Cheryl J
Chef Extraordinaire
I haven't subscribed to paper magazines for a long time. Back in the day, I used to get "Good Housekeeping" (anyone remember that one? ) and Bon Appetit....probably a few more, but I can't remember the names.
Here's one of those "free recipes", that Milk Street posts - good for 10 days or 2 weeks, I don't see anything on this to say when it expires, but it just came. Pasta with creamy asparagus sauce:
https://www.177milkstreet.com/recip...115791025&mc_cid=2ae4ff2e62&mc_eid=aa0130ea51
Asparagus just went on sale for $.99/lb here - must be harvest time much farther south, since we are getting snow tonight! lol
I haven't subscribed to paper magazines for a long time. Back in the day, I used to get "Good Housekeeping" (anyone remember that one? ) and Bon Appetit....probably a few more, but I can't remember the names.
Back in the 80's, a woman where I worked, asked if anyone wanted her old cooking magazines. Not knowing what I was getting into, I said yes. The next day she showed up with a car trunk full of magazines. That is how I got started saving recipes. And that is why I now have 300 binders full of them.hmy
Watch out people, it might be catching.
Curious.... Do you keep the 300 binders for reading enjoyment or to cook the recipes.. If the latter, approx how many different recipes might you cook in a months time..
Ross
Ross, we actually cook from the recipes. We usually average 15 to 20 new recipes a month. I keep them all in binders. I have a copy of every recipe we have made since 1988. Date, who made it, who ate it, personal info., review of recipe, and rating of recipe. Something to hand down to grandkids, if they want it. I know , TMI, TMI
Souschef just told me to "step away from the keyboard"......
Ross, we actually cook from the recipes. We usually average 15 to 20 new recipes a month. I keep them all in binders. I have a copy of every recipe we have made since 1988. Date, who made it, who ate it, personal info., review of recipe, and rating of recipe. Something to hand down to grandkids, if they want it. I know , TMI, TMI
Why? Because you think I am wacko for doing what I call "my hobby"?
Ross, we actually cook from the recipes. We usually average 15 to 20 new recipes a month. I keep them all in binders. I have a copy of every recipe we have made since 1988. Date, who made it, who ate it, personal info., review of recipe, and rating of recipe. Something to hand down to grandkids, if they want it. I know , TMI, TMI
You're OCD is so obvious, there's no need for me to explain it to anyone but you.
I've clipped recipes out over the years. Pretty much tossed them on a pile. Some had been sorted through and organized into expandable file folders, so I've renewed my effort to go through the rest. However, more than half of the clippings are now going into the recycling bag. Why? Mostly because I no longer cook in the same style as many magazine recipes - no convenience shortcut foods, different balance of fats or salt, most of them seem so old-fashioned in their approach. By the time I've gone through them all, what I feel I will actually use might amount to maybe three or four binders worth (but they won't be IN binders, since the accordion folder system works for me). Since we're planning (for like the upteenth year) on moving back to OH, the thought of paying to move all of those binders, and the cost associated with it, would make me pitch them all. YMMV*, though.
*Your Mileage May Vary
DH just came in with the mail. 2 magazines, R R Everyday and Woman's Day. FINALLY !! Something new to read.
Here is something else I have been wondering about. Most mag. come in a plastic cover to hold the few ads that come with the mag. With all the problems this world has with too much plastic waste, why do they still use the plastic covers, why haven't they stopped this? Can't they put the ads inside?