My cookbooks are being neglected
By NJ Chicaa
@NJChicaa (119543)
United States
July 29, 2019 2:14pm CST
I used to sit down with one of my cookbooks each week as I planned out the daily meals for my husband and I. Back then I didn't have to worry about a food budget or my bank account. . .
These days I'm just cooking for one and I'm buying cheaper things like chicken and ground turkey instead of beef, shrimp, and fish. There's only so much you can do with chicken and ground turkey and my cookbooks don't have a lot to say on those matters.
I have almost 100 cookbooks and I miss them. I will have to save up some money and give myself a splurge week before work starts again. Pati's Mexican Table is the cookbook of the month at Chowhound for August and I have that one in my collection. I guess I'll be making some Mexican. 
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@Marilynda1225 (82710)
• United States
30 Jul 19
You are such a good cook you can create your own cookbook with your chicken and ground turkey meals.
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@Marilynda1225 (82710)
• United States
30 Jul 19
@NJChicaa guess it's hard to cook for just you without having leftovers
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@NJChicaa (119543)
• United States
30 Jul 19
@Marilynda1225 exactly. I have enough leftovers for several more meals but there's only so much turkey meatloaf I want to eat in a row, ya know?
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@lovebuglena (44504)
• Staten Island, New York
29 Jul 19
There is tons you can do with chicken. You can always find recipes online... I love chicken but I can get tired of it if I am eating a lot of it.
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@lovebuglena (44504)
• Staten Island, New York
29 Jul 19
@NJChicaa How about meatloaf or chicken patties?
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@cyclonewriter (2168)
• United States
30 Jul 19
I love reading on Chowhound! I don't cook too much in the summer, but when cooler weather comes, we definitely do.
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@much2say (55562)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Jul 19
Most of my cookbooks are still in a box in the garage - from when we moved here like 7 years ago 
. Any recipe I still cook is now memorized, but I don't want to get rid of certain cookbooks - I love my cookbooks. I've gotten lazy and have just looked up recipes online.
. Any recipe I still cook is now memorized, but I don't want to get rid of certain cookbooks - I love my cookbooks. I've gotten lazy and have just looked up recipes online.1 person likes this
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
29 Jul 19
I feel like chicken is the easiest thing to work with but it can get boring after a while. Have fun exploring your cookbooks again!
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Jul 19
You used to spend hours pouring over your cookbooks.
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