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    Tastiest Book Recipes

    After many years of collecting many cookbooks (see some of my favorites here), I'm committing to cook my way through my collection. Every cookbook gets (a minimum of) three chances; those that don't inspire trust or spark joy when eating get donated.

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    Check out the most recently published recipes, cookbook thoughts, and crowdsourcing idea posts.

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    Cozy recipes to make as the weather turns chilly and turning on the oven for hours at a time becomes feasible.

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    Desert Island Recipes

    My tried and true recipes - the ones I'm still making on repeat.

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    Recipes I've recently updated - likely because I've recently remade them or re-photographed them!

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    About Kat

    I've always loved baking (and cooking). I started this blog as a way to force myself to cook my way through my many cookbooks and keep only those with the tastiest recipes.

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