tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post8955284570658903351..comments2024-03-28T18:07:47.099-04:00Comments on Mae's Food Blog: Cookbooks I DO NOT WANTMae Travelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-45408037787880123162008-11-29T21:05:00.000-05:002008-11-29T21:05:00.000-05:00Glad to meet you, Louise. I'll have to take a look...Glad to meet you, Louise. I'll have to take a look at your blogs. I think we both love food history.Mae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-44948114725916881452008-11-29T11:34:00.000-05:002008-11-29T11:34:00.000-05:00I so agree with Lydia. I have many many cookbooks ...I so agree with Lydia. I have many many cookbooks (collector I guess you could say) Yet, there are many cookbooks which I don't want. Keep it simple, fill it with history and that would be fine with me.<BR/><BR/>Great post BTW my first time here. Bookmarked!~~louise~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07335196139849995706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-6490216375084203922008-11-25T21:14:00.000-05:002008-11-25T21:14:00.000-05:00In response to an email comment, I just spent more...In response to an email comment, I just spent more time looking into the French Laundry cookbook (on amazon.com) -- many of the Thomas Keller recipes are probably delicious. I wouldn't want the cookbook though because they would be next to impossible to follow: truffle oil, lemon oil (not the furniture polish kind), guinea fowl, all kinds of impossible ingredients. And most recipes have at least Mae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-4334839574243916422008-11-25T12:39:00.000-05:002008-11-25T12:39:00.000-05:00My mother had that cookbook when I was young. I'd...My mother had that cookbook when I was young. I'd like to read it, too.<BR/><BR/>I prefer the simpler the better in terms of cooking, so I couldn't agree more about the cookbooks you de-selected.<BR/><BR/>As for me, I don't want any cookbooks that promote the use of splenda or diet margarine, etc., etc. I don't understand why Weight watchers and that ilk use so much fake food - Cooking Light Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02362687820368214420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-84545582621033788182008-11-24T22:32:00.000-05:002008-11-24T22:32:00.000-05:00I agree completely! I'm posting next week about th...I agree completely! I'm posting next week about the books I do want -- with limited room on the bookshelf, I want to make sure that every book is one I will use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-40150138604906777552008-11-24T22:28:00.000-05:002008-11-24T22:28:00.000-05:00Grant's comment is so bizarre...Grant's comment is so bizarre...Mae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-81782789650373234852008-11-24T20:33:00.000-05:002008-11-24T20:33:00.000-05:00all the same...just 100 ( or so) years later....all the same...just 100 ( or so) years later....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00488943392979379309noreply@blogger.com