This Giveaway is now closed - THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO ENTERED! I will randomly select the winner later today and due to the number of entries, I will also draw a runner-up who will recieve a cookbook-related suprise gift!
***UPDATE: Thank you all for entering and feel free to continue! Just please make sure you leave a way for me to contact you...if your blogger profile is private or you don't have a blog, make sure you leave an e-mail address. If I cannot figure out a way to contact you, I will draw again. Happy giveaway week everyone! :)***
I'll be the first to admit that I'm a sucker for cookbooks! I LOVE them - I read them recreationally. :) This does translate into me trying new recipes and finding mealtime inspiration but it also translates into LOTS of cookbooks. I find them everywhere - bookstores, garage sales, secondhand stores, book sales...you get the idea. Yes, it's a bit of an addiction. :) But I am truly passionate about cooking and baking - they are my creative expressions of art!When Shannon hosted the Dog Days of Summer Giveaway carnival this past July, I thought it was such a fun idea and even won one of them! So, I decided to actually have a giveaway this time.
In keeping with the giveaway being something that reflects me, I decided to find some great cookbooks (some of which are brand new!) from my collection for this giveaway. I'm super happy to give them to someone who will enjoy them!
The winner will receive a variety of cookbooks (some low-fat) and a few other secret gifts. :)
To enter, please leave ONE comment (no duplicates, please) and tell me your favorite thing to cook or bake! I will randomly draw a winner on Saturday, November 3. You are eligible even if you don't have a blog; just leave a valid e-mail address. I will contact the winner via their blog or e-mail. The winner will have 4 days to send me a mailing address so I can ship these fun books & goodies! This giveaway is open to U.S. and international.
Check out Bloggy Giveaways for lots more great giveaways!
I would love to win this and I love to bake bread! Thanks for this great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteWow, I have to enter since I now understand your obsession with cooking and baking. Before I had to start cooking everyday I thought I would hate the task and was mind boggled that it could actually be enjoyed. I have now crossed over to the other side. I too have started skimming cookbooks for new dinner ideas. I love my Taste of Home subscription and want to make most of the recipes in each magizine right then and there. My favorite is definately baking over cooking but I do love new cooking recipes that use straight out natural ingredients and are full of flavor. As for baking, it is a hard task to take it down to one thing, I think my favorite is baking pastries - pies and morning treats.
ReplyDeleteCount me in!!! I am always reading cookbooks/mags too!!
ReplyDeleteThis would be great! I love to make cookies!! yummmy
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ReplyDeleteMy give-away is a cook book too!!
I love cookbooks! Count me in!
ReplyDeleteAnything that will give me food ideas is great!
ReplyDeleteI love to bake desserts. Especially chocolate and peanut butter ones! I'm a bit of a cookbook addict myself! Thanks for the great giveaway!
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ReplyDeletefell4utoo2001@yahoo.com
Awesome prize. I love to bake and cook. I enjoy baking treats and breads. I love finding new crock pot recipes. Please enter me!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite things to cook are usually Mexican foods-- my Chicken Enchiladas (recipe on my cooking blog in sidebar) and Tortilla Soup come to mind. I also love to use my crockpot.
ReplyDeleteOh, and I read cookbooks for fun, too! :)
Great prize. I love cookbooks.
ReplyDeleteI love cookbooks too! My fave thing to cook is chicken paprikash with nokedli (tiny dumplings).
ReplyDeletePlease enter me.
I'm love to bake pies and cobblers!
ReplyDeletesummersnookATgmailDOTcom
Count me in...i love new cookbooks!
ReplyDeleteI love to bake cookies! Any and all kinds!
ReplyDeletelaura_licious101[@]hotmail[.]com
Count me in! I love to cook..most anything but especially lasagna.
ReplyDeleteRenee'
http://rmboys2.wordpress.com/
How generous! Please include me.
ReplyDeleteBups_67 at yahoo dot ca
Love to cook anything new!
I love to try new recipes and could use some new cookbooks.
ReplyDeleteLove to cook. Count me in! Hillary
ReplyDeletehillarycampos@gmail.com
I am much more of a baker than a cooker... though I do love potato soup, crackers... and duck on a string! ;-)
ReplyDeleteAwesome collection of cookbooks. Count me in!
ReplyDeleteI love to bake lasagne and cook stroganoff.
ReplyDeleteCount me in and Come enter mine, too!
currently, my favorite think to bake is bread!
ReplyDeleteenter me please!
I too read cookbooks like some people read a novel! I devour them!
ReplyDeleteNice!
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ReplyDeleteAmy
Count me in, please!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing to bake is Amish Friendship Bread. Contact me if you would like the recipe. It is a great bread to give to neighbors and friends as a treat for the holidays.
This sounds maaaah-velous dahling! Put me down . . .
