SERIOUSLY DELISH Launch! (it’s totally in stores TODAY!)
TODAY IS THE DAY!
Seriously Delish is officially out in stores and for sale… I can’t even believe my eyeballs. I might be in shock. And I can’t WAIT for you to see it! I’m so excited in the Jessie Spano kind of way.
First off, THANK YOU! The ridiculous amount of love I have for every one of you that has landed on this blog has me floating on air right now. You guys are by far the #1 reason I wrote this book, put these recipes onto the page and have massive heartichoke inducing-anxiety while I wonder if the book is enough.
Let’s talk about what a jumble of emotions I am. I’m probably currently on a plane to Florida right now (if you’re in the Tampa area, come to the signing tonight!) after waking up at like 4AM and most likely getting no sleep before that anyway. I kept saying to Eddie last night, “I just feel so WEIRD. Like just… so weird.” I couldn’t quite put it into words, but in a way it felt like things with the book were 1. just beginning but also 2. almost over. Does that make sense? Do I EVER make sense? Nah.
It’s a crazy thing for something that you’ve worked on for years to finally be in other hands – in other homes, on other e-readers and in front of faces. It’s super scary too. The recipe development process was by far the most difficult thing for me EVER EVER. Probably because I’m a product of this god-awful internet generation that is used to instantaneous responses and getting everything rightthissingleminute. But also because I get bored so super easily and love changing up my usual dishes.
I’m totally the person that finds the best brownie recipe in the world and then spends another three years looking for an even better one. Yep yep.
It’s safe to say that in 2012, I had 200 recipes DOWN. I was ready. They were book solid, ready to go. Yet six months later I found myself not caring about a third of them, finding them not fabulous enough and going through the process over and over. I think by the end of the book writing process I cycled through 300-400 recipes before deeming the 150+ that were appropriate.
Because it’s like, are people still going to be eating kale in 2014? Hello, I don’t know if I will want to eat kale in two weeks. I don’t know what I want to eat for breakfast tomorrow. How can I know what we all want to eat in 2014?!
Well. It’s 2014. We can eat all of the recipes in the book today, whether we want to or not!
Oh hi. Here’s a sneak peek of how I turned my house into a disaster zone for months on end. I no longer live in that house, but I took photos all sorts of which ways and destroyed the house daily. The cleanup process every night was WRETCHED. It was truly terrible. We don’t want to know how many times I ran the dishwasher daily and did loads and loads of dishes by hand.
Remember when I shared this on instagram? It was one of the final photos I took – or should I say, REtook. Considering I also went through the not-liking-any-pictures-I-took phase nine months later and retaking a ton.
I had many days like this. Our house almost always looked like this.
Something I would not recommend, nor would I ever do again: doing a cookbook all by yourself. This was dumb of me. It was very difficult and ideally I’m sure I would have worked better if I had put together a team, even if the only thing that team did was dishes. However, at the same time, I can fully tell you that this book is ME. I took every food photo, wrote every work, missed every typo and consumed all the calories. It seems so long ago and like yesterday at the same time. It was HARD. We are talking literal blood, sweat and tears. That makes it all worth it.
And I have to say that in the last week or so, you all have made it so worth it. Seeing your instagrams and tweets and facebook posts and reading your emails sharing the excitement of how the book has landed on your doorstep has kept me going. Would you believe that I’ve had the book for a few months but can barely look through it? It’s that whole I-hate-my-own-work thing, coupled with the feelings of “this is old news” because it’s been in my face for months on end. I’ve been scared that the recipes aren’t creative enough, that after hours (maybe actual days?) of testing that something will fail, that it won’t be enough for me or anyone else who has been able to stomach my rambling for five years. THANK YOU for making this week wonderful and allowing me to be less of a neurotic lunatic. It means the world.
So there is that. Today is the day and the book is OUT! I am hoping I get to meet so many of you and squeeze the heck out of you for changing my life and making the last five years so memorable for me. Don’t forget to check out the book tour page, especially because I may be updating it with times and dates!
Words can’t describe just exactly what I would do if you’d go to your local bookstore and buy up every copy. You know. Just sayin.’ In the meantime, you can order today from amazon, barnes + noble or indiebound – or find the book where ever books are sold… and will have your copy in your hands shortly! Also, if you ordered before August 1st and sent in your confirmation for a bookplate, your signed plate will be arriving soon! I’ve had many concerns that you’ve received your book and it’s not signed – remember that a signed plate is a plated sticker to stick inside your book. It ships directly from us – if there was a way that I could have snuck into the amazon and b + n warehouse and signed all the copies, I totally would have. I’ve signed… quite a bunch – so they are coming. You are the bees knees. THANK YOU!
Finally, make sure to instagram your photos of the dishes you’ve made from Seriously Delish with the hashtag #howsweeteats and tag me. You can also share a pic on twitter or post one to the how sweet eats facebook. I want to see EVERYTHING you are making!
Okay that is all for now. I love your guts and you mean the world to me.
138 Comments on “SERIOUSLY DELISH Launch! (it’s totally in stores TODAY!)”
Seriously congrats! You have achieved so much and I am waiting for my book to arrive. I am so excited to cook my first recipe from it too!
BTW you two look great in that picture :)
I’m so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ordered my book on-line from Amazon.com and I cannot wait!!! I’m sooooo excited!!! Can’t wait to cook every single recipe! Love you and your blog so much!!! YEA!!! And I’ve listened to your podcast with Jess Lively way too many times and it’s great! Congratulations, you totally deserve every bit of success and happiness!
Congratulations!!! I can’t wait to read it. I love to read cookbooks like novels, so I’m going to devour it cover to cover before I even cook from it :)
*sigh* SO gutted you aren’t coming to the UK! (Yet!) Huge congrats on the book – it’s so clear how much love has poured into it. It’s making me hungry already!!
Congratulations! I will go buy it now on Amazon! You are a fabulous cook and I have been following you for years. I can’t wait to get it and now you can keep us posted on even better things – the BABY!!!
This will be my relax and read while the kids are at school book! See you in Boston!
Can’t wait to meet you!
So excited for you Jess! Have an amazing time in Florida and over the next few weeks!! You deserve it.
Congrats! Super exciting stuff :)
So extremely happy for you friend! You are such an inspiration – I couldn’t be more thrilled for you and all you’ve accomplished!! Enjoy the sweet ride.
Oh my gosh I cannot believe you did every single thing yourself! I love your photo of the process above, it really encapsulates how much work was involved.
Very excited for this book, congratulations!! :)
So happy for you Jess. I’ve been reading your blog for going on 5 years now and I can’t wait to get a copy of this in my hands!
How exciting! Can’t wait to pick up a copy.
Congrats – so exciting! I’ve been following (and loving) your blog for awhile, but I’m not much of a commenter – but this deserves a comment. Can’t wait to see this book!
So exciting! Congratulations! Happy book birthday!
Many, many congratulations. I can’t wait until it arrives in my mailbox and I can start cooking my way through it. Cheers to you!
SO SO happy for you!!! HUGE congratulations!!!!
SO, we were busy this weekend, and my copy was in my mailbox FOR TWO DAYS and I didn’t even know. I practically ran to my mailbox this morning when i finally checked my phone and realized my amazon notice said it had arrived.
Do i really have to go to work today? All i want to do is read every page and get to the grocery store.
Congratulations again. It looks amazing and I’m super excited to go up to NYC and wade through the masses of people that will probably show up just to get a chance to say hi. i kinda feel like a loser my husband thinks i am, but i don’t care. internet bff’s, right?
<3
Congratulations, Jesaica! I can’t wait for my copy to arrive!
Super huge congrats, Jessica! Your recipes are amazing. My boyfriend and I have several that pop up as beloved regulars in our rotation. Your breakfast hash even taught both of us to like sweet potatoes and brussels sprouts, which was no easy feat. Looking forward to reading the book!
way to go girl!! you are so talented!!
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Congrats, lady! You deserve it! You’re talented, have such a creative foodie brain, and work so hard! Enjoy every moment of this incredible milestone!
Amazon sent me an email yesterday that mine is on its way and I cannot wait to start making my way through it! I wish it would get here like rightnow. :)
Congratulations! I’m so impressed that you did the entire book by yourself! As someone who’s worked with several book designers, I know first-hand that that is an EXTREMELY difficult undertaking!
