>>> HEY GOOD MORNING, IT IS
6:43.
PEOPLE ARE EXPERIMENTING WITH
NEW RECIPES IN THE KITCHEN, AND
IT IS POPULAR RIGHT NOW BECAUSE♪
YOU GET TIRED OF THE SAME FOODS,
RIGHT?
PEOPLE ARE STAYING HOME TO STAY
SAFE, BUT THAT'S ACTUALLY THE
INSPIRATION BEHIND A BRAND NEW
COOKBOOK, AND CARLOS IS LIVE FOR
US IN INDY THIS MORNING.
CARLOS, PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY SEND
IN THEIR FAVORITE RECIPES TO BE
INCLUDED IN THIS.
I LOVE THAT IDEA.
>> Reporter: IT'S A GREAT
IDEA, BEN.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
MY WIFE AND I HAD A LOT OF HITS
AND MISSES THE LAST FEW WEEKS IN
THE KITCHEN AND SPENDING MORE
TIME IN THE KITCHEN BECAUSE WE
HAVE NOT EATEN OUT IN A WHILE,
EVEN THOUGH WE ARE DOING
CARRYOUT TO SUPPORT LOCAL
RESTAURANTS.
YOU ARE DOING THE SAME, COOKING
IN THE KITCHEN, WHY NOT TAKE THE
BIG HIT RECIPES AND SUBMIT THEM
FOR A COMMUNITY COOKBOOK?
THIS IS AN INGENIOUS COOKBOOK
YOU ARE WORKING ON.
>> I LOVE COMMUNITY COOKBOOKS,
THE ONES YOU GET FROM CHURCH
GROUPS OR SOCIAL CLUBS.
I THINK THAT THOSE RECIPES ARE,
YOU KNOW, ALWAYS GOOD.
THEY ARE THE ONES PEOPLE ARE
PROUD OF, YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHY
THEY SHARE THEM.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO DO ONE HERE
IN INDIANAPOLIS, AND, YOU KNOW,
NOW WITH EVERYBODY HOME COOKING,
IT SEEMED LIKE THE PERFECT TIME
TO ASK PEOPLE TO FIND A RECIPE,
SHARE IT FOR A COMMUNITY
COOKBOOK.
>> Reporter: I KNOW FOR A FACT
MY WIFE AND I ARE SPENDING A LOT
MORE TIME IN THE KITCHEN BECAUSE
WE'RE NOT EATING OUT, A LOT MORE
RECIPES, IN FACT, THERE'S ONE
DOWNSTAIRS GOING RIGHT NOW, I
LOVE IT.
>> I LOVE HOME COOKING, AND I
LOVE HOME COOKING FROM CHEFS,
TOO, AND WHAT PEOPLE MAKE WHEN
THEY ARE REALLY AT HOME.
>> Reporter: WHAT'S THE NAME
OF THE BOOK?
>> IT'S CALLED A LOCAL FOOD
COMMUNITY COOKBOOK, AND PUT IT
TOGETHER AS AN E-BOOK, AND I
HOPE TO CREATE A HARD COPY BOOK
AS WELL.
>> Reporter: WHEN YOU SAY IT
SUPPORTS THE HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY --
>> THERE'S A NEW FOUNDATION TO
HELP SUPPORT THE ONGOING
WELLNESS OF THE HOSPITALITY
INDUSTRY.
IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT BUSINESS.
>> Reporter: HOW ARE YOU
GRADING RECIPES THAT YOU ARE
GETTING?
MY WIFE AND I ARE GOING TO SEND
ONE IN, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S
COOKBOOK WORTHY.
>> OH, OF COURSE IT IS COOKBOOK
WORTHY.
I READ A LOT OF RECIPES OVER THE
YEARS SO YOU CAN READ A RECIPE
AND PRETTY MUCH KNOW IF IT'S
GOING TO WORK OUT SO I CAN'T
WAIT TO READ YOURS!
>> Reporter: DON'T SPEAK TOO
SOON.
>> I LOVE THE CLASSIC COMMUNITY
COOKBOOK RECIPES.
THERE'S A SPINACH ARTICHOKE
RECIPE OR A TUNA NOODLE
CASSEROLE.
>> Reporter: WHAT'S THE RATIO
TO HOW MANY RECIPES YOU HAVE IN
THE BOOK TO WHAT YOU ACCEPT FOR
THE BOOK?
>> I ASKED PEOPLE TO SUBMIT UP
TO THREE.
>> Reporter: WHEN DO PEOPLE
HAVE TO HAVE RECIPES TO YOU?
>> BY THIS FRIDAY.
>> Reporter: YOU GOT MY MOUTH
WATERING.
I WANT TO KNOW WHEN IS THIS BOOK
COMING OUT?
>> BY MID TO LATE MAY.
I HOPE TO HAVE IT READY FOR
THAT.
>> Reporter: DO WE GET CREDIT
FOR OUR RECIPES?
>> I WANT EVERYONE'S NAMES, THE
LINK LETS YOU SUBMIT A HEAD
SHOT.
>> Reporter: IF YOU WERE A
BETTING WOMAN, WHAT RECIPE WILL
YOU GET A TON OF?
>> I BET ON CHEESY POTATOES.
>> Reporter: I LIKE A GOOD
CHEESY POTATO, I'M NOT GOING TO
LIE.
>> DON'T YOU LOVE THEM?
>> Reporter: THAT'S NOT TO
DISCOURAGE ME FROM SUBMITTING
ONE.
>> I WANT TO READ ALL THE POE
PAY TOE RECIPES -- POTATO REESE
RECIPES.
>> Reporter: GREAT THING SHE'S
DOING.
GO TO WTHR.COM FOR A LINK ON HOW
TO GET YOUR BEST RECIPE IN THIS
BOOK, GET YOUR FACE IN THERE,
YOUR RECIPE, IT'S GREAT.
GUYS, BEN, TELL YOU WHAT, I HAVE
A GREAT MORNING RECIPE THAT I
DO, WHICH IS HARD BOILED EGGS,
AVOCADO, BACON, HAM, WITH
COTTAGE CHEESE IN A BOWL AND
SPRINKLE CHEESE ON TOP, MELT
THAT CHEESE, IT'S A VERY
PROTEIN-FRIENDLY BREAKFAST I
TRY.
I MIGHT SUBMIT THAT.
EVERYONE'S GOT THEIR FAVORITE
RECIPE.
>> YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
I LOVE THAT ONE.
I'M HAPPY TO TRY IT IF IT GETS
IN A COOKBOOK, TOO, AND I'M GLAD
CARLOS ASKED JULIA IF IT'S
RECIPE WORTHY SHOULD YOU SEND
IT?
THE BEST RECIPE I HAVE IS GROUND
BEEF, MIXING IN A CAN OF MANWICH
AND CALLING IT DINNER.
I CAN SUBMIT IT.
SHE'S OPEN TO THE IDEA.
>> YEAH.
DOESN'T MEAN IT MAKES IT IN THE
BOOK, THOUGH, BEN.