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Northbrook, IL – From February 1 to March 31, 2025, AllFreeCrochet and AllFreeKnitting proudly partnered with JourneyCare Home Health and Hosp
Northbrook, IL – From October 15 through November 15, 2024, Prime Publishing hosted its fourth annual Card Drive for Veterans through its webs
Northbrook, IL – From May 20-May 26, 2024, Prime Publishing raised money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital through its quarterly Click
RecipeLion Cookbook Featured on Food Network
Northbrook, IL—RecipeLion’s cookbook, Easy Cookie Recipes: 103 Best Recipes for Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cake Mix Creations, Bars, and Holiday Treats Everyone Will Love, was featured in a list of The Best Cookbooks to Gift This Year on Food Network’s website. Easy Cookie Recipes features a mix of classic, shortcut, and social media–worthy recipes for any occasion, from holidays to bake sales to lazy Sundays. Some of the highlights include Apple Pie Bars, 10-Minute Cool Whip Cookies, Maple Sugar Cookies, Classic French Madeleines, and many more.
Easy Cookie Recipes is the third book in the RecipeLion cookbook series, which launched in 2017. The series is a joint venture with St. Martin’s Press, an imprint of Macmillan.
RecipeLion’s latest cookbook, The Lighten Up Cookbook: 103 Easy, Slimmed-Down Favorites for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Everyone Will Love, was released on May 8, 2018. The cookbook features classic American dishes with a lightened-up twist, from nutrient-rich smoothies to easy family dinners to guilt-free desserts. Cake! and Festive Holiday Recipes will be released on October 2, 2018.
Cookbook author and chef, Addie Gundry, has a history with the Food Network. She competed on Cutthroat Kitchen twice, winning in 2015, and was a contestant on season 13 of Food Network Star. She currently serves as the executive producer for the RecipeLion Test Kitchen.
Prime Hosts Successful Charity Drive with Warriors for Hope
Northbrook, IL — AllFreeCrochet and AllFreeKnitting recently partnered with local charity Warriors for Hope to collect handmade knit and crochet items for Chicago-area cancer patients.
Warriors for Hope is a family run operation; their goal is to “bring cancer patients, survivors, and their family and friends together and bring a little inspiration & hope.” They regularly knit hats and scarves for cancer centers and donate a new set as often as possible. They have worked with North Shore University Health System quite a bit, as well as Children’s Lurie in Chicago.
“I have organized countless charity drives since working at Prime Publishing and they are all so rewarding,” says Managing Editor Jenny Bowden.” I am always amazed at the talent, kindness, and generosity of our readers!”
“We are SO overwhelmed with gratitude over the response we received from our charity drive partnership with AllFreeKnitting and AllFreeCrochet!” says Dina Sampras of Warriors for Hope. “We are so grateful for all you warriors out there lending your time and talent to our cause. We truly appreciate all your help and BEAUTIFUL pieces. THANK YOU!!”
AllFreeCrochet’s Hats & Scarves for Hope charity drive ran from March 15 to April 15, 2018. We collected 109 scarves and 90 hats that will be shared with local cancer patients in the Chicagoland area. For more information on Warriors for Hope and to learn how you can help make a difference, please visit their website here.
FaveCrafts Featured on Creative Living Podcast
Northbrook, IL — Jenny Bowden, Managing Editor at Prime Publishing, was a guest on crafter and TV/radio personality Jane Monzure’s podcast, Creative Living. The two took a deep dive into the mission of FaveCrafts along with highlighting a few of the projects and videos that have been particularly popular. They also discussed the latest trends in the world of crafting, including the rise of recycled crafts and why an increasing number of millennials are becoming crafty and its connection to the Danish lifestyle, hygge, which has generated buzz in the past few months.
Jane Monzures is a regular contributor to FaveCrafts with a variety of crafts and videos featured on the site and YouTube page. Some of her projects include Recycled Denim Placemats, Twinkling Lights Wine Bottle, and DIY Garden Hose Wreath. Monzures has also been featured as a lifestyle host on WGN-TV and WGN-Radio and as a DIY UpCrafting expert on NBC’s TODAY show, Create & Craft TV USA, FOX’s Good Day Live, ABC’s Windy City Live, WCIU’s You & Me This Morning, FOX 17 Morning Mix Grand Rapids, Peachtree TV Atlanta, ENJOY Magazine and Cox Arizona Yurview.com.
FaveCrafts is a crafting website and community that offers over 15,000 free project ideas, tutorials, videos, informative articles, step-by-step instructions, photos, and more to crafters looking for craft projects and ideas. The editors review and make hundreds of craft projects every month and share the best tutorials and articles in full on the website. They also link out to projects from top bloggers and designers in the crafting industry to create a cohesive community.
