Cookbook Photos - You've Come to the Right Place!

We don't know about you, but one of our biggest gripes with most cookbooks is that there are not enough photos, or that the instructions aren't exactly as clear as we would like them to be. As cookbook lovers, we kept this in mind while we were working on our cookbook and we documented the process...a lot. We selected photos in many cases based on those recipes we knew it would be more helpful to visualize. We like to scribble in our cookbooks so we put space for notes with every recipe (not at the end of the book where they won't do you any good). We encourage you to make each one your own.  We know that each home baker has their own "sugar speak" and a pinch to you might be a smidge to your neighbor. That's why we will continue to update our website with more video demonstrations of the actual recipes from the book.

 

We learned through the experience of getting our book published that professional photos are expensive. Most authors don't have the sales levels to justify the publishers spending as much as it would cost to put every dessert in the book. Even if we did (hey, we're first timers here - so we never expected it), that book would be so thick and heavy, you wouldn't have room for it on your cookbook shelf. So while we tested recipes, we made sure to snap photos along the way. When making recipes from our book, if there is no photo, do not fear! We've got them here for you. Momma Reiner became quite the fab food photographer throughout this process (Momma Jenna, not so much - ask me to sing you a song, but not to draw you a picture, or photograph one).  But even if they were snapped on Momma J's cell phone, at least we're able to bring them to you as an example of "what is that darn thing supposed to look like?"

If the photo doesn't appear here, it's in the book! Let's start with CAKES TO DIET FOR:

And now some TARTS AND PIES WORTH THE LIE:

 

An abundance of BETTER THANK NOOKY COOKIES:

Some of our favorite COOL BARS AND SUMMER STARS:

And finally CREATIVE CONFECTIONS:

We'll find a higher tech way to give you even better copies in the coming weeks but we wanted to get this up so when your book was in hand you could start baking straight away. We don't claim to be perfect, but we work really, really hard. We are so looking forward to hearing if you are enjoying the fruits of our labor. And if you have a photo of something you made from our book that you would like to post on our site, PLEASE send it to us. And send us your recipes for consideration in book two. We want to continue our Recipe Revolution and it starts with you!

 

Happy Baking!

The Sugar Mommas