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01-16-2007, 10:34 PM
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Assistant Cook
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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New Member Intro
Hi everyone, also just found this site, when searching for a title of a book by Alice Munroe. Noticed some posts by other members mentioning books I've enjoyed, -- the series by Alexander McCall Smith being some, and Hannah's Daughters by Marianne Frederiksson being another that I've really enjoyed recently.
Am currently enjoying When We Were Grownups by Ann(e) Tyler. Have also really enjoyed most of Tracy Chevalier's books, and liked Joanna Harris's "Five Quarters of the Orange" and others by her. I think she wrote Chocolat also, didn't read that but saw the DVD and liked it.
I was born in England and moved to British Columbia, Canada with parents and siblings many years ago, and have been here ever since.
Other hobbies include digital photography, gardening, digital photo enhancing/editing with various software programs, our pets, family, to name a few that come to mind. Also like cooking and baking and used to do quite a bit of it, but due to diet restrictions re health issues with both DH and myself, it sorta puts a clamp on that these days. But I still love cookbooks and looking at various recipes, - bit of an addiction I guess :)
looking forward to participating here.
Alandra
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01-16-2007, 10:39 PM
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Chef Extraordinaire
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: North Carolina
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Welcome to DC - cookbook collecting is very contagious and there is no cure!!!!!!! Makes for some darn good bedtime reading too, except when you're hungry!
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"Count yourself...you ain't so many" - quote from Buck's Daddy
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01-16-2007, 10:52 PM
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Assistant Cook
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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Hi Kitchenelf, thankyou for the welcome. A statement I read sometime ago was something like this -- "if you buy another cookbook which contains even ONE recipe that your family or friends enjoy, then it's worth buying it". So that always seems to justify buying another : )
bye for now, time to make dinner.
Alandra
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01-17-2007, 01:42 AM
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Cook
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Monterey Bay Area, CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alandra
A statement I read sometime ago was something like this -- "if you buy another cookbook which contains even ONE recipe that your family or friends enjoy, then it's worth buying it". So that always seems to justify buying another : )
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I'll agree with that! Welcome, Alandra!
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01-17-2007, 03:39 AM
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Assistant Cook
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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Hi Franca, thankyou for the response and for the welcome.
Alandra
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01-17-2007, 03:41 AM
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Sous Chef
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Kenya and Switzerland
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Welcome to DC Alandra.Have fun!
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There is no love sincerer than the love of food. ~George Bernard Shaw
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01-17-2007, 04:02 AM
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Assistant Cook
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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Hi Jikoni, thankyou for your welcome, - this does seem like a fun group, -- and I like the quotation by George Bernard Shaw :)
all the best,
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in Beautiful British Columbia, Canada
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01-17-2007, 12:07 PM
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Hospitality Queen
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Southern California
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Welcome, Alandra - it's nice to have you here
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01-17-2007, 02:15 PM
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Master Chef
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: upper midwest
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Welcome, it's great to have you here with us. I know you will like it.
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01-17-2007, 05:17 PM
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Executive Chef
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Volos, Greece
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Hi Alandra, welcome to DC. Glad that you have joined us. Have a great time here!
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01-18-2007, 01:59 AM
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Assistant Cook
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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thankyou jkath for the welcome and the hints. Good to be here.
Alandra
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Alandra
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01-18-2007, 02:02 AM
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Assistant Cook
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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Hi JoAnn L, thanks for the welcome, am enjoying all these quotes, --the one about the memory not being trusted is something I'm noticing more lately :)
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Alandra
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01-18-2007, 02:04 AM
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Assistant Cook
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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Hi boufa06, many thanks for the welcome. Happy to be here.
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Alandra
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01-18-2007, 11:41 PM
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Certified Pretend Chef
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Massachusetts
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Welcome aboard!
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"If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe." -Carl Sagan
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01-19-2007, 01:21 AM
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Assistant Cook
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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thanks for the welcome, Andy M.
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Alandra
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01-22-2007, 04:04 PM
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Head Chef
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Southern California
Posts: 2,038
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Hello and welcome to DC.
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Jill and Jolie
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01-22-2007, 07:17 PM
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Executive Chef
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01-23-2007, 12:05 AM
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Assistant Cook
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: British Columbia, Canada
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thankyou for the welcomes, Jill and Jolie and Mish. Nice to hear from you, and that sure is one colourful image, Mish! Love it.
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Alandra
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01-23-2007, 08:22 AM
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Executive Chef
Join Date: May 2004
Location: USA,Wisconsin
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Hi Alandra, welcome to the community.
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