Quick count 89 cook books and use about 5/6 recipes regularly.

Triker

Just done a very quick count up of my cookery books (there's more, they're hidden everywhere ) and I have 89 cookery books and honestly I must use only very few recipes.

Jamie's Oliver's lasagne

Nigellas creamy potatoes are the two that spring to mind.......gawd I have a problem on compulsive cookery book collecting.:eek::eek::eek:

sylphraven

WOW!!! why dont you have a look through & cook something new once a week/fortnight etc. Or even sell the ones you dont use on Amazon, unless you love your cook books, & then you should just keep them to stroke, lol.

Skint_Catt

I always said with OH and I moved in together I would try one new receipe a week. Nearly 20months on - have I done it?
Yes, a few times, but more like once every few months! :rotfl: Would be nice to have the time though!

zzzLazyDaisy

Why not get yourself a nice journal/book/binder, go through the books and write out (or photocopy) the recipes you like or are realistically likely to have a go at, and then pass the books on for someone else to get pleasure from

amazon, green metrpolis, freecycle, e-bay ... whatever appeals to you

Just keep maybe half a dozen of your favourites so you don't feel deprived !!

Triker

sylphraven wrote: »

WOW!!! why dont you have a look through & cook something new once a week/fortnight etc. Or even sell the ones you dont use on Amazon, unless you love your cook books, & then you should just keep them to stroke, lol.

:rotfl::rotfl: Mmmm hadn't thought of that, but I do have to get rid, its ridiculous really, I could never use them all effectively.

I wonder how many everyone else has got?:D

Triker

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

Why not get yourself a nice journal/book/binder, go through the books and write out (or photocopy) the recipes you like or are realistically likely to have a go at, and then pass the books on for someone else to get pleasure from

amazon, green metrpolis, freecycle, e-bay ... whatever appeals to you

Just keep maybe half a dozen of your favourites so you don't feel deprived !!

Actually I managed to pick one of these up at a charity shop the other week which prompted my reality check re the recipes....and the books.

Its already filling up.

Obviously got Twinks hobnobs in as well.:D

NoahsPennilessMummy

I have just counted 67 books but have some in the drawers under the bed too:o and 2 coming from Amazon this week:o:o:o.

I was sick of not using half of mine too so I got a big notebook and wrote the title of each book and made a note of which recipes I fancy in them...then when doing my mealplans I look in this book for inspiration rather than hunt through each book.....it has worked and I make new recipes more often now.
Cookery books are my drug though:rolleyes::o

thriftlady_2

Triker wrote: »

effectively.

I wonder how many everyone else has got?:D

More than you:D I posted them on a thread we had recently. I use them for inspiration -I just love reading about food.

MRSMCAWBER

well , ermmmm, you see .....oh ok I confess... I had just over 100 last time I counted..BUT in my defense I do read them like most people read novels ...
I havent had any more in about 1 year :A..as much as I love them I am much happier concocting, creating and making up my own recipes:D

maggie111

Oh my goodness, and my OH thinks I'm bad for the 20 or so I have!! And I don't care if I never use them, I would definitely keep them just to stroke them!! Would love to buy more more more...

I went through a thing of doing new recipes all the time, and now I've forgotten the good ones!! Will definitely go through and make note when the next spurge hits me!!

Triker

maggie111 wrote: »

Oh my goodness, and my OH thinks I'm bad for the 20 or so I have!! And I don't care if I never use them, I would definitely keep them just to stroke them!! Would love to buy more more more...

I went through a thing of doing new recipes all the time, and now I've forgotten the good ones!! Will definitely go through and make note when the next spurge hits me!!

I have more, this was a quick look at the bookcases.:o

When I moved years ago I gave away 6 huge boxes of books to charity shops, mainly cookery books.

I did also have all of Robert Carriers full series of cookery booklets, there were hundreds of them:D....but I managed to let them go to a charity shop a while ago.;)