BethNH

Online cookbook buying
I never buy unless I get free shipping. They're always sending you free shipping deals and other sales in your email.

Comment by BethNH January 2012 permalink
Online cookbook buying
I've been a member of Crafter's Choice for years. Originally, I used my membership to buy knitting books but now I use it for cookbooks. Crafter's Choice and The Good Cook are the same club. I LOVE getting cookbooks this way. I of…

Comment by BethNH January 2012 permalink
Best cookbook of 2011
Although it would never win any awards nor was it published in 2011, my pick would have to be the America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook. I tried 13 recipes from this book last year. A few of them were successful enough that they have become …

Comment by BethNH January 2012 permalink
Holiday gifts
This isn't technically a holiday gift but, today, while out thrift shopping with my husband I ran across a like new copy of The New Laurel's Kitchen for $3.99. I picked it up off the shelf and gave it a big hug like it was a long lost fri…

Comment by BethNH January 2012 permalink
2012 Challenges
Sounds good! I was able to buy The Food of Morocco for $11 from the book club I belong to!

Comment by BethNH January 2012 permalink
2012 Challenges
Oooh, I would love a Mexican challenge.

Comment by BethNH January 2012 permalink
Kitchen Disasters
Oooh, that rusty water sounds nasty and just like something that would happen to me. This afternoon I decided to get a head start on some Christmas gifts from the kitchen. I started a batch of peanut brittle and it was coming along nicely until I …

Comment by BethNH December 2011 permalink
Holiday Challenge 2011: The Pie and Pastry Bible
Thank you, Andrew. I'll definitely check those out.

Comment by BethNH November 2011 permalink
Holiday Challenge 2011: The Pie and Pastry Bible
Our library is teeny tiny and does not carry the book. Even if I could get it on inter library loan, the loan period is for 2 weeks which can not be extended. I'm fine following along and using my own Pie cookbook which I bought ages ago and h…

Comment by BethNH November 2011 permalink
Holiday Challenge 2011: The Pie and Pastry Bible
I won't be participating in this challenge. I can't justify buying another pie book when I rarely make pies. I will be following along, however, and using my own favorite pie book - Ken Haedrich's Pie.

Comment by BethNH November 2011 permalink
Future Challenges
Thanks, Andrew. I'll place my order now. My library has a very small selection - actually it's a very small building - so I'll be purchasing one.

Comment by BethNH September 2011 permalink
Future Challenges
So, Andrew, is that the final word. Will the new challenge be The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook? If so, I'd like to order one.

Comment by BethNH September 2011 permalink
Site improvements & suggestions
Thank you, Andrew.

Comment by BethNH September 2011 permalink
Future Challenges
I have to admit that I've never been an Ina fan - I just find her so sticky sweet and pretentious. I don't own a single Ina cookbook but I'd buy one once the book is chosen or if we do multiple books I'd love a recommendation fo…

Comment by BethNH September 2011 permalink
Site improvements & suggestions
Andrew - while you're fixing bugs, I'd still love to be able to view other members besides the top 30. Although I can get to the first page of all the members, when I click the arrow to go to the next page I go right back to the top 30 me…

Comment by BethNH September 2011 permalink
Search engines and recipes - NYT article
Silly, Queezle! I can't believe you waited so long. I don't like EYB for recipe reviews - I used Cookbooker for that - but it is awesome for searching your cookbooks. Their search functions are quite well done. Enjoy!

Comment by BethNH September 2011 permalink
Future Challenges
Labor Day is the traditional end to summer and, thus, the end of grilling season. Of course, many of us continue to grill right through the winter months - even when we need to shovel the snow in front of the grill to get to it. I'd love to s…

Comment by BethNH September 2011 permalink
Site improvements & suggestions
I just found this by accident this morning, Andrew. I LOVE being able to read book and website reviews. Thank you!!

Comment by BethNH August 2011 permalink
New Feature: Recipe Tags
Queezle - I wasn't trying to be funny. I thought perhaps I was missing some insider information or a private joke. LOL! I really like the recipe tags and I have gone back and tagged my recipe reviews. Most of the time the tag is something sim…

Comment by BethNH July 2011 permalink
New Feature: Recipe Tags
Can someone please explain the "separated by commas" tag?

Comment by BethNH July 2011 permalink
Using the Forum
Andrew, that almost works for me. It was nice to see additional members but when I clicked the arrow to go to the next page I was brought back to the top 30 members.

Comment by BethNH July 2011 permalink
Using the Forum
Andrew - Is it possible to see members beyond the top 30? I'm curious how many members we have now and I'd like to be able to view the bookshelves and review lists of members beyond just the ones on the top 30 page.

Comment by BethNH July 2011 permalink
Favorite Summer Time Meals
I've got plans to try some new dishes for our neighborhood 4th of July party. I'm going to make the Cheater Baked Beans from Veganomicon and the Spicy Coleslaw from pioneerwoman. I can hardly wait to try them both.

Comment by BethNH July 2011 permalink
my personal cookbooker challenge
I just got copy of Veganomicon and can't wait to jump in.

Comment by BethNH June 2011 permalink
Tips and Tricks of the Trade
A simple baking tip. When spooning flour or cocoa powder (or any dry ingredient) into measuring cups, do so over a piece of waxed paper. Then you can swish a knife over the cup to level, capture the extra flour and pour it back into the container.

Comment by BethNH June 2011 permalink
Classification Question
I had some friends join around the same time I did and I'm just stunned that they haven't become active. I love this site and the community and only wish we could get more people involved.

Comment by BethNH June 2011 permalink
Favorite Summer Time Meals
Last night while my husband and boys were all out, I decided to make something for dinner that I wanted (even if no one else would eat it). I made some delicious black bean patties with mango salsa. It was cool enough in the house to back them for…

Comment by BethNH June 2011 permalink
Future Challenges
I think that's a great idea, Andrew. Summer time is for grilling and I'd love to see some new recipes here to try.

Comment by BethNH June 2011 permalink
Search engines and recipes - NYT article
I think EYB and Cookbooker complement each other nicely. I was able to purchase a lifetime EYB membership when it first started so I'm quite happy with my investment. I use EYB only for searching and don't really tend to keep track of my…

Comment by BethNH May 2011 permalink
Site improvements & suggestions
Andrew - why do some reviews show up on the front page and others do not? For that matter, some reviews show up when you go to Browse Reviews and others do not. Just curious.

Comment by BethNH February 2011 permalink

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Username: BethNH
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