Thursday, June 10, 2010

Crazy About Them!

I never meant it to be a "Cookbook Collection", but I think I have one! I am crazy about them! I must have about 80 some odd cookbooks.  I get so much pleasure sitting down and just flipping through the pages and getting ideas, the photographs are almost always awesome and absolutely mouth watering, to say the least. Recipe after recipe, I never tire. There are just so many recipes of various kinds and seasons of entertaining, so much more of this and that. Some might ask where I keep all of my cookbooks. Let's see, some are in my kitchen, quite of few of them are in my office nook and many up in a cabinet. At various times or another, some often end up on our family room coffee table. I can't forget to mention cooking magazines. Saveur, Cooking Light, Bon Appetit, and Gourmet are the ones I so enjoy along with Wine Spectator.











This is my second Pinata, my daughter gave me a new one, think she decided it was time!
Below is my first and very used one.
I had to keep a rubber band around it...so happy I have the new one.





My oldest cookbook
Copyright 1954 by General Mills, Inc.

 This one was copyright in 1959 by General Mills, Inc.





As you can see, I have my computer near all of those cookbooks and a few other non-related books. Oh and the numerous cooking and recipe sites on the internet, in the blink of an eye, there up on the screen, love them too! I don't think you can see, but you might catch a glimpse along with the cookbooks, some books on diets.
Imagine that?
Weight Watchers, Atkins, Jenny Craig, to  name a few!

Just a note to Nancy, there is a pattern here.
You think!
No problem and that's my story!

There's always Pilates, Yoga, Jazzercise, Spinning, Treadmill and the Wii~
Got them all covered~

33 comments:

  1. That's neat you have such a large collection of cookbooks. My daughter loves collecting them, too. She really loves to cook and bake. I love the vintage ones you have!

    Nancy

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  2. I buy cookbooks and then never use them...I have good intentions..but watch foodnetwork and just down load the recipe that I like...I need to pull them out and use them more.:) just so hard.:)

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  3. Hi Nancy,

    Wow you do have a lot of cookbooks. I only have a few because I really don't love to cook. I do but I don't love to. I wish I did. Sometimes I am in the mood and other times not. That Betty Crocker cookbook from 1954 is a year older than me. I have an old cookbook that was my grandmother's. Not even sure of the date of it. I will have to look at it again. The pages are old and yellow and it is falling apart. I was just checking in and saw you had a new post up. I am painting again!!

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  4. Nancy ~ You have a nice collection going. Cookbooks were something I collected for many, many years. I have over 300, so watch out. Most were bought at yards sales, flea markets and thrift stores. I love them. I also love sitting down and looking through them and trying new recipes.

    Happy cooking and baking ~ FlowerLady

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  5. LOL! Nancy, I was thinking just the other day that I seem to have about a 5:1 ratio of cookbooks:diet books! LOL! Maybe that explains the 5:1 weight problem. LOL! I do love me some cookbooks!

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  6. Nancy I love all your cookbooks. I have quite a few but not as many as you (well I don't think so?),my Mom has so many she has started giving them away. I have brought some of my favorites home with me. I love to find the old one's in the thrift stores. I have several childrens cookbooks also! What a fun collection.

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  7. What is it about cookbooks! I love them, too.

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  8. Hi Nancy,
    That's quite a collection of cookbooks girl! I'm hoping that you cook and use some of the recipes!
    I like looking at the pictures but when it comes to cooking I would rather be decorating or making something.

    Love your older ones. I think my Mom had some of those because she collected them too.

    hugs
    Sissie

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  9. La Pinata... the best

    I didn't realize you had so many!

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  10. hi! love your cookbooks. i have several cookbooks over 30 years that my mother had . saw that you are new to blogging. i just started blogging a few months ago. i have some family in texas. will follow your blog. stop and check my blog rose at http://somewondersoflife.blogspot.com/

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  11. HI NANCY....
    WOW WEE!! THATS A NICE COLLECTIONS YOU GOT GOING THERE, ASIDE FROM MY COUSIN WHO IM NOT KIDDING YOU.. HAS OVER A HUNDRED COOK BOOKS AND MAG'S, I HAVE NOT COME ACROSS TILL NOW ANYONE ELSE WITH SUCH A LARGE COLLECTION!!!! LOL

    SMILES TO YOU BLOGGY FRIEND :):):):)

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  12. awesome collection of cook books. Thank you for stoppin by my blog. Yes I got the set of 32 pieces of magnolia tableware for $10. at a garage sale. I got other great stuff.

