| I've always been a big fan of "marginalia"—the scribbles and notes penned alongside the text in the white space of books that serve as tiny glimpses into the thoughts of the person who, prior to yourself, happened to be reading along. This is particularly true for cookbooks, where recipe additions or deletions, family culinary instructions (Uncle Levon refuses to eat this dish!) and hastily noted memories filling up every nook and cranny around each recipe makes cooking feel so much more alive and teeming with not only measurements and baking times, but stories. Read more... |
