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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.
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-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.
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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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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 Thanksgiving – after the meal was over. Everyone would just sit around the table and talk and talk and talk.
I had four siblings so I would get up early for school so that I could have the bathroom all to myself. Then I would make them all breakfast while they fought over the bathroom! My favorite thing to make was donuts from the Pillsbury dough can. Yep, deep fried donuts, rolled in cinnamon sugar! Not so healthy but we sure did love them!
Favorite food memory is a tough one. But right now, one the memories that I do cherish (though I’m still in the middle of) is making baby food for my kiddos. I grew to love it so much with my oldest and am now doing it with my second. I really love knowing that my kids have never had baby food from a jar and that I’m introducing them to whole, real foods right from the start. I know that I’ll cherish the memories of making it for them in the years to come.
When she showed the difference (before and after) and told me the secret ingredient in the soup. Before was good but after was magical.
When I was little, sometimes the whole family (mom, dad, grandma, brother, me) would gather around the kitchen table to make traditional Chinese dumplings together.
My favorite food memory was when my now 28 year old son had, at age 5, decided he wanted to make his own cookies, from scratch, and bake them all by himself. Well, I let him decide the ingredients and the amount, he dumped them all together in a bowl, mixed it up, and dropped the dough in mounds on the cookie sheet. He baked them, watching them closely, and took them from the oven. He was so proud of himself…and the cookies were good! Only bad thing….we never wrote down what we did, so couldn’t replicate it!! I have to admit, I wasn’t thinking those cookies would be very good, but they were delicious and the family ate every one of them!
My favorite childhood food memory is making taco salad using our garden tomatoes and eating fresh sweet corn from our garden. Then my Mom would make homemade pies. Yummy!
My favorite food memory is making French Cookies during the holidays with my mother, sister and grandmother. I love yearly traditions!
I really love creating food memories with my young girls. Having them help create a dish (usually a dessert!) that they find that much more delicious just because they made it!
My favorite food memory is of my mother every year making Chocolate Waffles for our family’s Christmas Eve dessert. We only ever have them on Christmas Eve and not throughout the year which made them very special. We served them with Vanilla Bean ice cream and a drizzle of homemade hot fudge sauce.