Surprising) Lessons I Learned from Writing a Book (podcast episode)

OTHER HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR HOMESTEAD:

• Sign up for weekly musings from my homestead: https://jillwinger.substack.com/
• Get my free homesteading tutorials & recipes here: www.theprairiehomestead.com
• Jill on Instagram: @jill.winger
• Jill on Facebook: http://facebook.com/theprairiehomestead
• Apply to be a guest on the Old-Fashioned on Purpose podcast: https://www.theprairiehomestead.com/podcast-guest-application

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