Perspective: Don't think of writing in your cookbooks as damaging them. Think of it as a gift to yourself.
Needless to say, I’ve always been a bit protective of my books, particularly the ones I’d save up for as a kid and buy at the school book fairs. Every torn page or bent corner used to make me cringe, and still does, sometimes.
The outrageous expense of college textbooks helped me start to get over my need for perfection. Once I realized used books came with the primary benefit of a much-reduced price, I had no choice but to loosen up a bit. Another advantage of pre-loved textbooks was that they often came with wisdom from previous owners, in the form of margin notes or highlighting. And that same logic, I’m realizing more and more, should apply to all my cookbooks.You’d think being awash in cookbooks thanks to my job would somehow desensitize me to the appeal of a pristine volume, but it’s something I’m working on. Perhaps more than any other kinds of books you buy, cookbooks demand to be used, even messed up a little .
After all, if I don’t write down my tweaks or tasting notes, how will I remember them next time? If I don’t scribble in the margins, how will my book end up in a used bookstore, prompting its kind purchaser to embark on a journey to find the family of the original owner and bringing them together with one of my grandchildren in a love story for the ages? , who has written multiple cookbooks, with more on the way, is an avid note scribbler.
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