you need this cookbook!!
Cory had a great birthday! 10. Wow. We open presents in the morning, before school… as if our mornings aren’t chaotic enough! Chuckle. All Cory wanted was an ‘airsoft’ gun, or money, so he could buy an ‘airsoft’ gun. So, just to give him a hard time, we wrapped up presents that are NOT interesting to a 10 year old: socks, pencils, new shorts, new shirts and ugly teeth gag gifts. (ok, there was a little candy in there that was somewhat redeeming!) And just to torture him more fully, I color copied 10 dollar bills, and taped them on top of the gifts. There was ONE real 10 dollar bill (smile!)… well, he then caught on and figured out that there was something else, and found the ‘airsoft shotgun’ under colton’s bed. He was SOO excited. after I took a Sonic Chili Cheese Cooney to school for Cory for lunch, and donuts to the classroom, Cassie took them for Sonic treats after school and Eric and I took Cory to the restaurant of his choice for dinner. (He chose Chilis!) … SO, we had a great daY! Cory was happy!! I love Chili’s…
ok, so check this out:
This is my most favorite cook book ever.
Now, I am not a big ‘cook’, but you know, families like to eat. This cook book has been my staple cook book, the fall back, the true blue…awesome. And it’s got it all: desserts, breads, appetizers, main dishes…etc. I love it. ok, so just a few days ago, I mentioned ‘Elizabeth Banks’ on my blog- the one w/ the easter goodies!… it’s her cookbook. She is a family friend, that I feel like I have known her forever… she is just an all around totally awesome, feel good, taste good cook. Ok, so anyway, I dropped a little thank you thing off, and we got talking and I asked if she has more of those cookbooks… I mean, I thought surely they were long gone! GOOD NEWS!! She has just done another run, and so she has some to sell! I was so excited, because I think they are awesome gifts… anyway, she usually sells them for $15. but is offering them for $12.99. (sweet deal) you can email her HERE if you would like to pick one up! she has given me ONE to give away!! So if you would LOVE to have my most FAVORITE cookbook ever… leave me a comment and tell me what is your favorite thing to cook! I love her salads, the texas sheet cake recipie is in there, tons of cookies and yummy realistic meals, tasty soups. It’s a winner, I TOTALLY recommend it.
holy cow.. she makes the BEST sugar cookies ever.
mandie segura
15 April, 2009 at 3:14 pmI LOVE to make brownies from scratch!!!
stephanie
15 April, 2009 at 3:16 pmMy favorite thing is anything Mexican!
Michelle M
15 April, 2009 at 3:27 pmI myself do not cook all that often but dinner by my hubby from the grill is totally yummy, and my Mother-in-laws Texas sheet cake.
Kimberly Sackett
15 April, 2009 at 3:28 pmI love to bake…anything with chocolate in it!! Kim S.
Roberta Hartzog
15 April, 2009 at 3:35 pmMy husband is the cook in the house. He always wants some good down to earth things to cook! If the book is everything you say – you might even inspire me to cook!
Angie Nichalson
15 April, 2009 at 3:39 pmHi Heidi..I love to cook anything Mexican, but I also love my grandma’s sheet cake. Would love to see your friend’s recipe too!!
Heidi Y
15 April, 2009 at 3:41 pmI love to bake and I’d like to learn to cook! Sounds like a great book!!
Marty
15 April, 2009 at 4:05 pmI love to make homemade cookies!
Alayna
15 April, 2009 at 4:06 pmMy favorite thing to cook…wow hard one. Fajitas probably. Anything quick, easy, and yummy.
The cookbook looks awesome. I’m always on the lookout for new recipes
Jen Parshall
15 April, 2009 at 4:11 pmMy favorite thing to make is chocolate cake with fluffy white frosting and chocolate sprinkles, but honestly my husband is the cook in the house and I would love for him to experience some new recipes and bonus….this weekend is his birthday!!
joanne
15 April, 2009 at 4:13 pmMy family is always putting me on the dessert list for all gatherings as that is what I love to make! The best book, since I don’t have Elizabeth’s yet, is The Cake Mix Doctor. You can make anything if you have a box cake mix on hand! I cook, bake, etc all the time and would love to have some new recipes from this book. TFS
Nicole R.
15 April, 2009 at 4:16 pmI love to cook and most of the time my husbands family finds there way over to my house around dinner time. I love trying new recipes. I make just about everything, except pies. I haven’t mastered the art of the pie crust, YET!
deb
15 April, 2009 at 4:21 pmMy favorite meal to cook right now, is cut 3 pieces of thick sliced bacon into small pieces, brown, add a sliced onion and 1/2 pound of mushrooms, brown slightly, add a pound of baby spinach and wilt, add about 2 cups cooked pasta, salt and pepper toss together and you have a great, quick easy meal. You can dress this up with other protein, vegetables or herbs.
deb
jennifer cruz
15 April, 2009 at 4:25 pmPasta, pasta, pasta !! I cook it a hundred different ways & being Italian I know them all….I guess my fav is Penne with chicken, olives & artichokes cooked in olive oil with lots of basil…YUM…..
Sheri
15 April, 2009 at 4:27 pmI love to cook anything mexican. Stuffed green chilis, spanish rice even chicken cheese crisps can be made to look special.
Lisa L.
15 April, 2009 at 4:28 pmI love to bake banana bread — yummy! With chocolate chips too!
Susan
15 April, 2009 at 4:28 pmMy favorite thing to cook is choc. chip cookies because I’m totally addicted to the dough! I put dough into two or three little bowls and keep it in the fridge. Usually they last about 36 hours (at the most!)
Katie Squires
15 April, 2009 at 4:32 pmcrock pot goodness all the way 🙂
Linda Munro
15 April, 2009 at 4:38 pmHi there! My favorite thing to cook has got to be Mexican or Italian—- actually my son comes home from his first year at college in one more month ~ and I can’t wait to cook whatever he wants!! It’s not the same with just me and my husband 😉
Shauna
15 April, 2009 at 4:41 pmMy favorite thing to cook for dinner is chicken mushroom fettucine…oh the calories but oh the YUM!!
Mindy
15 April, 2009 at 4:45 pmI love to make cookies and the quick breads like banana bread, etc. Something relaxing about putting together those ingredients (plus, I like eating the finished product!).
deborah
15 April, 2009 at 4:47 pmI like to cook and eat anything with sugar.
michelle
15 April, 2009 at 4:48 pmmy favorite thing to cook are TACOS & cupcakes!
Today is my 1/2 Birthday so that is what we are having for dinner.
YUM!!
Sally Sellke
15 April, 2009 at 4:50 pmOne of my staple recipes is lasagne and I also make a grea tasting low fat apple pie. But I love to find new easy recipes that everyone will eat. Thanks for the chance to win
Cheers Sally
Kristine
15 April, 2009 at 4:51 pmMy favorite thing to cook these days are soups/stews. I can do the work early in the day and not need to stress when I am with the kids after school running them all over town! Looks like a great cookbook – thanks to you and Elizabeth.
