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amelia's avatar

I like the format a lot, and I think bolding/linking to helpful info is a very elegant solution to letting the recipe remain the star of the show while also ensuring that lazy readers have everything they need to know. (But the essays have all been great, and lazy readers are doing themselves a disservice if they skip them, imho!)

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Lewis Randall's avatar

Reading through the recipe at the top had me wanting to keep reading once I finished—great format (also good + fun writing!)

Unfortunately our counter space is already pretty limited

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Kimberly MacEachern's avatar

I like the format for future recipe reference but you may need a cue at the top so folks will scroll down and get to the meat of the matter-your informative prose.

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Danny Bauder's avatar

love the format and thank you for answering my question (what’s the deal...?) before i could ask it!

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Jordan Revon's avatar

I thought the format was really great! Even if you need to throw in some extra context for the recipe, you can maybe even inline-anchor link to later in the article or something?

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Lauren L. Walker's avatar

I need to figure out if Substack has this feature because I agree it would be very useful

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Jordan Revon's avatar

Was just messing around in mine and swore I had done it before but now I'm not sure?

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Anonymous
Nov 16, 2020

Great as always, Lauren & Mellie! Recipe-first is practically a selling point, given how strong the inverse stereotype is. The directions are clear and practical, such that I always feel prepped for greater context after the walkthrough.

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