Last two cookbooks to give away!

September 29, 2011

Though I will be glad to take a break from writing giveaway posts, it has been fun to announce winners and hear from folks excited about receiving their loot.

Speaking of loot, the winner of the Green Mountain Coffee giveaway was commenter #21, Valerie. Valerie has already been notified.

The winner of the baby giveaway is commenter #52 Amber S. Send me your address and tell me if you want the girl or the boy diaper cover (from froggygirl designs), and I will head those goodies your direction!

Tomorrow I will be telling you about prizes for the September fitness challenge– how’ve you all been doing??? But today I have two more cookbooks to give away.

The first is the Entenmann’s Big Book of Baking. The first part of the book consists of ‘almost-homemade’ recipes — recipes that call for store-bought Entenmann’s goodies as some of the main ingredients. I don’t typically go for that type of cooking– in fact, if you’ve read my cookbook, you know I am much more likely to be interested in recipes that call for very simple ingredients. So as I thumbed through the early part of this book, I was beginning to doubt I’d like it.

But once past the ‘Almost-Homemade’ chapter, I found myself squarely in my cookbook happy zone: real do-able recipes and yummy-looking pictures that had me ready to head for the kitchen. Confession: thanks to all these September giveaways I am in cookbook-overload right now and haven’t actually tried any of these recipes. But two I have bookmarked are the Chocolate Chiffon Tart and the Banana Cranberry Loaf Cake.

The second cookbook I’m giving away today is Mexican Made Easy by Marcella Valladolid. This cookbook features quick recipes using lots of simple ingredients. Side note– somehow in becoming a photographer I have become a food-photography snob and get sooo turned off by less-than-lovely photography in cookbooks. No worries here: the photos are gorgeous. Recipes I am looking forward to trying include:

Chicken Flautas– they look so easy!
Yukon Potato, Poblano and Corn Gratin
Mexican Chocolate Bread Pudding– yum!

If you’d like to win one of these cookbooks, comment below and tell me what you’re planning on cooking for dinner tonight! Or if you’re not cooking tonight, tell me what you had for dinner last night– I’m always up for food talk! I’ll announce two winners on Saturday.

chantel says:

September 30, 2011 at 7:35 am

We’re having oven roast with carrots and potatoes. I also have corn on the cob. My homemade spaghetti sauce last night was to-die-for!! Leftover spagetti for lunch today. Kids didn’t even notice the ground turkey, zucchini and other veggies I loaded it down with in addition to my regular recipe!

Ally says:

September 30, 2011 at 8:10 am

Tonight is “mystery bean” soup (basically, all the dried beans leftover in the cabinet) with homemade bread (with sprouts in it) from the bread machine!

Catherine says:

September 30, 2011 at 8:18 am

We’re having hotdogs for dinner – we’re very excited as we both love hotdogs and we don’t have them very often.

Jennie says:

September 30, 2011 at 8:29 am

Tonight we are having pizza for the kiddos and calzones for the Momma and Poppa. Saturday night is our pizza night, but we are going to be gone tomorrow night and we were gone last Saturday night too. I love stuffing my calzone with sauteed onions, goat cheese, mozz/provolone cheese, grilled chicken, and diced tomatoes. Yum!! In my husband’s calzone: ham, banana peppers, sauteed onions and diced tomatoes. Just pepperoni pizza for the kiddos. I’m getting hungry just thinking about it all!

Ashley H. says:

September 30, 2011 at 8:34 am

I’m making lasagna tonight.

Amy B says:

September 30, 2011 at 8:38 am

I’m making pineapple chicken and rice casserole–it has garlic, cheddar, and coconut!

Kendra says:

September 30, 2011 at 8:50 am

The kids are making burritos because we’re going out on a date with friends- yippee!

Donna C says:

September 30, 2011 at 8:55 am

I’m still not sure what I’m making for dinner tonight but we went out last night and had mexican! yum!

Chavonne says:

September 30, 2011 at 8:56 am

I plan on making chicken lasanga florentine (from your book)with peaches as dessert and last night we had lime chicken tacos (this has lime, salsa, and corn it it and add cheddar cheese and sour cream on top) with an apple to munch on afterwards.

christy says:

September 30, 2011 at 11:18 am

I am not sure I am going to cook tonight. Last night we had lemon rice with chicken and thyme (made in the rice cooker!) with a green salad.

Amy Mac says:

September 30, 2011 at 11:22 am

After the Murphy’s Law of dinner making last night and a trip to Carl’s Jr, 15 minutes before my youngest’s bedtime, we are having the meatloaf tonight, that was supposed to be for last night.

Julie says:

September 30, 2011 at 12:28 pm

I have a pot roast cooking in the slow cooker! Smells good! Last night we had Chicken cooked in red wine with Almond rice pilaf. )

Gypsie says:

September 30, 2011 at 2:13 pm

We had chicken tortilla casserole. I’d love to win the Mexican Made Easy cookbook as we love Mexican food!

Sandi says:

September 30, 2011 at 6:45 pm

I would love the Mexican cookbook! Last night was leftover chicken and mushroom stuff that you posted recently. Grandma’s Chicken or something you called it. Tonight we’re cheating and ordered a pizza since we were out late watching Courageous. I recommend it, by the way. I think you and John would enjoy it.