My computer, Matilda, was down for three weeks with a virus. Thanks to my awesome friend, an IT guy, she's back. I wasn't able to do anything with our cookbook project during that time, because a) I hate typing on DH's laptop and b) I didn't want to use up his memory with the cookbook files.
I am all caught up on submissions from the other church members, but now I need to type my own. I sooooo do not want to, but I have to. We really need to flesh out a few sections, so I really do need to put mine in.
I just wanna play games and catch up with all my interent friends since I haven't been on my message boards much since Matilda got sick.
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"I never understood why blessings wore disguises. If I were a blessing, I'd run around naked." - Sophia Petrillo
I helped with one at my kids' school many years ago, and I remember typing recipes was very boring after a while. Though the way folks spelled and explained things was pretty funny in some cases.
We haven't settled on a title yet, so if you have any suggestions, I'm all ears! Winds' suggestion of What Would Jesus Eat went over really well, so that's our current working title.
I'm a fast typer, but my friend upgraded me (for free!) to MS Office 2010, so it took me a little bit of poking to figure out my formatting. Luckily, I understand my own recipes and handwriting, so they should go quickly. I do have a few recipes to clarify, though - one lady never told me what to do with 2 of the ingredients, another has a measurement that makes NO mathematical sense, and another has baking powder in the ingredients but soda in the procedure. Oy!
Once I'm done typing, then I have to proof it, then it goes to my partner, who will put it into book form. Then, it comes back to me for another proof, then it goes to the printer.
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"I never understood why blessings wore disguises. If I were a blessing, I'd run around naked." - Sophia Petrillo
My favorite recipe from the book we did was for cookies. It's a good cookie recipe (I still use it, with variations) but that's not why I liked it so much.
It was because the person who submitted it was called "Disney Tin Lid."
I asked everyone I knew who this person was, because I found the name so delightfully improbable, but was never able to track him/her down. In a parish of 1400 or so people, it surprized me that anyone could remain incognito!
I know what you mean, Aardvark. I recently swam the Thames (i.e. converted from the Roman Catholic church to Episcopal) and my new congregation is very small, about 1/7 the size of my old parish.
We just attended a celebration/fundraiser quite similar in format to one that was given every year in my old parish. My new congregation was ecstatic that they raised $5000; in the old parish a dinner and auction like this always generated about $30,000.
But the point isn't to make a profit, rather to raise enough to keep the doors open and outreach programs going. You are making a really important contribution, and those cookbooks help people feel more like a community as well as raising money.
Thanks, huck! We definitely aren't looking to make a profit - just wanting to keep a roof over our heads! (Literally - every time we get a strong wind, roofing nails come down).
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"I never understood why blessings wore disguises. If I were a blessing, I'd run around naked." - Sophia Petrillo
Aardvark, if you have a scanner can you scan the pages in and send them out to a few friends for assistance. Each person could type up 4 or 5 and email them back to you then you do a first proof read and pass them along to someone else for a second proof read.
