Lost
Blue paperback cookbook with orange tabs
Bakersfield
Lost
listing
Posted
4 months
ago
Description
I lost my blue paperback cookbook with orange highlighter tabs yesterday around 3pm outside the Starbucks on Stockdale Highway by Valley Plaza Mall in Bakersfield. It's a paperback with a few dog-eared pages and a coffee stain across the back cover. The inside front cover has a handwritten note from my grandmother about lemon chicken, and I kept a couple of recipes tucked in the margins. It means a lot to me—it's the go-to guide for family dinners and a gift from her, so I’d really appreciate it if anyone found it and could return it to me.
Approximate last-seen location
Bakersfield
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