Cookbook Guilt?

[William]

Do you ever go into a bookstore and pluck a recipe out of a book and not buy the book?
I recently did that with the Les Halles cookbook's french frying technique.
I felt a little guilty but I'll probably buy the book at some point.

[Adriana]

i have actually never done that before which is suprising. most of the time if i flip through and i find at least a handful of reciepes that i like i end of buying it cuz i cant help myself.
the Les Halles cookbook is amazing. A wonderful collection of french bistro technique and food. I highly reccomend you buy it. :)

[Brett]

define "pluck"

[William]

Pluck (in this case) =
Opening the book, memorizing the recipe, making the recipe at home.

[Endre]

I prefer having the Book,Carolyn, you probably save more money that way and have more room in your place then we do:)

[Ximena]

No I have never plucked out a recipe..I would be a fraid to missout an important point in the process.

[Brett]

william,
your powers of memory are far better than mine. What I might do is see a combination that intrigues me in cookbook, take that 'idea' home in my head and make it my own. I would have a hard time remembering a recipe, but then again I love messing with the idea of a recipe, not really following a recipe. cheers.

[William]

This particular example was for french fries so there wasn't a lot to remember and I wrote the times and temperatures down when I got in my car.
I've decided to relieve myself of the guilt and ordered the Les Halles cookbook from Amazon (for about $10 less than I would have paid at Borders).

[Brett]

ah, a book-a-holics unite.

[Endre]

Carolyn, I guess that is why we are on Goodreads