Where good food, books & art come together in Texomaland
Just about everyone who is interested in food culture will enjoy a good read when it comes to cookbooks. Those who take it a step further turn a passion into a lifetime of collecting. Read along and learn more about cookbook collecting.
If there are any good things to come out of recent limitations and hardships, Thrift Books is one of the positive experiences. Like many people these days, I am ordering far more by mail and delivery than I was just six months ago. All I …
There are some of us out there who cannot resist sifting through piles of old papers and documents when strolling through a flea market or attending an estate sale or garage sale. These boxes of paper and cardboard are a treasure trove of unusual items …
Here’s a review of my very first cookbook. Daddy and I referred to it often when I was a little girl. It’s Betty Crocker’s Outdoor Cook Book. Ca. 1961. The title and copyright page of mine are missing because we referred to it so …
My very first cookbook as a young bride-to-be was McCall’s Cook Book. Prior to my marriage in 1969, I was given two showers by family friends. These two gatherings helped feather my first nest. I was fortunate in receiving a variety of things with …
I once knew a girl who scoured garage sales and thrift shops for old cookbooks to cut up and turn into works of art. You know-printed paper collages pasted to the odd object to produce a sculpture creation; lamps, book covers, Styrofoam heads, vases and …