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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 happened the first time my (now) husband came to dinner at my parents’ house. Mom forgot about the basket of marinated veggies on the grill. By the time she remembered, they were pretty much burned beyond recognition. Jon had TWO helpings, claiming that he thought they were awesome. We still tease him about trying to get in good with my mom by eating those burned veggies!
My birthday dinners – we’d get to pick whatever we wanted for our birthday dinner. Mine was always pepper steak followed by coconut cake!
Favorite recent food memory – and one that will last for a while: I blanched, shocked, and peeled peaches for the first time ever last week. Heck, that I blanched, shocked & peeled ANYTHING is a major deal for me: I don’t cook! I’m kind of easing into sneakily cooking anything sort of backwards and slyly, so that I don’t even notice and can’t freak out about it ;)
So a cookbook? Yeah, that would be hugely wonderful! :)
The holidays we would all get together at my moms house,be given a task and bake. In addition to the wonderful baked goods, we would have so much fun spending the day together talking, laughing and hearing stories of the past.
I would always make pancakes for my family on saturday mornings growing up
My mother loved cinnamon rolls. All bread, really, but most especially, cinnamon rolls. She was a very slim, beautiful, always put together woman who ate like a bird, but she enjoyed those cinnamon rolls so much. She died very unexpectedly (and way too young) in 2004. Every time I see or think about cinnamon rolls, I remember my mom. Miss you, mom.
My grew up on the west coast and my dad’s family was on the east coast. Our visits were few and far between but I do remember visiting my great-grandmother and watching her make blueberry dumplings. I’d never had them before and was entranced by the pillowy sweet-tarness of the treat. It remains, some 25 years later, one of my favorite desserts.
My favorite food memory is making Christmas cookies with my mom. It was the only time we ever made cookies…such a delightful occasion!
when my Mom and I would bake Christmas cookies and I would be in charge of decorating them with lots of sprinkles!
Eating dunkin’ donuts with my Paw Paw every Saturday morning that we spent the night with them…
…or the Vanilla Blue Bell with chocolate syrup at the end of the day ;)