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The Blue Bloods Cookbook: 120 Recipes That Will Bring Your Family to the Table

This is an example of my extensive collaborative experience. I worked with two non-writers to craft a bestselling cookbook. The project included recipe development and testing, and writing all editorial.

Carmine’s Celebrates: Classic Italian Recipes for Everyday Feasts

Written for the landmark New York restaurant of the same name, I worked closely with the restaurant’s chefs to modify their signature family-style recipes for home use.

Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Decks

I wrote the original version of this book and have updated each edition since. Deck-building technology evolves but the challenge remains to communicate complex instructions and advice in understandable, usable language. One of a dozen B&D titles I have written or edited.

The PVC Pipe Book: Projects for the Home, Garden, and Homestead

I’ve written several of these “fascination” books. They require a lot of design adjustment and experimentation because all the projects must actually serve a purpose and be achievable as intended.

Home Office Solutions: How to Set Up an Efficient Workspace Anywhere in Your House

This was a guide to marrying function and form in a home-based workspace.

House Beautiful Designed to Order: Stylish Solutions to Organize Your Home

Addressing the intersection of decluttering and style solutions, this book required I repurpose existing House Beautiful/Hearst photography in new and innovative ways, supplementing with outside photography.

Dadskills: How to Be an Awesome Father and Impress All the Other Parents

Building on the success of my earlier Manskills, this book was written with the same tongue-in-cheek approach. It’s irreverent, but provides fact-checked solid advice.

Camper Rehab: A Guide to Buying, Repairing, and Upgrading Your Travel Trailer

A combination of how-to and hip decorating guide, this Amazon bestseller covered a unique topic with a unique voice. It was tons of fun to research and write.