Have you ever wondered what goes into writing and publishing a cookbook? Taste Maven Dr. Hattie N. Washington, author of "Aunt Hattie's Cookbook: Southern Comfort Food Favorites," will give you the scoop — from soup to nuts.

In this step-by-step, virtual workshop on Nov. 11 at 5 p.m. EST, attendees will learn what goes into writing and publishing an award-winning cookbook, including:

• Kitchen-testing recipes
• Contracting a foodographer
• Featuring recipes of family and friends
• Designing the cookbook with photos, recipes and text
• Marketing

"Aunt Hattie's Cookbook" is a go-to reference for recipes that feature wholesome ingredients and down-home cooking techniques that enthuse the novice as well as seasoned cooks seeking a traditional approach to preparing beloved Southern Comfort food favorites. In this workshop, Dr. Washington will share how you can do the same with your recipes!

Early bird tickets are $30 until Nov. 1. A portion of ticket sales benefits Aunt Hattie's Scholarship Fund, which helps cover college expenses for former foster youth who were abused, neglected and abandoned prior to coming to the foster boys' home Aunt Hattie's, started by Dr. Washington.

Tickets are nonrefundable. Registration closes 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 11. A Zoom link will be sent via email the day of the workshop.

About the Author

Educator, consultant, international speaker and author, Dr. Hattie N. Washington comes from a long line of great traditional southern cooks, and she loves the opportunity to share not only her favorite recipes, but those of family and friends as well. She also includes some favorite recipes from her living in Greece and Scotland.

Throughout her career as a teacher, assistant superintendent of Baltimore schools, professor, vice president of Coppin State and founder of Aunt Hattie’s Place (a home for abused foster boys), Dr. Washington, affectionately known as “Aunt Hattie” by her foster boys and many others, never forget her humble beginnings as a country girl, who to this day, still loves to cook.

Thus, this requested cookbook is a companion book to her other award-winning book, "Driven To Succeed: Lessons Learned Through Faith, Family and Favor," which mentioned that many of the down-home dishes from her early childhood were eaten straight from the garden, orchards, barnyard and pasture.

To learn more about Dr. Washington, visit www.drhnwashington.com.

About the Book

Dr. Washington’s love for cooking started at an early age. Growing up in a family of traditional southern cooks, she was taught by her stepmother and other relatives the key steps into making a dish from scratch. She shares her succulent, mouthwatering recipes from her own personal collections that have been cooked and enjoyed well over five decades.

Whether you are an experienced cook or a novice, don't worry. She walks you through how to cook such special dishes as her fried apples, homemade hot buttermilk biscuits dripping with her melted honey butter sauce, golden brown fried chicken and her scrumptious desserts, such as blackberry cobbler, peach cobbler, apple pie, sweet potato pie, her stepmother's old-fashioned traditional Christmas fruitcake, and her signature bread pudding.

Dr. Washington, affectionately called "Aunt Hattie" by her foster sons of Aunt Hattie's Place, loves the opportunity to share not only her favorite recipes, but those of friends and family. Thus, she includes a section in her cookbook called, "And Beyond," which consist of other favorite recipes from family members, friends and from her living abroad in Greece and Scotland. Additionally, her Resource Directory is a treasure chest, jammed packed with valuable information, articles, ingredient substitutions and website links on healthy eating.

This beautifully photo-illustrated cookbook is bound to be passed down for generations. Do not miss this opportunity to own this cookbook (Paperback or Hardcover) that will surely become a welcome addition to your culinary treasure chest. Order here.

Dr. Washington is also the author of "Driven to Succeed: An Inspirational Memoir of Lessons Learned through Faith, Family and Favor." Order here.

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