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Sophia

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May 20^th, 2023 at 12:42am

I’m such an avid collector of books and especially cook books!
I cannot help it! It’s such a joy!
Was in an op shop today and women’s weekly cook books, 3 for $1 Shocked

So I bought 6! (I also bought an “angry birds” tea cup Grin

because I loved playing that on the iPad some years back!)
Anyway….I go through the pages of cook books and put pink sticky notes on recipes I will try.
I avoid recipes that take up too much prep time, or have a loooong list of ingredients Roll Eyes

Also avoid recipes with cream … and I change recipes to make them gluten free.

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Reply #1 - May 20^th, 2023 at 2:44pm

Many years ago, some local lady wrote a cookbook with cooking instructions that her sons could follow. I bought a copy of her cookbook directly from her, for a price of about $25. It has been a game-changer for me. I used a recipe for curried chicken/sausages so much that the page has fallen out of the book. The recipe's page is now magnetised to the fridge.

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Reply #2 - May 20^th, 2023 at 3:33pm

UnSubRocky wrote on May 20^th, 2023 at 2:44pm:

Many years ago, some local lady wrote a cookbook with cooking instructions that her sons could follow. I bought a copy of her cookbook directly from her, for a price of about $25. It has been a game-changer for me. I used a recipe for curried chicken/sausages so much that the page has fallen out of the book. The recipe's page is now magnetised to the fridge.

That sounds like a fab book!
And it’s always great to find that one recipe from a cook book that sticks with you as a fave!

I’ve just finished going through some of these women’s weekly cook books with pink fluoro sticky tabs with what took my interest as a possible fave.
I will try each recipe out pending on food shopping from list of ingredients required from week to week.

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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20799 Gordon Gender:	Re: Cook books … Reply #3 - May 20^th, 2023 at 3:41pm As many as you want for free in street libraries
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Black Orchid Moderator Offline Posts: 5813 Gender:	Re: Cook books … Reply #4 - May 20^th, 2023 at 4:40pm I have dozens and dozens of Women's Weekly recipe books and others in boxes in the garage. If you lived closer you could have as many as you want. They're all in mint condition too.
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Sophia Gold Member Offline Posts: 8633	Re: Cook books … Reply #5 - May 20^th, 2023 at 9:43pm Black Orchid wrote on May 20^th, 2023 at 4:40pm: I have dozens and dozens of Women's Weekly recipe books and others in boxes in the garage. If you lived closer you could have as many as you want. They're all in mint condition too. That sounds so fab! You could try selling them on eBay as I’ve seen some do. Check it out.
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Sophia Gold Member Offline Posts: 8633	Re: Cook books … Reply #6 - Oct 26^th, 2023 at 8:13am Well I couldn’t resist! I’ve watched Dylan on tik tok for ages as he’s so joyful and funny in the kitchen with his unique style. Then he does the taste test with an honest face he pulls whether yay or nay So I saw his published cook book… c’mon… how could I resist and not buy it.
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Reply #7 - Oct 26^th, 2023 at 8:55am

I need a bookcase for my cookbooks, with a couple shelves for my brew books.

Thinking of a wall to wall, floor to ceiling (2.4m) bookcase in my study with a centre piece being a display cabinet for my more exquisite/historical glass and porcelain: a couple 1/2 Watt LEDs to make the display glow gently.

Maybe another bookcase in the kitchen for the cookbooks?

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Dnarever Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 59387 Here Gender:	Re: Cook books … Reply #8 - Oct 26^th, 2023 at 6:29pm One of my Cousins wrote a series of cookbooks. They are pretty good.
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Sophia Gold Member Offline Posts: 8633	Re: Cook books … Reply #9 - Oct 26^th, 2023 at 7:57pm Dnarever wrote on Oct 26^th, 2023 at 6:29pm: One of my Cousins wrote a series of cookbooks. They are pretty good. Wow that’s fantastic! Do you ever get invited to eat at their place? I would love to have my own chef cook for me!
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Reply #10 - Oct 26^th, 2023 at 8:05pm

Jovial Monk wrote on Oct 26^th, 2023 at 8:55am:

I need a bookcase for my cookbooks, with a couple shelves for my brew books.

Thinking of a wall to wall, floor to ceiling (2.4m) bookcase in my study with a centre piece being a display cabinet for my more exquisite/historical glass and porcelain: a couple 1/2 Watt LEDs to make the display glow gently.

Maybe another bookcase in the kitchen for the cookbooks?

I was recently thinking wanting exactly that also.
In fact a few months ago at Zagamies having a pub meal I took a photo of this …

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Jasin Gold Member Online Posts: 49840 Gender:	Re: Cook books … Reply #11 - Oct 26^th, 2023 at 8:06pm Last time I tried to cook a book. It didn't turn out any good, let alone the pages, one after the other.
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