Amy Coose
15 April, 2009 at 4:53 pmI’m not a ‘cook’ either, but I do love to bake. I love to make homemade oatmeal banana bread! Thanks for the chance to get my hands on a great cookbook!
Tonya B.
15 April, 2009 at 4:59 pmI just made potato, vegetable soup
added bacon bits and cheddar cheese to the top and OMG is it GREAT.
then brownies for desert
have a wonderful week
thanks for the chance to win..
Barbara Eads
15 April, 2009 at 5:02 pmI love to make soups. Something so satisfying about all that cutting and chopping—and the kitchen smells so good too!
kat-in-texas
15 April, 2009 at 5:05 pmMy favorite thing to cook is chicken spaghetti because there’s ALWAYS leftovers to reheat the next day or two (and it’s better the next day). P I C K M E !!! 🙂
Kathy
15 April, 2009 at 5:07 pmMy favorite thing to cook is cookies. Oatmeal Butterscotch!!
E. Simpson
15 April, 2009 at 5:08 pmI love to roast a whole chicken with vegetables. It’s so easy, but looks fancy! It’s such an inexpensive but delicious meal. We always have left over chicken, so I shred it up and use it for another meal later in the week. You can’t get any better than 2 meals in one! Thanks for the fun, Heidi!
Amanda Z.
15 April, 2009 at 5:09 pmMy favorite to make are desserts, especially brownies!
Love how you wrapped up the “not interesting” presents. We always got socks for Christmas!
scrappinseminole
15 April, 2009 at 5:10 pmFave thing to cook – Coq au vin. Got the recipe from Saveur (http://www.saveur.com/article/food/Coq-au-Vin-21046725) and it is decadent! A lot of work – but SO worth the effort once in a while.
If you make it, you can just use whatever chicken pieces you like rather than the whole chicken, which doesn’t yield much for a big group.
Caryn
15 April, 2009 at 5:12 pmWe tend to get into food ruts, but lately we have been making thai curry shrimp and sticky rice like we ate in a restaurant on a recent trip to Hawaii.
Heather Bosch
15 April, 2009 at 5:18 pmI would LOVE the cookbook!!!
Cindy
15 April, 2009 at 5:19 pmAlways need new recipes!!!
jen
15 April, 2009 at 5:23 pmmy favorite things to cook are comfort foods. corn chowder, chocolate chip cookies, chili. anything that’s good on a fall day. although it makes cooking in the summer a little bit more challenging ;o)
Dawn
15 April, 2009 at 5:26 pmI love to bake chocolate chip cookies and best of all I love to eat homemade chocolate chip cookies…fresh out of the oven…nice and warm of course!
Alison Carlson
15 April, 2009 at 5:32 pmMy specialty is spaghetti and meatballs. Can’t go wrong with that!
Karen
15 April, 2009 at 5:33 pmI love to make bbq chicken pizza!
Karen R,
Shirley K.
15 April, 2009 at 5:38 pmFavorite thing to cook – homemade dumplings (Chinese-style). They’re not completely homemade in that I don’t actually make the wraps from scratch, but close enough. We don’t make them that often because it can take a while to make them, especially when we make a bunch at a time, but they are tasty!
Holli Careswell
15 April, 2009 at 5:39 pmI really need a good sugar cookie recipe! My grandma’s is the bomb, but she can’t ever remember how she does it, a little of this, an eggshell full of that. I think I need to videotape her!
Ali
15 April, 2009 at 5:42 pmI love to cook biscotti…..it’s always a favorite and I always get raves, so it’s my claim to fame.
dmatthews
15 April, 2009 at 5:42 pmMy favorite is homemade Tollhouse cookies!
cindy johnston
15 April, 2009 at 5:48 pmWow, that sounds like a great cookbook! I dont do a great deal of cooking myself but I do LOVE cookbooks! LOL My favorite thing to cook is (dont laugh)….spaghetti! simple….:)
Denise
15 April, 2009 at 5:50 pmMy favorite thing to cook is spaghetti! I have always cooked it the same way and anytime I try some new spaghetti recipe my family revolts!
Fran Heupel
15 April, 2009 at 5:57 pmI would love to win this cookbook. I love cooking and enjoy reading recipes and cookbooks. I love to cook Chicken, Pastas and love baking cookies.
tracy
15 April, 2009 at 6:02 pmI love to cook soups, Heidi! My kids kind of get tired of it, though…”soup again?” they say. Thanks for the chance to win – it sounds like a great little cookbook!
Tracy
Cari
15 April, 2009 at 6:04 pmMy favorite thing to make is cookies! I dread dinner because I just don’t know what to make. When I have a plan I’m fine. So I would LOVE a cookbook with good recipes!
Kelly B
15 April, 2009 at 6:07 pmCut out sugar cookies for any season/holiday of the year and they must have frosting. None of the kind with only sprinkles in my house! I used to make them & mail them to my nephew when he was young & lived out of state. Now I’m mailing them to him out of state for his freshmen year in college.
Caroline
15 April, 2009 at 6:08 pmHomemade mac and cheese is my favorite thing to make!!
Yum!
Shawn
15 April, 2009 at 6:24 pmmy current favorite … a box of duncan hines spice cake and 15 oz can of pumpkin.
Thats it. Mix the 2 together and bake for 20 minutes at 400. Thanks hungrygirl.com You can sub any type of cake mix. Devils food for great brownies. Enjoy.
cheryl yelverton
15 April, 2009 at 6:29 pmI am so hungry right now I could eat a cookbook. Sugar cookies huh? Texas sheet cake huh? oh yeah. Can you tell my sweet tooth is responding? Thanks, ms.cheryl
elizabeth
15 April, 2009 at 6:30 pmheidi. i remember seeing a family photographer you had take your pics a while back. i am in the phoenix area. could you send me the link to him/her? I remember loving the pics!!!
thanks,
[email protected]
laura j
15 April, 2009 at 6:31 pmThe recipes sound yummy! I love to collect cookbooks even though you can find any recipe on-line. There’s nothing like flipping through a stack of cookbooks to find the perfect recipe!
Pattie
15 April, 2009 at 6:32 pmHi Heidi! I have been enjoying making soups lately. p.s. I tried the “Texas Sheet Cake” recipe when you posted it and it is incredible.
Erin T.
15 April, 2009 at 6:35 pmI love to cook cereal. LOL. That’s why I need this book!
Jessica
15 April, 2009 at 6:38 pmWe don’t have a favorite! But we really like good food, with lots of flavor! I have had a couple mishaps this last month with choosing bad recipes, so a book like this is heaven sent!
Danna Jones
15 April, 2009 at 6:39 pmMy favorite thing to cook and most requested by my family is, cheesy hashbrown potatoes.
Amy
15 April, 2009 at 6:41 pmI love to cook different pasta dishes. I love pasta, so it’s fun to try new ways, new ingredients, new tastes.
Vickie Jones
15 April, 2009 at 6:41 pmI have a green chilli chicken stew receipe that is to die for, and it all comes out of a can, so it’s super easy!
kiki comin
15 April, 2009 at 6:43 pmi love baking and decorating cakes..and making any yummy cookies.:)
PAM
15 April, 2009 at 6:44 pmI love to cook a good pasta meal, like chicken noodle casserole, lasagna, or homemade mac and cheese.
