Did you get an Amazon email about a new cookbook? Here’s the story behind Simple and Delicious Make-Ahead & Freeze Recipes.
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A few weeks ago in the Good Cheap Eats Club forum, a member wrote me and asked, “When were you going to tell us?” She included a link to this book.
Since I’d never heard of this book in my life — and I was still in bed, blearily reading on my phone — I panicked and assumed that someone was publishing a book with my name, with similar recipes to my own.
Once the caffeine set in and I had time to research properly, I found out that my publisher has repackaged my Not Your Mother’s Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook into a condensed version with a new name.
This is all well and good, but I feel that some of the marketing materials have missed the mark. More than one reader has assumed this repackaging is a new book with new recipes.
It is not a new book.
It’s a smaller version of the original book with fewer recipes and no cooking plans. (Thank you, Amazon, for posting a kindle sample!)
I do not have a copy of Simple and Delicious Make-Ahead & Freeze Recipes, but I’ve compared my copies of the original 1st and 2nd editions with the index available online.
While the new-but-not-really-new cookbook is lower in price, it also has fewer chapters and fewer recipes than the original. If you already own the 1st or 2nd editions of NYM Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook, you do not need to buy Simple and Delicious.
However, if you are looking for a Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, graduation, or wedding gift, Simple and Delicious would make a great gift. It’s got a very clean layout and can serve as a great primer for cooking to freeze.
Whatever cookbooks of mine you buy, THANK YOU for your support. It’s been a wild and exciting ride these past 14 years as a cookbook author, and I could not do it without supportive readers and cookbook buyers!
Debbie
I have the second edition of NYM Make Ahead and Freeze and it is one of my all time favorite cookbooks! I plan to purchase the new edition for a friend though I do wish the second edition was still available.
Jessica Fisher
Thanks, Debbie!! The second edition should still be available. You may have to look at BN instead of Amazon.
Cheri A.
Thanks for letting us know about this. I own both of your books. But I know a young college grad who loves to cook, so I’m going to purchase one for her.