Thinking to self publish a cookbook? Cookbooks are a popular nonfiction genre that often contain a collection of recipes and/or cooking techniques. The primary focus of cookbooks is food and cooking, though memoirs by chefs and food writers are frequently included in this category as well.
Some cookbooks focus on a certain regional cuisine (for example, Asian, French, or Southern), while others focus on a culinary method or technique (for example, barbeque, baking, or pressure cooking), and still others focus on a specific type of food (i.e. soup, pasta, broths). Another sort of cookbook that is popular is one that concentrates on recipes from a specific restaurant or celebrity chef.
There is something for every foodie’s palette among the diverse subjects and cooking methods. Cookbooks organise recipes in a variety of ways, including course (appetiser, first course, main course, dessert), principal ingredient, cooking technique, alphabetically, by location or country, and so on.
They may include final dish and preparation stage illustrations, talks about cooking techniques, advice on kitchen equipment, ingredients, and substitutes, historical and cultural remarks, and so on.
Cookbooks can be written by individual authors, such as chefs, cooking teachers, or other food writers; by collectives; or by anonymous authors. They could be aimed at home cooks, professional restaurant cooks, institutional cooks, or other specialized audiences.
The term “cookbook” is frequently used metaphorically to refer to any book that has a simple collection of tried and tested “recipes” or instructions for a certain field or activity, provided in-depth such that readers who are not necessarily experts in the field can create workable results.
Mentioned below are few cookbooks that you can refer to as well:
- Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking by Jeff Hertzberg
- Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You’ll Make Over and Over Again by Ina Garten
- Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family by Ina Garten
- Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book by Better Homes and Gardens
- Indian-ish by Priya Krishna with Ritu Krishna
- 660 Curries by Raghavan Iyer
- Asma’s Indian Kitchen by Asma Khan
- Fresh India by Meera Sodha
What to keep in mind while publishing a CookBook?
CookBooks are one of the most bought books by budding chefs, housewives and folks who enjoy cooking in general or even want to try it.
Here are a few points that you should keep in mind while writing your manuscript for publishing:
- Know your audience
You need to understand who your readers are – whether they are beginners or professionals. What could their budget be? What cuisine do you want to target and who is your major audience? Do they want to try something new or something traditional? Healthy or fast food? - Set a publishing budget for yourself
Self-publishing requires you to be an entrepreneur, and the responsibility for ensuring that your book looks professional falls solely on your shoulders. So the first thing you need do is calculate the cost of self-publishing your book. This should contain an estimate of the expenditures for photography, design, and editorial assistance. - Put your work in the context
Make it very obvious from where your work falls in relation to others. All journals, and indeed all readers, must understand the work’s utility and purpose as part of a wider communal intellectual project. Try not to get bogged down in little details. When we spend a large amount of time on research components, the temptation is to convert this into word count in the final article. - Edit your book yourself
DO modify as much as you can. Begin with a title; write the easy parts first, then work your way around to the more difficult parts. Constant editing is required. If you think your first draught is perfect, you’re mistaken. Editing allows you to discover your true beliefs. DO NOT BE FEARFUL OF FAILURE. Playing it safe, as well as exploring popular themes, is straightforward. Ideas, on the other hand, are inexpensive, and the vast majority of them are erroneous. You must test a large number of them before you find the good ones. Don’t be too connected to yours or concerned that it will be stolen. They are unlikely to do so. - Cookbooks are the epitome of aesthetics
Your content should be as good as the visuals you present. The readers need to see what the dish should look like and the more appetizing it would look, the more motivation they would have to pursue the dish and work around to achieve perfection. - Look for the suitable publishing house for you
- Compare pros and cons
Each self publishing house will have something you’d like and something you’d not, make sure to weight all the possibilities and possible scenarios before you choose the suitable publishing house for you. - Trust the process and coordinate with the team
Discuss everything with them, then sign a contract to start the process. Keep up with the process and enjoy the thrill of becoming a new self published author. Make sure you understand what you need on your cover page, your book’s genres, and who your target audience will be. Make an attempt to be a good sport as a client/author, and keep your project team members motivated as well.
Read: Complete difference between fiction & nonfiction genres
We at BlueRose Publishers publish books in many regional languages like Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada and many more.
You can get in touch with us with your queries and your manuscripts. We will be over joyed to help you become an author – just like you dreamed.
Cookbooks/Recipe books are in hype nowadays which makes them popular – let us know if you have a plan similar to this and BlueroseONE will help you self publish your dream cookbook/recipe book.
Let us know if you are a foodie, what are your favorite cuisines and have you ever referred to any cookbook, if yes, then which one?