Yum! And I LOVE a good cookbook! Thanks, Heidi.
PAM
Louise Dubord
15 April, 2009 at 6:45 pmI agree I NEED this cookbook, because I am a cookbook collector and adore to cook… everything. But as years pass, I tend to choose simpler things now, so I can devote time to my other passion… scrapbooking! I have been looking for the perfect sugar cookie recipe and now I am hooked!
Barb
15 April, 2009 at 6:48 pmTexas Sheet Cake is the bomb….love to cook!
Kim Gust
15 April, 2009 at 6:49 pmI love to bake and decorate cut-out sugar cookies for holidays. It is my goal to do more cooking meals for my family now that my son is eating table food, so I would love to win this cookbook. Thanks for the opportunity!
Ellen Patton
15 April, 2009 at 6:51 pmI love to bake (cakes, cookies, brownies, etc.) at midnight.
KristiGilbert
15 April, 2009 at 6:53 pmMy favorite dish to cook is lemon shrimp pasta! YUMMY!!! Oh, and for dessert: dutch apple pie
Sally
15 April, 2009 at 6:55 pmSounds like a great cookbook!
Texas Sheet cake? Never heard but sounds big..lol
Vickie Jarvis
15 April, 2009 at 6:57 pmI love to bake — anything!!! And I love tried and true recipes from real women. (And, I lost ALL my good cookbooks in a recent house fire) – so, pick me, pick me!!!
Melanie
15 April, 2009 at 6:57 pmWhat a fun birthday. My favorite thing to cook is huevos rancheros. I think because it’s easy and inexpensive and my husband and I make it together.
Kirsten L
15 April, 2009 at 6:59 pmI like to cook anything in the crock pot. Love the aroma that fills the house.
Jenet Morrison
15 April, 2009 at 7:04 pmMy favorite thing to cook is pasta w’ chicken and sun-dried tomatoes.Sprinkle a little parm cheese on top,and serve it with a salad and garlic bread.It’s a quick,easy,nutritious meal!!
Nancy Wyatt
15 April, 2009 at 7:11 pmI love making my King Ranch Chicken, my hubby loves it and it makes great leftovers and it is sooooooooooo easy to make! hugs from Conroe, TX!
Heidi
15 April, 2009 at 7:12 pmMy favorite thing to cook is anything I can get all 5 kiddos to eat! 🙂 That makes for a winner in my book 🙂
Samantha
15 April, 2009 at 7:13 pmMy favourite recipe to make is Antijitos – roasted red peppers, cream cheese, pepperoncinis and cheddar cheese all wrapped up in a tortilla and baked! Delicious!
Leone
15 April, 2009 at 7:18 pmI love to cook and this cookbook sounds like a “must have”…..my new favorite thing to cook is so easy and a great dish for special breakfasts….Creme Brulee French Toast….do a search on http://www.epicurious.com and you’ll see that people rave about it.
Monica G
15 April, 2009 at 7:20 pmI love to cook! I think my favorite thing to make is homemade mac and cheese, my kids love it and always ask me to make it for any special event we are attending!
Oh and sugar cookies are my favorite so I hope I win this give away so I can make her recipe!
Sheri
15 April, 2009 at 7:25 pmmy family’s favorite thing for me to cook is hamburger pie…it’s darN good!! The downside to this is there’s never any leftovers and what mom doesn’t LoVE leftovers?
Jessica B
15 April, 2009 at 7:31 pmI am not a huge cook but I do like to bake and make desserts. With my first baby on the way I guess it is time that I learned to cook more than desserts. This cookbook would give me a great start.
Lizzy
15 April, 2009 at 7:33 pmI would LOVE the cookbook! I like to cook and bake all sorts of things, and am always on the lookout for new “family favourites”. It’s difficult to chose just one favourite to talk about here, but I guess one thing that I’m liking recently is trying to find our “old favourites” in a lower-calorie formulation, or to adapt an “old favourite” into something more nutritious. And since one sure-fire way to make something more nutritious is to add lots and lots of veggies to it, that’s what I’ve been doing. A new favourite at our house is sloppy joes made with lots of onions, green peppers, carrots, celery, and even mushrooms! Mmmmmm! Very tasty!
Lizzy
[email protected]
Trisha McFarlane
15 April, 2009 at 7:34 pmLately, I love making chocolate mousse cake (from scratch). It’s so easy and tastes great. Can’t go wrong with chocolate.
Kim Rose
15 April, 2009 at 7:36 pmI am in desperate need of new recipes! Great give a way Heidi! Looks like a awesome book!
Lorrie
15 April, 2009 at 7:37 pmI love to make a big pot of homemade chicken noodle soup. My house smells so comforting and good while it is cooking, it is EASY, and my kids will eat it!
Kim Rose
15 April, 2009 at 7:38 pmOh.. and my favorite thing to cook is anything I can grill. Steak, hamburgers, chicken. Love cooking out doors.
Wendy
15 April, 2009 at 7:38 pmMy favorite thing to make is pork chops with garlic pepper cooked in olive oil with fresh green beans and some sort of pread! And throw in a salad! Yummo! Thanks for the chance to win Heidi!!
kristen
15 April, 2009 at 7:41 pmi don’t like to cook but i love to BAKE cookies!
Christine S
15 April, 2009 at 7:41 pmI love to make birthday cakes! Especially if I can make a silly one! So fun!
Mary Austin Cox
15 April, 2009 at 7:42 pmI love to make soups… yummy soups with fresh ingredients!! Always looking for new soup recipes.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Mary-Austin
ShawninAZ
15 April, 2009 at 7:52 pmMy favorite thing to cook would be oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. I have a great recipe they have just a touch of cinnamon in them. We luv them!
Carmen
15 April, 2009 at 7:54 pmPasta is my favourite thing to cook, being Italian and all! It is in my blood!
Nita
15 April, 2009 at 7:59 pmMy favorite thing to cook is homemade eclairs. Cream puffs from scratch. Vanilla pudding from scratch. With chocolate icing (obviously from scratch) drizzled on top. Always a hit with my family! And, I have to admit, it’s my mom’s recipe!!! My mother is an AWESOME cook!!
Elisha
15 April, 2009 at 8:02 pmOur family fave is Tostadas—they are super easy and always sooo good! Thanks for the chance to win!
cindy barriga
15 April, 2009 at 8:04 pmMost favorite recipe is my Aunt Chole’s enchiladas. I have always enjoyed making them. Each time I make them reminds me of her. 😀
Meredith
15 April, 2009 at 8:04 pmI would LOVE her cookbook. I love to make soups in the winter…but have never found the sugar cookie recipe that speaks to me! Thanks for the giveaway.
Rosanne
15 April, 2009 at 8:09 pmI love to try out new salads! And would love a new cookbook!
gabbe
15 April, 2009 at 8:11 pmi love to cook- i make great salsas & pasta sauces & i would love to win this great cookbook!
Doris Muria
15 April, 2009 at 8:15 pmI recently found a recipe for a nectarine spinach salad in Good Housekeeping that has a yum-o dressing with it. I also bake a really good pineapple carrot cake.
