by ☀ Aunt Shanny
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July 26, 2006

1,001 Recipes- A Cookbook Review

January 24, 2008 10:41 AM EST (Updated: October 05, 2008 09:27 AM EDT)
views: 126 | rating: 9/10 (20 votes) | comments: 39

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My latest cookbook find is 1,001 Recipes- For Every Occasion from Martha Day.

With unusual recipes like Beetroot and Apricot Swirl, Paradise Cake, Quorn and Pork with Lychees to mainstays like Chocolate Chip cookies and Minestrone, this cookbook is sure to have something for everyone.

To me, the best cookbooks are those that have full color pictures of each dish, and this one delivers that. There aren't any unecessary stories or information, just great recipes.

I have already bookmarked almost every page!

I highly recommend this one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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Comments: 39

Μόףףý ● ķ ~ Jan 24, 2008, 10:44am EST
Looks like a fun book!

I have so many pages bookmarked in my cookbooks its ridiculous. I was telling John the other day that we could make a different dish every single day of our lives and never repeat the same one twice, if we wanted to.
☀ Aunt Shanny Jan 24, 2008, 10:51am EST
Thank you, Cindy.

I am the same way, Mog, especially with my Bon Appetit cookbook. The worst part is that I bookmark them all and forget to go back to them!
Marianne M. Jan 24, 2008, 11:00am EST
Yup ... pictures are a must!!!! Sounds like a great cookbook.
Robyn F. Jan 24, 2008, 11:01am EST
i have a huge collection , but find myself looking stuff up online now... i'm running out of space for cookbooks:)
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Jan 24, 2008, 11:07am EST
I was watching Oprah the other day (yeah I can't believe it either) anyway, she had this guy on from the post-it or the the popular highlighter company (and of course I can't remember the name of it).

Anyway, they just came out with a Highlighter (is that it?0 pen that has mini-post its at the top. They're really small but made a lot of sense. You just highlight whatever you want to on the page and then put a tab on it so that you can see that the page has something highlighted - You don't have to flip pages to find your marks anymore.

They have refills also (do you think I used too many parenthesis here)?
Sue B.© The Sting IS Worse Than the Buzz Jan 24, 2008, 11:10am EST
I might just get this as one of the gifts for my mother's upcoming birthday! Great idea, Shan. Thanks!
☀ Aunt Shanny Jan 24, 2008, 11:22am EST
Thanks, Marianne.

I do the same thing, Robyn. Whatever seems easiest at the time.

LOL, Sharon! You may have paranthe-seed me out! And I just wouldn't use a highlighter in my cookbooks. It just seems like desecration of sorts!

Thanks, Sue. Let me know what she thinks of it.
Dani B. Jan 24, 2008, 11:30am EST
thanks, I collect cookbooks
☀ Aunt Shanny Jan 24, 2008, 11:34am EST
Me too, Dani :)
Μόףףý ● ķ ~ Jan 24, 2008, 11:41am EST
I have the little page markers from post it's, they won't harm the book and they come in lots of differnt colors, I'll take a picture and show you. I wouldn't use a highlighter in my cookbooks either...Yikes!
☀ Aunt Shanny Jan 24, 2008, 11:42am EST
Oh. Maybe I didn't understand Sharon's explanation. Thanks for the pic of it (once it's posted). I do tend to make a mess with all the little pieces of paper I use.
Μόףףý ● ķ ~ Jan 24, 2008, 11:45am EST
Oh and they're removable and reusable.
Μόףףý ● ķ ~ Jan 24, 2008, 11:58am EST
The pics are up, Shannon, you'd love these things. I use bits of paper too or used to. They sent me a sample of these to try a while back.
☀ Aunt Shanny Jan 24, 2008, 12:02pm EST
On my way...
Sandy (back in Ohio...blah!) Jan 24, 2008, 1:40pm EST
Great article. Looks likPhotobuckete a book that i would fall in love with. Thanks for sharing!!
sharon SugarMomma is a wise woman, Jan 24, 2008, 1:56pm EST
What is that Christ is My Savior thing over Sandy's comment?
Sandra T. Jan 24, 2008, 2:11pm EST
Thank you for posting this to Gather Recipe Review! I will have to try to find this cook book!
☀ Aunt Shanny Jan 24, 2008, 4:08pm EST
Thanks, all!

It certainly isn't mine, Sharon!
Larry H. Jan 24, 2008, 4:17pm EST
Looks like a good book thanks for sharing
☀ Aunt Shanny Jan 24, 2008, 4:43pm EST
Thanks, Lar.
Tina (a slightly smaller Spanky) B. Jan 24, 2008, 4:45pm EST
You people have to stop feeding my addictions.

I collect cookbooks. I have some really OLD cookbooks. Geez. Now I will have one more NEW cookbook.
Katrina Hall Jan 24, 2008, 4:54pm EST
I'm with you on photos - I like to see what I'm making BEFORE I make it! Looks really interesting - thanks!
lynn a. Jan 24, 2008, 6:50pm EST
I need a new cookbook. In fact, I need a GOOD cookbook. So I'm game for this one. Thanks for the review.
☀ Aunt Shanny Jan 24, 2008, 7:29pm EST
My bad, Tina...

Thanks, Katrina.

Lynn, I do have some other recommendations if you want them.
Sue * Jan 24, 2008, 8:41pm EST
Me love 'um cookbooks!
brenda c. Jan 24, 2008, 9:39pm EST
i collect cookbooks. this looks like a great book. hope i can find it. thanks love.
☀ Aunt Shanny Jan 25, 2008, 9:23am EST
LOL Sue!

I hope you do, Mama Cee.
Karolyn Q. Jan 25, 2008, 6:55pm EST
Looks like a good cookbook!
Joan O. Jan 25, 2008, 7:36pm EST
Shannon, great review and one I don't have. Sounds very interesting and one I might need to look for.
Risa G. Jan 30, 2008, 10:01pm EST
I saw those Post It pens at the supermarket and at Staples the other day. I may just get one too. I always carry Post-It in my handbag. You never know when you need to mark something!

Thanks for the review Shannon. I also feel pictures are a must!
☀ Aunt Shanny Jan 31, 2008, 9:42am EST
Thanks for the feedback!
john w. May 21, 2008, 7:02pm EDT
cookbooks ! now we can talk.
john w. May 21, 2008, 7:48pm EDT
shannon, someone told me you can cook. is this true?
Chef Jenny Sep 5, 2008, 10:30pm EDT
Great review, thank you for posting! I am a cookbook collector as well!

Savory Tv
LeeAnn D. Oct 5, 2008, 9:50am EDT
One can never have enough cookbooks. :-)
Alison H. Oct 5, 2008, 1:53pm EDT
Thanks for the review!
Karen G. Oct 14, 2008, 2:22pm EDT
It looks like it is probably a great book.

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