I needed to upgrade the book case so moved in a utility shelf. The
bottom three shelves are my food references. I hate calling them
"cookbooks" since most of these are more than just books full of
recipes. If I want just recipes, the internet is full of them.

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/2227/goodco1.jpg

My other bookscase is just outside the kitchen. Those books are
less valuable than these, and more plentiful. These pictured here
are the "Cream of my crop".

Can anybody top the quality selection found here? :-)

-sw

On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:32:34 -0800, Christine Dabney wrote:

> On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:14:41 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>Can anybody top the quality selection found here? :-)
>>
>>-sw
>
> Well, I think quality is in the eye of the beholder.
>
> I have a LOT of cookbooks that I think are top quality. I brought
> many of my cream of the crop books along with me traveling. I also
> left a lot of them back in NM.
>
> Let me see if I have any pics of my cookbook collection. You might
> have to enlarge the pictures to see specific titles. These were taken
> several years ago, so I don't have pictures of a lot of them that have
> been added since.
>
> http://i51.tinypic.com/21kjqrs.jpg
>
> Among my cream of the crop that I have in that picture, I count the
> T-L series The Foods of the World. Also, The Good Cook series.
>
> http://i51.tinypic.com/2hwnvcw.jpg
>
> http://i51.tinypic.com/bhlt7a.jpg
>
> http://i54.tinypic.com/2u9l45x.jpg
>
> More favorites in this last pic....

Unfortunately I can't read most of the titles. I saw "chocolate"
and a bunch of Barefoot Contessa books. You're right - Beauty is
eye of the Beholder ;-)

It takes a lot of encouragement for me to buy a cookbook. and you
can certainly tell my tastes in cooking/eating by my bookshelf :-)

-sw

On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:43:41 -0800, Christine Dabney
> wrote:

>On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:42:42 -0600, Sqwertz >
>wrote:
>
>>It takes a lot of encouragement for me to buy a cookbook. and you
>>can certainly tell my tastes in cooking/eating by my bookshelf :-)
>>
>>-sw
>
>I think that is true for any of us that have a cookbook collection.

I have a lot of obscure ethnic cookbooks, and I also collect recipe
pamphlets from oddball products. Today I recieved the pamphlet from
Grandma Browns Oven Baked Beans... very interesting history, she
started the business in 1921 at age 63, today her children run things.
Folks were hard up... a popular meal was a buttered white bread baked
bean sandwich... if you had a little brown sugar or molasses to add
you felt rich. For special occasions there's a recipe for Bean
Baskets; baked beans mixed with the juice from canned pineapples in a
baked tart shell, with half a pineapple ring stuck in as a basket
handle, and baked with a slice of bacon on top. After reading the
pamphlet I can better understand how folks survived the great
depression, of course I already knew as my parents lived through and
survived and prospered... King Obomination subjects would never
survive.

Sqwertz wrote:
> I needed to upgrade the book case so moved in a utility shelf. The
> bottom three shelves are my food references. I hate calling them
> "cookbooks" since most of these are more than just books full of
> recipes. If I want just recipes, the internet is full of them.
>
> http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/2227/goodco1.jpg
>
> My other bookscase is just outside the kitchen. Those books are
> less valuable than these, and more plentiful. These pictured here
> are the "Cream of my crop".
>
> Can anybody top the quality selection found here? :-)
>
> -sw

Yes, but... What is that Regional Malaysian one? I don't think I
have that. Is it related to the regional Thai one? And... The
Complete Cockroach????

--
Jean B.

Christine Dabney wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:14:41 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>
>> Can anybody top the quality selection found here? :-)
>>
>> -sw
>
> Well, I think quality is in the eye of the beholder.
>
> I have a LOT of cookbooks that I think are top quality. I brought
> many of my cream of the crop books along with me traveling. I also
> left a lot of them back in NM.
>
> Let me see if I have any pics of my cookbook collection. You might
> have to enlarge the pictures to see specific titles. These were taken
> several years ago, so I don't have pictures of a lot of them that have
> been added since.
>
> http://i51.tinypic.com/21kjqrs.jpg
>
> Among my cream of the crop that I have in that picture, I count the
> T-L series The Foods of the World. Also, The Good Cook series.
>
> http://i51.tinypic.com/2hwnvcw.jpg
>
> http://i51.tinypic.com/bhlt7a.jpg
>
> http://i54.tinypic.com/2u9l45x.jpg
>
> More favorites in this last pic....
>
> Christine

I love the shelving in the first two photos! I wish I could
magnify those photos more. Sniff. I can't tell how these books
are organized.

