RECIPE TESTING & EDITING

 

I know this much to be true: Recipe testing and editing are crucial to the success and legacy of a recipe. My years of experience in testing have proven to me that no two ovens are alike, and therefore testing is crucial the success of a recipe in every home.

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This is why I am a recipe tester. I have spent the last seven years testing for a variety of mediums. I also work as a Head Recipe Tester for new cookbooks. My job includes personally testing each recipe and managing a team of 20 to 80 testers from around the world, i.e. coordinating schedules, gathering findings, creating recipe reports, and formatting and editing recipes. This helps the author maintain his/her sanity, and keeps him/her on track.

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I develop, write, and photograph recipes for:

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• Simon & Schuster

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I have written and edited recipes for:

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• Pickler & Ben

 

I have tested for online publications, including:

• Food52

• Leite's Culinaria 

• Eat Boutique

• Cook's Country & America's Test Kitchen

 

Cookbooks I have worked on as a Head Recipe Tester include: 

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• A New Way to Food: 100 Recipes to Encourage a Healthy Relationship with Food, Nourish Your Beautiful Body, and Celebrate Real Wellness for Life by Maggie Battista

• Tiny House Cooking: 175+ Recipes Designed to Create Big Flavor in a Small Space

• Palmaz Vineyards - At the Table and Around the Fire by Florencia Palmaz (winner of an IBPA Gold Benjamin Franlkin Award)

• The I Heart Naptime Cookbook: More Than 100 Easy & Delicious Recipes to Make in Less Than One Hour by Jamielyn Nye

• Food Gift Love: More than 100 Recipes to Make, Wrap, and Share by Maggie Battista (founder of Eat Boutique)

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Cookbooks in which I have tested recipes include:

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• Food52 Dynamite Chicken: 60 Never-Boring Recipes for Your Favorite Bird

• French Appetizers by Marie Asselin

• Food52 A New Way to Dinner: A Playbook of Recipes and Strategies for the Week Ahead

• Vegetarian Vietnam by Cameron Staunch

• Food52 Genius Recipes: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Cook

• Food52 Baking: 60 Sensational Treats You Can Pull Off in a Snap (Food52 Works)

• Florentine: The true cuisine of Florence by Emiko Davies

• The How Can It Be Gluten Free Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen

• The Complete Cooking For Two Cookbook by America's Test Kitchen

 

I am always open to discussing different ways to make testing easier, and would love to work with you on your next project. Contact me today with any questions.

 

 

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"A cookbook is only as good as its worst recipe." ~Julia Child