I have a cookbook problem, and I've decided to stop pretending otherwise. Every time a new book joins the shelf, I'll introduce it here — and cook something from it. The book gets a fair reading; the recipe gets a fair cooking; you get an honest report on both.
[Placeholder — each post introduces a new acquisition, the story of why it came home, and a dish cooked from its pages, with verdicts on both.]
[Placeholder — Dale's cookbook shelf has decades of depth; older favorites are fair game alongside new arrivals.]
[Placeholder — a possible opening post: the story of the collection, how it got this way, and the books that started it all.]