--
Jean B.

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:43:41 -0800, Christine Dabney
> > wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:42:42 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> It takes a lot of encouragement for me to buy a cookbook. and you
>>> can certainly tell my tastes in cooking/eating by my bookshelf :-)
>>>
>>> -sw
>> I think that is true for any of us that have a cookbook collection.
>
> I have a lot of obscure ethnic cookbooks, and I also collect recipe
> pamphlets from oddball products. Today I recieved the pamphlet from
> Grandma Browns Oven Baked Beans... very interesting history, she
> started the business in 1921 at age 63, today her children run things.
> Folks were hard up... a popular meal was a buttered white bread baked
> bean sandwich... if you had a little brown sugar or molasses to add
> you felt rich. For special occasions there's a recipe for Bean
> Baskets; baked beans mixed with the juice from canned pineapples in a
> baked tart shell, with half a pineapple ring stuck in as a basket
> handle, and baked with a slice of bacon on top. After reading the
> pamphlet I can better understand how folks survived the great
> depression, of course I already knew as my parents lived through and
> survived and prospered... King Obomination subjects would never
> survive.

Oh, I didn't know you were a collector! I love those obscure things!

--
Jean B.

On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:18:42 -0500, Jean B. wrote:

> Yes, but... What is that Regional Malaysian one? I don't think I
> have that. Is it related to the regional Thai one?

"Traditional Malaysian Cuisine" (ISBN: 987969139X). No author.
Berita Publishing out of Malaysia.

> And... The Complete Cockroach????

It the life, style, and cuisine of all sorts if cockroaches. I
bought it one day on my lunch break and took it back to work and
told it was a book about Archie. My boss at the time. it's reas
pretty good.

I didn't notice until I posted the picture that the spelling is
"Compleat" rather than "Complete".

-sw

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:18:42 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> Yes, but... What is that Regional Malaysian one? I don't think I
>> have that. Is it related to the regional Thai one?
>
> "Traditional Malaysian Cuisine" (ISBN: 987969139X). No author.
> Berita Publishing out of Malaysia.

Thanks. I do believe I don't have that. You found it locally?
(I used to import cookbooks for myself, back when it was very hard
to find titles and do that.)
>
>> And... The Complete Cockroach????
>
> It the life, style, and cuisine of all sorts if cockroaches. I
> bought it one day on my lunch break and took it back to work and
> told it was a book about Archie. My boss at the time. it's reas
> pretty good.
>
> I didn't notice until I posted the picture that the spelling is
> "Compleat" rather than "Complete".

I obviously did not look back to check the spelling.
>
> -sw


--
Jean B.

In article >,
Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

> On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:43:41 -0800, Christine Dabney
> > wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:42:42 -0600, Sqwertz >
> >wrote:
> >
> >>It takes a lot of encouragement for me to buy a cookbook. and you
> >>can certainly tell my tastes in cooking/eating by my bookshelf :-)
> >>
> >>-sw
> >
> >I think that is true for any of us that have a cookbook collection.
>
> I have a lot of obscure ethnic cookbooks, and I also collect recipe
> pamphlets from oddball products. Today I recieved the pamphlet from
> Grandma Browns Oven Baked Beans... very interesting history, she
> started the business in 1921 at age 63, today her children run things.
> Folks were hard up... a popular meal was a buttered white bread baked
> bean sandwich... if you had a little brown sugar or molasses to add
> you felt rich. For special occasions there's a recipe for Bean
> Baskets; baked beans mixed with the juice from canned pineapples in a
> baked tart shell, with half a pineapple ring stuck in as a basket
> handle, and baked with a slice of bacon on top. After reading the
> pamphlet I can better understand how folks survived the great
> depression, of course I already knew as my parents lived through and
> survived and prospered... King Obomination subjects would never
> survive.

My grandfather swore by Grandma Brown's because you could eat them as is
or "doctor" them up. He was also fond of the baked bean sandwich
concept. My sister sent us a can of her saucepan beans (a relatively
new product) last week. What's the copyright date on the pamphlet,
Sheldon?

