Kitchen

[qualitygal]

I was just digging out some recipes that I want to do and noticed that I have "gold, in them there hills" of cookbooks. I date and write how much --/10 a rating, to see if we want it again sometime. I've got some marked, not to mention all the dessert type things I'd like to try.

The fun thing about going through those books I've put together is to see the recipes of grandma, mom, & my mother-in-law. They all were great cooks. I'm thinking I need to copy those for my sister and she can hand them down to whomever she wants to. (Good winter project).

Just some thoughts to pass along. I'm going to do a chili we tried (hub found on line a couple of years back,) a soft cookie for hubby that he loves, and one other one. 2/3 I can remember. I think I'll try using more frozen and chopped up veg's to just help me out.

So anyway, we get groceries this a.m., and I'll do the grand haul. Can also freeze leftovers for down the road, or if we just feel like something. I do it in 1 person portions in case one day he wants one thing and I'd like another.

Anyone else doing things along this line this year?

[debic]

I have hundreds of cookbooks and I love going through them. If I find a treasure I usually write it out and put it in my recipe box. I also put it into my kindle.

[Poodlepet2]

I think this is an absolutely fantastic idea: there is so much family history associated with food- and hopefully happy memories. Every single time my DH gets together with his sister's, the conversation comes up about THAT wonderful cookie that Grandma Bessie made....or the pot roast Grandma Ida made....and those recipes are lost. You can't put a value on happy memmories-priceless I would say! Well, we have lost recipes, it's sad, but there is one thing that side of the family is doing. DH made copies of family photos-one of a kind- and he printed them out on high grade photography paper, and now everybody has a copy of these treasures. I would run with your idea-what a great, loving gift. Poodlepet

[debic]

I never even have to put my Mother's name on her recipes, they all say oleo in them. Everything I copy also says oleo and I know where they came from.

This site is for kindles, but you can also convert to word. I've sent my cookbook to my sisters that have kindles or nooks with kindle apps. and the word document to those that don't.

http://www.kindlecooking.com/all_rec_pub.php

[Mominohio]

I'm not a cookbook person, and don't really like them, in general. I like recipes that are handed down, or that you get when you've eaten at someone's house or a pot luck, and like the dish, and ask for the recipe.

I have hand written recipes from my mom, grandma, great grandma, and several great aunts. I use them as decor in my kitchen, and love seeing those stained, hand written pieces of "family love" that have been passed down from previous generations.

I am making a nice recipe file for my son, of his favorite dishes to take with him when he leaves home or when I'm gone. One of the saddest things to hear is, " Oh I sure miss mom's/grandma's/aunt Lizzy's, pumpkin pie/corn bread etc. Sure wish she had written down the recipe".

I'll never understand those who won't share a recipe.