Bob
15 April, 2009 at 8:17 pmOh how good does that book look. I love to make cup cakes and cream cheese frosting. My favour part is swirling the frosting on the cakes. It makes me feel like I can cook (LOL)
Stephanie
15 April, 2009 at 8:19 pmI am not a big cook either and so I need a great cookbook that has it all.
I do like to cook lasagna and any meal that can be done in a slow cooker.
Taryn
15 April, 2009 at 8:25 pmMy favorite meal to prepare is Chicken Cordon Bleu, Steamed Rice, Sauteed Mushrooms and Roasted Asparagus.. Yum! I love trying to new recipes…..a new cookbook would be fun! Thanks for the neat giveaway!
Shirley
15 April, 2009 at 8:31 pmI love to cook anything my mom used to make when I was at home, chicken and dumplings, german bread cake, pot roast, and I could go on and on and on….I would love to check out this cookbook.
Mary Lou Kemp
15 April, 2009 at 8:32 pmMy favorite thing to cook is fried chicken. I make a seasoned flour mix then dip the chicken parts then fry it in my handy dandy cast iron skillet in crisco/or corn oil with about 2 tble. of butter added. Boy oh boy it fries up nice and crispy too. Candied yams, corn bread and ice tea. I like the tea a little sweet (I am from the south). Yummy! Now don’t tell my doctor about this….yikes.
Kathie
15 April, 2009 at 8:33 pmI can’t really say I LOVE to cook anything, but I do like the simple recipes. I would have to say Beef Stroaganoff is my favorite right this moment!
Joan in Kingman
15 April, 2009 at 8:39 pmI’m like you. Cooking dinner is not my favorite thing, but my 15 year old son thinks he needs to eat on a regular schedule or he’ll shrivel up and blow away. I would love some new recipes to try.
Suzi
15 April, 2009 at 8:41 pmWhen I have time, I love to cook just about anything. However, time seems fairly abbreviated with baseball and soccer this month. So, right now I’m looking for quick, easy, and appetizing! 🙂
Thanks and Happy Cooking!
Rorie
15 April, 2009 at 8:55 pmI would love this! I’m not a huge fan of cooking (my kids are soooo picky!) but I enjoy the fruits of my labor when I bake. 🙂 My favorite things to bake are my Aunt Gayle’s sinfully delicious brownies, and no-bake cookies. Really, cookies of any kind. And then I sit and eat way too many in one sitting.
Which is why I run. 🙂
Wendy
15 April, 2009 at 8:55 pmI love to make all kinds of brownies and many different flavors of cheesecakes.
zalaine
15 April, 2009 at 8:56 pmWhen I see that look on my husband’s face when he sees pork chops on his plate, that makes me so happy. After 38 years of marriage, he still loves my cokking and I love cooking for him, knowing that there is a happy face coming my way…
Tagyn
15 April, 2009 at 8:58 pmI love to bake- brownies, cookies, cakes!
You can never have to much sweetness!!!
Adele
15 April, 2009 at 9:23 pmI love to make Thanksgiving dinner. The whole thing from appetizers to dessert. It just makes me happy! And, I make the same dinner every year and everybody loves it!
Adele
Christine
15 April, 2009 at 9:33 pmMy favotie thing is actually bread. There is just something so homey and wonderful about the taste of fresh from the oven bread. Yumm.
TracyBzz
15 April, 2009 at 9:33 pmI prefer to bake rather than cook. But if I had to pick something to cook it would be chicken.
Shannon McCabe
15 April, 2009 at 9:36 pmi love to cook… i love comfort foods… hmmm…favorite thing to make?…well my friends say they love my navajo tacos!!!! they are scruptious and yummy…
vickie Fitzsimmons
15 April, 2009 at 10:05 pmHeidi,
I have 3 boys and one husband and I am constantly baking cookies, bread, treats and homemade dinners always! I love a good cookbook and I would make my sister and friends jealous if I won this cookbook from you.
Vickie Fitzsimmons
Terry W
15 April, 2009 at 10:09 pmSalads sound so good – especially with summer coming! I so love good soups, too.
Jamia
15 April, 2009 at 10:09 pmOH MY cook books!!! I can admit that I have a cook book fetish, I pick several up a year. My fave dish to cook is homemade chicken alfredo, I will never buy jar alfredo sauce again, NEVER:)
Kathy F
15 April, 2009 at 10:14 pmI just love to cook and bake, period!!! LOL! I really like the Goose Berry Farms cookbooks! 🙂 That is what Elizabeth’s remind me of at first glance! 🙂
johanna
15 April, 2009 at 10:18 pmi love bake muffins and different cakes. i love sallad and chicken… and i would love to win this book, because i love cooking-books.
johanna
felicia
15 April, 2009 at 10:29 pmfajitas! it’s the one thing i always get compliments on:)
Andria B.
15 April, 2009 at 10:40 pmI could SOOOOO use this cook book! We are so bored with the six things that I know how to cook. Tacos, Spaghetti, roast dinner etc. Yikes… that is pretty much it.
Create a beautiful day!!
Andria B.
Sherry Haupt
15 April, 2009 at 10:50 pmWell I love to cook, and soups are my favorite in the winter months salads in the summer, but usually I cook for friends, family and holidays b/c I don’t want or need to eat goodies and yummies on a daily basis sooo since I also love to scrapbook/do paper crafts I use that outlet for my hands, and creative juices to keep me busy so i don’t cook/eat. Always ready for a new cookbook for those tailgates, BBQs and fun gatherings occasions-thanks for the opportunity! Sherry
Chelsea
15 April, 2009 at 11:12 pmWe are pumpkin fans around here, so we make pumpkin cookies, pumpkin bread and pumpkin muffins all year round!!! Yummy!
Fiona
15 April, 2009 at 11:23 pmI love to cook Mac & Cheese. It’s easy, tasty and the best thing of all is that the kids eat it all without one complaint !!
Sarah Lynn
16 April, 2009 at 12:09 ami am still learning to cook, so new recipes are always fabulous. my favorite thing to bake is cupcakes. i am gonna definitely have to check out elizabeth’s cookbook, sounds yummy!
amanda
16 April, 2009 at 12:28 amMy favourite thing to cook (and eat) would have to be fettucini. Although it is a heart attack waiting to happen I love the stuff!
Rach
16 April, 2009 at 12:47 amIs it ok to enter if you live in Australia? if so I love to cook biscuits especially Anzac’s.
emily waters
16 April, 2009 at 1:00 amOh seriously. You know i have wanted one of her cookbooks for as long as i have known you, a LONG time. i am so excited that she has some and can’t wait to buy one. So many awesome recipes. i have made the texas sheet cake lots of times and its always a hit!!!
