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getting it to her publisher 
by last August. She prepared 
two dishes each day (except 
Shabbat) from recipes that 
she typed into a publishing 
software program.
Then, with props and 
purchased backdrops, she 
styled them for the camera 
so flavors and somehow even 
aromas popped out of the 
photographs she took herself 
with the help of a few classes, 
a good camera and a sturdy 
tripod propped up in her 
kitchen.
Then, so nothing went to 
waste, she would serve what-
ever she cooked that night to 
her family. Her progress was 
well under way right up to 
last February. Then the pan-
demic hit. 
Cooking did become a 
challenge in those first weeks 
in March, when fears of a 
lockdown emptied grocery 
and produce shelves. 
“There were some anx-
iety-inducing trips to the 
market, like a 45-minute 
outing to Trader Joe’s just so 
I had fresh herbs on hand,” 
said Newman, who wrote the 
book all while caring for her 
three children, ages 6, 5 and 
2. “But it’s those fresh ingre-
dients that are the key to what 

makes a dish special.”
Best of all, Newman shares 
her menu planning talents by 
including ideas for Shabbat, 
holidays and other special 
occasions between each chap-
ter. 
“The flavors that make up 
a meal must make sense,” said 
Newman. “There have to be 
complementary textures and 
flavors that range from sweet, 
savory, acidic and don’t forget 
something bland to round it 
all out.”
Newman planned to go 
on a multi-country book 
tour following Marblespoon’s 
release this month. She still 
may go to New York City for 
some small, socially distanced 
book signings come early 
2021.
As an alternate celebration 
of her publication, she is plan-
ning to stage cooking demon-
stration events over Zoom in 
English and Spanish to her 
7,753 Instagram followers and 
will have a small book release 
party in her garage with a few 
close friends once the first 
boxes of the complete book 
arrive from the publisher. 

The Marblespoon Cookbook is 

available at menuchapublishers.com. 

Instagram: @Marblespoon.

@MARBLESPOON

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