When you invite friends over, you don't need to worry about making things super fancy. Here are my top seven tips on inviting friends over:

I started my blog with a rough outline, a short list of recipes for each chapter, and the determination that this project should be fun.

I love planning menus. When I started brainstorming cookbook recipes . . . well, the image of a 4-year-old in a toy store comes to mind.

Writing a cookbook is a BIG undertaking. Professional cookbook writers take months to complete one. I am an amateur . . .