Guest guest Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 , the honor actually would be all mine! From: VeganMacrobiotics [mailto:VeganMacrobiotics ] On Behalf Of leslieanneashburn Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2006 4:19 PM To: VeganMacrobiotics Subject: Re: leslie's cookbook That would be an honor! > > > > > Ilanit, > > > > > > Questions about your cookbook creation process: > > > > > > 1. How much time did it take you to do the writing part? > > > > > > I had put the recipes together for a presentation and cooking > class here > > - I made a book for it and that became a basis for the cookbook > > > > > 2. Did you do graphics yourself? If not, did you find a > professional > > > > I have a professional in the family so that helps. > > > > > person to do that for you? Was it expensive? > > > 3. How many recipes? > > > 4. All original recipes? > > > > they are all recipes that I would consdier applicable to many > situations > > and conditions - centred mb but also interesting and adaptable to > many > > tastes > > > > that is why it is subtitled Vegan macrobiotic kitchen alchemy > > > > > > > > I really want to do something on a small scale here in HI for > > > students (tropical macrobiotics perhaps?? > > > > > > yes - do it! Just go with it. It is also good if it is applicable > worldwide > > > > > or something like your > > > topic relevant to HI). Just wondering where to start, > > > > > > just take your favourite, most popular recipes and keep compiling > them. > > take photos. > > > > write comments - then put it all together, edit etc > > > > > how big/fancy > > > to make it re photos and graphics, > > > > > > just start photographinc recipes you make that work out well and > see > > what can you use > > > > > what to include for the text. In > > > terms of publication rights, > > > > > > depend on how professional you want to make it - I got an ISBN > too. It > > is a good idea > > > > > I'm wondering about the standard > > > macrobiotic recipes and how to give credit for those? > > > > > > present them with a twist - create something new - why just > present the > > same thing - also if you look at the sample recipes from my book > at my > > website and cybermacro you will see that I use a special format - > which > > I came to because of the way I cook and like to inspire people to > be > > creative and take one recipe and have infinite variations on it - > who > > wants to eat the same thing day in and out but also who wants to > or has > > the application to learn many recipes. so this is one solution and > how > > to take that recipe and make planned overs so it is more like a > way of > > cooking and eating and implementing in your life rather than just > a > > collection of recipes > > > > > Did this come > > > up for you? If you have any tips, that would be great! > > > > > > make is specific to your theme - eg mb in the tropics but somehow > make > > it applicable for a wider audience - if you go to all the trouble > you > > want as many people to be able to use it as possible. So maybe you > have > > a focus on balance in warmer climates with more relaxing cooking > methods > > but have options to vary the recipes for another climate > > > > and also emphasize that everyone can benefit from some lightness > in > > their life and diet and incorporate this. > > > > maybe discuss the energy not just of food but of the effect of > various > > cooking methods - eg quick boiling as opposed ot steaming etc > > > > > > > > > > > > I have started Little Tree Press for these projects so you are > welcome > > to contact me if you want to check that out. The more contemporary > > publications in mb the better - I realized as I was researching > all this > > that with the closure of the major mb publishing companies that > brought > > to many titles out in the 70's and 80s that there really was no > outlet > > for these speciality topics - so we need to revive it! > > > > and why I get so excited when I see a good new book like Modern > Day > > Macrobiotics etc. > > > > Ilanit > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ - > ----- > > > > Little Tree Pty Limited, Melbourne, Australia (Little Tree). ® > > registered trademark, © copyright 2003. All rights reserved. This > email > > message and attachments may contain information that is > confidential to > > Little Tree. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, > > distribute, forward or copy the message or attachments. In such a > case, > > please notify the sender by return email and erase all copies of > the > > message and attachments. 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