Melissa’s Cozy Teacup

La Tea Dah over at Gracious Hospitality has been featuring some of her cook books lately. I love cook books. This has actually surprised my family because when I was single, I didn’t cook beyond opening a can of something and heating it up in the microwave. I also lived on Totino’s Pizza (nasty) and rotisserie chicken.

When I married Tech Hubby three years ago, I was given some cook books as gifts. The classic and always popular, Betty Crocker cook book, among others, but my favorite was a gift from my cousin Julie. It is The Bed and Breakfast Cook Book, by Martha W. Murphy (C) 1991, and I love it! It not only features recipes, but also interesting stories about the B&Bs and lovely photographs. (btw, my mom’s Betty Crocker CB advertised, “New with Colored Photographs” as a marketing ploy back in the day.

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Here are my cook books on the shelf in my dining room. I have several in the themes of Christmas, Tea and Chocolate. You can see where I pointed them out.

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Here’s the cover. The book has recipes from, beverages, to grits and sausage casserole. La Tea Dah is so good having vegan and gluten free cook books, while mine all center around butter, sugar and flour, mostly, with of course some tea thrown into wash it all down.

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Having ladies over and need something quick and tasty? Try a tea bread recipe.

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Need to plan an Afternoon Tea? It’s in here. Several pages of tasty sandwiches and quick breads.

Tomorrow, for Tea Tuesday, I’ll take you browsing through one of my tea books. Wednesday, will be chocolate cook book day. yes, entire cook books dedicated to the most perfect food in the world!

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