FaveCrafts Featured on Creative Living Podcast
Northbrook, IL — Jenny Bowden, Managing Editor at Prime Publishing, was a guest on crafter and TV/radio personality Jane Monzure’s podcast, Creative Living. The two took a deep dive into the mission of FaveCrafts along with highlighting a few of the projects and videos that have been particularly popular. They also discussed the latest trends in the world of crafting, including the rise of recycled crafts and why an increasing number of millennials are becoming crafty and its connection to the Danish lifestyle, hygge, which has generated buzz in the past few months.
Jane Monzures is a regular contributor to FaveCrafts with a variety of crafts and videos featured on the site and YouTube page. Some of her projects include Recycled Denim Placemats, Twinkling Lights Wine Bottle, and DIY Garden Hose Wreath. Monzures has also been featured as a lifestyle host on WGN-TV and WGN-Radio and as a DIY UpCrafting expert on NBC’s TODAY show, Create & Craft TV USA, FOX’s Good Day Live, ABC’s Windy City Live, WCIU’s You & Me This Morning, FOX 17 Morning Mix Grand Rapids, Peachtree TV Atlanta, ENJOY Magazine and Cox Arizona Yurview.com.
FaveCrafts is a crafting website and community that offers over 15,000 free project ideas, tutorials, videos, informative articles, step-by-step instructions, photos, and more to crafters looking for craft projects and ideas. The editors review and make hundreds of craft projects every month and share the best tutorials and articles in full on the website. They also link out to projects from top bloggers and designers in the crafting industry to create a cohesive community.
RecipeLion Releases The Lighten Up Cookbook
Northbrook, IL — RecipeLion and Addie Gundry, in partnership with St. Martin’s Griffin, released the latest cookbook in the 103 cookbook series, The Lighten Up Cookbook: 103 Easy, Slimmed-Down Favorites for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Everyone Will Love, on May 8, 2018.
This is the ninth book in the series. Previous books in the series included Family Favorite Casserole Recipes, No-Bake Desserts, Everyday Dinner Ideas, Easy Cookie Recipes, Essential Slow Cooker Recipes, Retro Recipes from the ’50s and ’60s, Homemade Soup Recipes, and Easy Chicken Recipes. Upcoming cookbooks will feature holiday recipes and cakes.
The author of the cookbook series is chef Addie Gundry. She received her masters in culinary arts at Auguste Escoffier in Avignon, France and has worked for several notable chefs, including Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, and Martha Stewart on management, restaurant openings, brand development, editorial, marketing, and sales. Gundry won Cutthroat Kitchen on The Food Network in 2015, and she was a contestant on Food Network Star in 2017.
Recipes featured in the cookbook include Skinny Corn Casserole, Cinnamon Roll Smoothie, and Pineapple Fluff (shown below).
RecipeLion Releases The Lighten Up Cookbook
Northbrook, IL — RecipeLion and Addie Gundry, in partnership with St. Martin’s Griffin, released the latest cookbook in the 103 cookbook series, The Lighten Up Cookbook: 103 Easy, Slimmed-Down Favorites for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Everyone Will Love, on May 8, 2018.
This is the ninth book in the series. Previous books in the series included Family Favorite Casserole Recipes, No-Bake Desserts, Everyday Dinner Ideas, Easy Cookie Recipes, Essential Slow Cooker Recipes, Retro Recipes from the ’50s and ’60s, Homemade Soup Recipes, and Easy Chicken Recipes. Upcoming cookbooks will feature holiday recipes and cakes.
The author of the cookbook series is chef Addie Gundry. She received her masters in culinary arts at Auguste Escoffier in Avignon, France and has worked for several notable chefs, including Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, and Martha Stewart on management, restaurant openings, brand development, editorial, marketing, and sales. Gundry won Cutthroat Kitchen on The Food Network in 2015, and she was a contestant on Food Network Star in 2017.
Recipes featured in the cookbook include Skinny Corn Casserole, Cinnamon Roll Smoothie, and Pineapple Fluff (shown below).
Addie Gundry Speaks at the Lake Forest Library
Northbrook, IL —Addie Gundry, RecipeLion’s test kitchen chef and executive producer, was at the Lake Forest Library on April 25, 2018 to talk about her career and demonstrate a recipe from her cookbook, No-Bake Desserts. Participants got the opportunity to watch Addie make a no-bake Vanilla Beach Cup and then come up for a meet-and-greet while making their own. Gundry got the chance to meet with Kristin Cavallari before the event who was at the Lake Forest Book Store to promote her new cookbook.
