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I have a bit of an addiction to cookbooks. It’s really quite a problem. My collection has officially outgrown the storage cabinet in the kitchen, so they’ve recently worked their way to my office and into their own shelving unit. Like many food lovers, I devour the pages of cookbooks and food related magazines more so than novels.
If I am really geeked about a cookbook, I’ll preorder it on Amazon, so it arrives on my doorstep pretty much on the day of its release. That was exactly what I did for Alice Currah’s debut cookbook, Savory Sweet Life, which hit store shelves on June 5th. I get really excited when fellow food bloggers secure book deals and it’s pretty fantastic to see their recipes, stories and photos transform from the web into tangible pages.
I met Alice a couple of years ago at BlogHer Food in San Francisco and she quickly became one of my absolute favorite sites to read. Her genuine approach to food and life allows her to connect with her readers in a truly special way. After you read just a few pages, you’ll feel right at home in Alice’s kitchen as she expertly guides you through each of her recipes.
Alice’s book, Savory Sweet Life is full of 100 delicious and beautifully photographed recipes that are perfectly divided into family occasions. Whether you’re looking for a menu for a birthday celebration, a lunch with friends, or scrumptious snacks for family game night – Alice has you covered with her simple and creative recipes that are sure to create meaningful memories.
From the moment I first flipped through the book, her recipe for chocolate chip cookies immediately caught my attention. Alice dubbed this recipe “The Best Chocolate Chip Cookies Ever”, and I must say, they are quite incredible – in fact, I made them twice within two days. Her use of dark brown sugar creates a deep, rich flavor that pairs perfectly with the crispy bottoms and soft, chewy centers. There is really no question why this recipe became one of the most viewed recipes on Alice’s blog.
You can find Alice through her blog, Savory Sweet Life and also through Facebook and Twitter.
Because I think Alice’s cookbook, Savory Sweet Life is incredibly lovely, I want to give 3 MBA readers a chance to win a copy of their very own.
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HOW DO YOU WIN?
Simply leave a comment within this post telling me about your favorite food memory.
IMPORTANT DETAILS:
-This giveaway is open to USA residents only and will run until Monday, June 25th, 2012 at 11:59 pm EST.
-Winner(s) will be generated via a random number generator software program. Winner will be notified via the contact email provided on the comment contact form.
-Winner(s) will have until 6/29/12 to claim their Savory Sweet Life cookbook or we will choose another winner.
-Books will be shipped by My Baking Addiction through Amazon.
-Links within this post are generated though My Baking Addiction’s Amazon affiliate program.
-No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. Must be 18 years of age to enter. See Official Giveaway Rules
DISCLOSURE:
This giveaway is provided to you by My Baking Addiction.
All images provided by Alice Currah
Savory Sweet Life's Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 cups firmly packed dark brown sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon sea salt
2 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 360°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. Using a hand or stand mixer, cream the butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar together on medium-high speed for 3 minutes, until nice and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one ay a time, then add the vanilla, and mix for 2 minutes. Reduce the mixer speed to mediium-low and add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. When the cookie dough has absorbed the dry ingredients, stir in the chocolate chips and mix until they are well distributed.
3. Drop 2 tablespoons of dough (or use a medium cookie scoop) onto the cookie sheet for each cookie, spacing them 2 inches apart. Bake for 15 minutes, or until the edges are nice and golden brown. Remove the cookie sheet from the oven and allow the cookies to cool for 2 minutes. Then slide the parchment paper, with the cookies still on top, onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes:
- Kosher salt can be substituted for the sea salt.
Source: Savory Sweet Life Cookbook
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My Grandma’s Chicken and Noodles. She made the Homemade Noodles, and she raised the Chickens she prepared for the pot (the prep of that Chicken is another story…kinda’ gross!). I have spent years trying to duplicate the delicious taste.
Thanks for the chance of winning Alice’s beautiful cookbook.
pancakes and bacon on saturday mornings!
My favorite food memory is from when I was growing up. We were southern transplants living up in way north in PA. My friends all wanted to spend the night on the weekends because my mom would make biscuits and sausage gravy every Saturday morning- they didn’t know about sausage gravy apparently but they loved it. They also didn’t know about cornbread dressing- so my friends always stopped by on Thanksgiving also!
My favorite food memory would be our family sugar cookie decorating time at Christmas. We all get together and everyone decorates cookies. Its so much fun to hang out together and to see all the fun things we come up with.
fave food memory is without a doubt homemade mac and cheese! :)
Teaching my young little friends on how to crack an egg to make scrambled or sunny-side-up eggs :)
My favorite food memory is of my Mom teaching my best friend and I how to make breaded chicken when we were younger. It took us some time to find and make the mix we wanted to bread it with, and a lot of it found its way onto each others faces in the process. Flour fights in the kitchen are always fun, and the chicken ended up being pretty good too.
Making homemade peach ice cream every summer!
Making chocolate cake with the best chocolate frosting ever with my grandma.
My favorite food memory has turned into a family cookbook. My Grandmother used to pierce and broil an eggplant until it was fully cooked, scrape out the insides, and chop them with a little oil, salt and pepper. Then she would spread it on a slice of white bread, top it with sliced hard boiled eggs, and a slice of cheese-then place it under the broiler for a few minutes to melt the cheese. This is what she would call “A Meal in Itself”, for obvious reasons, because it was very filling. I have since compiled all of our favorite family recipes into a cookbook for my grown daughters, and have entitled the book “A Meal in Itself”.
Thanks for the great giveaway! Sara Denbo