At last count I have around 300 cookbooks but use a small percentage of them on a regular basis, often forgetting to cook from those that served me so well in the past such as my collection of Bobby Flay or Jamie Oliver cookbooks. New cookbooks that I’ve acquired gain my attention and preference instead. But when I tire of these I return to the collection and find dishes that I never made before or overlooked. Recent re-discoveries have included “The Three Star Recipes of Alain Senderens” (veal cutlets with lime and ginger cream); “The Best from Helen Corbett’s Kitchen” (stuffed pork chops) or, among others, “Bakewise” by Shirley Corriher (touch of grace buttermilk biscuits).
A re-discovered recipe for lemon pound cake found in the Grand Central Cookbook by Portland, Oregon cookbook writer and bakery owner Piper Davis and Ellen Jackson
