tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post114713127731214948..comments2023-10-05T06:28:29.938-07:00Comments on Bookseller Chick: SB Day: Recipes for the HeartBookseller Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16740546395821645741noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1147290153096512962006-05-10T12:42:00.000-07:002006-05-10T12:42:00.000-07:00I gave my mother a cookbook but not because I expe...I gave my mother a cookbook but not because I expect her to make something from it. The cookbook was compiled from all the cooks on the big lakers (ships) that travel the Great Lakes. Mom is fascinated by the ships and I bought the cookbook more for the histories of the ships and crews described inside. Besides, she knew if one of the recipes caught her eye she could get me to cook it for her! Mom cooks but she loves to have me cook for her more and more and I'm happy to oblige-but not because she's a bad cook, I just love cooking. Guess it's because I learned from such a good cook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1147273803314351582006-05-10T08:10:00.000-07:002006-05-10T08:10:00.000-07:00Books, books, and more books are the preferred gif...Books, books, and more books are the preferred gifts for my mom. No cookbooks, though. She wants novels -- science fiction, fantasy, mystery, romance, etc. Fortunately, most of my friends are authors, so it's easy for me to get copies autographed for an even more special gift. She's retired, and reading is how she spends much of her time, so the more books, the better.<BR/><BR/>And then she usually shares the ones I give her as gifts with me when she's through with them. :-)Shanna Swendsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558317020951521656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1147195407407242022006-05-09T10:23:00.000-07:002006-05-09T10:23:00.000-07:00I usually give my mom the latest Mary Higgins Clar...I usually give my mom the latest Mary Higgins Clark(MNC is good about having a new book out in time for MD)-May is tricky since my mom's birthday is also in May.<BR/><BR/>I've never given her a cookbook(she's an excellant cook but not into gourmet style) but have gotten her crafting items from time to time. My best suggestion for MD shopping is find out what the lady likes and doesn't have,then search for it. Otherwise,flowers are a safe bet:)lady thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16287907577241697874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1147166127798069402006-05-09T02:15:00.000-07:002006-05-09T02:15:00.000-07:00Here, on another West Coast, in a bookstore by the...Here, on another West Coast, in a bookstore by the sea (well, over the hill and down the road) we have been experimenting with turning a $70.00 AUS dollar cookbook into the world's most expensive gift table book and it's been working for us. Silver Spoon has been running out the door and now MD is upon is we can't keep up. The other big seller is another cook book called Apples For Jam - beautiful cover-what red shoes have to do with cooking I don't know but no one seems to mind. I'd like to let you know that in Australia customers are after that same book without title or author but here it is red (you know the red one, the one that was on televsion, it has The in the title, I think.....) Greetings from the Book Trenches....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1147157374455131462006-05-08T23:49:00.000-07:002006-05-08T23:49:00.000-07:00We're not big spenders--I send handmade cards and ...We're not big spenders--I send handmade cards and photos, maybe make a donation to a good cause in the moms' names. On the receiving end, I usually just get my favorite takeout for Mother's Day dinner. (See, I'm thinking takeout like Lisa, the above commenter.) <BR/><BR/>But if there's something I'm wanting anyway, a book or CD or art supplies, I'll get it and use Mother's Day as an excuse--sometimes I'll even wrap it and let my kids hand it to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1147146787991741382006-05-08T20:53:00.000-07:002006-05-08T20:53:00.000-07:00People give me cookbooks all the time, even though...People give me cookbooks all the time, even though I don't cook. Sure, I'll stir something around in a pan for sustenance, but I haven't followed a recipe since sixth grade home ec. I consider cooking a household chore above vacuuming but below ironing. Please, people, I'd rather have a book about how to starch button-down collars than another illustrated tome about "tortes" that aren't cakes and "bisques" that aren't seafood-based. And what's with all the arugula, cilantro and raspberry coulee on everything from pork chops to tuna salad? <BR/><BR/>Next holiday, I'd prefer a nice selection of take-out menus, preferably from restaurants that don't serve tiny delicate morsels on big white plates for $36 a portion.Lisa Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16273391238820872246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1147136763378278502006-05-08T18:06:00.000-07:002006-05-08T18:06:00.000-07:00Gifts that have gone over well on MD: new tires (...Gifts that have gone over well on MD: new tires (at mom's request); a porch swing; dangly earrings and other sparkly jewelry; and, a variety of books, none of which were cookbooks. In fact, the only person I ever buy cookbooks as gifts is my brother-in-law, The Chemist.<BR/><BR/>Advice I've given to guys: unless mom/wife/sister/etc. asked for a specific cookbook, don't do it. It's as bad as giving an iron or vacuum or other household appliance unasked. If it's a gift for the wife/SO/etc., you will not be getting any until it is returned or replaced by something with a less loaded mom/homemaker message.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1147135293647558202006-05-08T17:41:00.000-07:002006-05-08T17:41:00.000-07:00My mother's favorite MD gift to date: a cordless d...My mother's favorite MD gift to date: a cordless drill. It's what she asked for, and she has put it to good use. This year, it's a new mobile phone, again because that's what she has asked for. Not having to surprise Mom makes it a lot easier for us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13002022.post-1147134429861624172006-05-08T17:27:00.000-07:002006-05-08T17:27:00.000-07:00I say a cookbook beats a leaf blower. That's what ...I say a cookbook beats a leaf blower. That's what I got one year. Oh and a shopvac another year. What does that say?Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495558736099438348noreply@blogger.com