![]() ![]() I also look for good stories because I’ll read a cookbook like it’s a work of literature, a recipe as if it is a poem. The “right” recipe is the one that most resembles mine, naturally. I judge every Southern cookbook by two things – its gumbo recipe and its biscuit recipe. Read more: Southern foods everyone should try more than once ![]() In her beautiful Spanish-accent she said, “I’m looking for a book where paella is made the right way, just like you would look for a book where gumbo is made the right way.” Understood, my sister, understood. I finally asked her what she was looking for and not finding. As we browsed, I noticed that Laura would pick up a cookbook, flip to a certain page, then shake her head (I think I also detected several eye rolls), and put the book back on the shelf with a dismissive sniff. Laura and I went to the bookstore to find the perfect example of Spanish cooking. I wanted to bring home a cookbook as a souvenir because I think you can learn a lot about a place and its people from what they eat and because I am an avid cookbook collector. A few years ago I was in Spain visiting my friend Laura, who is from Valencia. ![]()
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