Peggy Paul Casella, recipe developer and tester, cookbook editor

Whether you need help developing recipes from scratch, converting dishes you know by heart to a reader-friendly format, testing written recipes to make sure they'll work for home cooks, or writing and/or editing your cookbook manuscript, I've got you covered. My current and past clients include food producers, brands, self-published cookbook authors, celebrity food personalities, and award-winning chefs. For examples of my own original recipes, visit ThursdayNightPizza.com or PeggyPaulCasella.Substack.com or check out my book, The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizza Cookbook.

Testimonials

“Honestly, working with Peggy [for recipe editing and testing] was the easiest part of making my cookbook, which was hard. I’m so pleased by how well the recipes work. I get a lot of praise from Pizza Camp and am thankful to have had Peggy on my team.” — Joe Beddia, chef and owner of Pizzeria Beddia (Philadelphia, PA)

“I can't recommend Peggy enough! She helped me reconceptualize and massively revise a book that was under contract. Her positive approach and great insights into the industry made the process enjoyable, and it relieved a lot of stress and uncertainty I was feeling. The book is now complete. I couldn't have done it without her, and I have already recommended several times to other professional writers.” — Tenaya Darlington, author of Madame Fromage's Adventures in Cheese (among various other cocktail and cheese books)

When I was down to the wire finishing the manuscript for my first cookbook, The Sweet Life, Peggy swooped in and helped me streamline the process and get it done. She knows her stuff, is efficient and professional, and, best of all, is fun and easy to work with.” — Sam Talbot, celebrity chef

“Peggy can be depended upon for thoughtful, experienced food editing: she has the background of an in-house editor so has a head for pacifying designers and satisfying authors while keeping an eye on the schedule above all. And she’s a great lunch date to boot!” — Kristen Green Wiewora, former senior cookbook editor at Running Press Book Publishers

Recipe Editing and Testing

Developmental and Copy Editing