FOOD & DRINK
FAVOURITE COOKBOOKS FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN’T COOK
Words by JACQUI CHAISSON
knife - each perfectly severed carrot slice mirroring the one before. It was actually my brother who bought me my first cookbook, The Joy of Cooking, from a vintage bookstore. He told me everyone should have a copy, and so I do. I treasure it and years later I bought myself the 75th anniversary edition.
appreciation for cookbooks and now own a moderate collection. They line my kitchen shelves, the top of my fridge, and sit strategically upon my countertop. Occasionally I even use them for recipes. I especially gravitate towards vintage cookbooks from the 1940s to the 1970s. After all, who isn’t looking for a SpagettiO Jello Mold recipe? Or my favourite, Dole Pineapple Jello in a Can.
Cookbooks can be found in most thrift stores for a fraction of their cover price. One of my favourite finds was The Home Cook Book , published by the Hunter- Rose Co. Ltd. (1923). The recipes were compiled by “Ladies of Toronto and chief cities and towns in Canada.” These are my favourite cookbooks. Someday I hope to use one to create a culinary masterpiece.
I’m not a terrible cook, but I’m not a great cook either.
My mother says I lack the passion to become an accomplished chef like my younger brother, Ken. He could whip up a gourmet meal with the leftovers in my fridge. I always looked forward to his visits and hovered over him as he chopped vegetables at breakneck speed, his fingers curled against the back of the
I’ve never developed that passion, but I have an
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