Christien Oliver Vinson
16 April, 2009 at 1:17 amOh Heidi, I love your give aways and fun spirit. Considering that I love to cook period (something about the creating process in any form). I’m gonna have to tell you what it is I like to eat the most, and that is anything sweet. Desserts are my fave!…and baby’s got back to prove it(*wink).
jennifer law
16 April, 2009 at 1:59 amI love to cook meals that are simple. I love vegetable dishes the most.
nan fowler
16 April, 2009 at 2:28 amHere in Texas we make a spaghetti that has chicken in it and my family loves it. I make it all the time for fund raisers and meetings. I am making it next week for our scout group at church to raise money. I would love a new cookbook. Thanks for the chance.
Nan
Carol
16 April, 2009 at 3:07 amHeidi,
I love to try new recipes but everyone always requests my chicken enchiladas! So easy to make!!!
Kathy
16 April, 2009 at 3:22 amI love chicken enchilada soup. So good and so easy! What an awesome giveaway. Thanks so much!
Marlisa
16 April, 2009 at 3:46 amI love to make Chinese (my own style). It’s fast, the girls love it and they get a lot of vegetables.
Donna M
16 April, 2009 at 4:11 amHi Heidi
My fav thing to cook is eggplant parmigain and home made cheesecake. Yumm
Oh and my spaghetti sauce.
donna
Cathy
16 April, 2009 at 4:15 amI love to cook cupcakes from my granmothers recipee yum o
Cindy McDannold
16 April, 2009 at 4:19 amSalads, salads, and more salads. Truly a dish that can be changed for any reason. I like to try all kinds. Cindy McD
Valerie
16 April, 2009 at 4:22 amI get so fed up cooking the same things! It would be nice to have new inspiration – especially when it’s a cookbook that comes recommended. Thanks.
kim cronin
16 April, 2009 at 4:23 amI love to cook anything with cheese on it or in it. My family loves cheese! I’m also into desserts (smiles)…thanks for the chance to win.
Belinda
16 April, 2009 at 4:32 amHi, Heidi:
Welcome home! I love your ten year-old birthday idea (with the fake gifts and the fake money). Very good. My favorite thing to cook would have to be pound cakes. My three favorite are german chocolate chip pound cake (Becky Higgins’ recipe), butterscotch pound cake and good ol’ cream cheese pound cake. Very southern (which I am), and very good. I’m always looking for new cookbooks… so PICK ME!
Amy
16 April, 2009 at 4:45 amalways looking for new and easy recipes!
Antoinette
16 April, 2009 at 4:45 amMine would have to be the apple pie! You sound so inpired by her recipes that I feel like getting all my old favs together and making a book to share!
wow.
Erika
16 April, 2009 at 4:56 amI have 2 favorite things I like to make: this killer good chicken enchilada recipe that my family loves, the leftovers are especially good, and my monster bar recipe which fills a pan but the pan is usually gone in 2 days!!!!! Yummy! Might have to make both of them today!
Thanks for the drawing and belated Happy Bday to your sweet Cory! The neighbor boys next to us have airsoft guns and they invite my Gabe to join them and he loves it too!!!!!
Robin R.
16 April, 2009 at 4:58 amMy favorite thing to make is Beef Brisket. My girlfriend gave me a recipe that is absolutely wonderful. My family, including those who live far away are always asking me to make it for them. I am a cookbook collector so I would love to win this neat cookbook. Thanks for the contest.
Belinda
16 April, 2009 at 5:00 amI’m no big cook either. And i know this doesn’t sound very gourmet, But i like to make bolognaise meat cause its so versatile (spaghetti, salad wraps, tacos, pies) and is a great comfort food in winter! 🙂
rebecca rader
16 April, 2009 at 5:03 amHi! Yum, yum, yum. You have me thinking this morning! I love to make spinach salad! Yep! I even get the kids to eat it! Simply add real bacon bits (warmed up) and the honey mustard dressing and tomatoes. Sometimes I get a little wild and make garlic cheese bread too! Yummy!
Lee Ann
16 April, 2009 at 5:04 amMy favorite thing to make is Christmas cookies! In December I bake at least 40 different kinds! I would love to have a new recipe book!!!
csuzanne
16 April, 2009 at 5:25 ami’m doing a lot of casseroles right now, and my boys are not happy….a little inspiration would be greatly appreciated!!
Dixie
16 April, 2009 at 5:27 amMy favorite thing to cook is fried chicken. Would love to win this cookbook.
Cindy
16 April, 2009 at 5:45 amMy favorite thing is sugar cookies with white fluffy frosting. I love making them into different shapes and decorating them for each season.
Heather
16 April, 2009 at 5:46 amMy favorite is strawberries dipped in chocolate!!!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Tashia Uken
16 April, 2009 at 5:52 amMy favorite thing to make is homemade pizza.
Gale
16 April, 2009 at 6:00 amBrownies. Most likely because I like to eat them!
peggy forma
16 April, 2009 at 6:02 ami love to cook and collecting good cookbooks is a hobby of mine.
i can not resist a new one that i
like.
hope this one becomes part of my
collection
hugs
peggy
LenaS
16 April, 2009 at 6:12 ami enjoy making chicken fajitas. And my youngest son loves to help me in the kitchen with all kinds of food…to him it has to be from scratch. I like the easy way sometimes.
Thx Elizabeth and Heidi.
Congrats to Cory on his double-digits! This is a good age–protect him and keep him safe…boys are not invincible even though they think so at this age. Just a word because i care.
LenaS
16 April, 2009 at 6:15 amO, just wanted to say. “Thanks for finding another way to make me FAT-er.”
Shelly
16 April, 2009 at 6:18 amI love to cook pasta, most likely because it’s my favorite food. I also enjoy cooking my dad’s chili recipe–my other favorite food.
Amber
16 April, 2009 at 6:25 amSo, I hate to cook, but being on a budget, it was time to get myself into the kitchen. I have some staple recipes my boys love, but it’s always nice to have a new cookbook to try! (last week on vacation, and after eating out EVERY night, my oldest son looked at me and said he missed my cooking – tug on the heartstrings or what!)
Paula
16 April, 2009 at 6:25 amI love to make yummy cakes and cookies for my boys!
Heather S
16 April, 2009 at 6:28 amI love to cook and bake just about anything! My mom teases me that I used to be a “the more complicated the better” cook. That’s changed a little these days 🙂
I was trying to google your friend and her cookbook after your earlier post, with no luck, so I’m really glad for the follow-up!
Bethany E.
16 April, 2009 at 6:29 amMy favorite things to bake are my homemade cinnamon rolls…yum!!!
Bobbi-Jo
16 April, 2009 at 6:31 amFresh Salsa – bar none. It’s easy, looks like it took hours, and tastes GLORIOUS!
I’m always excited for new ‘tastes great’ recipes! Thanks for the chance!
Laura P
16 April, 2009 at 6:34 amMy favorite things to make are desserts. I don’t mind cooking, it’s just been tough lately to think up things for dinner that don’t require a whole night in the kitchen. So some new recipes for real people would be awesome!
Marie Moser
16 April, 2009 at 6:35 amI LOVE to cook anything! Lately I have been loving using my crockpot to cook up delicious meals. So yummy! But my all time fave thing to make is….yep, cookies!!
Donna Crum
16 April, 2009 at 6:37 amAs much as I love to cook, these days I enjoy not cooking just as much so some new recipes would be delightful! I have just discovered the joy of baking good southern biscuits! Quite dangerous.
