tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post1395692417445916645..comments2024-03-29T06:40:49.882+11:00Comments on Green Gourmet Giraffe: In Praise of CookbooksJohanna GGGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-36473862051017652162010-06-07T12:54:43.758+10:002010-06-07T12:54:43.758+10:00You can find any book in any Library in Australia....You can find any book in any Library in Australia. Just go to "Libraries Australia" on the web. I live in Melbourne, and have successfully sought out a book in a West Australian library for a brother who is not much for browsing libraries.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-83253393801742315302008-01-29T08:25:00.000+11:002008-01-29T08:25:00.000+11:00Thanks Deb - I have looked at your post about Eliz...Thanks Deb - I have looked at your post about Elizabeth David's essays and loved it. I really want to buy that book (An omelette and a glass of wine) but I have recently found myself with a glut of many great foodie essay books and now have neither the time to read them nor the space to put them! A most pleasurable problem so mustn't grumble :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-79444970644610603692008-01-29T04:43:00.000+11:002008-01-29T04:43:00.000+11:00Johanna, what a great post on cookbooks. In my po...Johanna, what a great post on cookbooks. In my post today I mentioned that we should have one day where we all post our favorite cooking and wine books. I am always looking for new ones, even though I am totally out of space for them. But I agree nothing can replace the actual cookbook!winedebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891313852429967357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-9171428577063632502008-01-27T23:00:00.000+11:002008-01-27T23:00:00.000+11:00thanks Ricki - I wish I was organised enough to pu...thanks Ricki - I wish I was organised enough to put sticky notes in cookbooks - I generally forget the recipes I want to try until the next time I am browsing.<BR/><BR/>thanks Monika - glad you liked the list and pics - and I can recommend the green and black book for sure! I don't really know the world of literary blogs but I do remember reading of two Australian writers-cum-academics who have blogs - might be a good place to start looking and I think they are both interesting women (having been tutored by both in my uni years) - try http://stephanietrigg.blogspot.com/ and http://pavlovblog.blogspot.com/ for a start. Or try Holler's suggestion which is a really good one because the forum appears to be foodies who read which sounds like excellent types :-)<BR/><BR/>Thanks Holler - I have recently been enjoying borrowing cookbooks from the library - I wish I had as many shelves as they do - I am sure I could fill them :-) thanks for the invite re the book group forum - I like the idea but couldn't do it at the moment - have about 3 books on the go and am distracted from those too much of the time - maybe at a later date though.Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-61700497033117557392008-01-27T13:05:00.000+11:002008-01-27T13:05:00.000+11:00Hi Johanna, great post! I would be there wth a tho...Hi <B>Johanna</B>, great post! I would be there wth a thousand cookbooks, if it weren't for the library! I love reading a cookbook for fun! And, don't get back to even a smidgen of the recipes. There is always another new book or a great recipe on a blog to try. Sometimes it is just a bit of an experiment, but that is ok too!<BR/><BR/>ps I am a list maker too!<BR/>pps johanna & Monika, there is a new book group just starting on the <A HREF="http://asliceofcherrypie.forumotion.com" REL="nofollow"> slice of cherry pie forum</A>. The first book is a definite must. Half a yellow sun, set in the Nigerian civil war, it centres on a houseboy and two, well educated sisters and their families. Why don't you join up, it will be fun! <BR/>whoops, long, long comment, sorry!Jacqueline Meldrumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05748535381400208316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-30427516904401950602008-01-27T09:08:00.000+11:002008-01-27T09:08:00.000+11:00I can't even tell you how much I love cookbooks. I...I can't even tell you how much I love cookbooks. I saw your list/pictures and immediately started looking for the ones that I didn't have (especially that Green & Blacks chocolate recipe collection). Your blog is terrific - thanks for the inspiration! <BR/><BR/>P.S. Do you know of any good online book groups or blogs? I want to find a place to explore my literary interests, not just foodie stuff.Monika Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08323280644122921851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-91884458767537461762008-01-27T00:21:00.000+11:002008-01-27T00:21:00.000+11:00What a fabulous idea--and a fabulous list! I shar...What a fabulous idea--and a fabulous list! I share many of the ones you mention (esp the US/Australian) and am just the same way--will browse through them for hours, picking recipes I plan to make later (like you, many I still lust after!). Some of my books look as if they're wearing fringed scarves, for all the little sticky-notes sticking out the sides (how I mark recipes I wish to make at some point).<BR/><BR/>A great post, Johanna. I really enjoyed reading this--must now go organize my own cookbook shelves!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-11917240163165656842008-01-26T22:23:00.000+11:002008-01-26T22:23:00.000+11:00Thanks Wendy - I hope this list will be useful. It...Thanks Wendy - I hope this list will be useful. It has been fun doing it and rediscovering forgotten cookbooks. Now I just need to remember all the great recipes I have stumbled across :-)Johanna GGGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594201473931487490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742756814967464811.post-32202447710437316002008-01-26T19:40:00.000+11:002008-01-26T19:40:00.000+11:00Johanna, I'm stunned at how organised you are! Ve...Johanna, I'm stunned at how organised you are! Very very impressive. :)<BR/>I'm with you on the cookbook issue. It's wonderful that so many ideas are available on the net but there's nothing more inspiring that leafing through a good cookbook.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07157804056370219398noreply@blogger.com