If you are a member or friend of SOMOS, “the literary heart of Taos” (and who isn’t?), who likes to both write and cook (and who among us doesn’t?), we invite you to submit a favorite, time-tested recipe, along with a short-short (true), well crafted related story, for consideration for our forthcoming, first-of-its-kind, literary-culinary fundraising cookbook, Storied Recipes.
Community fundraising cookbooks are nothing new, but our approach to this, our first fundraising cookbook, will be new. Ours will have a special SOMOS literary twist – not just a nice collection of worthwhile recipes, but also the meaningful (funny, charming, or poignant) stories that make those recipes come alive. To stir your creative juices, here are some of the chapter headings we have in mind: Just for Starters, Power Breakfasts, Ladies Who Lunch, Barbecue Basics, Fresh from the Garden (or Farmers Market), Potluck Specials, Fish Tales, Tea Party Treats, Après Ski Eats, Unexpected Guests, Romantic Dinners, Memorable Celebrations, and Sweet Endings.
As we envision it, Storied Recipes will be a fun bouillabaisse of offerings from good writers who are also good cooks (or who know good cooks). We see an 8-1/2-inch square, slim volume with one recipe-and-story-combination per page. For this reason, it is essential that each submitter follow the guidelines closely, crafting his or her story to just 200 words (short, indeed!) and the entire submission to 400 words (see sample below). Please download the Word document submission form, a simple text document or a PDF, complete it then email or snail-mail as indicated on the form. Deadline for submissions is June 1, 2012 -- for an early October publication date.
Each writer-cook whose recipe-with-accompanying-story is accepted for publication in Storied Recipes will receive one copy of the cookbook, plus two free passes for use at an upcoming SOMOS event.
