Do you remember the secret project I hinted at this fall? It's finally time to introduce you to the Tayse Family Cookbook!

Over a year in the making, the Tayse Family Cookbook contains seasonal recipes, stories, and photographs to support dining with those you love. The Tayse Family Cookbook is optimized for tablet and e-reader reading. All recipes are original, tested, and timed.

Download the .pdf ebook for $4.99 right here on Hounds in the Kitchen.

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Why The Tayse Family Cookbook?

In the fall of 2010, I tried to think of the perfect Christmas gift for my extended family and happened upon the idea of a cookbook. I started taking photographs and writing up family recipes but quickly realized that I couldn't make all our family classics in the time before the holidays.

I decided to take stealth photos of all our favorite foods for the entire next year. I photographed Dad's Christmas potica, our rhymes-with-ham Easter dinner, Mom's pies, not-tomato salsa, and more.

Then I tested and typed recipes. I added header notes, stories, and an introduction. I enlisted my friend Susan McGowan to edit the work.

I attempted to print the book but wasn't satisfied with the print quality for a price I was willing to pay. I finally settled on the next best thing to a physical book - an ebook.

My Family Favorites Become Yours

It is my greatest wish that everyone enjoy the love of good food that my family shares. I hope that by sharing Tayse recipes, I can spread a bit of inspiration for your family and friends to grow closer over a meal. Enjoy!

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There is nothing I love more than planning gardens. There is such anticipation in the planning: what will grow, what new things do I want to try, what do I love to eat? I casually advise friends and family, occasionally drawing up a whole plan. Last year I attempted to inspire beginning growers with a series of basic edible gardening articles I published on this blog.

This year, I collected and expanded those articles into the Grow Your Garden ebook. Because I dream of a world with a garden in every backyard, I am making this ebook free for all!

Download your copy by visiting the ebook page. Feel free to tell your friends and family too – free downloads are unlimited.

All I ask in return is that you gently tend a piece of earth and savor the edible results. Share your plans, challenges and triumphs with me by email, in comments on Hounds in the Kitchen, or on the Hounds in the Kitchen Facebook page.

To bigger gardens, Rachel

PS. I just added a donation button if you want to support future educational endeavors of Hounds in the Kitchen. Look for it under the picture of me cooking on the right hand side of this site.