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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:

Thanks for letting us know... :wub:

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:

Pastel Tres Leches Cake Recipe (Three Milk Cake) I have used this recipes several times with very good success. -Cindy :wub: Pastel Tres Leches (Three Milk Cake)Recipe by Nestle Foods. I N G R E D I E N T S 6 large egg whites 1/2 cup granulated sugar, divided 6 large egg yolks 1 cup...

You are sweeeet and I agree, cookbooks are precious! I think maybe I'll look for a 1950's edition. That would also be in a reasonable price range too. :wub:

Thank you for answering! I am a collector of cookbooks, a home cook and I may use it occasionally. I just like cookbooks and read them like some people read novels. I was asking because it's a classic, one I have never looked at and was wondering which era other cooks on the forum own. It...

Hello to the Forum! I would like to buy a copy of The Settlement Cook Book: The Way to a Man's Heart by Mrs. Simon Kander, to add to my collection, but before I do, I am seeking some advice on which incarnation to buy. Do you think an early edition (roughly 1901-1915, the most pricey) is best...

Mmmmm... I love healthy yummy things and this sounds good. I'm going to try it too! Could we go over the sweetener? 2 cups of sugar I presume - or the equivalent of Stevia...? (I have the liquid in my cupboard) Or maybe I would get better results with Splenda...? Thanks for sharing the recipe...

In the 1920's the red velvet cake was a signature dessert at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York. My mother told me this story in about 1960: A woman (guest) having had the cake at the Waldorf asked the chef for the recipe which he gave to her. She was shocked when a bill arrived for $400...

Bliss, not weird at all. I just planted garlic a couple weeks ago and it's growing fast! This is the time of year we plant in the Southwest as AJ said. I planted some sprouted cloves that I had in my refrigerator. This is the first time growing garlic for me... only I planted just a handful (and...

Such good input from everyone. I am enjoying reading the posts! Regarding clone recipes, I've tried my hand at duplicating two coleslaw recipes from two different restaurants and was quite successful even improved on them by adding more more of an ingredient (green olives in a Cajun olive slaw)...

By looking at the ingredients of a copycat cookbook I have "More Top Secret Recipes" (1994) by Todd Wilbur, I can surmise that the recipes are similar or "in the same family", not real clones. In order to clone it, ingredients would have to be exact. For example: For BAILEY'S IRISH CREAM the...

I saw the movie Julie and Julia and it inspired me to try something I had never made. I chose to try my first "Cheese Souffle". I substituted Havarti, which I had on hand, for the recommended sharp cheddar. Making the souffle was so much fun and scrumptious! I served it with lightly sauteed...