Cookbook Love Podcast

Today Maggie interviews Founder and Coordinator of The Cookbook Club at the Villages, Florida, Judy ODwyer. Described as Florida's friendliest hometown, The Villages is an over 55 retirement community. Judy started the Cookbook Club based on a model from a library in Ft. Wayne, Indiana as a way to get to know other residents of the Villages who shared her love for food, cooking, and cookbooks. In today's interview, Judy describes the club including how they select topics, how she communicates with the members, as well as her tips for starting an in-person cookbook club.

In this episode of the podcast, Maggie interviews Stay-At-Home-Dad and Cookbook Collector Eric Lee. Eric is SAHD from St Paul MN who started collecting cookbooks about 5 years ago out of a time in his family's life when he needed to learn to cook for their evening meal. Eric's first venture into cooking has a smoky ending when he prepared a meal with a stovetop smoker and BBQ book but quickly grew into a passion for not only exploring cooking but collecting cookbooks as well. In today's episode, Eric and I talk about his collection of over 2400 books, how he stores and organizes his collections, and his tips for where to begin if you're new to cookbook collecting or cooking.

In this episode of the podcast, Maggie interviews Ally Billhorn. Ally is a food blogger at Sweet and Savory Eats. Ally's cookbook interaction has spanned the gamut. Her first experience with print recipes was when she was in college with Taste of Home Magazine and their companion cookbooks. Ally then subscribed to a cookbook-of-the-month club and started receiving cookbooks as gifts. As a food blogger, now Ally receives from publishers who want her to review their cookbooks on her blog. Ally loves the stories that authors include in cookbooks for the connection to the author including why they make a recipe and who they serve it to. To her, this feels like a conversation with the author, which Ally loves and something that she tries to mimic on her food blog. Listen to Episode 6 below: iTunes or the Apple Podcast App Stitcher Google Music Play Things We Mention In This Episode: Ally's Sweet and Savory Eats Sweet Savory Eats on Instagram Cookbook Love Podcast Facebook Group Instagram @cookbooklovepodcast Show notes can be found at cookbooklove.co

In this episode of the podcast, Maggie interviews cookbook collector Gina Michak. Gina describes herself as a Pittsburg gal living in Virginia and as a self-proclaimed Disney fanatic. Gina owns a business called From Gina's Kitchen where she bakes specialty cakes, cupcakes, and cookies for her clients. Gina's favorite features of a cookbook are the stories, entertainment ideas, and suggestions for wine pairings. In this interview, we talk about Gina's Disney cookbook collection, her love of books about cocktails and bar drinks, as well as how she enjoys finding used and vintage cookbooks at her church parish's festival. Things We Mention In This Episode: From Gina's Kitchen website From Gina's Kitchen on Instagram Cookbook Love Podcast Facebook Group Instagram @cookbooklovepodcast Show notes can be found at cookbooklove.co

In this episode of the podcast, Maggie interviews cookbook "obsessive" Monique Llamas. Monique participates in online cookbook clubs and loves new release cookbooks. For the past 11 years, Monique has kept a recipe journal to document her use of cookbooks. In our interview, we discuss her journal and how she uses it to inform what she cooks every day. Monique learned her love of cookbooks, and cooking, from her Mom and she bought her first Betty Crocker cookbook when she was in college. In the interview, we talk about Monique's participation in website-, Facebook-, and social media-based cookbook clubs and the features of cookbooks she loves. Hardcover Cook website Hardcover Cook on Instagram Cookbook Love Podcast Facebook Group Instagram @cookbooklovepodcast Show notes can be found at cookbooklove.co

In this bonus episode, Maggie Green talks about her journey with cookbooks as a reader, buyer, collector, writer, and now as a podcast host that celebrates cookbook readers, buyers, collectors, and clubs.

In this episode of the podcast, Maggie interviews cookbook reader and collector Kim Cowherd. Kim is a fellow Kentuckian and retired horticulturist. She has a love of gardening and farmers' markets due to her horticulture background. Kim has a fondness for stories found in cookbooks with a particular interest in church and community cookbooks. Join the conversation Cookbook Love Podcast Facebook Group Instagram @cookbooklovepodcast Show notes can be found at cookbooklove.co

In this episode, Maggie interviews Jenny Hartin. Jenny is the owner and administrator of Cookbook Junkies Facebook Group and her own website The Cookbook Junkies, as well as the Director of Publicity for Eat Your Books. Jenny shares her introduction into the cookbook space as a cook and cookbook collector, why she started Cookbook Junkies and her role as Director of Publicity for Eat Your Books. The Cookbook Junkies Facebook Group Eat Your Books thecookbookjunkies.com Cookbook Love Podcast Facebook Group

In this episode to the podcast, Maggie interviews Kelsey Banfield of The Little Snack Newsletter. Kelsey shares about her love of organizing her cookbooks by color, what she learned from her mom about cookbooks, and more about her newsletter the Snack Cookbook Club. Cookbook Love Podcast Facebook Group Cookbook Love Podcast Show Notes Cookbook Love Podcast on Instagram Green Apron on Instagram

In this introductory episode to the Cookbook Love Podcast, cookbook author, editor, and coach Maggie Green shares her vision, mission, and goals for the show. In addition to this Maggie shares how to connect with the Cookbook Love Podcast Community, as well as how to access show notes for each episode. Cookbook Love Podcast Facebook Group Cookbook Love Podcast Show Notes Cookbook Love Podcast on Instagram Green Apron on Instagram