Cook book buying addiction?!

Angel_Jenny

katieowl wrote: »

Noooooooooooooooo....the Works is the High Street equivalent of the Book people :rotfl:

Kate

Just ordered all sorts from the Book People - one of the girls at work gets a catalogue and I can't resist!!

Ordered a book on watercolour flowers, herbal remedies and a set on self sufficiency skills.

parsonswife8

I have been collecting cookery books since 1971, as well as recipe cards and recipes cut out of magazines and newspapers.

I have a Marguerite Patten box of recipe cards that are indexed, that I was given by my first MIL in 1971.

I've books by older time chefs and up to date chefs and even have 4 new cookery books sat right next to me on the sofa now.

I've won them in competions and bought them "dirt cheap" off the internet.

Is there a "cookery books anonymous group" anywhere?:eek::eek::eek:

catznine

:eek: Oh my goodness I have a set of those recipe cards! Do I have to count them as well! 154..........eek!

waddy80

Erm I have too many cook books. And today I bought two more as the works had alot on a 2 for £5 deal. At one point there were 6 in my arms but I rationed myself.
I got Tana Ramseys baking book and a copy of one I've already got for my mum for mothers day!

parsonswife8

catznine wrote: »

:eek: Oh my goodness I have a set of those recipe cards! Do I have to count them as well! 154..........eek!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

parsonswife8

waddy80 wrote: »

Erm I have too many cook books. And today I bought two more as the works had alot on a 2 for £5 deal. At one point there were 6 in my arms but I rationed myself.
I got Tana Ramseys baking book and a copy of one I've already got for my mum for mothers day!

Well done you!:j

Callie22

catznine wrote: »

My dh now insists on a 1 in 1 out rule but I am insisting that if I do that then he has to do the same with his sci fi! Don't think those bookshelves are going to get any lighter somehow!

My OH is a pianist and whenever we moved house I used to say that my books weren't a problem, as they didn't weigh nearly as much as his piano. I've stopped saying that now as I have a horrible suspicion that my books are catching up ...

katieowl_2

Yeah Dan Leppard (or Def Leppard as I keep calling him!) is fab, made two cakes out of the book now, the butterscotch banana cake (Twice, second time I made the caramel lighter) which is fantasic, and today at work I made the hazelnut and caramel layer cake, which was pretty fab, but I think next time I'll make about 50% more icing...but the flavour and texture of the cake was amazing.

Kate

chanie

I don't have many cookbooks (about 5), but I think I could become an addict....

A couple of things I'm doing:
1) I bought a cookbook as an Xmas present. I am going to photocopy a few of the recipe's I want to keep for myself before I wrap it up.
2) If i want a specific recipe, I will look it up online. I also collect the recipes from magazines and those recipe cards that supermarkets give out. That way, I only have want I want/need.
3) I bought a blank recipe book for my sister (for Xmas 2012) and I'm planning on filling it up with recipes of things she will actually want to cook.

mrs_mix

Buying and owning lot's of cookbooks is not an addiction it is a necessity
(and I must confess to owning over 200)