So, I’ve now been up to Boone, NC, several times now to help get our oldest, Duncan, moved into his room up at App State. These were all very quick trips, up and down stairs….in and out. Not much in the way of exploring or hanging out.
This last trip was completely different: a social trip to meet up with Dunc and meet his new lady.
Thankfully, it was not a gameday but it was during the peak leaf-viewing weekend so there was definitely a large crowd walking around. And it seemed like we all wanted to eat at the same time at the same place: Lost Province Brewing Co.
After lunch we all jumped in my car and visited the nearest thrift store: Ram’s Rack. And, of course, you know what I did….
There were a ton of cookbooks! I took my time and wanted to concentrate on quality, not necessarily quantity.
I settled on only two:
Cooking with the Two Fat Ladies (Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson) and Cooking with Too Hot Tamales (Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger with Helene Siegel). Hmmm….it’s just now hitting me that both had “Cooking with” and were by a team of two cooks. Interesting…..and the Too Hot Tamales cookbook was wrapped in a thick plastic cover like you’d find in a library.
Dunc and Claire walked over and joked that I had found the cookbook section. And then I showed this this….
Too Hot Tamale Autographs!!!
Nice finds! Plus, I found three serving pieces from my wedding china and two Tom Clark Christmas gnomes. This thrift store is magical!