95: Recipe Writing with Real Cooks in Mind [re-release]

Originally aired on June 19, 2024

Kate, Kristin and Molly venture back into the user experience arena as they discuss recipe presentation in cookbooks. They highlight the need for this section to delight not distract and prioritize form over function as well as the need to write with a specific audience in mind. They discuss their thoughts as a consumer and developer on elements like: ingredients, equipment, serving size, prep time, method, sub-recipes, headnotes and bursts. Finally, they share their advice for recipe developers on things to think through and ways to research to bring clarity and individuality to their own work.

Hosts: Kate Leahy + Molly Stevens + Kristin Donnelly + Andrea Nguyen

Editor: Abby Cerquitella

Mentions

• Episode 91: The UX of Cookbook Design
• Episode 28: All About Headnotes
• Episode 42: How to Write Recipe Titles
• Episode 24: Genius Recipes with Kristin Miglore
• Episode 59: Lerato Umah-Shaylor on Africana
• Episode 33: Becoming the Writer You Want to Be with Andy Baraghani
• Episode 93: The Secret of Cooking with Bee Wilson
• Episode 88: On Being a First-Time Cookbook Author with Michelle Braxton

Visit the Everything Cookbooks Bookshop to purchase a copy of the books mentioned in the show

• Genius Recipes by Kristin Miglore
• Brooks Headley's Fancy Desserts by Brooks Headley