Should I add “award-winning” to my Instagram profile and bio? I haven’t done it yet, but I’m pretty close!
I couldn’t be more proud to share the news that my first cookbook, Dinner is Done, won the 2023 INDEPENDENT PRESS AWARD for best cookbook and best interior design for a non-fiction book. It couldn’t have achieved this recognition without the amazing direction of my team: Roni Atnipp, Elise DeSilva and Debora Smail and Melissa Garlington, as well as the recipe testing and proofreading of so many. We can add the award to our future printings so please help me sell out our second printing.
Experts from different aspects of the book industry, including publishers, writers, editors, book cover designers, and professional copywriters, judge the award. There is a link to all the winners below. Books submitted included writers based in cities from Atlanta to Los Angeles; from London to Nova Scotia; from Cape Town to Mumbai; from Albuquerque to New York City, and more!
2023 WINNERS: https://www.independentpressaward.com/2023winners
2023 DISTINGUISHED FAVORITES: https://www.independentpressaward.com/2023df
Come visit us for signed and personalized books. I will be in Round Top March 28 and 29 and at The City Market on March 30th and 31st.
You can order the AWARD WINNING Dinner is Done cookbook online at www.smartinthekitchenschool.com and Amazon or please support local retailers if any of these are near you!
Huck and Paddle
The Monogram Shop
Bering’s Hardware
Memorial Designs
Out of the Box
Paris Texas Co.
Hermann Furniture
Belong Kitchen (excited to be their guest chef in March — purchase my flank steak and smashed potato recipe on Wednesdays!)
Lam Bespoke
Blue Willow Bookshop
Initials Gifts & Monogramming
Congratulations!!!
Love your recipes!
Thank you so much!