Another giveaway my friends!
Jamie Oliver’s Comfort Food – The Ultimate Weekend Cookbook is a beautiful book chock full of you guessed, comfort food. I do believe Mr. Oliver has hit upon almost every ethnic cuisine in this title. Pho, pierogies, pasta dough, curries, satay and schnitzel – oh my! It really is a nice book and I have pulled my copy to try some recipes soon. So many recipes … so little time.
Gjelina is a title I covered at TasteBook and you can read all about it here.
A friend sent me these two titles and I already have them so being the generous, wonderful person that I am, I want to give this set to one of you! The giveaway is open to U.S. addresses only. You may enter daily – but for the first entry – I would like you to check out my review on Gjelina and leave a comment telling me something from that post. A random winner will be chosen on August 10th. Good luck.
Random Number Generator picked #30 Allison L.
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I read the review and like that you specified that there are a lot of ingredients but that the recipes are homey with a restaurant style upgrade. I have had Gjelina on my wish list for a while!
Condiments and pickles? I need this for garden production! Also love everything this man does. My kind of rustic food.
If you recommend the gratin, it’s a must try for me. My son ate at the restaurant and loved it. I’m a big fan of Jamie’s recipes.
Having eaten there and at Gjusta in Venice Beach, I would love to be able to recreate some of the delicious food. Your comment that the cookbook features comforting recipes with a sophisticated twist is intriguing and perfectly desribes the food. Since a lot of restaurant receipes can be intimidating, I appreciate that you go on to say that the recipes are clearly laid out and fairly simple to recreate even if they do call for some unusual ingredients or techniques that may at first be unfamiliar.
I like that there is awhile chapter on condiments and that it isn’t strictly vegetarian.
Jenny, I love that there is a section in your review of what intimidated us. It’s inspiring to know that others can feel shy about jumping into new ideas like I would. I also like the California use of fresh produce such as artichokes.
I love Jamie Oliver and I love that “Gjelina” has an entire chapter devoted to condiments and pickles!
I would like to see what condiments he uses. I would like to expand to my collection. 🙂
A well stock pantry of condiment items will help you make some of these lovely recipes in this book.
I totally agree with what you said about condiments: “A lot of flavor can be added quickly and without a great deal of fuss by making sure your pantry has plenty of “herb-laced, vinegar-spiked, spicy, sour, and sweet salsas, pestos, aiolis, and herb emulsions.” I have *saved* many a dull meal with a pickle or little impromptu salsa. Would LOVE to win! I live in So Cal and have not yet been to Gjelina. Must remedy that.
That Roasted Yams with Honey from Gjelina is a strong possibility for Thanksgiving this year.
The roasted artichokes and roasted yams sound wonderful! But I liked this line best: “…showcasing earthy, delicious food that’s not fussy”. Sounds like my kind of book!
My cooking is headed more towards vegetables and grains. Gjelina sounds so appealing. Thx!
Roasted Yams with honey, espeletteand lime yoghurt! I have Pimenton de Espelette in my pantry right now. Lately I have realized I like baking the yams over sweet potato as the skin seems thinner, peels right off. I would be eager to try this recipe
I’m excited to see that there is a great variety of interesting recipes for condiments and pickles, as I am working on a series of blog posts myself for different types of charcuterie boards and tapas-style meals that can be adapted to any vegetable, season, etc.
I look forward to hopefully having a chance to experiment with the recipes in this section of the book – long ingredients lists don’t scare me!
Thank you for the comprehensive review, Jenny!
I enjoyed your review. I live in Santa Barbara, which is not too unlike Venice, and have been wanting this cookbook. I like it that it showcases the ingredients used in the region, in un-fussy ways.
I certainly would enjoy looking through the photographs in Gjelina. It does look intimidating to me. But glad to hear that it is a cookbook that everyone can approach.
Roasted yams with honey! Why is it so hot right now?! I want that for dinner
At first I felt intimidated by your discussion of the lengthy ingredient lists on some of the recipes, and I wonder if it also has a higher difficulty level than I’m used to. Then I realized that I am a good enough cook to handle all of that, and that makes me want these books even more. Jaimie Oliver is one of my favorites because of his early, early shows and books, and then his later efforts to make good food healthy.
The condiments and pickles chapter inspires me too. I have gotten this twice from the library
175 photographs?! Yes please!
The condiments and pickles section of gjelina sounds particularly enticing.
For the first time in over 20 years we actually have a real garden and I have a fabulous start on my dream herb garden so the chapter on preserving and condiments has my curiosity peaked.
I love Jamie Oliver from the Naked Chef to the chef and person he has become, I would love to have this cookbook.
I especially loved this: earthy, delicious food that’s not fussy. I’m all about that AND that amazing photo of the gratin. Thank you!
I love this cover!
Pickling things has become my new hobby . Obsessed .
Wholesome grain- and vegetable-based dishes are the cornerstone of this book.
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Jamie Oliver is super cute and he can cook, is he maybe the perfect man ;-)?
I enjoy Jamie Oliver so much!
That gjelina cover makes me want to go to the beach!
Yum!!
Both books sound great!
I just read my first cookbook review! I appreciated the honesty and excitement you provided regarding Gjelina. I’m looking forward to paging through the book and using it as a reason to try new ingredients and give a go at pickling!
Would love both of these books!
I’ve made room just in case.
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These look like great books!
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I think the recipe for Potato, Leek and Chard Gratin with Taleggio that you included with the review was a good way to persuade people to check out the book. Certainly sounds worth the effort to make this elevated version of scalloped potatoes. And a chapter on pickles seems an added bonus.
I would love to have these books.
Two great looking cookbooks!
A book about comfort food that encompasses pho and pierogies sounds fascinating….
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Oliver is adorable, and Gjelina is now on my list since your review mentioned some dishes I can’t shake from my mind, like anchovies with crispy shallots.
Yes, yes a thousand times, yes.
I just received my copy of Pure Food by Kurt Beecher Dommeier and I have to say I’m a bit disappointed with it. It has recipes within recipes, and beats you over the head with the mantra that you need to avoid all additives at all times. It gets a bit tiring to read, quite honestly.
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“homey meals with a restaurant-quality upgrade” is a cookbook must have !
I don’t mind that some recipes may take time ,
just make them on the weekend so you can relax and enjoy the delicous reward that awaits you 🙂
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I like your reference to the chapter entitled condiments and pickles and how a lot of flavor can be added to dishes by adding condiments. I love to have these titles. Thanks for the giveaway.
Hi there!
I learned that Gjelina is a cookbook from a restaurant.
Happy Monday night!
Love to find out what kind of condiments Jamie Oliver has in his kitchen 🙂
Venice California is a fun place to visit…and I like Jamie Oliver and his message about food.
One more day!
Anchovy and Crispy shallots sounds a like a recipe my honey would love.
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