This is simple. I'm Tish Hawkson writer.

In this episode I'm talking to Sonia Overheiser, a cookbook writer.

More about her in just a sec, but first if you haven't yet a cookbook writer.

More about her in just a sec, but first if you haven't yet checked it out, go to

this year's Art of Simple Gift Guide as you do your holiday shopping.

Every year we look high and low to curate for you a guide that supports ethical businesses and

artists, supports our work here and is full of actually good ideas. You can check

it out at the Art of Simple.net slash gifts and we've also got a link in this episode's show notes.

A few highlights this year are gorgeous jewelry by small business artisans that's actually

affordable.

Homemade fudge you won't be able to stop talking about, at least Kyle can't anyway,

small batch fragrance that won't give you a headache, handmade baskets, a journal for

the contemplative types, our family's favorite collection of global audio stories and more. So to check

out all these things including the new line of at home in the world teas now

in 18 languages go to the Art of simple.net slash gifts. Okay, back to Sonia. She worked in the business world for 13 years before stepping out to run her food

media business with her husband Alex. It's called a couple cooks. When they became parents

through adoption they wanted to transition to a more flexible lifestyle

so they both stepped away from their day jobs and dove into this world of food media full time,

a risky but ultimately fulfilling decision because their cookbook released on their son's first birthday.

They say their adoption process was difficult so writing the book became a lifeline for them.

Their main business is recipe development and brand

ambassadorship from major national brands and ultimately they love

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