And away we go. What's in the fridge?
I admit it. I'm a little obsessive when it comes to collecting things. Years ago, when I decided that I'd make cross-stitch christmas gifts, I went out and bought EVERY SINGLE COLOR of embroidery floss before I even started. And I cannot pass by a used book store without going in and checking out the cookbook section, and more often than not making a purchase.
Do I use these books? No. I keep them on my nightstand and read them. Like fiction. Of course, as long as I'm not cooking anything from them, they really are fiction, aren't they?
I'm not a great cook. I do love to bake, but lack the patience to really get good at it. Maybe this project will improve my skills, both as a cook and a baker.
Many of the books I have are "community" cookbooks, the kind that were made for fundraising by local church auxiliaries or elementary school PTAs. Others were gotten from my mother, and feature the oh-so-doubtful cuisine of the 70's. Some books I can't wait to try. Others I dread. Wherever possible, if the book is still in print, I'll add a link to where it can be purchased.
Thanks for starting off with me. Now I'm going grocery shopping.
posted by Sharon @ 10:31 AM
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4 Comments:
That's quite a collection of cook books. I have a bad habit of buying them and never using them...must change that.
Thank you for my first comment, lil' bird! I thought I was cooking away here in anonymity.
I lust after cookbooks. I want Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles and Julia Child's MTAOFC. I'll most likely never make anything out of either of them, but I want them none the less.
I also want The French Laundry cookbook, but I've heard that's purely a coffee table book. That's ok by me, though. I like looking at the pretty food.
Thanks for stopping by my blog. I'm going to blogroll you, if that's ok. anyone who writes about cooking and books is just fine by me.
Julia, having them just to read is far better than not having them at all. If I make something really great and shippable, I'll send it up to you- sounds like you don't have much time on your hands any more.
Thanks for adding me- I've been reading M.B. for months. Anyone who loves the Sox and OED is fine by me.
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