In these modern times let us not forget the library! Even though the digital era has swept us from our feet, the beauty of the library still fulfills my need of endless possibility. Not all of us have the money or space to house a wall or two of cookbooks, and others might generally realize the wastefulness of cookbooks. Except for those few strangely popular home cooks that make it their destiny to prepare every recipe in a given book, most of us mortals explore initially and then stick with our favorites. I do make the effort to try new recipes, but for the most part I always like to find new sources of greater creativity.
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