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Bite Me Cookbook and Gift Pack Giveaway | January 3, 2011

Bite Me Cookbook and Gift Pack Giveaway

The turning of the calendar inevitably brings New Year’s resolutions.  Whether it’s a desire to have more family time around the dinner table or just looking to trim the family budget a bit, making a resolution to eat in more often doesn’t have to mean boring, tasteless meals or long hours slaving away in the kitchen. Bite Me, a stomach-satisfying cookbook by sisters Julie Albert and Lisa Gnat, is a great way to achieve your New Year’s resolution of cooking more meals at home in 2011!

An inspired collection of food and fun, Bite Me contains … Read More »

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Sweet Potato Purée with Cider Reduction/Cookbook Giveaway | November 1, 2010

Sweet Potato Purée with Cider Reduction/Cookbook Giveaway

Sweet Potato Purée with Cider Reduction

by Chez Cherie

This recipe can go two ways—as a first course soup or as a side dish. In a pinch, you can use canned sweet potato or butternut squash purée. A can and a half should do the trick.

Ingredients:

2½ pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed

2 cups Trader Joe’s Spicy Cider

1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger

2 tablespoons butter

salt, pepper, and hot sauce

mascarpone and diced pancetta, for garnish, optional

Directions:

Place the sweet potatoes in a large saucepan, cover with water (or vegetable or chicken broth), and bring to a boil. Simmer until the potatoes are tender, 15 to 20 … Read More »

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“Waste Not, Want Not” and Make it Delicious! | February 3, 2010

“Waste Not, Want Not” and Make it Delicious!

“Waste Not, Want Not” and Make it Delicious!
By Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and Tanya Bastianich Manuali, Author of Lidia Cooks from the Heart of Italy: A Feast of 175 Regional Recipes

There is no more appropriate time than now to think about how and why we cook. Food is a way of connecting with the people who surround us. Through it, we communicate emotions like love, compassion and understanding, and there is no better opportunity to communicate with our children than at the table. It’s where we can discuss our values of life that are important to us as individuals, … Read More »

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Book Giveaway: Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites | December 10, 2009

Book Giveaway: Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites

Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites
Quick and Delicious Recipes from an Italian Kitchen
By Mary Ann Esposito

In Mary Ann Esposito’s new book, Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites, she shows home cooks how to turn just five ingredients into an easy, delicious, and economical Italian dish for the family dinner table. Mary Ann Esposito knows that the genius behind great Italian cooking is the simple philosophy of using just a few quality ingredients to create something delicious. In Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites she shows home cooks how to make that philosophy work for them so that they can save time and money without sacrificing flavor. … Read More »

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Tortine di Gianduja e Banana | December 9, 2009

Tortine di Gianduja e Banana

Tortine di Gianduja e Banana
Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Banana Tartlets
by Mary Ann Esposito,
Author of Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites: Quick and Delicious Recipes from an Italian Kitchen

Nutella, chocolate hazelnut spread, is all the rage in Italy; “Nutellaphiles” eat it by the spoonful right out of the jar. And that may be as good tasting as it gets unless you decide to make these puff pastry tartlets. Nutella, mixed with mascarpone cheese and spread on top of banana slices in ready-made puff pastry is one of the easiest desserts I know.

1 sheet prepared puff pastry
1 cup Nutella
8 ounces mascarpone cheese, at room temperature
3 … Read More »

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Holiday Cooking Simplified | December 8, 2009

Holiday Cooking Simplified

Holiday Cooking, Simplified
By Mary Ann Esposito,
Author of Ciao Italia Five-Ingredient Favorites: Quick and Delicious Recipes from an Italian Kitchen

Not to appear to be a Scrooge, but the holidays are coming faster than the next app for the iPhone and for many, the nemesis of the holidays is simply procrastination. There is just so much to juggle to make the merriest time of the year . . . merry. Gifts to buy and wrap, cards to write or email, cocktail parties to attend, trees to buy and decorate, cookies to bake, and . . .  and . . . … Read More »

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Book Giveaway: Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day | November 19, 2009

Book Giveaway: Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day

Healthy Bread in Five Minutes a Day
100 New Recipes Featuring Whole Grains, Fruits, Vegetables, and Gluten-Free Ingredients
By Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., and Zoë François
Published by Thomas Dunne Books

From the authors of the groundbreaking Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day comes a new cookbook filled with quick and easy recipes for healthy bread

Their first book was called “stupendous,” “genius,” and “the holy grail of bread making.” Now, in their much-anticipated second book, Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., and Zoë François have taken their super-fast method and adapted it for the health-conscious baker, focusing on whole grains and other healthier ingredients.

The method is still … Read More »

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Cancer Survivor Publishes Inspirational Cookbook | August 3, 2009

Cancer Survivor Publishes Inspirational Cookbook

Sally’s in the Kitchen features a variety of ethnic, plant-based, and large-volume recipes to freeze for future use, especially handy for health-conscious working people.

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