I am a voracious reader. As a child I read tons of books, mostly fantasy, sci-fi, and Choose-Your-Own-Adventure novels. As I got older, my tastes changed to speculative fiction, non-fiction and the classics. Now I typically have three to four books of all types on my nightstand at any given time. Usually at least one of those books is a cookbook.

I've always loved reading cookbooks. Early in my life I remember stumbling across a chinese cookbook that came with an electric wok purchased by my parents. I read the thing cover to cover. Then my parents brought back an historical cookbook from Williamsburg, Virginia. I've read that book at least 10 times. I've read everything from the skinniest pamphlet on immersion blender recipes to The CIA's "The Professional Chef", which clocks in at over a thousand pages! Currently I have three cookbooks on my nightstand: Alton Brown's "Good Eats: The Early Years", Fergus Henderson's masterpiece "The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating", and Valerie Hart's "The Bounty of Central Florida", a wonderful Christmas gift that has opened my eyes further to the foods found in my immediate surroundings.

I'm looking for more gifts like that! Do you have a cookbook you've been dying to show off? Are you a writer/publisher who wants to get people talking about your new collection of recipes or research of historic cuisine? Have you written about a new take on crock pot cooking or Shake 'N' Bake that you are eager to share with the world? Does your church or organization put out a spiral-bound cookbook full of hidden gems and family secrets? Send them to me! I'll read it cover to cover and try out a few recipes, posting my results and review at http://food.winewhoreblog.com for all to see and read.

Friends! Foodies! Culinarians! Send me your cookbooks! For address and info email me at lefoodwhore@winewhoreblog.com .

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