Lately I've been frequenting some blogs that emphasize frugal living and cooking. That inspired me to write about my favorite cookbooks and cooking shows. While I now consider myself a cookbook collector, I really only use a few of them on a regular basis. One is The America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook that I received as wedding gift from my great aunt(Hi Aunt Betty Jo!). This book is great because these people at America's Test Kitchen have already done the hard work for you. They have tested out every single way to cook a dish and then put the best results in the cookbook. One of Erik's favorite recipes is the blackberry cobbler. So good! Another cookbook I use all the time is the Southern Living Homestyle Cookbook. I mean, this is food that gets into your soul, especially if you're from the South. While it's not a cookbook, another great resource is foodnetwork.com because you can type in any dish you want a recipe for and 9 times out of 10 you can find a great one there.
Cooking to me is a great skill to have. We all have to eat, and we all want to eat something that tastes good. I get great joy out of people enjoying my food. Pretty much as a rule now I give cooking tools as a wedding gift along with a recipe that I love. In Martin there is almost nowhere to eat unless you want fast food, so the majority of the time I cook at home. It can be challenging finding new recipes to try and trust me I have made some duds (Paula Deen's Mexican chicken casserole-yuck!) but the majority of the time I have success. Happy cooking everyone!
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