I inherited some pamphlets from SO's stepmother. The one with the most
memories for me is the Nestle Toll House morsel (i.e., chocolate chip)
pamphlet, by "Jane Fulton". There used to be a huge Nestle plant in
Fulton, NY (~ 20 miles from Mexico, home of Grandma Brown's) that closed
about 7 years ago. The hospital where my sister and I were born was a
block away from the plant, so chocolate was probably one of the first
aromas I smelled. My father, uncles, and assorted other acquaintances
used to work at "the chocolate works", as it was called by the locals.
The factory is now vacant. Every time we drive through Fulton on
vacation, the lack of chocolate in the air seems utterly abnormal to me.

Back to the cookbooks. I recognize some of the spines on Christine's
shelves, since I have some of the same cookbooks. I only have a couple
of the Culinaria books that Steve seems to collect. I attempt to
organize my bookcases by subject matter. There is one full shelf for
barbecue/grilling books, centrally located so the SO can find them. (He
has yet to grok my organization.) There is one overflowing bookcase for
international cooking. Another bookcase contains baking,
Southern/Southwestern US, and vegetarian books. We have some built-in
bookshelves in the living room, which has been a godsend. Heaven help
us when we move.

Cindy

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

Delete the obvious to email me

On Dec 20, 6:14*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> I needed to upgrade the book case so moved in a utility shelf. *The
> bottom three shelves are my food references. *I hate calling them
> "cookbooks" since most of these are more than just books full of
> recipes. *If I want just recipes, the internet is full of them.
>
> http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/2227/goodco1.jpg
>
> My other bookscase is just outside the kitchen. *Those books are
> less valuable than these, and more plentiful. *These pictured here
> are the "Cream of my crop".
>
> Can anybody top the quality selection found here? :-)
>
> -sw

I have a few of these. A couple of years back I bought Culina Mundi.
I love it for the beautiful pics and the interesting cuisines of
different countries. The only thing I don't like is the weight. It's
like dragging out my heaviest wok!!

On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:42:42 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:32:34 -0800, Christine Dabney wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:14:41 -0600, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Can anybody top the quality selection found here? :-)
>>>
>>>-sw
>>
>> Well, I think quality is in the eye of the beholder.
>>
>> I have a LOT of cookbooks that I think are top quality. I brought
>> many of my cream of the crop books along with me traveling. I also
>> left a lot of them back in NM.
>>
>> Let me see if I have any pics of my cookbook collection. You might
>> have to enlarge the pictures to see specific titles. These were taken
>> several years ago, so I don't have pictures of a lot of them that have
>> been added since.
>>
>> http://i51.tinypic.com/21kjqrs.jpg
>>
>> Among my cream of the crop that I have in that picture, I count the
>> T-L series The Foods of the World. Also, The Good Cook series.
>>
>> http://i51.tinypic.com/2hwnvcw.jpg
>>
>> http://i51.tinypic.com/bhlt7a.jpg
>>
>> http://i54.tinypic.com/2u9l45x.jpg
>>
>> More favorites in this last pic....
>
> Unfortunately I can't read most of the titles. I saw "chocolate"
> and a bunch of Barefoot Contessa books. You're right - Beauty is
> eye of the Beholder ;-)
>
> It takes a lot of encouragement for me to buy a cookbook. and you
> can certainly tell my tastes in cooking/eating by my bookshelf :-)
>
> -sw

i'm a little worried about 'the anarchist's cookbook.'

your pal,
blake

On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:36:34 -0600, Sqwertz wrote:

> On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:18:42 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> Yes, but... What is that Regional Malaysian one? I don't think I
>> have that. Is it related to the regional Thai one?
>
> "Traditional Malaysian Cuisine" (ISBN: 987969139X). No author.
> Berita Publishing out of Malaysia.
>
>> And... The Complete Cockroach????
>
> It the life, style, and cuisine of all sorts if cockroaches. I
> bought it one day on my lunch break and took it back to work and
> told it was a book about Archie. My boss at the time. it's reas
> pretty good.

archy!

