It’s my happy place. And since Nordstrom is holding their Half-Yearly Sale right now, the lucky women of the world have swarmed upon my favorite place on the planet to take part in a wonderland of sales.

It’s the happiest time of the year… made even happier for this food blogger because as Amanda and I were ordering our comfort food at the Cafe, I noticed that a new Nordstrom cookbook came out just two days ago. It’s called Nordstrom’s Entertaining at Home Cookbook: Delicious Recipes for Memorable Gatherings.

Here are some of the recipes that have already caught my eye during a preliminary persual:

• Tomato and Goat Cheese Crepes
• Chicken Yakisoba Salad
• Chilean Sea Bass with Wild Mushrooms on Three-Cheese Polenta
• Parmesan-Scalloped Potato Gratin
• Sinful Chocolate Torte

I already have the Cafe’s previous cookbook, Friends and Family, which I must admit I haven’t yet cooked from. I have a little problem that I know I share with many of you - I buy a lot of cookbooks and I often don’t cook very much from them. I feel compelled to own all of these cookbooks. But, I need to get motivated and utilize this wealth of resources that I just “had to have.” What is the deal with this cookbook problem so many of us seem to have?

Anyway, I’d love to point you to a place where you could further check out or purchase these Nordstrom cookbooks online, but I couldn’t find them anywhere. I feel that the name Nordstrom is synonymous with quality. I bought both of these cookbooks sight-unseen. If I ever cook from them, you’ll be the first to know!

But until then, get your ass to the Half-Yearly Sale!