COVER GIRL
I am still floating slightly above the earth. In case you missed my giddy announcement on Facebook recently – a.k.a the yelp-heard-round-the-world: “I made the cover!” and, (gasp!) “They gave me a seven page spread!,” please allow me to gush.
In December, the editor of a local magazine, Columbia Living, asked me if I would be interested in doing a Valentine’s Day food spread in her magazine. Would I? Oh, I would. You bet your sweet red beating heart I would. And so I did.
I spent the next six days thinking up romantic and easy Valentine’s Day dish ideas. In the process, I found out that Rich’s favorite dessert is cherry pie. If I may insert a fact here >> In the fifteen years that we have known each other, this was the first he’d ever mentioned cherry pie. In fact, I’d never seen him order, eat or buy a cherry pie. Apparently, my guy is the silent type.
Over those six days, Rich ate all the mini cherry pies and pastries his heart has ever desired. He also taste-tested fresh ricotta made with lemon, different vinegars, buttermilk and varying cream weights. When he gave me the thumbs up on a recipe, I knew I’d captured that special balance of method and ingredients.
THE BIG SHOOT
I pretended I was Ina Garten. Seriously. What’s life without a little make-believe? I spent a long weekend cooking and snapping photos (over 500!) in my not-exactly-in-The-Hamptons kitchen. By Monday, I was exhausted, but I was thankfully finished. I offered up five recipes and a dozen of my photos and then I waited. And waited. And waited.
OH HAPPY HAPPY DAY
Fast forward to the last Friday in January. While blindly searching around my eye doctor’s lobby for a new pair of glasses, a vision appears before my blurry eyes– my cherry pie pastry on the cover of a magazine! And it’s pretty. Oh, so pretty in print. That’s when I let out the yelp-heard-round-the-world and floated up a few inches off the floor.
I hoard magazines. Please tell me you do, too. I only subscribe to a few, but I buy more than I can possibly read each month. I have stacks of them towering all over my house. I find it difficult to part with them. The tease of a glossy cover filled with 7, 22 or 56 life-changing tips gets me every time.
My idea of the perfect playing-hooky morning is cozying up in a chair at my local bookstore with a hot paper cup of cappuccino, a few tasty novels and a stack of newly-ripe magazines. So it was all the more perfect to walk into Barnes and Noble this past Friday and see my Cherry Pie Love Note sitting all pretty next to the big boys’ cover photos. I could get used to that. The floating is nice, too.
Amy
It’s so so sooooo exciting. I do believe you have arrived. I mean, being in print. IN PRINT. That’s different than web print. And how funny about Rich. Actually, it was only until a year ago or so (after 8 years together) that I found out Paul isn’t fond of olives. And here, I’ve been putting them in everything. Who knew? And yes, I hoard magazines. Doesn’t everyone? Congrats to you, Kim! xoxox
Needful Things
Congratulations! Wow, so exciting! Sending you giddy waves of happy thoughts from all the way here.
And yes – so funny about Rich & the cherry pies. Isn’t it incredible when you discover something like that after well over a decade together? The husband and I have been married for 10 years, known each other 15, and yet I didn’t know of his great love of coconut macaroons till just a few months ago. Apparently I have been ‘imposing’ my taste in food on him all these years. They really like playing the victim, don’t they?
Lisa@The Cutting Edge of Ordinary
Hi, my name is Lisa and I’m a magazine hoader. I hear you!
I’m so very proud of you. Amy is right, to see your work in print must be amazing! Is there a link where we can see it online though??
John hates eggplant. I love eggplant. I don’t force it on him, but I do ask him to try it about once a year, cause I make a mean eggplant parmesan. He never goes for it. *sigh*.
Casey
Hi Kim!
I actually didn’t know where to post this but here I go. I got to know your blog through Joy the Baker’s recent post. and I just want to say the first few seconds I arrived in your site you have gotten me smitten! breath taking shots!! No wonder you got featured:). Anyway, I just want to say hi and that I would really like to connect and feel free to drop by my humble site in http://bakemymeal.com.
Casey
Kim
((hugs)) Thank you, Casey! How sweet are you? I LOVE Bake My Meal!!! Your photos and recipes are scrumptious so I want anyone reading this to go see visit you and please see what I’m talking about.
I drop by Joy the Baker’s every now and then to see what she’s up to. I love her writing style– it’s funky and down to earth and you just feel like she’s talking directly to you. But, I have to say, this particular post warmed my heart more than a post has in a long while. I loved everything about it. I am a big fan of our little (planet-wide) food blogging community. It has comforted me through many a low moment in my life and cheered me through so many high points in my life. The vast majority of times that I’ve needed a hug or an emotional boost, my blogging friends have been there for me.
And beyond this, to randomly connect with someone like you, is the next best thing about blogging. I’m so happy you dropped in and I will be dropping back in to see you soon.
Casey
I know!:) I’m pretty new with blogging as you’ve seen but I am really grateful for such a warm greeting coming from you!:) thanks for your time as I know you have lots of things to do most especially your new cover!congratulations!. Now, I’m totally getting your point on how blogging community could give you a boost!:)
Laura K Aiken
Hi Kim
I am in class with your #decor8byw. Love your blog. I didn’t know how to reply to you on the” introduce yourself” so thought I would here.
You will have to visit Greenville!
Laura.
Kim Y.
Hi Kim…Your blog is deliciously beautiful! Congratulations on the photo shoot…looks amazing! Tks for stopping by my blog & I’m happy you like my art. I hope to have work in my etsy shop soon. So nice to meet you and can’t wait to look through your blog…The pics are beautiful as well! Kim