<http://www.amazon.com/Annotated-Archy-Mehitabel-Penguin-Classics/dp/014303975X>

your pal,
blake

Cindy Fuller wrote:
> In article >,
> Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 15:43:41 -0800, Christine Dabney
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:42:42 -0600, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> It takes a lot of encouragement for me to buy a cookbook. and you
>>>> can certainly tell my tastes in cooking/eating by my bookshelf :-)
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>> I think that is true for any of us that have a cookbook collection.
>> I have a lot of obscure ethnic cookbooks, and I also collect recipe
>> pamphlets from oddball products. Today I recieved the pamphlet from
>> Grandma Browns Oven Baked Beans... very interesting history, she
>> started the business in 1921 at age 63, today her children run things.
>> Folks were hard up... a popular meal was a buttered white bread baked
>> bean sandwich... if you had a little brown sugar or molasses to add
>> you felt rich. For special occasions there's a recipe for Bean
>> Baskets; baked beans mixed with the juice from canned pineapples in a
>> baked tart shell, with half a pineapple ring stuck in as a basket
>> handle, and baked with a slice of bacon on top. After reading the
>> pamphlet I can better understand how folks survived the great
>> depression, of course I already knew as my parents lived through and
>> survived and prospered... King Obomination subjects would never
>> survive.
>
> My grandfather swore by Grandma Brown's because you could eat them as is
> or "doctor" them up. He was also fond of the baked bean sandwich
> concept. My sister sent us a can of her saucepan beans (a relatively
> new product) last week. What's the copyright date on the pamphlet,
> Sheldon?
>
> I inherited some pamphlets from SO's stepmother. The one with the most
> memories for me is the Nestle Toll House morsel (i.e., chocolate chip)
> pamphlet, by "Jane Fulton". There used to be a huge Nestle plant in
> Fulton, NY (~ 20 miles from Mexico, home of Grandma Brown's) that closed
> about 7 years ago. The hospital where my sister and I were born was a
> block away from the plant, so chocolate was probably one of the first
> aromas I smelled. My father, uncles, and assorted other acquaintances
> used to work at "the chocolate works", as it was called by the locals.
> The factory is now vacant. Every time we drive through Fulton on
> vacation, the lack of chocolate in the air seems utterly abnormal to me.
>
> Back to the cookbooks. I recognize some of the spines on Christine's
> shelves, since I have some of the same cookbooks. I only have a couple
> of the Culinaria books that Steve seems to collect. I attempt to
> organize my bookcases by subject matter. There is one full shelf for
> barbecue/grilling books, centrally located so the SO can find them. (He
> has yet to grok my organization.) There is one overflowing bookcase for
> international cooking. Another bookcase contains baking,
> Southern/Southwestern US, and vegetarian books. We have some built-in
> bookshelves in the living room, which has been a godsend. Heaven help
> us when we move.
>
> Cindy
>

I am laughing. I am supposed to be moving within a month or so,
and how I am going to do that remains something of a
mystery--mostly because of the books (and my cat, who pees).

--
Jean B.

lainie wrote:
>
> I have a few of these. A couple of years back I bought Culina Mundi.
> I love it for the beautiful pics and the interesting cuisines of
> different countries. The only thing I don't like is the weight. It's
> like dragging out my heaviest wok!!

Gee, it seems that right after I said I don't buy many new
cookbooks, I started buying them, and paying more attention to
them. Some of them are enormous!!!! The Thai Street Food one is
big, but I may have seen an even bigger one today. I already
forget what it was.

--
Jean B.

On Dec 21, 10:18*am, "Jean B." > wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
> > I needed to upgrade the book case so moved in a utility shelf. *The
> > bottom three shelves are my food references. *I hate calling them
> > "cookbooks" since most of these are more than just books full of
> > recipes. *If I want just recipes, the internet is full of them.
>
> >http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/2227/goodco1.jpg
>
> > My other bookscase is just outside the kitchen. *Those books are
> > less valuable than these, and more plentiful. *These pictured here
> > are the "Cream of my crop".
>
> > Can anybody top the quality selection found here? :-)
>
> > -sw
>
> Yes, but... *What is that Regional Malaysian one? *I don't think I
> have that. *Is it related to the regional Thai one? *And... *The
> Complete Cockroach????

I was wondering about the SPAM one....

On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 17:00:26 -0500, blake murphy wrote:

> i'm a little worried about 'the anarchist's cookbook.'

