my father's daughter

We went to the closing out sale of Borders yesterday. It was a bittersweet moment. Though I'm happy to browse through books at cheaper price, I was also melancholic over the fact that another bookstore is folding up. I love books and bookstores are my sanctuary. I decided not to buy any novels as I can buy those through my Nook. I went straight to the cook books section to look for the two books in my wishlist: any barefoot contessa book, and Gwyneth Paltrow's book. I lucked out on the first (totally bummed) and got lucky on the latter.

A few pages into the book so far and it's been a heartwarming read. I can't wait to try all those healthy recipes!

Moleskine

I'm loving my new Moleskine recipe journal. It is divided into categories like appetizer, main course, desert, cocktails etc. In each page, you can write how much servings each recipe yields and how many persons it can serve. You can also take note of the calorie intake. The first few pages contain conversions and measurement units. It also shows what food you can store throughout the year depending on which continent you live. The last half of the book are blank pages which gives the writer more freedom on what to write. The book also has a flap that contains extra labels for the blank pages. It's time for me to take cooking to another level!