HOME COOKIN' 2.0 - the stories behind the food blog

"Home Cookin'- The Stories Behind The Food" was born here on LTH as a labor of love. Most of my best meals have been in homes, not restaurants and tired of hip chef syndrome I started writing about food that resonated to me on a more personal level. We published about 1/2 a dozen here on the homepage and a couple thru Chicago Community Trust but when that ended, I kept writing them.

20 personal profiles on great home cooks w/some of their recipes and the elevator pitch of "Studs Terkel meets Julia Child". Originally sourced from O.G. LTH'rs like Ronnie Suburban, SteveZ, Ava and Trixie-pea -after 100 unsolicited queries were mostly ignored, and a plague, I stopped submitting for a few yrs but the profiles are even more timely today.

What to do?

The stories feature many strong women and immigrants in a kind of walk a mile in my hijab depiction so I've started a blog on getting it published called "500 Words"- which is what the bots look for, start to notice, and in turn hopefully help get attention to the manuscript and "build the brand", a talent that defies me.

The plan is 1 a wk every Wednesday. I hope you like and can see fit to support by reading, sharing and commenting as the spirit of LTH is in the house (and manuscript).

Thanks,

Jazzfood

https://alanlake.com/publishing-home-cookin/.

It is in my bookmarks

https://alanlake.com/500-words-3-or-what-to-do-while-waiting-for-the-muse/

Food as Connection
https://alanlake.com/food-as-connection/?fbclid=IwAR3mqY3pL6f-uLxv3hY5CmPSUMZ6IX5sROWV_7FBSvvzdKtZQk-n-sw0n6I

Zoom Call Connections
https://alanlake.com/500-words-5-zoom-call-connections/?fbclid=IwAR1X9xn8pQnxNkqGcsKA2yG8u073VrsxWVLmuh5ZpYc31IDol-4WpAyrsOk

25% of my life pays for the rest https://alanlake.com/500-words-6/

The quest continues
https://alanlake.com/500-words-7-jazzfood/

Man Plans and Gods Laugh
https://alanlake.com/500-words-8-man-plans-and-gods-laugh/

Meet some of the inhabitants of Home Cookin'- The Stories Behind The Food
https://alanlake.com/500-words-8-cast-of-characters/

3 min read. go on, you can do it. https://alanlake.com/500-words-10-stomach-full-of-wonderful/

Home Cookin' started on LTH. I haven't written a new profile in 4 yrs. This is the most incredible subject to date.
https://alanlake.com/500-words-11-eclipse/

An open book with words still warm from reading.
https://alanlake.com/500-words-12/

Worth a shot. https://alanlake.com/500-words-13-nothing-ventured-nothing-gained/

and the question is? https://alanlake.com/500-words-14-cooling-irons/

You never lose when you invest in yourself
https://alanlake.com/500-words-15-you-never-lose-when-you-invest-in-yourself/

Making nothing into something https://alanlake.com/500-words-this-week-ive-got-nothing/

just go back

https://alanlake.com/500-words-19-on-the-road/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1VxyI3EUYpzT1iR4bv4KEZf3oLvUinCZEnUZU0OHFdJPsTz1A1-tOWDkY_aem_ZmFrZWR1bW15MTZieXRlcw

sounds more painful than helpful https://alanlake.com/500-words-20-up-my-algorithm/

That time I filled a bathtub w/choc mousse
https://alanlake.com/take-a-chef/

In the words of lenny da vinci- Art is only abandoned, never finished. https://alanlake.com/500-words-22-art-is-only-abandoned-never-finished/

Law kindergarten? https://alanlake.com/500-words-23-the-storyteller/

An audience of one https://alanlake.com/500-words/

Swimming with Unicorns
https://alanlake.com/500-words-swimming-with-unicorns/

it's all about perspective
https://alanlake.com/500-words-26-youve-come-a-long-way-baby/

Give me some 1

https://alanlake.com/500-words-30-give-me-some-1/

things learned en route https://alanlake.com/500-words-31-publish-know-this/

who can't relate?
https://alanlake.com/500-words-33-the-mensch-factor/

engagement (and lack thereof)
https://alanlake.com/500-words-34-machinations-of-marketing/