Even anarchists have to eat. And it has plenty of recipes in it.
Some with food.

-sw

On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:47:34 -0500, Jean B. wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:18:42 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, but... What is that Regional Malaysian one? I don't think I
>>> have that. Is it related to the regional Thai one?
>>
>> "Traditional Malaysian Cuisine" (ISBN: 987969139X). No author.
>> Berita Publishing out of Malaysia.
>
> Thanks. I do believe I don't have that. You found it locally?

Half Price Books. most of the stuff they have is crap, but
sometimes you'll find a honest, used book of quality.

-sw

On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 22:11:52 -0800 (PST), projectile vomit chick
wrote:

> On Dec 21, 10:18*am, "Jean B." > wrote:

>>>http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/2227/goodco1.jpg

> I was wondering about the SPAM one....

It's a good White Trash food book. It's the history of all the
name brand foods from the early days.

Similar to the book "Kitchen Culture". Both were $2 and well worth
it considering I was boarding an Amtrak train for a 30 hour ride.
That used bookstore was near the train station in Greenville, SC.

-sw

On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 12:20:55 -0800 (PST), lainie wrote:

> I have a few of these. A couple of years back I bought Culina Mundi.
> I love it for the beautiful pics and the interesting cuisines of
> different countries. The only thing I don't like is the weight. It's
> like dragging out my heaviest wok!!

Culina Mundi is the same format as "Europe's Master Chefs" that you
see pictured there. They both weigh the same. I may pick up
Culina Mundi after I get through this. It's being liquidated for
$20 at most major bookstores (think of it as costing only $1/pound
;-)

-sw

On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:38:32 -0500, Jean B. wrote:

> Gee, it seems that right after I said I don't buy many new
> cookbooks, I started buying them, and paying more attention to
> them. Some of them are enormous!!!! The Thai Street Food one is
> big, but I may have seen an even bigger one today. I already
> forget what it was.

Thai Street Food was just an expensive picture book. The books was
void of any descriptions, which made it useless to me.

A Day at El Buli is another one just as big and just as lame. And
costs even more.

-sw

On Dec 20, 3:14*pm, Sqwertz > wrote:
> I needed to upgrade the book case so moved in a utility shelf. *The
> bottom three shelves are my food references. *I hate calling them
> "cookbooks" since most of these are more than just books full of
> recipes. *If I want just recipes, the internet is full of them.
>
> http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/2227/goodco1.jpg
>
> My other bookscase is just outside the kitchen. *Those books are
> less valuable than these, and more plentiful. *These pictured here
> are the "Cream of my crop".
>
> Can anybody top the quality selection found here? :-)
>
> -sw
>
>
You have an older edition of the Joy of Cooking on your book case.
That's frequently the #1 book I reach for when I want to cook
something I haven't done in awhile.

While the internet has changed everything, I there are a few cookbooks
I have to have on hand on my main bookcase, including those below. We
have about 350 cookbooks.

1. Julia Child's "The Way to Cook", published in 1989. That's the
second book I reach for.
2 Marcella Hazan's "Classic Italian Cooking"
3 The Time-Life ingredient series, edited by Richard OIlney, and
containing recipes from a large variety of cookbooks.
4. The Larousse Gastronomique.

While the Internet has changed everything, I think you need to go back
to a benchmark recipe for what you're looking to make. It's then
easier to decide the validity of what you see on the internet. It's
great, however, to search out for something new and untried. Trying
something we haven't is great. Coming up with somethinig new on your
own is what it's all about.

Hope you and all had a Happy Holiday,

Kent

On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 13:09:21 -0800 (PST), kent >
wrote:

>While the Internet has changed everything, I think you need to go back
>to a benchmark recipe for what you're looking to make. It's then
>easier to decide the validity of what you see on the internet.

That is a great point.

-- Larry

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:47:34 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:18:42 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes, but... What is that Regional Malaysian one? I don't think I
>>>> have that. Is it related to the regional Thai one?
>>> "Traditional Malaysian Cuisine" (ISBN: 987969139X). No author.
>>> Berita Publishing out of Malaysia.
>> Thanks. I do believe I don't have that. You found it locally?
>
> Half Price Books. most of the stuff they have is crap, but
> sometimes you'll find a honest, used book of quality.
>
> -sw

I understand. I am always at the lookout at local used-book
stores, etc. Usually there is nothing that worthwhile, but
sometimes I hit the jackpot. This year I have found quite a few
bilingual Chinese-English cookbooks. I am thrilled.

