What's Cool in Cool-inary Moments?

What's twice as cool as having a story in the newly-published Cool-inary Moments? Having two. Yes, both "A Pair of Merry Mollusks," featuring my first husband, Bob Elders, and "Proof of the Pudding," featuring my second, Ken Wilson, were selected for this anthology. Both of these men were credible cooks, by the way.

But to make this book even cooler, it contains a story, "Making Scrambled Eggs," by my current (and likely last!!) beau, Frank Stern, also a writer. In it, the narrator coaches his daughter through her first culinary experience. Quite a stretch for Frank, whose kitchen mastery these past couple of years so far as I've personally witnessed,  has been limited to slicing strawberries to accompany his cereal or cottage cheese. I've yet to sample the scrambled eggs he writes so knowingly about.

And guess who else appears in this book? Some of the Chicken Soup for the Soul and Not Your . Mother's Book writers I've grown close to over the past decade, Annmarie B. Tait, Lola De Maci and Nancy Julien Kopp. 

Editor Yvonne Lehman outdid herself in crafting this subtitle: Culinary Memories, Mishaps and Masterpieces Including Real Recipes Flavored With a Little Advice. How could you possibly resist a book that offers all that?

You can't. So hurry over to pick up a copy from Amazon now, https://www.amazon.com/Cool-Inary-Moments-Culinary-Masterpieces-Including/dp/1604950374

A little more from the back cover: "Cooking and baking provide their own adventures. From the child who learned to cook in Grandma's kitchen to the adult who had never even tried to boil water, anyone who has ever attempted to prepare food has experienced memorable moments. That's why most of us have a favorite culinary story. Sometimes it's about a success. Other times it's about a total disaster. Oftentimes, it centers on a gathering of family and friends. Whether you love to cook and bake, or stay as far away from a kitchen as possible, you'll smile and remember your own stories when you join 46 authors as they recount cool-inary moments -- good, bad, even hilarious -- and share some recipes behind the stories."


I don't know which I want to do first...read these stories or whip up the accompanying recipes. I'm craving some pasta with clam sauce right now!