Within USACOM J7's Joint Training, Analysis and Simulation Center (JTASC) an evolution is under development to provide a practical, no-nonsense, step-by-step approach to developing and conducting distributed interactive Joint Virtual Training programs and end products. Initially we began to consider a "cookbook" in the recipe-book genre. This cookbook was to support the JTASC's Joint Distance Learning Center (JDLC) and serve as a blueprint for proposing, cost-justifying, designing, developing, and training product delivery using new instructional technology tools and resources. The JDLC Cookbook was to take training requirements from planning the script to presenting the first lesson. Not only did we begin developing "recipes", but provide a look in the kitchen to see examples of available training programs and products. In describing training cooked up here in the JTASC, issues ranging from instructional design to security and learner tracking are surveyed. We now plan to provide descriptions and evaluations of the requisite authoring tools, tips, and issues from learners in the trenches, various instructional design strategies, and assessment options. Our cookbook approach would take you from the basics (the terminology, the hardware, the tools, the why of technology-based instruction) to the actual delivery of appropriate technology-based curriculum, with broad expeditions into several flavors of appropriate conduct, such as Web-based training. As all things evolve, so has the cookbook approach. Since beginning this paper, we are moving toward an item-description-checklist-lessons learned approach. Until now, there has not been a definitive reference for Joint Virtual Training developers. JDLC is a valuable resource for experienced trainers looking for information on new tools and techniques for technology-delivered training, for those interested in instructional applications, and for those concerned with ROI. In a day of rising concerns about joint forces' ability to hold its own in a fast-moving information age, JDLC offers not only a fresh approach but a definitive prescription how joint knowledge, skills, and attitudes can be lifted with the newest technologies.