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with one of the other commenters. I used to hate cooking buy have crossed over too. It is fun to create something individually. Adding your own something to it. Please enter me.
ReplyDeleteNikki
Oh, one can't ever have too many cookbooks! My favorite thing to cook right now is shrimp étouffée.
ReplyDeletePlease enter me! Thanks!
southernbornandbredgirl@yahoo.com
count me in!
ReplyDeleteI lvoe to cook! My favorite thing to make is pumpkin pie with made from scratch filling and crust.
ReplyDeleteNever can have enough of those@
ReplyDeleteI think Asian food (mainly Thai and Chinese) are my favorite things to cook, but I love cooking all sorts of stuff.
ReplyDeleteThis giveaway is right up my alley - I too read cookbooks recreationally and have a collection that is getting seriously out of hand, and I love it that way.
My favorite thing to bake is scones...my favorite thing to cook...spinach/artichoke dip
ReplyDeleteI love to both cook and bake, but I am favoring Mexican food right now. I also collect cookbooks. These look great.
ReplyDeleteJump on over to my place and join in the fun : )
i'm a cookbook collector, too!!!
ReplyDeleteapple pie is probably my favorite item to bake!!!
Anything with a crockpot, sister!
ReplyDeleteI like to cook soup. monk5@charter.net
ReplyDeleteI too love getting new cookbooks. My newest favorite recipe is for Butternut Squash Casserole! Awesome giveaway! Count me in! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteYay for cookbooks! Sign me up!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing to cook is probably Vaca Frita. It's a Cuban dish, and involves beating the living daylights out of a flank steak. Nothing like getting the aggression out!
Thanks for the chance to win. I enjoy baking pumpkin bread, especially this time of year.
ReplyDeleteamyjohnallen at bellsouth dot net
Cookbooks!!! Ou... I so much like cookbooks! My favorite thing to bake it defenitely somthing sweet, a cake, like for example chocolate fudgy cake! Count me in, please!
ReplyDeleteI love cooking too! My favorite thing to cook this time of year is soups...I should actually say healthy soups. The kind that you leave on the stovetop for a while and it makes the house small all warm and yummy.
ReplyDeleteI would love any new recipes to add to my collection. There is always the internet but I prefer hard copies myself...come visit my giveaway too!
My favourite thing to bake is pie.
ReplyDeleteI love to bake strawberry rhubarb pies. :)
ReplyDeletei'm a cookbook junkie too
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this, please enter me! This time of year I start making cookies to plan cookie trays to hand out for the holidays.
ReplyDeleteI love to bake just about anything! My specialty is pies. I really enjoy baking with my boys...their favorite thing is monkey bread!
ReplyDeleteI love to bake anything that is sweet and from scratch. I have a bad sweet tooth. count me in. apurv623@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI love to make my homemade spaghetti sauce!
ReplyDeleteSalmon chowder with our fresh Alaskan salmon! I'm a recreational cookbook reader too! LOL
ReplyDeletemrshuntinak AT msn DOT com
i so love cookbooks.and baking scones as well as banana loaf is a favorite ok also cookies.please enter me and thanks for the blog visit..
ReplyDeleteCount me in Please!!
ReplyDeleteCookbooks! I love cookbooks! I love baking cookies.
ReplyDeleteWow. I must also be a cookbook addict. Who knew. afriend@netcommander.com
ReplyDeleteDesserts, hands down, are my favorite things to make. From cookies to cakes or anything made from ice cream of chocolate, I am ALL over it. :)
ReplyDeleteHey! You got some people's attention on this one!!! :) My favorite thing to bake is whatever I'm hungry for :) - real original, I know! Maybe we could meet at Panera for breakfast on Saturday?
ReplyDeleteHow great would this be for my Tasty Thursdays? I'm in!
ReplyDeleteI can't pass up cookbooks either!
ReplyDeletecount me in !!! Please!!! Love this!!!
ReplyDeletegerijones64@hotmail.com
I love to make crockpot dinners. Count me in!
ReplyDeleteOoooh what a fabulous giveaway!! Please add my name to your draw:-) xo
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway!!! Please enter me! Thanks!
ReplyDeletehttp://bimw.wordpress.com
I love making homemade bread, no cheating with a bread maker! Nothing beats kneading by hand.
ReplyDeleteplease put me in the draw
ReplyDeleteI love to cook and bake (much to my husband's delight). I don't have anything specific, but I love to try new recipes.
ReplyDeleteOhh! Love to cook! Count me in Please!
ReplyDeleteTrina
Please enter me in as i would love these cookbooks!!! Thank you for a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteCount me in, I love to cook. thanks for considering me.
ReplyDeleteI make a mean sugar cookie. Your boys are darling, by the way.
