As I was writing about favorite cookbooks for the food blog it made me wonder about where people store their cookbooks. Some people I know have a display shelf in the kitchen with their cookbooks on it. Usually these are the big glossy cookbooks with lots of color photographs. The disadvantage is they can tend to look untidy this way if you’re not careful.
The thought of putting my cook books on display horrifies me. Mine are tucked into two cupboards above the stove. Years ago it used to be one. But you know what it’s like you get a recipe from a friend or family member or you tear a page or two out of a magazine, suddenly the collection has swelled. These cupboards, unlike some others in the kitchen which have glass fronts, have solid doors. No way have I wanted my tatty old recipe books as many are on display. All I need is that they are where I can get at them when I need them.
When I was laid up with a broken foot one time I sat down and put a lot of recipes that were floating around on loose bits of paper onto cards and made a card file system with headings like beef, chicken, fish, cakes, desserts etc. I get the feeling it needs to be done again as there are loose recipes in the cupboards
The best, and no doubt most time efficient idea, is to stick them in as soon as you get them. That way they won’t get lost like the Thai Chicken Rolls recipe I got from my daughter did, before I found it among myriad papers on my desk in the study. Obviously not the place where it should be. See I know what you should do. I just don’t manage to often do it.
Cook books need to be kept in a place that’s handy and within reach, not tucked away where you can’t get to them or where it’s inconvenient to get them out. Otherwise you won’t bother. You’ll end up using something you know the recipe of and won’t try anything new.
Where do you keep your cookbooks? Are they on display or tucked out of sight like mine?
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