CAN'T KEEP MYSELF FROM COLLECTING BOOKS/MAGS OF CERTAIN KIND (544 views)

Catbatty,

If I'm in a bookstore I can't just walk by the cookbooks. The the funny thing is that I've been trying to sell some of my cookbooks (and have already sold a few) and have donated some too. But I'm still tempted to get new ones (especially a book with great photos and layout). But then I think, I hardly use the cookbooks I have and have a zillion recipes on my laptop. And there is that thing called the internet.

Sometimes there are great deals on Kindle books on Amazon and I have to hold firm. Grrr, that newer SmittenKitchen book or the TwoPeasandtheirPod, Ina .... for just a few dollars. I need to move away from the computer....

BUT the big thing is that I don't want the clutter and I really don't have the room. I'm trying to empty that shelf not fill it up And why spend the $$ to have it just sit there. And that kind of goes for my Kindle too. I TRY not to cave!

I was visiting family and was looking thru their cookbook and only a Silver Palate and Arthur Schwartz's New York City Food caught my eye. That NY book will find its way into my suitcase. I grew up in NYC how could I not!

And I don't even have many cookbooks. I have less than 30. Also, my taste in cookbooks has changed over the years and/or some books I just don't like that much for whatever reason. I probably have at least 10 more that I would love to sell (no bites yet). I will likely just donate them in a few weeks (and a few one of my friends might want).

The one thing I refuse (with sometimes a slip up) is that I don't cut out recipes or print out recipes to make some time. Waste of paper, ink, time and takes up space. I just recycled a few weeks back the last of my old printed/paper recipes that I had in those plastic sleeves in a big ol' binder (I usually would just toss the paper in a big folder) that I haven't touched in years. I just separated the paper for recycling and didn't save one.

I really need to be better about not saving so many recipes on my computer. Again, takes up time and I have way tooo many on my computer already. There is definite room for improvement there to put it mildly.

That is why I LOVE the library, I can take out books (cookbooks or not) from the library in print or for my kindle. Doesn't take up any room and it is free (I like to donate to my library so a win all around -- I get my fix and takes up no space).

But it is soooooo tempting! I often like looking at a cookbook just for fun/ideas/zone out when on the train/some are great to read like a book. Oh and I'm in no way perfect but I think I just bought two cookbooks in the last few years.