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! bigfamily8 at yahoo dot com
ReplyDeleteMe too! I am always needing new recipes! Thanks!!
ReplyDeleteRunning a camp and retreat center I am ALWAYS looking for recipes. ☺ This is a wonderful giveaway! Thank you for entering me and have a blessed day!
ReplyDeleteI'm a much better baker than cook, and I make a fabulous chocolate chip cookie.
ReplyDeletePlease enter me. Thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteCookbook know one can have to many of these.
ReplyDeletePlease put my name in the hat for your give away.
I would love to win! It's so much fun to try new recipes:) Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeletei think my favorite thing to bake is the pumpkin apple streusel muffins on allrecipes.com. they are phenomenal, and i get such compliments on them!!
ReplyDeleteI love cooking spicy Thai food. Please enter me in your giveaway. Thanks!
ReplyDeletePlease enter me in your drawing. I'm just learning to cook (DH is the master chef of this abode!) and would love a few cookbooks!
ReplyDeleteHappy Halloween!
Tiffany
scrapsadaisy.blogspot.com
Thanks for the drawing! I like to cook tasty sauces!
ReplyDeleteNothing could be more perfect! Cookbooks! I love them. I guess that is why I am the home ec teacher for our school. I love to cook and I love to try new things.
ReplyDeleteAndrea Payne
andreahpayne@yahoo.com
This is fabulous, please count me in, Thanks!!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing to cook is chicken. If you visit my blog on Menu Plan Mondays, you will see that there are always SEVERAL days of chicken on the menu, LOL:-)
kpuleski [at] gmail [dot] com
My favorite thing to bake is bread...any good bread recipes in those books??
ReplyDeleteI LOVE cookbooks! :) Please include me in your drawing. :)
ReplyDeletePlease enter me in this drawing. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love baking apple turnovers!
ReplyDeleteLove chocolate!
ReplyDeletePleassee pick me! Awesome prize!
http://tonsofsons.wordpress.com/
Thanks ~
My favorite thing to bake is chocolate chip cookies!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing to bake is banana bread and cakes. I love sweets.
ReplyDeleteYou aren't the only sucker for a good cookbook! I adore them. And what do I like to bake? How about I share a lovely recipe...
ReplyDeleteBe sure to follow the directions exactly. They may sound odd - like baking at 275 - BUT I tell you, this is not a recipe you want to tweak :)
The worlds BEST banana cake with cream cheese frosting
ingredients:
3/4 cup butter
2 1/8 cups sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
frosting
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
chopped walnuts
1. preheat oven to 275°.
2. grease and flour a 9 x 13 pan.
3. in a small bowl, mix mashed banana with the lemon juice; set aside.
4. in a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
5. in a large bowl, cream 3/4 cup butter and 2 1/8 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
6. beat in eggs, one at a time, then stir in 2 tsp vanilla.
7. beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
8. stir in banana mixture.
9. pour batter into prepared pan and bake in preheated oven for one hour or until toothpick inserted in centre
comes out clean.
10. remove from oven and place directly into the freezer for 45 minutes.
11. this will make the cake very moist.
12. for the frosting, cream the butter and cream cheese until smooth.
13. Beat in 1 tsp vanilla.
14. add icing sugar and beat on low speed until combined, then on high speed until frosting is smooth.
15. spread on cooled cake.
16. sprinkle chopped walnuts over top of the frosting, if desired.
17. ready yourself for all the praises you're going to get!
Lib
notmuchmorethanthis [at] gmail [dot] com
http://not-much-more.blogspot.com/2007/10/fall-yall-bloggy-giveaway.html
My favorite thing to bake is Christmas sugar cookies and pumpkin rolls.
ReplyDeleteseekinghim@gmail.com
I am just starting to really enjoy cooking, and I love making sugar cookies and bars. It can be so relaxing!
ReplyDeleteYum! I love to bake cakes, breads and cookies. But, I also like making food with green peppers, onions and garlic. Basically, I love to be in the kitchen!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Kim
Isn't it so realxing! I just love browsing through a good cookbook. I especially like the ones that give the history of the food and have gorgeous full page photos!
ReplyDeleteI love to bake - especially desserts. My favorite is a peanut butter bar that's pretty much to die for! :)
ReplyDeletemamaredhead (at) gmail (dot) com
I love to make anything quick and easy.. especially stir fry.. with a new baby its hard to really spend as much time as I'd like.. but nothing better than making something yourself.
ReplyDeleteI love when my husband cooks his meat lasagna.
ReplyDeleteHe is the chef and enjoys reading cookbooks.
Thanks,
Karen (karenyoram@gmail.com)
I love to cook and am always on the lookout for something new
ReplyDeleteI love to cook and I love cookbooks. My favorite is baking cheesecakes....at least that is my family's favorite.
