I was killing time at Borders this morning, between my eye doctor appointment and meeting a couple of friends for lunch, and they have all the new holiday cookbooks prominently on display. With their beautiful covers and gorgeous pictures, it's food porn at its finest. I was sorely tempted by two in particular. One is the new Ina Garten "Barefoot Contessa" book. The other is the new Paula Deen holiday cookbook. The Garten one is definitely more elegant and upscale, with some really interesting recipes and ideas for entertaining. The Deen one is more homey and folksy and actually appeals to me a little more. It's not that I need yet another brownie with mint frosting recipe, but the stories and sidebars are really charming. Also, Paula Deen reminds me a lot of my late mother (both her appearance and her mannerisms), and her food is very much like the food my mom cooked for us when I was growing up--Southern comfort food. I definitely don't need another cookbook, but if I buy one, it'll be the Paula Deen one.
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I don't even have to say that I have Little Big Head's cookbook. Talk about food porn! ;)
Yeah, I saw LBH's cookbook (along with a pic of her cleavage) there, too.