How do you want your book to look?

We are working on cover designs for the Cookbook Love Kitchen Memories book. Ideas so far have included:

• A collage of recipes, cookbook covers, and vintage appliance photos.
• Era-inspired drawings of people cooking in their vintage fripperies. 
• A simple, clean design with minimal images.

But this is really YOUR book, so we'd love to hear YOUR ideas. What do you think would make an eye catching and appropriate cover for a book of kitchen memory essays?

News for the Cookbook Love family!

Because you've all been such lovely boys and girls, Cookbook Love has come up with an extra special treat! Stay tuned for all the details which will be announced later this week.

(OK, just one hint. It involves a contest.)

Stove Love. It's a thing.

A few days ago we posted this amazing, fantabulous, dream stove on the Cookbook Love Facebook page:

The darned thing was apparently in competition with Kim Kardashian's butt to break the interwebs, judging by all the likes, shares, and comments that resulted. People tagged each other to call them in and see. People asked if it is for sale (sadly, we do not own it.) People commented in other languages so that we had to use a translator to make sure they weren't pitching discount sunglasses.

It was a glorious mayhem.

When I asked another vintage-loving FB group why this might have happened I got a few interesting responses. The first was that several people had watched as the post went viral, seeing it pop up in other groups. A couple termed it "amazeballs", which it is. Another person said that they had a "positive, visceral reaction to old ranges".

And that, apparently, is the power of stoves. Or of this stove in particular.

Stove love. It's a thing.

Join a Pig Club for Valentine Circus Fun Every Day!

I know we live in an age when twisted, nonsensical humor is hot. And I like it. Ridiculous imagery and word pairings tickle me.

But this valentine...

I just don't know what to think. And I don't know what the designers were thinking.

But there's one thing I DO know. Pigs in Blankets are the perfect dish to go along with this disturbing Valentine.

These little guys, a box of chocolates, and a bottle of bubbly... Need I say more?

Ok, I'll say one thing more. Did you know there was an effort in World War I to get kids to raise pigs? (Me either.)

Don't delay. Join a pig club today.