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Cookbook Giveaway

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I’m interrupting this craft blog with a little non-crafty giveaway: my husband’s new cookbook! It is available at bookstores now, and he will be promoting it tomorrow morning (Monday) on Good Morning America! So please tune in between 8:30 and 9, and leave a comment below if you’d like to win the book. Of course I’m biased, but it is a great book. My husband is the national food editor for The Associated Press, and the basic idea of the book is using high-flavor ingredients to do the heavy lifting, instead of complicated techniques. I’ll pick a winner Wednesday morning.
For extra chances to win, do any or all of the following:
_ let me know that you are a subscriber to my blog
_ let me know that you are a subscriber to my husband’s blog
_ give me an idea for a cooking/eating/kitchen-related craft or sewing project. We’re probably going to be giving away some copies of the book as Christmas gifts, and I’d like to make a little something to go with them

UPDATE: There’s still plenty of time to enter the giveaway. Here’s his appearance on GMA:

Comments

43 responses to “Cookbook Giveaway”

  1. Ramona Burke Avatar
    Ramona Burke

    I subscribe to your blog!
    and I’d LOVE this book!
    and I have 2 ideas for accompanying gifts:
    1) vintage-y kitchen towels… my LFS has dishcloth material by the yard, hemmed on both sides, and then I choose a fabric to add a ruffle to the ends. fast and easy and fun!
    2) food pin-cushions/toys… my pincushions always get turned into toys. I love a variety, not just a tomato/strawberry, but lots of different fruit and foods….

  2. Widge Avatar
    Widge

    I subscribe..you are even on my I heart list on my blog page! 🙂
    just checked out your husbands blog and my mouth literally watered…

    you could wrap it up in a gorgeous handmade apron or tea towel…pot holders oh I know! a (cool style) fabric book cover to protect the cook book from inevitable spills while using

  3. Christie Avatar
    Christie

    This looks like an awesome book – I’d love to have a copy. I am a blog subscriber for your blog. I think that hot pads or an apron tied up with the book and a few utensils would make a great gift! Or cloth napkins?

  4. Katherine Avatar
    Katherine

    I would love to win the book! It would be nice paired with knit or crochet dish cloths or a handmade market bag.

  5. Katherine Avatar
    Katherine

    I subscribe to your blog through bloglines.

  6. Katherine Avatar
    Katherine

    I subscribe to your husband’s blog too!

  7. grace Avatar
    grace

    This cookbook looks like a fabulous idea!

    (You could give it away to friends with some non-persiable food item that is called for in the recipe or pot holders or a whisk or some kitchen related item).

    I subscibe to your blog via google reader.

  8. julie Avatar
    julie

    What a great book. I like cookbook bookmarks- you can just flip to the recipe that you like. Thanks for the chance.

  9. julie Avatar
    julie

    What a great book. I like cookbook bookmarks- you can just flip to the recipe that you like.

  10. Susan Avatar
    Susan

    I’d love to win – I just started reading his blog last week – love them both. As for presents – we love to make and decorate salt dough cookie ornaments – an oldie but a goodie.

  11. Lauren J Avatar
    Lauren J

    Hi! I’m subscribed to your blog via Google Reader (RSS, I think)?

    If it were me, I’d stitch up some quick, cute re-usable bags, in the shape of an envelope (with button closure) or a clutch (with zipper, maybe), and use THAT to gift wrap the book. Two gifts in one, right? 🙂

  12. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    I think I’m a follower? I get the RSS feed at any rate.

    Anyway, I would go with a set of cotton napkins that they can easily wash (i.e. nothing finiky) with just a smudge of embroidery. Maybe the last initial?

  13. Jo Avatar
    Jo

    Count me in! Good luck to your husband tomorrow!

  14. Jo Avatar
    Jo

    And I subscribe to your blog via Google reader…

  15. Jo Avatar
    Jo

    And finally, I’m happy to report that I now follow your husband’s blog too! Crafting and cooking are my two favorite things, so you two are quite the dynamic duo as far as I’m concerned… 🙂

  16. Teddi Avatar
    Teddi

    Ooooohhh… this looks like a great book!

