Move over James Beard & Simone Beck

[Clark Santos]

Beginning to sound like a conspiracy to confuse future Anthropoligest or
Archeologist

Clark
El Patron

> Git down from the pulpit, Mez. And give the rest of us a little credit.
>
> I have never read a cookbook that I have liked or used all of the recipes,
> have you? In fact, I have cookbooks that I keep because they are
> culturally
> interesting, have lovely photos, or are collectors items. As a
> non-vegetarian, I am intrigued by your essene bread, by Frances' Pozole -
> and by whatever ethnic delight Huerta might come up with. I would bet you
> ten dollars that most of the recipes contributed would be meatless.
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>
> Bubba,
> It might work. But vegetarians would not be interested in most of it, and
> pig eaters would not be interested in the veggie part. Don't forget M.J.
> Ford and B. "Carne Asada Stains on My Apron" Huerta who are very
> knowledgable chefs.
> G
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>
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>> As I was preparing a semi-Lebanese salad for supper tonight, I began
>> musing over the number of really interesting recipes I have read/you
>> guys
>> have sent into the List over the past several years.
>>
>> Boing!
>>
>> Why don't we do a "Ghetto Cook book"?  One of our best Cajun cookbooks
>> was
>> compiled by a Ladies Club in Alexandria/neigbhoring parishes.  We could
>> do
>> the same.  Gerry has some outstanding recipes, I believe Frances has
>> contributed, Fontaine, Clementine, Jim, Young Wayne, too many people for
>> me to recall properly at this hour of the morning.
>>
>> It could be "web" only, "self-publishing", "publish on demand" or just
>> printed out somewhere where costs are low.  The River Rouge cookbook has
>> a
>> simple GBD binding and is about 6" x 8", with loose leaf pages.  Great
>> recipes!  Talking Kinko's here.
>>
>> Everybody could contribute say from one to five recipes.
>> Repetitions are ok because there will be subtle differences.
>> Editing would be for spelling and grammatical errors only.
>> No one gets to say what is in and what is out.
>> It could be a "co-op" venture, all the same amount.
>> It could be "for profit" or just for the Hell of it.
>> Could be Austin Ghetto cooking or something similar but *not* silly,
>> like
>> "roadkill recipes" please.
>> Could have any kind of recipe, that is, not limited to "Texas" style
>> only.
>> Recipes should be for real, sensible, easy cooking, probably (given our
>> health tendencies) moderately low fat, low salt, low cholesterol, blah,
>> blah.
>> Canning and storage recipes would be good.
>> Soups, salads, chili, meat things, veggie things, breads, pickles, etc.
>>
>> There are some people on the List like Bob, Jon Ford, me who have had
>> goodly amount of direct publishing experience.  I would be willing to
>> work
>> with anyone who was really interested for the "good of the cause".
>>
>> There should be illustrations - drawings, photographs, whatever, but not
>> something the average person would pickup expecting The Return of the
>> Texas Ranger.  Not to say cartoons would be unacceptable, they would be
>> welcomed, but not every illustration.  At least that is how I see it
>> this
>> moment.
>>
>> If there is some money made, it could be divvied up by share or, if
>> someone (for example, Frances) wound up spending more than equal time,
>> they could be paid something.  There wouldn't be a lot of money made I
>> imagine.
>>
>> This book should be duly registered with the Library of Congress and
>> have
>> its own ISBN number, something which really, really easy to get.
>>
>> I don't think it would have to be four-color, glossy, coffee table size
>> thing, better something you could put in your pocket or stick on the
>> stove
>> next to the Paprika.
>>
>> What do you think?
>>
>> wayne J
>>
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