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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Saucier's Apprentice'

All of my cookng stories are embarassing :) Once, I tried to make this potatoe soup, which turned into a huge, lumpy pot of awful tasting mush! That's the story of my cooking ability though :) Most new things I try turn out awful the frst time :D

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Serious Easter Artisanal Chocolate Egg Giveaway

Chocolate easter bunnies :)

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Fortune Cookie Chronicles'

lol All of my fortunes have been true at one time or another :) A combination of vague language in the fortune and coincidence :)

One fortune said "You find beauty in ordinary things. Keep this trait." Well, I certainly still value the ordinary things I valued before, so "mysteriously" it's true! :D

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'Trail of Crumbs'

Chocolate, especially if it's moist cake with icing and raspberry sauce topping :)

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Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway

Milk chocolate is my fav... but all chocolate is good :D

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Garrison Confections' Garrison Big Box

Milk chocolate all the way! :) Dark chocolate is good and has it's place, but when I really need a chocolate fix, it's gotta be milk chocolate :D

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: D'Artagnan Heritage Smoked Ham

MMMMMM What -isn't- good on a ham sandwich?

Eggs, lettuce, bacon, tomato and mayo! :D YUM !

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Weekend Book Giveaway: The Oxford Companion to Italian Food

Parmesean cheese! :D

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Weekend Book Giveaway: Service Included

"Just put it back on the plate! No one will notice. " :)

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Amateur Gourmet'

All of my culinary disasters include: Stove lighting on fire: Very burnt food. I am partially blind and not a very good or well trained cook, so I tend to burn things or set things ablaze. Maybe it would help to follow instructions? LOL ;)

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Saucier's Apprentice'

Sorry for the delay here, folks, but I have the winners:

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slcrose
zoehunter
BrunswickStew

Congrats to them and thanks for everyone who commented! Winners may also be found on our Contest Winners page.

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Saucier's Apprentice'

When I was young I cooked popcorn in the microwave without a lid....Not too bright!

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Saucier's Apprentice'

When I first got married I wanted to have our families over for a nice Turkey dinner. Well, my dressing was horrible and I didn't take the gibblets out of the turkey before I roasted it. I was so embarrassed.

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Saucier's Apprentice'

I was trying t impress some friends and made hot chocolate from scratch but forgot to add any sugar

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Saucier's Apprentice'

My first meal for my husband and it turns out raw, yuck!

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Saucier's Apprentice'

Working in a fast food restaurant and filling the mayonnaise jug with horseradish instead. The lunch rush was over before I figured out what I'd done wrong and why everyone was complaining about their burgers.

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Saucier's Apprentice'

I once used condensed milk instead of evaporated milk in a dish made
specially for the guest who didn't eat meat. It sure didn't taste like it should!

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Saucier's Apprentice'

I hate to say, even with 7 years working as a cook I can't really remember any embarassing incidents. I guess I'm lucky!

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Saucier's Apprentice'

give your self and roomates food posining, just once... And It will haunt your dinner table at the most inappropriate times FOREVER!

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Weekend Book Giveaway: 'The Saucier's Apprentice'

When I married I was pretty confident in my cooking skills. The second year we were married I found out there were till things I had to learn. That year I decided to have my in laws over for Christmas dinner. I would make most of it with just a couple of my sister in laws adding a dish . Thing is I had never prepared or cooked a Turkey on my own. It was always my mom's job. So Christmas eve i'm getting the Turkey ready and was very upset because MY Turkey didn't have any giblets and I always made my special sage dressing with giblets. I grit my teeth and made the dressing without giblets. Early Christmas morning we opened gifts ad I put on my apron and started cooking, The pies were beautifl the Turkey golden and I was still bemoaning the fact that my dressing was missing the giblets when my oldest sister in law was the first to arrive. She called me to the kitchen and my almost done turkey and showed me where they were hidden at the Other end of the bird. Boy did i blush!! The embarrasement would have ended there, except my loving husband had to tell everyone who walked thru the door about it LOL