I personally enjoy cooking and baking from scratch. First, it is very therapuetic for me and it gives me a sense of accomplishment. Second, it helps me to avoid preservatives and food additives to the food we eat. My favorite cookbooks for my culinary creations are "Whole Foods for the Whole Family" published by the Le Leche League. The version I purchased more than a decade ago had a glue binding. After many years of use, my copy is now in several pieces. Recently, I went to the website for Le Leche League to see if it was possible to purchase one for a friend. To my delight, they now publish the cookbook in a wire bound form. Of course, I had to purchase one for myself as well. The second cookbook that I love was purchased at an antique store. It is a series written by Meta Given. Currently, I own three editions of it. The earliest edition was published in the 1940s. Many of the items in the recipes you can still find just that they are now called something else. Both of these books are extensively used in my kitchen.
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