More Tasting Parties

This time the Tasting was at the lovely home of Cathy Shumard on June 30. With the beautiful dining room table set for eleven, we were looking forward to tasting the new recipes.
Beginning with Flagstaffs The McMillan's spicey Edamame and flavorful Hummus appetizers, we toasted to the feast!
Note the evaluation sheets near each dish. Chef Leslie Christiansen is working to make sure every page in Tastes & Treasures volume II is a gourmet delight.

Food stylist hired for new cookbook

Cathy Shumard and Linda Corderman visit with Stephanie Green while
Ruth McLeod takes the photo.

Interviewing a food stylist was so interesting. What does she do? Why do we need her? Does she know the food photographer, Ken Epstein? What can she offer to make our cookbook even better? What is the cost? What are the rewards? What can we do to facilitate her role?

So glad we hired Stephanie Green. When the book is published (hopefully this fall), you might notice the fabulous food photographs in Tastes and Treasures, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona Volume II. They say "a picture is worth a thousand words".

Food and Friends at Tasting Party June 8

Toasting to all the great times we have had as a cookbook committee and the wonderful historic cookbook we are creating.  This group is so much fun!

Graphic Design for Tastes & Treasures Volume II

Meeting with graphic designer, Cheyenne Brumlow at Evans Communications is a delight. Leslie Christiansen, Ruth McLeod and Linda Corderman had the first of many conversations with Cheyenne to make sure that Tastes & Treasures, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona Volume II will be polished, professional and in perfect format for O'Neil Printing and Roswell Bookbinding. Graphic design and getting a book ready for printing is fascinating business!

Historymakers Gala Chair Deb and Chef Leslie

"Deb Hester and I drank tea and enjoyed some freshly baked Miracle Muffins! Special time with an amazing woman." Leslie Christiansen echos our thanks to the chair of Historymakers Gala XII, Deb Short-Hester. We also want to thank Chef Leslie for her devotion to Tastes & Treasures Volume II. With Leslie editing all the recipes and making sure they are tested 3 times, the book has outstanding recipes.
The Miracle Muffins recipe is from Deb's Mom, Phyllis Short. They will be featured along with Phyllis in the Tribute page section of the new book.

June 2017 Cookbook Committee Meeting

Pam Stevenson, Sharron McKinney, Bonnie Newhoff, Renee Donnelly,
Mariamne Moore, Cathy Shumard, Linda Corderman, Zona Lorig

Talking about the delicious recipes, Tasting parties, historic venues, fonts, fundraising success, style of the cover, spiral hidden O ring binding, graphic design, Introduction, Forward . . . all part of Tastes & Treasures, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona, Volume II. The meetings are full of enthusiasm and organization. We have been working on this book for over a year. It is exciting to see how it is coming together now.

Tasting Party photos June 8

Delicious new recipes arrived with a flurry at the latest Tasting Party held June 8 at Ruth McLeod's home. Testing three times before they are submitted for Tastes & Treasures Volume II ensures the ingredients are accurate and the directions are user friendly. Food, Friends, Fun  . . . and a little wine.
Thanks to Chef Leslie for all her time and talent on recipes.
Thanks to Cathy Shumard who works tirelessly on the recipes while recruiting testers and Bonnie Newhoff who organizes all the fabulous foods at the Tasting Parties.

Cathy Shumard signs up more recipe testers

Claire Nullmeyer makes fast work opening her creme puffs. Leslie Christiansen and Donna Esposito
fill the pastry bag with the creme!

Donna Esposito helps Claire with creme for the puffs

Diana Smith welcomes Julie's rolls!

Bonnie explains the delicious foods to Mariamne Moore, Diana Smith, Cathy Shumard, Sharron McKinney, Mary Pat Honey

Ruth made Ancho Aioli and Pickled Red Onions to go with Mariamne's fried green tomatoes.

Julie slices the most delicious yeast rolls. Recipe from The Spicery. Bonnie arranges Scotch Eggs.