Ellin Palmer is selling titles from her collection of classic cookbooks at the Mar Vista farmers market, often at discount prices.
With more than 600 titles in her inventory, Ellin Palmer’s cookbook collection is a time capsule of sorts, representing some of the key volumes of the last 60 years.
When her interest in cooking was piqued after marrying in 1961, Palmer, now 82, imagined one day owning a bookstore. She would sell antique salt and pepper shakers, and everyone would sit on the sofa and read. “I started to collect cookbooks en masse and booked myself out of existence,” said Palmer. “Now I’m ready to get my living room back.”There are other reasons for selling the collection. In 2013, Palmer’s older son, Adam, was living with her former husband, who had cancer.
“I had a husband who said to me, ‘If you don’t know how to cook, I’ll divorce you.’ And he meant it!” said Palmer. “For him, cooking was an act of love, so if I loved him, I’d learn to cook. We divorced, but I came to agree with that. Feeding people, nourishing people, having them enjoy the fruits of your labor — these things are a beautiful gift. It has governed my life for many years.”
“Served With a Flourish” by Simon Lycett teaches the home cook a few things about restaurant-worthy presentation: perfectly mottled marzipan pears, sugared rose petals, an open-faced ham sandwich shaped like a pig. If you have ever wondered how to make a beehive from vanilla sponge cake, “Best-Ever Cake Decorating” gives detailed instructions, along with recipes for a powder-blue cake called Bluebird Bon Voyage and a surprising vegan chocolate gateau.
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