Thought you might enjoy it.

As the next generation, I cherish this cookbook. Once during the cold days of February, I craved my mother’s goulash so bad it almost brought tears to my eyes. Luckily, I had the cookbook and was quick to make the comfort food that helped me pass a blustery winter evening. Of course the recipe wasn’t made for one, so it basically helped me pass a blustery winter week.

Until that evening, the cookbook had been a nice family heirloom of sorts. Now, I look through it for ideas on easy stuff to cook when I have a free evening or need to take a dish somewhere.

The words of culinary wisdom found inside cannot be surpassed: “Gravy is NOT a beverage!”

The book tells a fun story about family members I see often and some I’ve never met.

Here’s a nice link to a homemade family cookbook. “Thimbleanna” is making it with her sisters.

I really like the design. We might have to cook up a template with a similar theme for our software.

This week’s recipe contest is all about making yourself un-kissable. Yes, it’s the most noxious ingredient of anyone not eating it: garlic.

In the Comments section, post your favorite garlic recipe involving a scandalous overdose of garlic. Style points will be given for garlic recipe character, garlic recipe zest, garlic recipe pep and overall ability to turn every pore in your body into a garlic recipe superfund site. Bonus points for the breath mint used to finally kill off the worst of the stink.

On Monday, April 28, 2008, we’ll pick the winner (loser?), announce it here, and fire off a check for a $50.00 prize to the winning garlic masochist.

Fine print: The Cookbook People assume any recipe submitted is the property of the owner. The Cookbook People also assumes authorization from recipe owner to include the recipe in future editions of Matilda’s Fantastic Cookbook Software.