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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
I like 101 Cookbooks because I can count on it to give me new ideas.
Cook the Book: The Southern Italian Table
Can't decide between carbonara and eggs in purgatory.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
I don't think I actually own any cookbooks, perhaps Gourmet Today can be my first!
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Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
A great big lasagna!
Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'
I like 101 Cookbooks because I can count on it to give me new ideas.
Cook the Book: The Southern Italian Table
Can't decide between carbonara and eggs in purgatory.
Cook the Book: 'Gourmet Today'
I don't think I actually own any cookbooks, perhaps Gourmet Today can be my first!
Cook the Book: '100 Best Vegetarian Recipes'
Watermelon salad
Cook the Book: 'Burger Bar'
If I had to pick one, then it'd be caramelized onions.
Cook the Book: 'L.A.'s Original Farmers Market Cookbook'
This was years ago and, sadly, I didn't take note of the vendor, but at the farmer's market by World Trade there was this super delicious apple cinnamon bread that I ate a whole loaf of with a friend the day we bought it.
Cook the Book: 'Seven Fires'
Chimichurri skirt steak!
Cook the Book: 'Serious Barbecue' by Adam Perry Lang
Emulated Cafe Habana corn. Little prep and delicious!
Cook the Book: 'Tacos'
I spent an afternoon across the street from La Esquina, trying as many different varieties of taco that I could fit in my belly.
Cook the Book: 'Real Cajun'
I loved to get these chocolate covered marshmallow things (zefir) from Brighton Beach.
Cook the Book: 'Urban Italian'
Anything that calls for spicy Italian sausage, I like to try with chorizo.
Cook the Book: 'Ten'
An hour an a half subway ride and an hour long wait in 90F+ heat for Totonno's pizza.
Cook the Book: 'Beyond the Great Wall'
I haven't been anywhere more remote or foreign than Venice, which was a joy to walk around in and explore.
Cook the Book: The Essence of Chocolate
The first one that comes to mind is the Dessert Truck molten cake. It's super rich and finishing one is a challenge, but a delicious challenge.
Cook the Book: 'How to Cook Everything, Revised Tenth Anniversary Edition'
I hadn't thought to put sausage in a pasta sauce before. Great idea!
Cook the Book: 'Baked, New Frontiers in Baking'
A cake found in Russian/Ukranian bakeries that sounds kinda like "lemur".
Cook the Book: 'Martha Stewart's Cooking School'
Lamb pita pizza from Everyday Food. Possibly the highest rate of return in taste for time I've ever managed.
Cook the Book: 'The Cook's Country Cookbook'
Potato salad is a good one.
Cook the Book: 'Fat'
For dishes that include mushrooms, I like to saute them in butter. So much better than olive or other oils.
Cook the Book: 'Giada's Kitchen'
I've always liked my mom's marinara sauce but every now and then I love me some alfredo.
Dinner Tonight: Couscous-Stuffed Peppers
I don't think I could bring myself to stuff a pepper sideways. Also, I'd go with larger grain couscous and I'd consider splitting the chickpeas in half.
Cook the Book: 'Eat Me: The Food and Philosophy of Kenny Shopsin'
Most of my dinners for the first several months of living on my own after college consisted of a chopped up chicken breast, stir fried with various frozen veges, and over sauced from one Asian-themed bottle or another... if that counts.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Kielke and farmer sausage with "gravy" (aka cream sauce with onions). Oh thank goodness for Mennonite roots. If only I worked like a farmer to work it off.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
I love Ziti and galic bread! Delicious!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Mom's Thanksgiving feast!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Roast chicken with mashed potatoes!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
I love pot roast with roasted potatoes, onions, and carrots. YUM!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Spaghetti and meatballs always goes over well here.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
My family would be happy if I'd make them chicken and dumplings at least once a week. (And it's so easy!)
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
My family did roast chicken dinners every Sunday when I was growing up. Can't beat grandma's cooking!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Spaghetti with meatballs and chunks of Italian sausage in a smooth garlicky red sauce, caesar salad with homemade garlic croutons, warm crusty Italian bread with butter, a nice barolo, and lemon cheesecake for dessert.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
fajitas, hands down.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Layer sauerkraut in a casserole dish, place pork chops on top and season (I use cracked black pepper, garlic powder and smoked paprika), cover with lid or seal with foil, bake in 400 degree oven for 45 minutes. I like to make mashed potatoes with it, but have also just done steamed veggies on the side.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Grandy's roast beef, carrots, and mashed potatoes
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Mom's from-the-Campbell's-can versions of Chicken a la King and Beef Stroganoff!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Mom's homemade lasagna, bread, and apple pie.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Coming from a Turkish household, my favorite family dinner is mercimek çorbasi (lentil soup) with köfte (ground beef/meatball-like patties), domatesli pilav (tomato rice), and yogurt.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Favorite family dinner would have to be my childhood birthday meal of Earl Abel's fried chicken and black bottom pie.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Sauerbraten and homemade sides.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Really anything, as long as it's accompanied by family and laughter. We often have shrimp scampi in the summer and a roast with Yorkshire Pudding in the winter....mmm.... :)
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Our favorite family dinner is Homemade Lasagna with a green salad and homemade yeast rolls.
Thank you so much for the chance to win.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
spaghetti and meatballs
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
We called it "chicken and glop", but it was chicken and rice. How did my mother put up with us?
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
It depends on the weather for me, but at this time of year it's roast chicken, mashed potatoes, peas (homegrown, please; frozen peas from the store are inevitably overripe), green salad, and pie.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
meatloaf and mashed potatoes!
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
My favorite family dinner would have to be posole. We have it every christmas eve with fresh tamales and it is sooo good.
Cook the Book: 'New Classic Family Dinners'
Gosh, my favorite family dinner!? That's hard . My family is full of great cooks so I guess it has more to do with the atmosphere. So then I would have to go with Christmas eve dinner. 14 cousins plus 16 Aunts and Uncles all eating and drinking and being merry. Usually there's a goose (which doesn't hurt) and floating islands for desert. super yummm, it warms my heart just to think about it.
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A great big lasagna!