Judy Barnes Baker is writing another recipe book for diabetics
I’ve met so many wonderful people in the past four years who are just as dedicated and devoted to sharing the good news of livin’ la vida low-carb as I am. They are using the many gifts and talents they’ve been blessed with to bring about positive change and influence on those they come into contact with both virtually and in real life. These are the grassroots world changers who are leading the low-carb revolution boldly into the future.
One of my favorite members of this illustrious group of low-carb supporters is a woman named Judy Barnes Baker. In early 2007, she wrote a cookbook called CARB WARS: Sugar Is The New Fat to share some of the scrumptious recipes she came up with for her husband who was suffering with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and obesity before starting a low-carb regimen. That book and the success that followed caused me to name her in my Top 10 Movers & Shakers of 2007.
The notoriety Judy received from that book got her noticed by a BIG BIG BIG publisher (sorry, can’t tell you who it is yet!) who asked her to write a diabetes cookbook chock full of delicious low-carb recipes for people who need to control their blood sugar and insulin levels.
WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY! But Judy needs YOUR help.
Since she is on a deadline for getting the recipes completed to her publisher, the time for trial and error that comes with perfecting recipes is extremely limited. Judy is pleading for volunteers willing to try her recipes and tell her what you think.
“I don’t have the luxury of making each recipe over and over until I’m 100% confident that it will work, first time, every time,” she wrote on her blog. “I also need to know that it will turn out the same in other kitchens as it does in mine. I am asking for volunteers to serve as recipe testers.”
The way this will work is pretty simple. Judy will send you a list of her new low-carb recipes to try, pick your favorite ones to make, and then offer your feedback. She only asks that you follow the recipe EXACTLY as she has written it unless there is something that looks awkward ahead of time. In that case, you’ll contact Judy and let her know about your concern. The goal is to get as many people as possible to test her recipes each month.
“I’d like you to commit to testing at least one recipe a month; of course you may do more if you like,” Judy commented. “There will be an evaluation form to fill out for each recipe. This should be done as soon as possible after you make the dish, while your memory is fresh.”
What kinds of questions will you be expected to answer about Judy’s recipes?
- Were the instructions clear and easy to follow?
- Was it difficult to find the ingredients?
- Did the recipe make the correct number of servings?
- Were the weights and measurements of ingredients and the serving sizes accurate?
- If a headnote is included, did you like it?
- Did you like the dish and will you make it again?
- Do you have any suggestions or comments about the recipe?
If you do not consider yourself a whiz in the kitchen, then that’s okay, too. Most of the people who will be buying this book will be diabetics trying to learn how to cook low-carb for the first time in their lives, so it will be new to them as well.
“After all, the people who buy the book will include some who have never made anything more complicated than toast,” Judy noted. “If you are analytical and methodical, that’s a plus, but not a necessity.”
Of course, since this is a book proposal, confidentiality is a MUST with the recipes until the book has been released to the public hopefully sometime in 2010. I’m sure Judy will also put your name in the list of acknowledgments and thank yous, so that’s a pretty neat perk, too! But who doesn’t like to try new recipes, right? You might just find something that you’d like and never knew how to make it before. I know Judy would be thrilled to have that happen for you.
Interested? Then send an e-mail to contact@carbwarscookbook.com and Judy will hook you up with all the details. I will be helping Judy Barnes Baker with this project because I want her to be successful at writing a genuine low-carb cookbook for diabetics. This is unique chance for the low-carb message to reach people with diabetes who would never otherwise listen to it. On behalf of Judy, THANK YOU for your help!
