101 Cookbooks Cookbook junkies may toast Heidi Swanson for her revelation that "when you own over 100 cookbooks, it is time to stop buying and start cooking." Unlike many fellow collectors addicted solely to armchair exploration, Swanson one day decided to delve into her library by actually making the recipes. Then she whipped up 101 Cookbooks to discuss the results. Her observations are fun and filled with personal insights, humorous tales, and ah-ha! moments. Recipes like the killer-charmer Animal Crackers, Thousand Layer Lasagne, and a genre of recipes she dubs "gateways" make up for this vegetarian cooker-blogger's lack of meaty dishes. A lesson from the site: Cookbook readers, get thee to your kitchens! And non-cooks? Thumb through the recipes from Swanson's collection—they just might start the pin rolling. (in Food and Drink Blogs)