Amy W.
16 April, 2009 at 6:46 amI am happy that he had a great birthday…so fun that your family likes to lovingly tease! My new favorite thing to make now is Honey Lime Chicken Enchildas…so yummy, but the second runner up is a BLT pasta salad. I just discovered that avocado is really good in it as well!
Melissa
16 April, 2009 at 6:47 amI LOVE to bake…but there’s one rule…IT HAS TO HAVE CHOCOLATE IN IT!!! lol
{vicki}
16 April, 2009 at 6:49 amI love to cook and am always on the lookout for new recipes to try!
My specialty is lasagna!!!!!!!!!!
Chris SB
16 April, 2009 at 6:52 amI love to make oreo ice cream cake. It’s my son’s favorite.
Krista
16 April, 2009 at 6:52 amI am always looking for new ideas! I love to bake – anything sweet!
Danielle
16 April, 2009 at 6:52 ami love to make TIRAMISU from scratch!!
i kind of alter one of giada de laurentiis’ recipes to make my own version! so YUM! and the homemade whipped cream is THE BEST!
Beverly
16 April, 2009 at 6:54 amI love to make a tortilla chicken soup..MMMMmmmm!!! It’s a combination of my favorite Mexican cuisine and CHEESE. 🙂 Sometimes the best cookbooks are the ones passed down from person to person over the years.
Juli
16 April, 2009 at 7:03 amMy all time favorite thing to make is homemade pizza on the grill! It was a disaster the first few times, but now it has been perfected and everyone LOVES it!
We make it at least once a week in the summer months on my charcoal Weber grill!
Fresh tomatoes and basil from the garden and fresh mozzarella! YUMMY!
Karen
16 April, 2009 at 7:05 amI’m not a big fan of cooking, but like you said, families need to eat. I like easy, delicious things – like homemade salsa with lots of cilantro!
[email protected]
16 April, 2009 at 7:12 amcookies (slice and bake) with my boys! Just keeping in real and honest.
Stéphanie Pouliot
16 April, 2009 at 7:14 amMine is all type of sweets… just anything with sugar!
Mabel M
16 April, 2009 at 7:20 amAbsolutely love the homemade cookies!!! =)
Holly S
16 April, 2009 at 7:20 amMy fav to cook is homemade cookies…love them
Shaylin
16 April, 2009 at 7:21 amMy favorite thing to cook these days (thanks to my Mother) is Poppy Seed Chicken! It may sound a little iffy, but let me tell you, it is thee most delicious dinner!!
Pam Dean
16 April, 2009 at 7:22 amI love to make soup. I feel like I’ve really accomplished something when I have a pot of soup made for dinner.
Angie Hamill
16 April, 2009 at 7:25 amI am a Cookbook horder. I love any and all that are different from the main ones you can get at the regular book store, would love to win this one. =O)
Leslee Barrow
16 April, 2009 at 7:31 amI am another gal that likes to use the crock pot. I am full of energy in the morning, but run out of steam in the afternoon, when it is time to think about dinner. So the crock pot helps out with that.
Leslee in MT
Stephanie Matlack
16 April, 2009 at 7:33 amAnything quick and easy. Lately our dinners have been pretty boring. I need some new recipes to spice it up alittle.
Nancyjo
16 April, 2009 at 7:34 amChili I like to make chili. Also almost anything that I can throw in the crockpost and have it done when I get home from work.
Adrian V.
16 April, 2009 at 7:38 amMy favorite thing to cook (although not healthy) is fried catfish and homemade french fries!
Jessica F
16 April, 2009 at 7:41 amCOOKIES! I love making all kinds of cookies! I would make them everyday if I could.
Trudy
16 April, 2009 at 7:43 amI love to make salads (any kind) and appetizers. Some variation of pasta salad and blue cheese w/ port wine sauce show up frequently.
Stephanie Blanchette
16 April, 2009 at 7:44 amI’m a cooker more than a baker, I love making my grandmother’s Chicken Paprikash recipe. I am always striving to get it “just like hers” so it’s always a challenge. I would LOVE a new book to learn from!
Thanks! 😉
Frankie
16 April, 2009 at 7:44 amI love to fix Chicken dressing for my family
Jennifer
16 April, 2009 at 7:45 amLately I am into grilling. But my favorite thing to cook inside has got to be Squash, Zuccini, Onion, Tomato, Mushroom and cheese skillet.
Amy Smith
16 April, 2009 at 7:45 amLove to cook! We love just about anything….but my favorite thing is really anything italian and I love to bake cookies….yum!
Charlene
16 April, 2009 at 7:53 amMy favorite thing to cook is dessert, especially cheesecake. I love to collect cookbooks–this sounds like a great one to add to my collection.
Aimster-KY
16 April, 2009 at 7:56 amI love my chicken spaghetti. It’s filling, and you have to use that big ol’ oven that makes the whole house smell oh, so good! So simple — put a can of cr. of mushroom on top of cooked noodles, a can of Ro-Tel, and a can of chicken. Sprinkle your favorite cheese on top and bake 350 for about 15 min. until cheese is melted.
YUMM-O!!
kelly
16 April, 2009 at 8:01 amlove to cook anything italian..
Kay B.
16 April, 2009 at 8:08 amI love to make casseroles! They are fairly simple to put together, taste satisfying, and a salad along the side completes the meal!
Shawna
16 April, 2009 at 8:14 amI absolutely love to cook and bake and especially try new recipes. I am currently assembling a cookbook for a family reunion we are planning for this summer. I love to try other people’s favorite recipes. Thanks for the opportunity to win a cookbook!
Kelly
16 April, 2009 at 8:16 amhomemade mac n cheese for me… 🙂
This looks like a winner to me!
Debbie
16 April, 2009 at 8:16 amI like to bake, almost anything. My absolute favorite is my grandmother’s cinnamon roll recipe.
Amber C
16 April, 2009 at 8:16 amI need some new recipes! We are in a recipe rut and dinner just isn’t exciting anymore. I would have to say though my favorite thing to cook is lasagna.
Shawna
16 April, 2009 at 8:18 amI love to cook and bake absolutely anything. I am always trying new recipes. Currently I am organizing a cookbook for our family reunion this summer. It’s great to see other people’s favorite recipes. Thanks for the opportunity to win a cookbook!
Kathi (Irish Catholic Good Lass from the Midwest who loves Donna Downey too!)
16 April, 2009 at 8:27 amI’m always in the market for the best sugar cookie ever…I like them nice and soft with lots of buttercream icing..
Laura
16 April, 2009 at 8:29 amHer cookbook sounds great! I love to make all kinds of cookies!
Laura
Cassie
16 April, 2009 at 8:30 amI love sugar cookies!
Traci S.
16 April, 2009 at 8:31 amLove to cook! I really love soups lately and of course, my lasagna every one goes gaga over! The kids are getting pickier so it’s getting tougher to find things they like – sounds like this one is a winner! Thanks for the chance to win!
