The Cookbook Junkies

 

The celebration continues! Throughout the month of March – I’ll be posting giveaways to celebrate exceeding 25,000 members in The Cookbook Junkies!

Today’s giveaway is Italian themed. One winner will receive a set of all four books, a second winner will receive a copy of My Kitchen In Rome and Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking (as I have two copies of each of these titles).

First up – Pasta by Antonio Carluccio is a beautiful title covering what else — all things pasta. Stunning photographs detail the shaping of a variety of pasta shapes. And countless recipes for pasta and sauce combinations such as Large Penne Pasta with Celery Root Sauce, Spelt Spaghetti with Sausage Sauce and Macaroni with a Sauce of Asparagus, Onions, Peas and Fava Beans. It is truly every pasta lover’s dream cookbook.

My Kitchen in Rome by Rachel Roddy was originally published as Five Quarters and is a lovely cookbook chronicling a year in Rachel’s small kitchen in Rome. This title is a cookbook that reads like a novel and is teeming with delicious recipes – Rice Croquettes Filled with Mozzarella, Deep-fried Artichokes and Sweet Yeasted Buns are a few examples. A perfect book to curl up with and dream of Rome – and then to turn to time and again to experience a taste of Rome.

Recently, I picked up extra copies of Marcella Hazan’s Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, which is truly a classic, and The Pizza Bible, a recent title devoted to pizza (of course) that will become a classic to add to this selection.

 

Random Number Generator picked #64 Jessica for the first set – and #30 Marcia for the two book set.

GIVEAWAY:  For a chance to win this set (or second prize winner a copy of My Kitchen in Rome and Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking) – leave a comment here telling me what your favorite Italian cookbook is. For a second chance, please share this post and leave a second comment telling me so. The giveaway is open to U.S. addresses only. A random winner will be chosen on April 3rd! Good luck.

Special thanks to the publishers who supplied me with copies of Pasta and My Kitchen in Rome.

 

 

My son is an egg lover and when he saw Egg by Blanche Vaughan on our kitchen table – he grabbed it and said he had to review it. The subject matter and the cute cover caught his attention. He has since informed me that he wants me to make all the recipes. Easily done. (I’m making the Honey Madeleines tonight for him – one down, 89 to go). Update: I made the Honey Madeleines — and they taste incredible but I screwed up – I read the directions incorrectly – I read 1 cup of butter instead of 1 stick. I was so hoping to post a beautiful photo — but I will make them again later this week – they are super buttery and tasty but not photogenic. Update: Friday morning I made the Honey Madeleines again and they are so delicious! I added a little glaze to them because here in Colorado everything dries out quickly…the glaze will keep them fresher a while longer.

Egg contains 90 recipes featuring the versatile egg in savory and sweet preparations. Blanche Vaughan, the author, is a food writer and chef who trained at the River Cafe and has worked at Moro and St. John. Stunning photos accompany many of the recipes which are organized by Basics, Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks, Supper, Desserts, Sauces and Drinks.

Rich Pasta Dough, Brioche, Apple Dragons (a fried cake a derivative of Welsh cakes), Marble Genoise, Baked Sweet Fluffy Omelette with Jam, Toad in the Hole, and Squash Gnocchi are a few examples of the recipes included in this title.

This title is not only for the egg lover but the food lover in all of us. The dishes are varied and unique and we know Vaughan has the culinary chops given her impressive background.

Thanks to Harper Collins for sharing this gorgeous recipe for Breton Galettes with Ham, Cheese, and Fried Egg. The recipe can be downloaded by clicking the link.

Random Number Generator picked #41 (Tina W) and #44 (Allison C.) congratulations!

Now for the giveaway! Harper Collins is giving away a copy of this title to two lucky readers! To enter please leave a comment on this post by March 15th telling me about your favorite egg dish. The giveaway is open to US addresses only. Random Number Generator will choose the winners after the 15th. Good luck.

Special thanks to Harper Collins for the review copy and sponsoring this giveaway. Sharing this post is appreciated.

Big News! We are at 25,000 members and growing in The Cookbook Junkies! I’ll have a special giveaway to post toward the end of March and will have a few new cookbook giveaways to share in the next week but today I have something else to share.

One of the things I love to do is hit the thrift stores and I always check the cookbook selection. I pick up copies of what I feel are great titles for friends, but over the last month, I’ve been collecting copies of some of my favorites that I’ve been lucky enough to find extras of – or were given an opportunity to receive from a friend who was giving them away (thanks Nancy for three titles!)

The books are as follows: Nancy Silverton’s Sandwich Book, Hello, Cupcake!, Mexico One Plate at a Time, Icebox Pies, Dessert Circus, Heart of the Artichoke, The Cake Bible, Chocolate, Home Baking, Buvette, Chocolate Cake and Whimsical Bake Shop. The links will take you to descriptions of the books. It’s almost 25 pounds of books! Well, almost.

The giveaway will be a bit different – if you are the winner – and there are titles you already have – you  may choose to gift them to a local friend of yours – or you may tell me you already have The Cake Bible – so pick another winner for that title. Your choice.

Random Number Generator picked #40 Jennifer Essad.

GIVEAWAY:  The giveaway is open to U.S. Addresses only as I’ll be mailing this heavy box (media mail). To enter leave a comment telling me what your all-time favorite cookbook is. A random winner will be chosen on March 15th. Good luck! Shares are not required, but appreciated.

Thanks for your support and love of cookbooks!