--
Jean B.

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:38:32 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> Gee, it seems that right after I said I don't buy many new
>> cookbooks, I started buying them, and paying more attention to
>> them. Some of them are enormous!!!! The Thai Street Food one is
>> big, but I may have seen an even bigger one today. I already
>> forget what it was.
>
> Thai Street Food was just an expensive picture book. The books was
> void of any descriptions, which made it useless to me.
>
> A Day at El Buli is another one just as big and just as lame. And
> costs even more.
>
> -sw

Well, looking back at Thai Street Food, it does have recipes. I
like David Thompson, but that book is... huge. Such books really
mess up one's shelving. I actually did pass up some other monsters.

Have you received Culinaria China yet? I am most curious about
it. When I last looked, Jessica's Biscuit didn't have it, and I
sure haven't seen it in any local stores.

--
Jean B.

On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:25:31 -0500, Jean B. wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:38:32 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>>
>>> Gee, it seems that right after I said I don't buy many new
>>> cookbooks, I started buying them, and paying more attention to
>>> them. Some of them are enormous!!!! The Thai Street Food one is
>>> big, but I may have seen an even bigger one today. I already
>>> forget what it was.
>>
>> Thai Street Food was just an expensive picture book. The books was
>> void of any descriptions, which made it useless to me.
>>
>> A Day at El Buli is another one just as big and just as lame. And
>> costs even more.
>>
>> -sw
>
> Well, looking back at Thai Street Food, it does have recipes.

But the book was 90% pictures with no descriptions. If I saw
recipes, I blew them off. They must have been few and far between.

> Have you received Culinaria China yet? I am most curious about
> it. When I last looked, Jessica's Biscuit didn't have it, and I
> sure haven't seen it in any local stores.

None of the Borders or B&N's are going to be carrying it. And I
have other things that need to be bought first.

-sw

On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 13:09:21 -0800 (PST), kent wrote:

> You have an older edition of the Joy of Cooking on your book case.
> That's frequently the #1 book I reach for when I want to cook
> something I haven't done in awhile.

I have 3 editions of JoC going back to 1956, IIRC.

-sw

Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:25:31 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:38:32 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>>>
>>>> Gee, it seems that right after I said I don't buy many new
>>>> cookbooks, I started buying them, and paying more attention to
>>>> them. Some of them are enormous!!!! The Thai Street Food one is
>>>> big, but I may have seen an even bigger one today. I already
>>>> forget what it was.
>>> Thai Street Food was just an expensive picture book. The books was
>>> void of any descriptions, which made it useless to me.
>>>
>>> A Day at El Buli is another one just as big and just as lame. And
>>> costs even more.
>>>
>>> -sw
>> Well, looking back at Thai Street Food, it does have recipes.
>
> But the book was 90% pictures with no descriptions. If I saw
> recipes, I blew them off. They must have been few and far between.
>
>> Have you received Culinaria China yet? I am most curious about
>> it. When I last looked, Jessica's Biscuit didn't have it, and I
>> sure haven't seen it in any local stores.
>
> None of the Borders or B&N's are going to be carrying it. And I
> have other things that need to be bought first.
>
> -sw

Ah. I thought you had ordered it.

Yeah, other than the fact that I like Thompson, that book is...
well, it creates problems. Probably would have been better to get
it out of a library and see how many recipes I absolutely needed.

--
Jean B.

On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 18:09:51 -0500, Jean B. wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 17:25:31 -0500, Jean B. wrote:
>
>>> Have you received Culinaria China yet? I am most curious about
>>> it. When I last looked, Jessica's Biscuit didn't have it, and I
>>> sure haven't seen it in any local stores.
>>
>> None of the Borders or B&N's are going to be carrying it. And I
>> have other things that need to be bought first.
>
> Ah. I thought you had ordered it.

No, that was Europe's master Chefs. I was seriously contemplating
th China book that same night.

-sw
>
> Yeah, other than the fact that I like Thompson, that book is...
> well, it creates problems. Probably would have been better to get
> it out of a library and see how many recipes I absolutely needed.