I finally got it!!!!! My very own Time Life "Foods of the World" collection!!! Ok for those wondering yes I have gone mad because this very hard to find cookbooks are a true treasure. 27 countries 54 cookbooks total! This was a collection from the late 60's to the early 70's from the long gone 'time life' publishers. The collection was never sold in stores and was only available to subscribers. All of the above makes it very hard to find...a true cookbook collectors joy! A true treasure even though it is old it contains and depicts world cuisines with such detail!

1. American Cooking
2. American Cooking: Creole & Acadican
3. American Cooking: The Eastern Heartland
4. American Cooking: The Great West
5. American Cooking: The Melting Pot
6. American Cooking:New England
7. American Cooking: The Northwest
8. American Cooking: Southern Style
9. The Cooking of the British Isles
10. The Cooking of the Caribbean Islands
11. The Cooking of China
12. The Cooking of Germany
13. The Cooking of India
14. The Cooking of Italy
15. The Cooking of Japan
16. The Cooking of Provincial France
17. The Cooking of Scandinavia
18. The Cooking of Spain & Portugal
19. The Cooking of Vienna 's Empire
20. African Cooking
21. Classic French Cooking
22. Russian Cooking
23. Latin American Cooking
24. Middle Eastern Cooking
25. Pacific & Southeast Asian Cooking
26. A Quintet of Cuisines
27. Wines and Spirits

YES!!!! we got a Belgian Waffle Maker!!! for thanksgiving!!! LOL ok it was at a great after thanksgiving price so we couldn't say no LOL it is WONDERFUL!!!! it makes a waffle like in 3 minutes!!!! and they come out so nice with a crunchy exterior and a moist donut like interior!!!

I am thankful for a very very blesses year. / Here is our HUGE! turkey which was a pain to handle in and out of the oven, not to mention the work it took prep it.

Hungry? LOL here is Fred Flinstone's plate!

"Wild Mushroom Soup" The picture doesn't do justice to this wonderful creamy-licious soup.

BEST SALAD EVER!!!!

DELICIOUS and fresh Ahhhh! what can I say so so many flavors at play here and they al marry so well!!! LOL The sallad is some Romain lettuce mixxed with bibb lettuce then comes: Bacon, avocado, pomegrante,granny smith apples, tangerine and ruby grapefruit slices. And to top it some Sour cream - yogurt dressing with a hint of curry!!!! MMM Magnificent!!!! First time ever I wanted seconds on a salad!!!!

Gravy, the real thing no envelope mixes here! LOL :) and the wonderful canned Cranberry Jelly sorry the can for this one is always better.... Look forward to it every year! LOL :)

"Gratin Dauphinoise" This petit homage to Julia Child. I tried there her first recipe on public TV for the 60's show "The French Chef" which BTW is availiable on DVD through Netflix! VIVA! Julia Child

Corn bread, Chestnut and Sausage Dressing MMM super!!

French green beans with scallions with lemon zest + almonds.

'Tarte Tatin' this french classic ended our thanksgiving meal. It was d-e-l-i-c-i-o-u-s! The caramel infused the apples with so so much flavor and it was quick to make.

Whole wheat pecan bread my mother made.