Someone I Would Love to Meet

The snow is falling here in Chicago, as promised by the weatherman.  It's the first significant amount of the season, and actually very late.  We usually have a lot more by this time.  Whenever the snow begins, all I want to do is stay in the kitchen and cook all day and warm up the house, which is exactly what I am going to do.  I'm going to steam up all the windows and just go from one recipe to another. But I wanted to share an article with you first, from Russ Parsons of the LA Times.  A man after my own heart. 

It seems Mr. Parson's home is swamped with cookbooks.  He divides his books into three groups:  the cookbooks used every day for research; the ones used for deep research only looked at every once in a while; and the ones almost never used at all, the latter being the one he treasures most - in other words - the ones we buy for love.  It's because they all tell a story.  I would love to hear the stories of his cookbooks.  But like I said, right now all I want to do is cook and bake.  Here is the link to Mr. Parson's article.  If you are a cookbook lover, it will make you smile.  Of course you are a cookbook lover, or you wouldn't read my blog.  I am anxious to head for the kitchen now, bright and early, with the glow of the snow starting to shine through the windows.  I love winter.

While I am cooking, I will try to figure out how I can meet Mr. Parson and his cookbooks and see how he arranges his collection, or at least see a photo.  My Culinary Cellar is going to be going through a make-over very soon and I will be posting lots of photos on the progression. I love seeing what other people do with their massive cookbook collections.  What I do know for sure is that they are all very much loved.  Every single one.

Time to cook.