RecipeLion and St. Martin’s Griffin are releasing a series of cookbooks, eight of which are currently out on the market, including Homemade Soup Recipes, Easy Chicken Recipes, Family Favorite Casserole Recipes, Easy Cookie Recipes, Retro Recipes from the ’50s and ’60s, Essential Slow Cooker Recipes, Everyday Dinner Ideas, and No-Bake Desserts. The ninth book in the series, The Lighten Up Cookbook, will be released on May 8, 2018 and is available now for pre-order from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Author Addie Gundry received her masters in culinary arts at Auguste Escoffier in Avignon, France and has worked for several notable chefs, including Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, and Martha Stewart on management, restaurant openings, brand development, editorial, marketing, and sales. In 2015, Gundry won Cutthroat Kitchen on The Food Network, and in 2017, she was a contestant on Food Network Star.
Addie Gundry Speaks at the Lake Forest Library
Northbrook, IL —Addie Gundry, RecipeLion’s test kitchen chef and executive producer, was at the Lake Forest Library on April 25, 2018 to talk about her career and demonstrate a recipe from her cookbook, No-Bake Desserts. Participants got the opportunity to watch Addie make a no-bake Vanilla Beach Cup and then come up for a meet-and-greet while making their own. Gundry got the chance to meet with Kristin Cavallari before the event who was at the Lake Forest Book Store to promote her new cookbook.
RecipeLion and St. Martin’s Griffin are releasing a series of cookbooks, eight of which are currently out on the market, including Homemade Soup Recipes, Easy Chicken Recipes, Family Favorite Casserole Recipes, Easy Cookie Recipes, Retro Recipes from the ’50s and ’60s, Essential Slow Cooker Recipes, Everyday Dinner Ideas, and No-Bake Desserts. The ninth book in the series, The Lighten Up Cookbook, will be released on May 8, 2018 and is available now for pre-order from Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
Author Addie Gundry received her masters in culinary arts at Auguste Escoffier in Avignon, France and has worked for several notable chefs, including Daniel Boulud, Thomas Keller, and Martha Stewart on management, restaurant openings, brand development, editorial, marketing, and sales. In 2015, Gundry won Cutthroat Kitchen on The Food Network, and in 2017, she was a contestant on Food Network Star.
Prime Publishing Launches Thrifty Living Website
Northbrook, IL – Purple Email LLC is excited to announce the launch of its newest website, CheapThriftyLiving.com. This brand new property will focus on providing readers with helpful tips and tricks for saving money and living a thrifty lifestyle. With how to coupon articles, budget-friendly recipes from the test kitchen, cheap travel tips, and more, this new property will provide readers with helpful tips on how to save money while still living a healthful and happy life. CheapThriftyLiving will share content across multiple platforms including social media and a weekly email newsletter.
According to a report released from MarketWatch in 2017, 59% of Americans are “concerned, anxious or fearful about their current financial well-being”. CheapThriftyLiving aims to provide useful tips and tricks on how to save money each and everyday through simple lifestyle changes. Focusing on household budgets and accessible tips and tricks, this new website will show readers how to make simple changes to their everyday habits to make thriftier and smarter spending decisions when it comes to grocery shopping, household repair, travel, retirement, and leisure.
CheapThriftyLiving will feature expert content from our on-site editorial staff as well as curated content from expert bloggers who specialize in budgeting lifestyle content including couponing, budget travel, meal planning, and more. This budget-friendly website will also include cheap recipes from our test kitchen as well as hobby crafts and helpful printables created by the Prime Publishing creative team.
Be sure to visit CheapThriftyLiving.com and sign up for our email newsletter for budget lifestyle tips and tricks.
Prime Publishing Launches Thrifty Living Website
Northbrook, IL – Purple Email LLC is excited to announce the launch of its newest website, CheapThriftyLiving.com. This brand new property will focus on providing readers with helpful tips and tricks for saving money and living a thrifty lifestyle. With how to coupon articles, budget-friendly recipes from the test kitchen, cheap travel tips, and more, this new property will provide readers with helpful tips on how to save money while still living a healthful and happy life. CheapThriftyLiving will share content across multiple platforms including social media and a weekly email newsletter.
According to a report released from MarketWatch in 2017, 59% of Americans are “concerned, anxious or fearful about their current financial well-being”. CheapThriftyLiving aims to provide useful tips and tricks on how to save money each and everyday through simple lifestyle changes. Focusing on household budgets and accessible tips and tricks, this new website will show readers how to make simple changes to their everyday habits to make thriftier and smarter spending decisions when it comes to grocery shopping, household repair, travel, retirement, and leisure.
CheapThriftyLiving will feature expert content from our on-site editorial staff as well as curated content from expert bloggers who specialize in budgeting lifestyle content including couponing, budget travel, meal planning, and more. This budget-friendly website will also include cheap recipes from our test kitchen as well as hobby crafts and helpful printables created by the Prime Publishing creative team.
Be sure to visit CheapThriftyLiving.com and sign up for our email newsletter for budget lifestyle tips and tricks.