Danielle
16 April, 2009 at 8:41 amI am a big cook I find that being the kitchen relaxes me and I don’t think I can have enough cookbooks! I love trying new things but I think my favorite thing to cook are Italian foods – pastas and sauces and pizzas and I love to bake – LOVE TO BAKE!
Recie Sullivan
16 April, 2009 at 8:48 amMy families favs are lasagna, cheesy chicken spaghetti, and chicken alfredo. Having a big family (4 children and 5 grandchildren) We usually cook something that can be made in one big pot. They all seem to find there way over here at least 2 to 3 times a week. My daughter, my daughter in laws, and myself get in the kitchen and cook together. I usually do the big dish and they do the side dishes. It’s alot of fun cooking together and it gives us a chance to talk while we cook.
Jenny Null
16 April, 2009 at 9:04 amgrilled turkey burgers and sweet potatoe fries
YUM!
Kirsten
16 April, 2009 at 9:10 amI love cookbooks – when I make something, I’ll get out 4 or 5 cookbooks and *combine/create* to make my own version. Think I need this!
Christine Drevo
16 April, 2009 at 9:12 amMy favorite thing to cook are Lasagna and Enchilada’s. I can’t go wrong with either of those two at my house please there are left overs. Now tell me who doesn’t love that!
Tanya K.
16 April, 2009 at 9:16 amMy favourite thing to cook is roast beef or spaghetti sauce in the crock pot. I love the smell of it bubbling away all day 🙂
maryjo materazo
16 April, 2009 at 9:21 ammy pasta sauce ‘cuz once i get it going it just simmers on the stove, makes the house smell yummy & the ENTIRE (big trick around here) family loves it!
Monica Gunn
16 April, 2009 at 9:25 amWoohoo! I just emailed her to buy one!! i’m so excited! Your children are so adorable!!! I just love reading all about them.
By the way, I’ve put the blog topper on my blog, I now have to figure out how to put the background page on. This one has me perplexed!
Have a wonderful day and week!!!
Hugs, Monica in St. Louis, MO
Anna Vollmer
16 April, 2009 at 9:35 amOoh! I love cook books! thanks for the chance to win!
Jen K
16 April, 2009 at 9:38 amI love new cookbooks! I hope I win!
Ayesha
16 April, 2009 at 9:54 ami love to cook everything and anything that my daughter enjoys i love the way she slurps spaghgeti or how we both make faces from salad oh the fun of cooking
Crystal
16 April, 2009 at 9:54 amI love to bake cookies but when I cook I like to make steak/seafood, surf and turf…so yummy!
DeVonne
16 April, 2009 at 9:56 amI can’t say I love to cook. However I do love to eat! I would love a cookbook!
Deborah
16 April, 2009 at 10:10 amI love for my husband and daughter to have new recipes so they can cook while I craft! New cookbooks keeps them interested. Thanks!
Annette Dickson
16 April, 2009 at 10:15 amI love to grill up some chicken and rice and serve with homemade mango/cucumber salsa. My 15 year old daughter even asked if we could serve the salsa at her wedding someday.
Julie
16 April, 2009 at 10:25 amMy favorite is either chocolate chip cookies or pasta salad. I’d love to see this cookbook. You had me at “Texas Sheet Cake!”
Leanne Overduin
16 April, 2009 at 10:29 amMy favorite is spaghetti with pineapple. I don’t know why but one time I tried it and I’ve never made spaghetti with out it again.
Perusing through cookbooks is fun, thanks for the chance at a new one!
Karen Kennedy
16 April, 2009 at 10:29 amMy favorite thing to cook is chocolate chip cookies….if any make it to the tray that is a good thing! I also just realized I like to make cakes and decorate them! Fun and YUMMY!
Rachael Mayo
16 April, 2009 at 10:31 amBeef burritos are my absolute favorite to cook for big family events! Homemade mashed potatoes are a weekly favorite.
Cheryl
16 April, 2009 at 10:35 amMy favorite things to make are scones and casseroles. They are quick to throw together and are very forgiving:)
Heidi-can you give us some of the Chinese recipes you learned to make. I would love to try them.
[email protected]
Cindi
16 April, 2009 at 10:38 amI love to make desserts. As I love sweets and my kids always feel special when they have a homemade sweet in their lunch.
Summer Braxton
16 April, 2009 at 10:40 amI believe I am in desperate need of this cookbook. I stink at cooking and meal planning. I have know idea where to start and I hate cookbooks with weird ingredients I’ve never heard of. “Come on, I don’t want to cook fine cuisine!”:) I do love cookin in the crock pot…. hard to mess that up.
amber boren
16 April, 2009 at 10:44 amOkay…I need all the help I can get. I am always asked to bring the salad to all the family functions because that is my specialty (so sad).
I would love to be the one with the great recipes.
My heart is in the right place, I just need a little help with great recipes.
Melinda Wilson
16 April, 2009 at 10:49 amMy favorite thing to back is my grandmother’s Red Velvet Cake. It is a family favorite and I always make it for family get-togethers.
rachael wood
16 April, 2009 at 11:03 amI love to cook lasagna. My family always polishes it off. It’s one of my husband’s favorites, so even though it’s pretty time consuming, it is very rewarding! He is always so happy.
Donna
16 April, 2009 at 11:05 amI love baking angel food cake. There’s just something so fun about beating up the egg whites and then folding in the dry ingredients.
Laurie Zimmerman
16 April, 2009 at 11:07 ami love to bake chocolate chocolate chip cookies with peppermint flavoring. they are the best uncooked, frozen, fresh from the oven or 3 days old. (if they last that long) of course, it is always best to cook something all the kids will eat and ask for more.
sara sprecher
16 April, 2009 at 11:15 amLASAGNA 1)totally easy 2)the kids will eat it too 3)always have leftovers
Tina
16 April, 2009 at 11:22 amI so love cookbooks! I honestly need to revamp my kitchen/dining area so that I can better access them. I especially love ones that are tried and true ‘friend’ type 🙂 And they are the best when the favorites are stained and splattered 🙂
Tina
16 April, 2009 at 11:24 amOops, forgot my favorite thing to cook 🙂 I love to bake everything…you give me a recipe and I will bake it. Lately, it has been cookies, sugar, chocolate chip,cake mix…any kind of cookie 🙂
Vicki Rundlett
16 April, 2009 at 11:28 amI love to cook soups – any kind! They are easy and filling and they freeze well for future use. Thanks for the opportunity.
lee
16 April, 2009 at 11:40 ammy fav thing to cook is pork tenderloin stuffed with stove top stuffing and tied and cooked in the oven
Jackie
16 April, 2009 at 11:42 amMy favorite thing to cook is anything that brings a smile to someone else’s face.
Kimberly
16 April, 2009 at 11:47 amI’m going to give you two different things here:
cooking..anything Mexican, I so love spicy and fresh ingredients.
baking…something completely different from cooking is my all time favorite:
chocolate chip cookies…so yummy…
tirzah
16 April, 2009 at 11:50 amI think my favorite thing to cook is some very simple Italian-type of thing such as some pasta with some fresh crushed garlic, parmesan cheese, olive oil drizzled on top, with some halved grape tomatoes and some fresh basil. I can’t think of anything I’d ever really rather have.
tirzah
16 April, 2009 at 11:52 amBy the way, I can’t get the link to work to order the cookbook. I don’t know if you have a remedy for that???
