November 24, 2009
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One of the main highlights of our week is our weekly group dinner. Friends and family get together each week at our house and we just hang out, eat, and visit. Makes for a wonderful break to the usual routine and is always fun times. I love it especially because it gives me a chance to make new foods (or old favorites).
People sometimes change from week to week, depending on their schedules, and sometime we have 4 people other times 14. In getting the menus together for these gatherings , I realized something. I read cookbooks the way other people read novels. I start at the beginning, and go through the whole book, section by section. I highlite, mark pages, refer back to passages I especially want to remember, and in general treat them the same as other books.
I should have know this sooner, and in reality I have given it a passing thought or two. As in thinking “Good Lord, the way I looked at that book you would have thought it was the latest best seller”.
But I have now come to the realization that that is exactly the way I read them, and with the exception of the Bible, reread them more than any other books I own.
My DH is a bit dismayed by the stacks of cookbooks laying about on the fireplace and is beginning to hint that perhaps they would be happy to live in another spot. Silly man, he actually wants to USE the fireplace now that the cool winter weather is upon us.
Today we are using a fantastic book “The Cornbread Gospels” by Cresent Dragonwagon.
Our Tuesday dinner for tonight is White Chicken Chili and Double Beef Chili, so we are making a Creamed Corn Cornbread to go along with it.
Oh, and Gooey Butter cake for dessert.
I will let you know how it goesSo far:
The table:
(notice the bookcases, all cookbooks)
Corn Bread Bowls, large and small
The Chilis: Double Beef
And White Chicken
The Gooey Cake waiting to be cooked
Now we are just waiting for the others to arrive
Comments (10)
Yummmmmmmmmm!
Take pics!
I’m trying to figure out if you are close enough for one more guest…
Your weekly group donner sounds like a lot of fun. I scan recipes on the computer and print them off when I find something I want to fix.
Have a good Thanksgiving.
@NVGal - Anytime! Always an extra spot at the table
That sounds like such fun! Yummy looking food, too.
Sounds like a great night, I only ever cook for myself and don’t get to see what little family I have very often. It’s nice to have family and friends round you.
That’s very cool that you do that! those corn bread bowls are neat. We pick on my sister because she reads cookbooks like you…she doesn’t have quite as many as you do, but when at a loss for a gift for her, there’s always cookbooks. Hope your dinner was fun!
Wow! I really love your passion for cooking and the way you write about it. Have a great Thanksgiving.
This sounds like so much fun! We don’t get together with friends often and this just made me realize how bad we are at getting together, good for you!
I love the corn bread bowls would you put up a pic. of the pans you use to make them, I had never thought of making cornbread bowls but now i want to.
I love the cookbook collection certainly puts mine to shame. Again good for you!
@psychoticfrog - this is where I got them – they have tons of great recipes. http://www.thebetterbaker.com/