tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post5925589822747422866..comments2023-12-18T16:14:06.073-05:00Comments on Metamorphosis: My Favorite Cook BookSilke Powershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17094855019089665976noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-72449159082314811542010-03-02T20:41:14.919-05:002010-03-02T20:41:14.919-05:00Your kochbuch reminds me of a lot of things. Firs...Your kochbuch reminds me of a lot of things. First I can remember that writing very well from when I was in school in Germany, and second how wonderful the food is!! That is sad that you lost your mom at such a young age, but it will always be special to have her writing.<br />Ulrike*Ulrike*https://www.blogger.com/profile/15640965012612927392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-21034723811519268272010-03-02T06:41:05.456-05:002010-03-02T06:41:05.456-05:00Oh Silke, was für ein tolles und einmaliges Kochbu...Oh Silke, was für ein tolles und einmaliges Kochbuch!Rikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13606025243673381254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-61827661262493754762010-03-01T23:27:36.066-05:002010-03-01T23:27:36.066-05:00What a treasure you have, and I'm so glad you ...What a treasure you have, and I'm so glad you know it and hold it close to you. I don't have a family cookbook. My mother did not pass anything down to me. But I do have a little note book that I wrote in when I was 12 or so recipes that I liked and I still have that-its an antique now!!!lilylovekinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16644966352516885099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-81181588516969127052010-03-01T22:17:07.659-05:002010-03-01T22:17:07.659-05:00What a lovely post Silke! I too have a handwritte...What a lovely post Silke! I too have a handwritten book that belonged to my Mother - my brother was copying favourite recipes from it when he was visitng last year! She collected recipes from friends all over the world too so it's quite an international collection! We also have another handwritten book made by an elderly Indonesian family friend which contains hundreds of recipes - the spidery hand is difficult to read but my husband wants to translate it from Dutch and I plan to illustrate it! A great project!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851668813182425335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-80405724898858846552010-03-01T16:31:04.202-05:002010-03-01T16:31:04.202-05:00oh Silke!!! so sweet....my Mom has a book that loo...oh Silke!!! so sweet....my Mom has a book that looks like it is the same as your family cookbook...filled with years of wonderful memories...we look through it every so often over some tea and coffee and it is so much fun!!!<br /><br />Hugs<br />DianaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09700214027813205802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-50527880306312490912010-03-01T11:52:29.456-05:002010-03-01T11:52:29.456-05:00You are lucky to have such a special reminder of y...You are lucky to have such a special reminder of your mom. I don't have a family cookbook - as an immigrant that went back alone, I really don't have alot of things that belonged to my parents or their families...stregatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573668708723922929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-18666254608878911092010-03-01T11:42:11.325-05:002010-03-01T11:42:11.325-05:00awww silke, this is totally heart warming from the...awww silke, this is totally heart warming from the first word. the thought of recipes recorded in one book by three generations is so touching, so much love imbedded in those recipes. i can see why this would be your favorite forever. i'm sorry to hear you lost your mother when you were 21. what memories this cookbook carries. <br /><br />thank you for sharing this. it tells me something about you that is as inviting and sturdy and timeless and this cookbook. <br /><br />♥kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-41298838867180746572010-03-01T11:20:57.538-05:002010-03-01T11:20:57.538-05:00What a beautiful post Silke. There is something w...What a beautiful post Silke. There is something warm and loving about cook books that have been handwritten and passed on through generations. I look at recipes my mother wrote out and feel her with me and remember exactly how the food she made tasted. What a lovely memory you've given me today ♥Sherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271529958269038071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-67280624382495914732010-03-01T11:07:42.005-05:002010-03-01T11:07:42.005-05:00Beautiful...nothing like hand written sometimes st...Beautiful...nothing like hand written sometimes stained workds of family art! I have some recipes like that...and the old cookbook I used to learn from is still at my mom's house. Precious!Linda@ Lime in the Coconuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551293394719390382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-39911267133151254412010-03-01T10:53:57.999-05:002010-03-01T10:53:57.999-05:00What a treasure you have there Silke and how lucky...What a treasure you have there Silke and how lucky you are. Apricot cake eh? Sounds great. Have a great week and happy March to you.GlorV1https://www.blogger.com/profile/06789212398770555465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-37914992066944846742010-03-01T10:46:06.106-05:002010-03-01T10:46:06.106-05:00My mother made copies of my grandmothers' hand...My mother made copies of my grandmothers' handwritten recipes for my my sister and myself; she had them all put into binders and gave them to us for Christmas one year. I love to make my grandmothers' special meatloaf...and also her homemade spaghetti sauce. So many Sunday dinner memories.Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10143377789245469530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-80386529795680119452010-03-01T10:34:00.413-05:002010-03-01T10:34:00.413-05:00Hi Silke, what a special book...priceless really. ...Hi Silke, what a special book...priceless really. I'm so sorry that you lost your mother so young, I can't imagine life without mine, just terrible for you.<br />My mum does have a recipe book, but she stopped writing in it years ago. I would love it one day, just for the memories. However, my grandfather (who died 17 years ago) was a master baker (like my great & great-great grandfathers before him) and he had a great handwritten baking book that he started recording recipes in in 1930. I was so touched when he gave it to me. I treasure it, use it and sometimes just trace his dear handwriting with my fingers...so I certainly understand. I'm also a rabid cookbook collector - 310 at last count (not that I count often, it was when we moved!) xoxo Happy March, RachelMozart's Girlhttp://www.mozartsgirl.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-45426384995701602202010-03-01T09:52:20.664-05:002010-03-01T09:52:20.664-05:00I had to chuckle when I saw your pile of books, so...I had to chuckle when I saw your pile of books, so glad I'm not the only one! I do have some handwritten recipes from my Mom in portuguese, her native language. thank goodnes she taught me to speak and read the language or the recipes would be lost.Diva Kreszlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278102837785791249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-39032960981465766472010-03-01T09:16:12.781-05:002010-03-01T09:16:12.781-05:00This is truly a gift from your mother and hers. W...This is truly a gift from your mother and hers. What an amzing thing for your to add to and pass down to the family. wonderful!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10145808330383760744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-89894572982968435502010-03-01T09:01:43.707-05:002010-03-01T09:01:43.707-05:00That is truly a special heirloom! I have some rec...That is truly a special heirloom! I have some recipes that my mother gave me, and that my husband's mom gave to him, but not in a cookbook form. We keep them with all our many cookbooks and torn-out recipes from magazines in a special place. :) TheresaTheresa MacNaughtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034781876024849974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-39929426586582393452010-03-01T07:29:22.118-05:002010-03-01T07:29:22.118-05:00my mom has this spiral bound book like forever! it...my mom has this spiral bound book like forever! it's stained and tattered and written in her hand...which she says is messy but which I find charming! She'll give it to me someday...when she doesn't want to bake anymore....i hope that's like a long, long time away.....<br /><br />loved this post....so personal...and touching...<br /><br />ciao bellaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-84142304387047171252010-03-01T06:59:50.959-05:002010-03-01T06:59:50.959-05:00That is truly a special item -- the kind you would...That is truly a special item -- the kind you would want to grab if there were ever a fire -- the thing you would miss most if you didn't have it. I was just looking for my mother's little cookbook the other day. She handwrote some recipes and made a little book out of them for me when I first moved into my own place, about 30 years ago. I didn't find it, but I do still have it. <br /><br />You & Daniel are the best cooks I know so whatever you've been doing, keep doing it -- even if it means you have a zillion cookbooks in your collection.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885773514539915190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-32422573755009045982010-03-01T06:56:55.252-05:002010-03-01T06:56:55.252-05:00Good morning sweetheart! What a treasure! The penm...Good morning sweetheart! What a treasure! The penmanship is beautiful. A are real family heirloom. I will be busy today so I must make my rounds early and say my good morning. Tsup!Ces Adoriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17338000465619901229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4666398736543001055.post-91550492285971639542010-03-01T06:46:21.512-05:002010-03-01T06:46:21.512-05:00Oh what a precious memory! I am so sad to hear tha...Oh what a precious memory! I am so sad to hear that you lost your mom at such a young age. My mom always try to teach me how to cook, but I am not a star-pupil. But when she was seriously ill (she has cancer/the last 7 years) I suddenly was thinking about that I couldn´t call her to ask how I should cook different meals. So now I cherish the time she show´s me how to cook. And I know she has a written cookbook that I will keep as a precious memory (hopefully I will not get in for many many years). Love, AnnikaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13916193692083352992noreply@blogger.com