Q. Where do you get your recipes?
A. This is one question I get a lot. Here are a few books and resources We use on a regular basis.
Besides the books and index cards, we also have a collection of recipes. These include newspaper clippings, articles from magazines, and random packages from the ingredients we use. We started this website to unify some of our favorite recipes. We also want to share them with you.
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Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook (1930-2000 Limited Edition)
My mother has several versions of this book as you can see in the image below. Several of these have been passed down from my grandmother. Three generations of our family using the same book is enough proof for me to recommend it.
Thank you mom, for giving me my first cookbook and inspiring me to cook. It took me 15 or 20 years to really start using it. Now, I can officially thank you here for helping me appreciate it.
This is what my mother’s collection of cook books and recipes looks like. This image only shows a small sample of what is in her collection.
My mother has accumulated these over several decades. I’ve only written about a few of these so far on Fuzzy Monkey’s Kitchen. This will be a life-time project for me and I’m looking ahead to going through and finding my favorite recipes.
Here are two examples of recipes my mother has written down on index cards and what I’m working with. Sometimes my mother’s hand writing is hard to read. How to Make Lemon Bars and How to make Monkey Cake. (Monkey Bread)
There are recipes that were never written down, besides all my mother’s books and index cards. I have needed to master these recipes. One of my first priorities was to learn how to make my mother’s marinara sauce. I’ll get to this soon enough. Another recipe to learn is my father’s chicken noodle soup.
My favorite from this book is Sesame Noodles and the only one I’ve been capable to write about so far. Stay tuned as I get to writing about my other favorites.
When I asked my mother where this recipe came from she reported The Pillsbury Family Cook Book
There are many other sources I need to research, but hopefully these few resources will inspire you. What are your favorite cookbooks? How has inspired your cooking and adventures in the kitchen? Please comment and share below. ooo aaa!