ReplyDeletethat is a tough one!
ReplyDeleteprobably my La Madeleine Tomato-Basil Soup! i posted it a few weeks ago!
I love cookbooks! I have recently realized that I've become something of a collector, since I have so many. But I can hardly resist new recipes!
ReplyDeleteI like to cook chili - and it never turns out the same because I add whatever strikes my fancy (or that we have on hand at the moment). I have a lot of fun with it lol.
ReplyDeleteThese cookbooks look great. :)
Audra
writetome (at) thesilvas (dot) com
I love to cook--please count me in!
ReplyDeleteCookbooks are a weakness of ours here! Count me in!
ReplyDeleteDebby
all_for_christ_6@hotmail.com
Please enter me. I like to bake. Thanx.
ReplyDeleteI'm doing a giveaway over at my place too.
I love to cook everything! lol. My favorite would probably have to be egg rolls. Yummm.
ReplyDeletejdeguzman0930@gmail.com
My favorite thing to bake is soda cracker toffee. It's a beautiful (and very fattening) thing. I'd love to win! Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI love to make banana bread!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this! I really enjoy baking just about anything, but what makes my family's tummy happy are cookies and breads.
ReplyDeleteawesome! Count me in!
ReplyDeleteCount me in!
ReplyDeleteGreat contest! I enjoy baking sugar cookies for the kids to decorate.
ReplyDeleteI love cooking and baking my own chocolate chip cookies.
ReplyDeleteTheresa N
weceno@aol.com
I would love to win these for my daughter! Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteI do like to cook - just not enough time - Probably cookies are my favorites.
ReplyDeletejulieahudson[at]hotmail[dot]com
i only know how to cook a few things,but potato soup and stuffed green pepers are my fav. sign me up please. thanks, tracy
ReplyDeleteCount me in. I love cookbooks
ReplyDeleteI love to bake my mom's Promise Land cake recipe that she serves in @ Honey Heaven....unfortunately I can't share the recipe, I'm bound to secrecy;)
ReplyDeleteI'd love a cookbook!
0:) Amber
I love to cook anything that I can sample as it cooks! I also like to whip up a batch of chocolate chip cookies!
ReplyDeleteCount me in!
I like cooking Italian food.
ReplyDeletePlease count me in. Great giveaway!
Please enter me into your draw : ) I love to make different breads.
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roslenhs(at)oberon(dot)ark(dot)com
Oh Alaina, what a great prize! I absolutely love cookbooks and cooking, unfortunately I haven´t got many, only 2 :( But maybe I can win one now? :) Let me tell you what I love to bake, it is either a very dark chocolate cake that is all soft in the middle or pink chocolate truffle. I can make that often! Just have to watch the waist :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to win those as my parents will make a long vacation over christmas and I will have to cook for myself then ;-)
ReplyDeletePlease enter me. I love cookbooks as well. My favorite thing to bake are cookies. Thanks for the contest!
ReplyDeletecherierjatyahoo.com
I *heart* cookbooks of any kind!
ReplyDeletedcab_67@yahoo.com
I love cookbooks please enter me in your contest
ReplyDeleteMe too, me too, so cool :)
ReplyDeleteWow, so many cookbooks! And surprise gifts added to them! Plus international shipping!!! How very generous of you, thanks a lot.
ReplyDeleteI love baking the olives' cake. ^^
internationalfreebies[at]gmail.com
Love cookbooks!!! What a neat giveaway.
ReplyDeleteSign me up.
ReplyDeletePlease enter me and thanks.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing to make is Sticky Marmalade Chicken. It doesn't take long to cook and it is wonderful!!!
ReplyDeleteLove to bake banana bread, and hubby loves to eat it. :)
ReplyDeleteMy fav thing to cook is Cajun food- red beans and rice, gumbo, etoufee... I'd love to win
ReplyDeleteMy favorite thing to bake is different kinds of bread and cheesecake. Thanks for entering me. cookiecutter72@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite things to cook this time of year is a big pot of Chicken Noodle Soup ... ooh!yum! And my favorite thing to bake ... oh! probably "Chocolate Covered Cherry Cake" ... delicious!
ReplyDeletePlease enter me in your contest! :)
Jodi
jodi at hilltop dot net
I am THE banana bread maker around here. :) I love it! A friend of mine won't even make it cause his doesn't turn out like mine...or so he says.
ReplyDeleteI'm learning how to bake bread without a bread maker it's pretty exciting.
ReplyDeleteCan't have too many cookbooks!
ReplyDeleteI love cookbooks. My favorite thing to cook is probably pizza because you can be so creative with it. My favorite thing to bake is cookies. Yum.
ReplyDeletehiya. we like cooking indian food around here. so many flavors, it puts american food to shame. yum.
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