King Me!

So what books make the keeper list and which ones just stay in the library??

Well I was in Borders buying a gift one day, and this book caught my eye, being in one of those middle sections of new books.

I just had to have it, but realized I did not want to spend that much money that day. I realized I could 'test' the book if I could find it in the library.

So I went on line, to find that it was on order, I added my name to the list and then started using it.

For about a year I was checking out this one book, using it, renewing it, returning it, bringing it home, taking it back...
It was a fine set up.
Well one birthday a dear friend bought me the book! I had no idea how much I could enjoy having the books available 24/7.

Need to bake a cake, boom! I could figure it out late the night before.

Need to know the weight conversion, flip a page, and viola! I had all the reference info in this book.

So certainly some books truly are worth keeping around and using.

King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking

I love the pancake recipe in this book. My grandmother says they are the lightest pancakes she has tried. And believe me, she buys every new package available in Gelsons!

So I had this new book on my kitchen table, sitting side by side to the library one... and realized that mine was missing the plastic! So I went to the library to return the checked out copy, and asked them to put plastic on mine. Really! It just felt too delicate with the paper cover without it.

There's a challah recipe in there, but I am not sure that I like, or others would like, whole wheat challah. It seems that the nuttiness can take away from the sweet flavor. I'll have to give it a try sometime. Why not, I have tried so many others already!

I have baked a few excellent cakes from this cookbook too.

Oh, and my banana bread that people seem nuts over, is from this book, but I don't really quite follow the recipe.

I want to thank Heather for the wonderful gift. This book cannot seem to stay on the shelf, it's often on the kitchen counter. I keep wondering why I put it away, because I then pull it out and read it on the sofa or prep some recipe in the kitchen.