If you find the right cook book it can complete you (wink). 
I have a few old faithfuls, warn and stained but so loved! Amongst this respected collection is a work put together by the woman’s ministry team at my old church in Waldheim, and another is from Grandma Hicks, made by an organization she was part of. I adore my ‘Meno‘ books; one was sold at Ten Thousand Villages years ago and is called ‘More With Less’, the second was my Grandma Smith’s and it is called ‘Food that Really Schmecks‘. Company’s Coming series is always great too! I have many prettier books but these ones have proven themselves above and beyond!
Today I was blessed by a package in the mail box! I love receiving packages, especially surprise ones! Inside was a lovely copy of ‘Deceptively Delicious’ from my sister Casey. I had been eyeing up this lovely book for a while now but kept putting off buying it, so I was thrilled to receive a copy. The concept is simple, mix in surprise elements to your cooking that make the meal delicious but very healthy! With Baby Boys anti-veggie-super-powered-tongue in full gear of late I have become very sneaky already… grating carrots into tomato sauce or meat loaf, even gone as far as adding pureed veggie soups to his smoothies! However, I am always in need of more ideas so I am excited to crack open this book and learn some new tricks! It is like welcoming a new friend into my home. If it proves faithful the book can remain on the self of respect along with my other ‘bff‘ cook books
THANK YOU so very much dearest CASEY! I appreciate your thoughtfulness so very much!
TTFN
My favorite cookbook, Is the one my mom (Lynn) made for me. Its in a binder with pages I can clean. Such a smart lady, I am a good, but messy cook.
Awe, Casey you’re sweet 🙂
The “Food that Really Schmecks” title has me totally intrigued! Sounds like it would be packed with recipes that “schmecks goot”!
This post made me smile because I can totally relate. While I appreciate the wealth of recipes on the internet, it just doesn’t have the same appeal to sitting down with a good cookbook and perusing the recipes on real paper. As well, I don’t like keeping my computer on the kitchen counter while I’m cooking to follow a recipe because I don’t want to get it dirty. There’s something comforting about a dirty, well worn cookbook on the counter while I cook… it really is like a BFF 🙂