How many cook books do you have?

[DeBora4BobbyL]

How many cook books do you have? I have at least 200!

[joyann]

Oh, my I have no where near that many. I have maybe 8 or 10. I have my mother's old recipes, a shoe box full of recipes I have clipped from magazines, and I have recipes in my recipe box at allrecipes.com and Pillsbury and Kraftfoods.com. Do you have recipe books of other cultures, Italian, French, etc.? Oh, I would love to see your collection. I could spend weeks going through those.

[cat lover]

I gave up counting long ago! LOL I even gave away so many when we moved! I have three shelves 8 foot long filled, 8 three drawer 3 x 5 recipe card index files, several more (cute) recipes boxes, and stacks of recipes printed from computer sites. And even though I gave so many away I still find myself just having to have a certain cookbook! I have several that belonged to my great,great aunt, my grandmother too. I do have several from other countries, I even have one in German so no way I can use it to cook with! LOL But I just call it "my collection" and I can get away with it calling it that!

[dallasalice1]

I have at least 200 also. Someday I should count them.LOL I also have tons of clippings from papers and tons of magazine style cookbooks. Now I also have a few CD's with recipes. Awwww the madness of collecting recipes!

Alice

[cat lover]

I have three 8 foot long shelves cramped with cookbooks, eight 3 drawer 3 x 5" files full, a cookbook shelf in the kitchen for all my lowfat/ no fat, a double 3 x 5 wooden recipe box on my kitchen counter for favorites. I have more in addition to this! Okay so I'm a cookbook and recipe junky! LOL:p :eek:

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Alice, wouldn't counting them require time? LOL That's why I've never counted mine.

BTW, your first name is the same as my MIL

[redcardinalbird]

I only have about 25 cookbooks. I do have clippings cut out but not organized. Now my Mom probably does have 200 or so too!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Robin, are you going to inherit those? If so, count them! ROTFL! :D

[cat lover]

I only have about 25 cookbooks. I do have clippings cut out but not organized. Now my Mom probably does have 200 or so too!
First of all, I don't think I've welcomed you to MomsMenu, so WELCOME; if I have consider this a second welcome!

I just organized some of my cookbook shelves (had to put up permanent ends on the shelves because the weight of all them were making them all fall!:eek: ), lots of my really old ones are from my grandmother and great, great aunt; there are some wonderful recipes in them, and I love all the handwritten notes they had put in them!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Robin, if you get a chance, be sure to check out the Welcome thread (http://www.momsmenu.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3458#post3458) so that others can "meet" you.

Also, I am enjoying the journal and have read your information. Thanks!

[cat lover]

Just bought a new one! Betty Crocker Bisquick II Cookbook; it's supposed to have all new recipes in it. They really look good; so I'll start posting some after I try them!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Are these recipes that use Bisquick?

[cat lover]

Yes they are , I really like cooking with it; most of the time the recipes are rather quick to make. I still have to substitute for DH, but that is always the case! LOL I made one of the dishes yesterday as we had drop in company right at lunch time and I didn't have anything prepared so it really came in handy! I'll post it over on the recipe exchange under eggs!

[DeBora4BobbyL]

Sounds interesting.