It’s like giving birth, they say. Sharing news of our very own cookbook.
Update: Our cookbook, Bountiful, is now available to order on Amazon here. It’s our 300 page baby with over 100 fruit and vegetable inspired recipes. You can blame our garden for that. And also, some puppy pictures because our work would never complete without Sierra and Lexi!
Hello Friends.
We’ve said this many times in the past and we’ll say it again… because of your friendship and support, our lives are richer in ways that we never, ever imaged. Your messages, comments and encouragement helped us define our voice. You helped us see, feel, understand and do more of what it is that we love so much.
Over the past several years, we’ve been photographing and producing video for other cookbooks, but never really considered writing our own. Perhaps it was because we really didn’t know what it was that we wanted to write about and to trust that our ideas would work in a book. We wanted to find something we believed in 1,000% percent before we poured our heart and soul into printed pages.
Every time you visit our blog and each of your comments re-enforces this belief to be real and honest. Because of your encouragement in us, we’ve found the confidence to finally write our very own cookbook full of garden inspired recipes, cooking stories and puppy pictures!
This whole process is a little scary. Many authors have said it’s like giving birth. It’s a labor of love and one of the hardest, scariest, most gratifying experiences we’ll go through.
We keep asking ourselves, are we ready for this?! Is it really like giving birth but without the Demerol? What will it be like to cradle our very own book in our arms? So many more questions come to mind.
Our stories and unconditional love will be poured over the printed pages through intimate lifestyle photography and brand new vegetable/ fruit driven recipes. Your readership here let us know that you appreciated our fresh, garden inspired recipes. So, we’ll do much more of it and this whole storybook will be laced with plenty of our personal style photos, most of which will be new and original.
Our hearts are racing. We’re anxious, excited, nervous and elated all at the same time. It’s been our little secret for some time now and if you’ve been following our instagram, we’ve been giving sneak peaks behind our #TDCookbook photographs and recipes.
Now, we have the guts to share it with you all.
We’re in the best hands with an fantastic team. Huge thank you goes to our wonderful literary agent Alison Fargis of Stonesong Press for helping make all this happen. Our amazing editor Dervla Kelly and supportive publisher Abrams Books have been incredible in making our dream come to life. Have you seen the gorgeous cookbooks they publish? The Baked cookbooks and Sugar Baby are examples of beautiful cookbooks, gardening books and other works of art published by Abrams Books.
Finally, the fun and crazy journey in all this is that the book is slated for release in Fall of 2013. So much work is ahead of this, but we’re finally ready for this process.
THANK YOU to you all for helping us make this happen. This journey would never be the same without you amazing people.
hugs and love,
diane and todd
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I heard you speak yesterday at BlogHer Pro and was so moved by your heartfelt presentation and video. Congratulations, and I can’t wait for your new cookbook.
Congratulations, what a fantastic looking cookbook. You’ve inspired me.
I know I’m late to the party on this, but I wanted to congratulate you both. I’m so happy for you and no one is more deserving than you! I can’t wait to see how your beautiful cookbook will come together.
Wow great! I could feel your love in your page. Wonderful day!
I am so happy for you guys!
You really deserved this opportunity!
Best wishes for the book,
love
Roberta
So excited at this news and looking forward to it.
I don’t believe I’ve ever read a more beautiful or heartfelt introduction for a book before. As you do with your blog, you make me feel part of your process, your journey and I am so grateful for every step!
Bravo, you!
xo
Janet
Gorgeous! It’s going to be the best – EVER!
I’ve been so out of touch lately, mostly due to my crazy job, that I’m just now hearing your news. I’m so excited for you both! All I can say is….it’s wonderful and perfect news. Congrats!
Magnificent! I absolutely can’t wait for this astonishing incredibility cook book
All I can say is YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Todd and Diane:
I am so excited! Can’t wait to get it!
Sending you much love and warm congratulations from the Boonies!
So well-deserved! It will be beautiful and full of love, I’m sure.
Jeanne
Congratulations! I’m so incredibly excited for both of you. I just know your book is going to be amazing! Next fall can’t come quick enough.
Congratulations! Can’t wait to read and use it, I am hoping for several recipes of the Vietnamese persuasion….
Great news, fabulous news. I can’t wait to hear more details, but KNOW that whatever the subject, I’ll love the results. (Well, unless you focus on boiled hominy and pigs’ feet, then not so much!) Wow, having it out in fall 2013 is going to mean you’re going to be flying fast. Wishing you a safe and pleasant journey. Hugs!