My
guilty pleasure – don't get too excited!
I
know it's not considered “de rigueur” these days but one of my
favourite treats is a visit to a book store – aka shop.
A
browse is the ultimate treat for me with a coffee and compulsory
chocolate chip cookie sitting in a comfy chair. We pinched this idea
in the UK but somehow I can't justify the time when at home.
Anyway
the other major lesson I've learnt when abroad is that Airlines are
quite strict these days about luggage weight – note to self, you
can't buy heaps of books that weigh a ton!
Aha
– here's my answer – buy good quality magazines instead. There
are some really good ones out there and the way I look at it is if
you discover 2 or 3 recipes that you like the look of or immediately
want to adapt, then it's worth the dosh and it has paid for itself.
In
my house magazines are treated the same way as books – I appreciate
that this may seem a little over the top but if you are remotely
interested in cooking – and buy books or magazines – then you'll
browse through both at some time or another. Where magazines are
concerned you might not bother to mark anything at all – conversely
you might think it's acceptable to turn down a corner to mark a
recipe – there's only one problem – I'd put money on you
referring back for a particular recipe or article and its vanished
into thin air. Treat yourself to a supply of coloured tabs – like
post it notes but smaller – and mark as you browse – anything
that appeals gets a tab – problem solved!
I
know I'm sad – can a cookery magazine qualify as a “glossy mag”
- probably not but who cares.
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