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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.
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-No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. Must be 18 years of age to enter. See Official Giveaway Rules
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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 favorite food memory is my dad perfecting my “grandma’s rolls” so we could have them anytime, not just when we visited her. Plus, his homemade jam was always the best!
My favorite food memory is being so bored in 7th grade Home Ec since I already knew how to cook and bake and sew as I had been doing it for years with my Mom. I wanted to take shop instead but they wouldn’t let girls do that way back then!!
Favorite food memory is spending the afternoon in my aunt’s kitchen. She creates masterpieces from the things she has on hand and is never limited by a recipe.
Favorite Food Memory…I don’t do favorites well, but in thinking back it’s very hard to beat my mom’s fried chicken. She was ahead of her day and always used skinned chicken, but yet the chicken was still crunchy and perfectly seasoned. Have tried to duplicate, but had sadly failed at reproducing her efforts.
BTW – she didn’t buy skinless chicken. That was what we had from our butchering method. They were all skinned instead of plucked, cut into pieces and put in the freezer. The family would do about 100 at a time….yea, by the end of the day you were tired of looking at chicken for a while.
Favorite food memory…lemon meringue pie. My very favorite treat. I’d sneak spoonfuls from the leftover pie from the fridge.
My favorite childhood food memory is eating french fries and ice cream cones from McD’s after swimming with my dad. Not the healthiest but a special time with my dad who is now watching over us.
We used to pick raspberries at my grandparents’ house. Fresh raspberries,still warmed by the sun, were heaven. Grocery store berries bring back those memories, but they just aren’t the same.
My favorite food memory is such because it is the day I learned how to laugh at myself in the kitchen. Even though I am an amateur baker, I decided to get aggressive in the kitchen by attempting to make my own homemade fondant. Alas, my kitchen aid mixer was NOT large enough to hold all of the gelatin, corn syrup, and powdered sugar, and when I turned the mixer on the give it a stir, the contents of the bowl exploded out and immediately the kitchen was covered in a dusting of sugar, now cemented to every surface it touched due to the sticky corn syrup. Twenty minutes later, my mother found me on the kitchen floor crying, covered in sugar from head to toe. To this day, that is the single most high and low point of my life.
My favorite food memory is being a kid and coming home from school in the winter and Momma would have a beef roast in the oven. The warmth from the oven made the dining room windows sweat and the smell of that roast was so yummy. We always had it with homemade rolls, creamed potatoes, and English peas. This meal and setting gave me such a safe and secure feeling. Yep, by far my best food memory.
Making christmas cookies with my mom. Every year it was a big production and we’d make the same set each time.