Staci Nay
16 April, 2009 at 11:58 amI love to cook a bunch of things. It usually depends on my mood that day. Lately, I have been loving anything to do with chicken!!
Brynn
16 April, 2009 at 12:02 pmI love to make desserts (and do so well as far as I know)!
Paula Harrington
16 April, 2009 at 12:28 pm“Mickey-Mouse Pancakes” are my specialty. I don’t have many dishes in my cooking repertoire, but these chocolate-chip-and-walnut-filled pancakes impress all who breakfast at our home. ;o)
Sandi Malloy
16 April, 2009 at 12:30 pmAnything that can be cooked in my Le Crueset grill pan. Love that thing! I’m convinced it makes me “appear” to be a better cook. My family likes to eat also. Hey, maybe they’ll get a chance to try something new!
Sunny
16 April, 2009 at 12:39 pmI love to cook stir fry! I would love to win the cookbook because I need help in that area!
Thanks
Lisa
16 April, 2009 at 12:39 pmThank you Heidi:
I love to bake! My fave would have to be (for spring)daisy shaped shortbread cookies, iced with pink icing. Even if it is raining outside, spring is live in my kitchen! Have a great day!
Lisa
Liz
16 April, 2009 at 12:41 pmI would love to be the winner of a wonderful Collector’s Cookbook by Elizabeth!
My favorite thing to cook is my homemade Spaghetti Sauce….and Soups!
Liz in PA
Nancy in CA
16 April, 2009 at 12:42 pmAs you, I really don’t like to cook, but a must. However, I do love to collect cookbooks. You just never know when you nee da new recipe, so I can sit for hours looking for just the right thing. My favorite item to cook would be Gingerbread cookies for any occasion. Our family and friends love them (which always makes me feel good)and the most fun is the decorating. You can never go wrong with Martha Stewart’s Royal Icing recipe. Nancy
Connie
16 April, 2009 at 12:44 pmI just e-mailed to buy one for myself, but if I will I will pass one on to a friend 🙂
Dori
16 April, 2009 at 12:45 pmI would love to have a new cookbook – my church ones are getting worn out from cooking the same recipes so many times.
My favorite things to cook are baked goods (or anything with lots of sugar)! : )
Stephanie Cunningham
16 April, 2009 at 12:46 pmI have 2 most favorite things:
Homemade Clam Chowder — It has been passed down from generation to generation in my family. It is also a Christmas Eve Dinner Tradition
Hot dogs, Potatos & Cheese — another Grandma dish — easy, yummy, keeps you warm kind of meal — my kids LOVE LOVE LOVE this one!!!
Kay
16 April, 2009 at 12:46 pmI love cookbooks – I am always on the lookout for a new cake recipe. I do love the Texas SheetCake, my German Chocolate is fabulous, as well as the Missouri Pig-lickin’ cake is always a big hit!
Sara Amuso
16 April, 2009 at 12:51 pmI love anything Mexican or Greek! I love making my “Drunkin’ Shrimp” on the BBQ.
Sara
jessica
16 April, 2009 at 12:57 pmok, I seriously never win on blogs. BUt it is worth it to try and try again especially for a great cook book! I LOVE cookbooks. I really love tried and true, recommended recipes! yum! My favorite thing to cook is bread…its a lot of work, you get a good exercise doing all that kneading and who doesn’t LOVE hot, fresh homemade bread!!!
kristen
16 April, 2009 at 1:15 pmI just love to bake/cook. Oh and eat! :0) But I think my favorite is whatever it is that my kids say is the best thing they’ve ever eaten!
Oh and chocolate chip cookies. At least once a week.
Diane Du
16 April, 2009 at 1:20 pmI love to bake — cakes, cupcakes, bread, pies, anything. I enjoy cooking as well, especially if I have the time to cook everything from scratch. But baking is my true love as it is something I can share with my co-workers, my husband’s co-workers, the church office, the school, my kids’ classes, etc. That way I get double the joy — from the process of making it and then from sharing it.
HilarySh
16 April, 2009 at 1:27 pmI love making homemade bread…. yum!
Whitney Seeman
16 April, 2009 at 1:28 pmI could totally use a new good cookbook! My cooking abilities are growing, but I am in no means a cook! I think I can make some pretty good chocolate chip cookies and some good mexican style shredded pork….it’s so easy, so of course I can do it! 🙂 Thanks Heidi!
kimmik
16 April, 2009 at 1:29 pmOh, I really don’t love to cook, but I might like it a lot more with some good recipes. But you do need to know I like to cook a good recipe that works and my family enjoys. That’s it. 🙂
-kimmi
Karin
16 April, 2009 at 1:31 pmI like to use the crookpot for chicken. Would love to get this cookbook.
Sandy
16 April, 2009 at 1:37 pmI have heard of her cookbook and did not know where to find it! Hooray that she is doing another round. We have a blended family of 8 kids and 10 grandchildren so you can imagine the cooking that goes on 🙂
Thanks so much for letting us all know!
Sandy
Jenny
16 April, 2009 at 1:52 pmMy two most favorite things to cook are “Schnitzel” (German dish, basically breaded and fried pork) and Coke chicken (I got the recipe from a South African woman) …it’s SOOOO good
Danielle
16 April, 2009 at 2:00 pmI love to cook anything EASY–I’ve got a chicken enchilada recipe that ROCKS!
Amy Bailey
16 April, 2009 at 2:21 pmMy teenage son would say that his favorite thing that I cook would be egg’s benedict; my husband would have to say his favorite thing I cook would have to be chicken and noodles, and my younger two always beg for my italian breadsticks. My favorite thing to cook is all of these things that make my family happy.
PS. I would love a new cookbook 🙂
AmyB.
Crystal LaDoux
16 April, 2009 at 2:28 pmI would have to say my favorite cookbook would be any cookbook from a church or that a group of people has put together.
Jamie
16 April, 2009 at 2:29 pmMy favorite thing to cook is homemade Chicken Pot Pie. This is one dish that my whole family just loves and NOTHING warms a mama’s heart like a family that loves her food.
Iris
16 April, 2009 at 2:34 pmI make alot of soups and stews but I have experimenting with new recipes that I find on the food channel. Always, looking for a good cookbook – thanks for a chance to win.
alise
16 April, 2009 at 2:46 pmi love to cook any kind of pasta and to bake pistachio cake.
thanks for the chance to win!!!!!
Jill Cornelius
16 April, 2009 at 2:46 pmMy favorite meal to cook? Only one??? Okay, ummm…how about Rosemary and Garlic Roasted Chicken. I like to make this because it means that I have leftovers for Chicken and Wild Rice Soup (which is my aboslute fav!!!)
Kari Machal
16 April, 2009 at 2:51 pmI love to make pumpkin muffins…. my boys can eat 5 or 10 a day! I use some whole wheat flour and some splenda to make a little healthier. Also have a fabulous lasagna recipe that we adore. Thanks! