Great Cooks Radio

Great cooks know that sharing food together is one of the best community building activities you can do. So for food bloggers it’s only natural that you should seek out conversations and relationship in places where you can share your recipes with others. In this episode of Great Cooks Radio, Jill and I talk about how to use Twitter to build relationship and promote your blog at the same time.

We would love to hear your ideas about this topic. Follow us on Twitter and let’s continue the conversation. You can find us on Twitter using JillMcKeever or CharlesMcKeever

In the next episode we’ll talk about using StumbleUpon to promote your blog, so be sure to check out that show too.

Show Notes:

Be sure to check out Ben Herrera’s blog, What’s Cooking. Ben used eBay to research photography and lighting solutions. He does a great job with all his photography and he didn’t have to spend a lot of money to get a nice setup for taking his photos.

Also, be sure to check out the Great Cooks Blogroll to find more great food blogs. Signup to be included in the Great Cooks Twitter feed. Or you can follow Great Cooks on Twitter to stay on top of what’s happening with all the Great Cooks Blogroll Member Blogs.

I first met Mark, better known as Boscoe the Cookie Doctor, when he joined the Great Cooks Community.

Marks LOVES chocolate and baking and we are so fortunate that he loves to blog, too. With years of experience and a spirit full of passion and determination, Mark showed me that when you love something enough, nothing can hold you back from enjoying the blessings that come from it.

Now, for your listening pleasure…

What do you get when you cross an English teacher with a cooking blog?

A self taught food writer with a knack for cooking up delicious recipes, of course.

Katie is a delightful person with a heart for family and entertaining her friends.  She not afraid to try new recipes, either.

Listen in for more about Katie from One Little Corner of the World.

I had the great pleasure of meeting and talking with Susan from Operation Baking Gals. Susan told me the story of how she asked a few of her food blogging friends to help her bake some cookies for her cousin in Iraq. Today, she’s handling over 200 bakers and 6 Host Teams that are sending a taste of home out to our brave men and women serving over seas.

It’s a wonderful story, and Susan is a great gal to get to know. While you’re listening or after you catch the show, go over and meet the teams and the soldiers on Operation Baking Gals. If you have the opportunity then please don your baking mitts and join the fun.

Listen in and enjoy here.

I had the great pleasure to talk with my good friend, Ben from What’s Cooking? Ben is an excellent and daring cook who’s not afraid to find something good to eat. His food blog, What’s Cooking? is chock full of delicious recipes that are super easy to find. After you hear the show, or while you’re listening, don’t hesitate to check out WhatsCooking.us.

Today, Ben gives us the inside scoop on what’s going on in and around the food blogosphere. This man is a Food Events Guru!

Listen here and ENJOY the show!

Great Cooks Community sponsors the Great Cooks County Fair Food Events each month. For July, members were challenged to create a Grilled Fruits recipe. Check out the recipes here.

Listen here for the winners.

The other day, a woman walks into a grocery store and she meets this man named Mr. Fromage. Overwhelmed by the sights, sounds and aromas around her, Mr. Fromage helps her find her whey.

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Jill
Hello this is Jill from Simpledailyrecipes.com. How are you doing? I
have got to share with you my expeirence I had the other day at the
grocery store. I know, it wasn’t just any old grocery store though,
it was one of those foody grocery stores that’s got everything from
all over the world. Well I’d never been in this one before and I found
myself standing in their cheese section. And I’ve never seen so much
cheese in all my life, I was completely overwhelmed. I didn’t know
which way to turn, right or left or go forward.

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Today’s show is a little bit of community news and events from around the Food Blogging Blogosphere, plus some Fat Chef and Skinny Gourmet winner shout outs.

Today, Jill talks with Steve and Lynn from Jarvis Farms in Como Texas. They operate a pick your own family farm where you can get thornless blackberries, peaches, figs, and vegetables. They also have fishing, nature walks, and a lot more. They are busy all year round and Jill was fortunate enough to get some time with Steve so listen in and enjoy.

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Jill:

So I am here at Jarvis Farms with Steve and Lynn Jarvis. Thank you for agreeing to be interviewed. So tell me about the farm. How big is this place?

Steve Jarvis:

We have 111 acres. We have about five acres in blackberries right now. They are all thornless blackberries. That is our big main product. We produced about 6, 000 pounds of berries last year. We are probably going to produce about 10, 000 pounds this year.

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