My entry for Ruby Tuesday is a well-loved cookbook with a red cover. The copyright is 1980. I purchased this cookbook sometime in the early eighties, the heyday of my cooking frenzy.
I did a ton of cooking during college.
Senior year my boyfriend gained forty pounds. I fed him a bit too well. Apple pies and cheesecakes were baked at an alarming speed.
My Christmas gift that year was a microwave. It sounds funny now, but back then, all of my friends thought I was very lucky to own one.
While I miss the constant baking, I would not be too keen on my husband gaining weight from all of the goodies.
This red volume features a few of my favorites, including spanakopita, and
herring salad. I would be happy eating 
those everyday.You should be able to enlarge the photos, if you would like to read the recipes.
I always write "very yummy" on recipes that are well liked. This cookbook has quite a bit of those.
Inside of the back cover are notes for dinner parties that I held. I also kept a journal with details of the dinners, including the reaction of each guest to a particular dish.
It is a hoot to go back and read comments such as, "Mario was the only person who tried the carrots."
I think I saw some red finger nail polish too, didn't I?! Great choice. I love cook books, just can't ever get motivated enough to try anything from them. *LOL* I've posted a red shirt, well sort of.
ReplyDeleteI love this cookbook, too, always have, and have updated editions, also.
ReplyDeleteOf course, my daughter has this one, too.
Wow. You are waaaay too organized for me! Though I might remember that Mario was the only one who ate the carrots, I doubt I'd take time to write it down.
ReplyDeleteMust be handy though.