I shared a photo of this notebook on Instagram recently and a lot of people seemed to love it. I realized it’s quite unusual for me to show off a notebook that is this beat-up and battered! Most of my notebooks are pocket size journals and sketchbooks. I tend to go through them fairly fast, … Continue reading My Messy Cooking Notebook
Neat article about the original Bigelow pharmacy store in NYC. They have a collection of artifacts which includes old notebooks of recipes for medicines! Established in 1838 by Dr. Galen Hunter, the store was originally called the Village Apothecary Shoppe. In 1880, Clarence Otis Bigelow purchased it and renamed it after himself, moving it 22 … Continue reading A Notebook from the C.O. Bigelow Apothecary
I noticed this in the Wall Street Journal recently: Rachel Ray says “the most important things in my life are my notebooks.” She uses composition books to record recipes and ideas.
Chefs can have some pretty interesting notebooks. This one belongs to Nick Wuest, who is a Pastry Arts student at the International Culinary Center. The first few lines of this recipe already had me salivating… And here’s his results! Yum. You can get the full recipe here: Play with your food: Brown Sugar Caramel-Cinnamon Ice … Continue reading A Very Yummy Notebook Page
It’s always interesting to read about how others use notebooks– everyone’s system is different! Here’s someone who’s found an inexpensive method that works for her: Searching for the perfect day planner has always been a difficult task for me. I have spent so much money on planners of every sort and size trying to find … Continue reading His Heart, My Desire: My Spiral Notebook System