What it is like to write a gluten-free cookbook with you family

Have you ever thought about writing a cookbook? It's not easy even thought though you may be baking pies and cakes. The experience of writing a cookbook can by unnerving at the best and down right frightful at the best. Here is our story.

The Dream:

My wife Chaton has been thinking of projects she could do at home that will bring in extra income. She is

currently unable to work due to some ongoing medical problems. She is always experimenting with making new gluten-free recipes at home. She approached her mother about participating. So Vickie came into the picture and a plan was developing. Then during Christmas we talk with our Sister-in-Law and she became excited. So we are off on our way.

The Budget:

So we put together a pitch. We sent it in and we where approached by a publisher. So we did not get a advance like we thought we might. We also learn we wouldn't get any royalties for about a year. So how are we going to be able to make this dream come true on our little budget? Remember we committed to making 75 recipes that are picture worthy. We have all committed to doing the project during nights and weekends so we could keep our day jobs. We also started a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to make our project a reality. http://kck.st/NtQfbv

Cooking:

So scraping buy we have made 25 recipes out of those 25 dishes we have made 15 of them where picture worthy. While modifying some of our recipes we made some hilarious mistakes. For example leaving out the baking soda does not allow your muffins to rise. It is also recommended to keep children out of the kitchen when you are trying to make a gluten-free bunt cake. These mistakes hopefully will be a learning experience we will pass onto our readers.

These are a few of the lessons we have learned about making  cookbook. We are extremely proud of what we have accomplish. Our main hope is that our struggles and trials will benefit the gluten-free community on the whole. We want to showcase the dishes and let the average cook know they could do it too. We will share more lessons with you as we continue on our path.