Cookbooks, Recipes, etc.

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Hey ,

I now have 5 three ring binders with recipes... plus an

entire " photo box " that I use for my 4 x 6 index card recipes. I

have more recipes than I'll ever use! (not to mention all the

cookbooks, plus the GF cookbooks). I like experimenting from time

to time... and do a lot of freezing. (we bought an extra freezer a

while back... and it has worked well).

When I get the urge to make several dozen mock chicken nuggets, GF

meatloaf, GF pizzas, etc.... I just make a bunch and freeze

everything. I also freeze GF cupcakes, GF pumpkin bars, etc.

The list goes on and on. I am " overdue " for making more GF " hot

pockets " and GF corn dogs.

We make GF play dough every month for the preschool... just made it

on Sunday evening with the neon food coloring... WOW! What a hit

with all the kids! They love the playdoh I make (one of Danna

Korn's recipes....), and we always make lots of colors or color

combinations, and sometimes try to use things like scented koolaid

or scented flavorings to also give it a cool smell. They keep it in

sealed containers and it lasts about 4 weeks at a time. (so... I

also buy salt, corn starch, cream of tartar, and rice flour in bulk

so we can make play doh on a whim).

Melonie

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> >Hi Esther,

> >

> >I'm with you on the cookbook conundrum. I love cookbooks. I'm

looking at my

> >four shelves of cookbooks (and additional shelf of food mags)

and sighing

> >these days. I was already sighing before going gf because so

many of them

> >don't support the weight loss and weight maintenance program

I'll also need

> >to be on for the rest of my life :-)

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> >I think I'll let go of some of them- " How To Bake " for instance,

which is

> >gorgeous but very wheat based. There's no hurry, though. I

might skip

> >through them and see if there are any gf gems I'd never have

noticed.

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> >I'm starting my own personal cookbook in a 3 ring binder. The

recipe card

> >thing just doesn't work anymore anyway since I print so many

recipes from

> >online. I might copy some recipes out of the less usable

cookbooks to put in

> >my binder then let go of the cookbook itself. I'll need the

shelf space for

> >the new gf cookbooks I'll just have to have.

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> >I'm interested in converting my favorite recipes, but not in

the ones I've

> >never tried anyway. There's a multigrain scone that we've

really loved. I

> >almost succeeded last week with a good imitation. I'll post it

when I get it

> >right.

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> >There's no need to let go of the Joy of Cooking-I consult it

for everything.

> >Except it just occurred to me that there's probably flour all

over the

> >baking pages of that one! Hmmm. Someone spilled coffee on it

once-Maybe I

> >deserve a new one? I might let go of " The More with Less

Cookbook " , though

> >I do approve of the philosophy of simplicity there, most of the

recipes are

> >wheat or barley-based and high-fat to boot.

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> >Laurie

> >

> > <mailto:lbilyeu@u...> lbilyeu@u...

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> >From: SillyYaks

[mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf

> >Of esther_p210

> >Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 1:32 PM

> >To: SillyYaks

> >Subject: old cookbooks... from BC

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> >Just wondering if others keep or get rid of old cookbooks from

the

> >days BC (before celiac)?

> >

> >I'm tempted to give myself the personal challenge of converting

all

> >recipes to GF.

> >

> >Then I get so depressed and just want to take a pitchfork and

throw

> >them all in a dumpster.

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> >Do old BC cookbooks challenge you, or make you sad, or both?

> >

> >What have you done with your BC cookbooks?

> >

> >Esther, who used to LOVE collecting cookbooks.....

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