  17. Teddi Avatar
    Teddi

    I subscribe to your blog via google reader!

  18. Barbara Avatar
    Barbara

    I would love to win the book! Thanks for the chance!

  19. Barbara Avatar
    Barbara

    And I subscribe to your blog via Google reader…

  20. Barbara Avatar
    Barbara

    I subscribe to your husband’s blog too!

  21. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    You blog has been in my google reader for half a year now! One of my first inspirations in getting me started with sewing! This book is just what I need! I currently dread, and almost hate, cooking because my family are all so picky… in terms of really only liking stuff made from scratch (which take so long… and I have 3 kids under 5… so not really an option here). If this book can make my life easier and help me actually enjoy the process of making food that my family will enjoy eating… it would be such a gift!

  22. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    Didn’t know your husband had a food blog! Definitely subscribing to that!

  23. Jennifer Avatar
    Jennifer

    Hmmm… so many options here… personalized placemats, aprons for the cook or whole family, reusable shopping bags, stationary for menu planning or grocery list making, a restaurant style menu that lists all the items you can make from the book so that the family can help pick out what they want to try…

  24. Monica Avatar
    Monica

    Wow this cookbook looks really good!!! If I don’t win it I will definitely buy it!

  25. Joan Avatar
    Joan

    I’d love to win this book. Sorry I missed your husband promoting the book this morning but I had to work.
    joosbornenc@yahoo.com

  26. Joan Avatar
    Joan

    I subscribe to your blog via email
    joosbornenc@yahoo.com

  27. Joan Avatar
    Joan

    How about making aprons to go along with your hubbys book as Christmas Gifts
    joosbornenc@yahoo.com

  28. Joan Avatar
    Joan

    I subscribe to your husband’s blog using my yahoo.
    joosbornenc@yahoo.com

  29. debbie Avatar
    debbie

    I figure you know better than anyone if he knows anything about cooking! Sounds like a great book to me.
    fourkidsrgreat(at)gmail.com

  30. debbie Avatar
    debbie

    I subscribe via rss to google reader.
    fourkidsrgreat(at)gmail.com

  31. debbie Avatar
    debbie

    Subscribe to hubby’s blog via rss to google reader.
    fourkidsrgreat(at)gmail.com

  32. debbie Avatar
    debbie

    I love cloth napkins and personalized ones would be such a great addition to the gift.
    fourkidsrgreat(at)gmail.com

  33. Cheryl W. Avatar
    Cheryl W.

    I would most definitely love to win this book. I love the concept of use high flavor ingredients, to cut back on technique, time and steps. I think he did such a great job on the morning show.

  34. Cheryl W. Avatar
    Cheryl W.

    I subscribe to your blog via Google Reader.

  35. Cheryl W. Avatar
    Cheryl W.

    I subscribe to your husband’s blog via Google Reader.

  36. Cheryl W. Avatar
    Cheryl W.

    A great craft project to add to the cookbook Christmas gift would be an Apron with their family name embroidered on it.

  37. Liz Avatar
    Liz

    Looks really good! I am all about low labor…!
    Thanks!

  38. Brigette Avatar
    Brigette

    I love cooking! And I follow your blog.

  39. Brigette Avatar
    Brigette

    I now follow your husband’s blog. I it looks interesting.

  40. maryanne Avatar
    maryanne

    High Flavor, Low Labor? That sounds like my kind of cookbook! Please enter me?

  41. maryanne Avatar
    maryanne

    I subscribe to your blog

  42. maryanne Avatar
    maryanne

    And I just subscribed to your husband’s blog. He’s a very entertaining writer. Makes sense, given that he’s a food editor for the AP =)

  43. maryanne Avatar
    maryanne

    As for gifts – napkins are nice, if you have a serger so that hemming them is easy. And there’s always aprons. And I’ve seen some neat ceramic pieces that are made to go under hot dishes (not sure what their official name is.

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