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  13. Wow you do have a collection. I have some but rarely use them..I need to branch out and try more but 4 kids tend to not like to try new things :(
    thanks for stopping by my blog- enjoy the beach - I am jealous.
    tammy

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  14. I am so glad there is someone else with the addiction!!!!!!! I need to purge mine. But, I start to flip through them & think YUM I need to fix this. Maybe this is why I have added 2 dress sizes to my menopausal figure???? Nah........ Denial.... a river in Eygpt. :0 Have a great weekend. Charlene

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  15. I really loved and could relate to your post today Nancy. We all have intended collections :-). I hope you enjoy the weekend. Blessings...Mary

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  16. I love your cookbooks! I inherited some from my MIL, that I cherish. Some of the ones I use to cook with all the time, I've written dates and notes in for my children to read later on.
    Lezlee

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  17. Hi Nancy, just found your lovely blog. Your cookbooks are adorable. So much fun looking at your pictures all the way from the Netherlands! Hooray for the world wide web. I really love your sweet Chocolate book showing up in all your pictures, so so cute!
    Wishing you a great weekend. xx

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  18. you have a great collection!!
    LOVE your granite!!!

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  19. Oh Nancy-
    I am afraid I have the same issue!
    i am not surprised though-
    we think alike!

    Laura
    White Spray Paint

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  20. Sometimes we just need a little inspiration. And the right cookbook is the place to head ;) I love the one copyrighted 1959 with the cover that looks like cross-stitch.

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  21. I'd say you have a cookbook library! It sounds like you love to cook!

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  22. Hi Nancy,

    After a long day of working hard, it's a delight to grab an old friend and have a visit. That's how I feel about my cookbooks and I'm so appreciative of your beautiful collection, rubber bands and all! Thanks for sharing a wonderful note...happiness to you.

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  23. I too have a vast collection of old and new cookbooks. There is something about the older ones that are very special to me - I think it may be because they hold so many memories(plus the recipes are wonderful).

    In fact, I have so many that every time my daughter goes into my pantry she always tries to make me get rid of some. I refuse to give any of them away though.

    Thanks for such a cute post!!!

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  24. Hi Nancy, I buy them usually at yard sales. I read them and study up. But I seldom cook with a recipe! I guess I absorb something. Love the way you display yours!

    happy weekend~olive

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  25. :) You have a wonderful collection. I'd find myself flipping through them, unable to make up my mine!

    My favorite cookbook is 'The Joy of Cooking' - love it!

    Hope you have a beautiful weekend,
    Zuzu

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  26. I'm jealous, you have a wonderful cookbook collection.. This particular addiction didnt strike me till last year and now I search for them everywhere I go..

    Sonny

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  27. LOL! I just went through my cookbooks last week and got rid of some I never use. They just keep coming into the house somehow! I wish I had the time and incentive to cook every single recipe. But lately, I've been getting the best recipes from the internet and blog friends... yum!

    -Pam

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  28. I love cookbooks too. I love looking at the recipes and pictures... though many times I never used them. My fave ones to look through are desserts of course:)
    Blessings~
    Gwen

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  29. I love cookbooks too. The other night I couldn't sleep and just got out a couple of really old ones and flipped through them/ha

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  30. I love cookbooks, old and new! I was just looking thru them recently and wishing I had a better way to display them.

    Love the Pinata cookbook and I will have to look for that one! It must be really good for you to use it up and have to have a replacement:)

    Enjoy your evening my friend! HUGS!

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  31. Oh how I love cookbooks too...what a great collection!

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  32. I love cookbooks, also. I have about 125 or so. I can take them to bed and read them like novels- and I love cooking new things.

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  33. I have that very same Good and Easy Cookbook. I had no idea it was made the year I was born...1954. Yikes. I used that book lots as a teenager.

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Nancy