My Cookbook Order

[jglass]

I marked that link Kevin. I love Ina.
Im really enjoying Screen Doors and Sweet Tea.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Hey Gang,

Well, that was QUICK! My birthday package from my sister arrived early and am I ever excited!

You may recall that she ordered me the two Val Archer books that Cathy recommended "A Basket-Full of Berries" and "A Basket-Full of Apples". These books are petite, cute and appear absolutely loaded with beautiful l'il watercolors that true to Cathy's word, are quite frame-able! The recipes look great, too!

Also, Brook-recommended "Where Flavor Was Born: Recipes and Culinary Travels Along the Indian Ocean Spice Route" by Andreas Viestad. I have one maddening beef with this book after first glance, Brook- (although had I even known this ahead of time it would have in no way affected my desire to have it!) and that is the terrible TINY font-size! Here's this massive book with huge pages and the font chosen by whomever designed the book's lay-out is in my mind a terrible mis-use of space! Especially since at first glance the majority of pages seem to be only half-used in the first damned place! I wear reading glasses- but rarely have to use them. Looks like I'll have to hunt the suckers down for the first time in 6 months for this book... I ain't had to wear my specs since I last received correspondence from a credit card company, Hee-Hee! Anyway- however- ALSO at first glance, the miniscule type looks like it will be very easily forgiven due to the multitude of lavish photographs in the book! Brook knows from some bickering-filled posts at another food forum many months back that I LOVE and REQUIRE illustrations and/or photos in cookbooks, and this one is LOADED with TONS them! Good job, Brook!

I can hardly wait to dig into all of these- the worst part is, currently I'm only half-way thru w/ Edna Lewis' "A Taste of Country Cooking", and after that I have the Deene Brother's "Ya'll Come Eat" & then Lidia's book, and then I have pulled "Smokehouse Ham, Spoon-Bread, & Scuppernong Wine", and placed it on my bedside table to re-read too. AND since I tend to read less in the summer-time, at this rate I won't even start these new ones until well into Fall... Oh well- something to look forward to!

[KYHeirloomer]

I remember when sombody else---Nan, maybe?---raised the issue of type size.

Frankly, I hadn't concsiously noticed. That's what comes from wearing those bifocals, I reckon.

I think what's really disconcerting isn't so much the small type, per se. It's the way everything starts with large type, and then drops down, making the small font more noticable.

Anyway, as you'll find out, it's worth the effort of digging up your reading specs.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Oh- I absolutely am intrigued with the volume so far, Brook- and I'd read the darned thing even if I had to use a magnifying glass! My only gripe is I have so many other books in front of it! I gotta slam on the breaks w/ the book-buyin'! I just ain't readin' quick enouigh to keep up with the mail man!

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

Oh Kevin I am so pleased that you like the Val Archer books! I actually placed mine on wood plate stands and displayed them for the longest time. It is only now I am considering having the paintings and recipes mounted and framed and cover an entire kitchen and dining room with them That's just me and my "artsy fartsy" side! But hey if you want we can bounce ideas off each other in ways we might want to mat & frame them? Let me know if you're game...

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Cath,

I'm thinking they would look great either matted/framed individually in l'il boutique-style frames... or maybe together, collectively in a window-pane style frame. My sister buys old weathered house and barn windows and fashions them into frames. They are really neat!

[KYHeirloomer]

Send her down here, Kevin.

When my old barn went down it provided a never-ending source of aged oak boards. Ideal for picture frames, among other things. She's welcome to haul a few away.

[chubbyalaskagriz]

Hear that, Cathy? Brook's pr'olly got a few old fence-posts and tree-trunks he'd let you pull-up too that'd make great art frames! hee-hee!

[Cook Chatty Cathy]

I want window panes; glass or not they'd look neat in them!!! And I like your idea about the boutique frames too Kev. I am so ready to get started now! Gosh I can't wait!

And I have to paint a rooster or some kind of a bird painting for my Eddie, he loves my art work! But wouldn't that look great in a rustic wood frame!