Again, congratulations on your book now being in stores!
SO happy for you Jessica! You are such an inspiration to me. I cannot WAIT to have the book in my hands and start cooking. Enjoy the start of your tour!! Congrats!!!!
Congrats! Now on to “the other” baby!
Congrats on the book and the baby! Just bought my copy and can’t wait to read it!
Barnes and Noble delayed my preorder (and I was not about to wait another week so I cancelled it), so now I’m just waiting for stores to open so I can go find one of these babies in the wild. You are amazing, and i know the book is going to be so stellar. Congratulations again!!
SO excited for you!!!! You deserve this! :) XOXO
ahahahah we love your guts too jessica!!!! doing one big massive happy dance today!!!!! congratulations to you and your stunning book!!!!
Yay! Congrats, and so so excited for you! I cannot wait to get my hands on your book, and if these recipes are anything like what you share on the blog, no doubt it’s truly amazing!
Can’t wait for my copy to arrive! Congrats on this big day!
SOOOO exciting!!! Can’t wait to get my hands on it. And that picture of you and Eddie is just the cutest.
Congrats! Looking forward to getting my copy today!
CONGRATS! This day is amazing! I think I speak for everyone when I say that we are so proud of you and happy for you! xoxoxoxoxoxo
Congrats a million times over. My copy shipped and I can’t wait to get it! This is such an exciting time for you!
Eeeeeek I’m so excited for you and CANNOT WAIT to get my hands on a copy!! Can’t even imagine how crazy, weird, exciting, scary it all must feel, but congratulations – I love your blog and read it like every day (no I’m not a stalker, promise!) so I’m really looking forward to going through your book and drooling over your flavour combinations and photography!
I got home last night and it was on my doorstep. I couldn’t put it down as my husband unpacked and did dishes and was generally productive. I’m so excited to have it!
Wahooooo!!! congratulations!! What a special day!! I’ve already pre-ordered my book and was notified by Amazon that it’s on its way!!!!! Can’t wait!!!
Congrats and big hugs Jessica!!! You deserve all this love for all the hard work you did!!
I just want to leave work, stalk my mail person and get my copy of Seriously Delish. I seriously can’t wait to open that book, attempt to keep it clean and somehow get it dirty from trying to re-create your amazing recipes. See you in NY (hopefully)!
CONGRATS…. like a lot.
I came up with a hair-brained project when I turned 30; “Baking Through 30”. I baked something new each week, took a billion pictures, and had friends, family and my husband write reviews. Then, when it was all over, I made a book (which took another year+ and several iPhoto meltdowns to complete). I now have 4 volumes of “Baking Through 30” on my coffee table that are somehow glorious and creepy all at the same time. And that’s amateur stuff–I can only imagine how you feeeeeeel!
I love your recipes and your attitude. Now, please come to Michigan for a book signing, so I don’t have to stalk you all over the county! :)
Congrats! I’m excited to get my hands on a copy :)
Just tracked my amazon package. Cant wait to check it out after work today! Congrats!
Congratulations on seeing all of your hard work come to fruition! I can’t wait to get my copy :) The book looks gorgeous and I’m sure the recipes will be seriously relish ;)
Congrats, congrats, congrats!!!! So very happy and excited for you and my you enjoy every last second of this – you, my dear, have earned it!! Cheers!
Congrats on the book! I can’t wait to get a copy and devour all your fabulous recipes!
All of the !!!!!!!!!!! for you today! Love you to DEATH!!!!!!!!!!! So freaking proud of you. xo
Congrats!!! Can’t wait to see you tonight!
Congratulations!!!!! My husband ordered the book for my birthday and it finally will arrive today! I’m so excited! Embrace all of your weird feelings…it just means new and fantastic things are happening that have never happened before…and the book? We’re all buying it because we love you, your writing and your food…so really, it’s not even possible that we won’t love your book. I just have to exercise some control when it arrives and not throw my day to the wind and just devour each page! Hope to make it to one of the signings!
CONGRATULATIONS!! The cover photo …amazing. I have no doubt every recipe is truly Delish!!