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Cookbooks – How Many Do You Own? (Part 4)

Marlene

By Marlene
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Safran

Safran

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OK, lets see here; Mastering the Art of French Cooking, I'm Only Here for the Food, an international cookbook whose name escapes me, and Marcella Says; so that's four more for me! :wub:

Hé, judiu, lately, it seems to be the two of us...

Here goes:

The Cooking of Southwest France, :wub: Paula Wolfert - Oh wow!!!!

The Best Recipes in the Workld, Mark Bittman; well, we'll see if that's true but I do love his How to Cook Everything, and you do get a lot of recipes for your money...

Smithy

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Oh yes, my copy of The Cooking of Southwestern France has arrived! Hooray!

Judiu, you do seem to be making up for that house fire! :biggrin: Have you gotten back up to your old total yet?

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judiu

judiu

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Oh yes, my copy of The Cooking of Southwestern France has arrived!  Hooray!

Judiu, you do seem to be making up for that house fire!  :biggrin:  Have you gotten back up to your old total yet?

No, not yet; the new place doesn't have as much storage as the house did and I really need to find some bookshelves! I have picked up lots of smaller "church kitchen" books that I didn't have before, and am gradually replacing what I had in the way of "big" books. I'll never stop, but I may have to slow down some; I've got a bad case of lack-of-fundosis! :raz:

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yakiniku

yakiniku

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We've added another 15 since I last posted. Most interesting:

Mrs. Chiang's Szechuan Cookbook

the Mandarin Way (by Cecilia Chang)

Eight Immortal Flavors (Johnny Kan)

I seem to be working on an historical Chinese cookbook collection.

Also picked up (but am not counting) China to Chinatown: Chinese Food in the West by JAG Roberts.

You gonna eat that?

lou_31

lou_31

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Just 69 here (and that includes *both* editions of Harold McGee!).

I thought there were more than that...

I can see I have some shopping to do!

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Alex

Alex

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Only five new ones since my last post, thank goodness. I'm finally slowing down.

Courtesy of a super sale at Bargain Books:

La Mia Cucina Toscana (A Tuscan Cooks in America), by Pino Luongo

Saffron Sunshine (Tapas, Mezze and Antipasti), by Elisabeth Luard

The new SW France, courtesy of Paula Wolfert and her publisher.

Bought in the early 80s, sold in the early 90s, and now bought again: The Joy of Cheesecake, by Dana Bovebjerg & Jeremy Iggers

And Ms. Alex's current fave: Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook, by Beth Hensperger and Julie Kaufmann

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suzilightning

suzilightning

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cool....

just scored a copy of Fat Guys Turning the Tables that was on the For Sale shelf at work :biggrin:

Nothing is better than frying in lard.

Nothing.  Do not quote me on this.

 

Linda Ellerbee

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ronnie_suburban

ronnie_suburban

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Just in time for the holidays, I've added Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook to my collection. If it's even half as useful as her Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook, it'll be a fantastic resource.

=R=

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bloviatrix

bloviatrix

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Gourmet Preserves Chez Madelaine.

Can you guess what I'm giving out as holiday gifts this year?

"Some people see a sheet of seaweed and want to be wrapped in it. I want to see it around a piece of fish."-- William Grimes

"People are bastard-coated bastards, with bastard filling." - Dr. Cox on Scrubs

Probono

Probono

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3612 from the fat man living in a thin man's body

does anyone want to help me catalogue them?

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So, when there is the slightest doubt, Marry the Cook!

heyjude

heyjude

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Me, of course. Where are you? And please add 26 more for me including birthday gifts (the new Portland Junior League) and several from Cooks and Books events including books by Paula Wolfert, Nancy Oakes and Pamela Mazzola, Alice Medrich, and the new Martha Stewart and Mark Bittman which jumped into my cart at Costco. Plus the usual used treasures like Texas the Beautiful Cookbook.

Judy Amster

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suzilightning

suzilightning

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3612 from the fat man living in a thin man's body

does anyone want to help me catalogue them?

sure, i am a professional librarian by trade

:wink:

Nothing is better than frying in lard.

Nothing.  Do not quote me on this.

 

Linda Ellerbee

Take Big Bites

rjwong

rjwong

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Sure, I can help you. I'm a professional librarian as well.

suzilightning, you do half and I do half, if Probono agrees. Probono, when do we start? :biggrin:

Back to topic, please add one more, Maggie: Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook.

Russell J. Wong aka "rjwong"

Food and I, we go way back ...

heyjude

heyjude

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Only one tonight. The new At Home with Michael Chiarello. He was among the nicest and most professional chef/authors we've had in the Cooks and Books series. We spent all day shlepping from one event to another and he is a peach. And I still want in on Probono's books. I'm totally curious to see where we overlap and where we don't.

Judy Amster

Cookbook Specialist and Consultant

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maggiethecat

maggiethecat

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Tah Dah! Thanks mostly to Probono, we've hit a landmark --- we've surpassed 100,000 mark! With my purchase of The Silver Spoonthis thread clocks in at 101,615 cookbooks.

And that's just a fraction of the true total. Ladies and gentlemen, start counting your cookbooks!

Margaret McArthur

"Take it easy, but take it."

Studs Terkel

1912-2008

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fifi

fifi

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Since I last posted I think you need to add 8.

(This is getting out of control.)

Linda LaRose aka "fifi"

"Having spent most of my life searching for truth in the excitement of science, I am now in search of the perfectly seared foie gras without any sweet glop." Linda LaRose

maggiethecat

maggiethecat

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Since I last posted I think you need to add 8.

(This is getting out of control.)

101,623.

Fifi, ma chere: What does it matter that we could all get along with, maybe, six cookbooks? We are giving ourselves hours of pleasure on the sofa and in the kitchen, while supporting food writers and the publishing houses who love them.

I'm making my list and checking it twice.

Margaret McArthur

"Take it easy, but take it."

Studs Terkel

1912-2008

A sensational tennis blog from freakyfrites

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bloviatrix

bloviatrix

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I just got 4 more last week.

"Some people see a sheet of seaweed and want to be wrapped in it. I want to see it around a piece of fish."-- William Grimes

"People are bastard-coated bastards, with bastard filling." - Dr. Cox on Scrubs

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