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I recommend Food Lover's Companion : Comprehensive definitions of nearly 6000 culinary terms. This reference book has definitions and answers to questions about cooking techniques, meat cuts, kitchen utensils, foods, wines, cocktail terms, dishes and much more. 772 pages and very reasonably...

I like to think of it as a well-stocked pantry. :wub:

1000 cookbooks...WOW! A kindred spirit with a passion like my own. I loved reading your post. Thank you for sharing your enthusiasm! Oh...and BTW who is DH? Cindy :wub:

Good goin'!! I love Williams-Sonoma cookbooks! The recipes are elegant but use readily available ingredients and the photographs are fantastic! I hope to check this one out. Have you prepared anything from it yet? -Cindy :wub:

I replaced my ancient Ekco with a Pampered Chef potato peeler and LOVE it! Another favorite item is my silicone baster brushes! Just a couple of items that make life easier. :wub:

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Oh I just love that you mentioned 1001 Ways to Please a Husband. I have never seen one and was curious since I have heard it mentioned before. This inspires me to look for one. Thank you for posting!! :wub: Cindy

LIVER ... I've tried chicken and beef livers prepared many ways throughout my life ... it's probably the only food I really dislike. As a child my mother would say "just take one bite"... :wub:

P R I C E L E S S ! :wub:

Greetings from Arizona! Being an avid collector of vintage cookbooks, I am curious to know what (favorite or otherwise) cookbooks you inherited from family members-- mother, father, aunt or grandmother. Two old cookbooks I inherited from my mother are The American Woman's Cookbook (1947) edited...

Strengths: Pies Weakness: Fried eggs (don't laugh!) :wub:

For me there is nothing like holding a cookbook in your hands. I love the look, feel and smell of them. I often take one to bed with me and "dream" about what recipe I'll try the next day or week ahead; or change the recipe to suit ingredients I have on hand. If it's an old cookbook, I wonder...

Aaaah, Cheez Whiz.... good guess! I haven't eaten that stuff for 40 years... :wub:

I didn't know what "KD" was for the life of me..... now I do! :wub:

I received an infrared tempgun for Christmas a couple of years ago and I have been wondering how to utilize it in the kitchen. Thanks for the ideas. I'll use it next time I make fudge. Besides the skillet and oil temp, has anyone found other uses? Just curious... :wub: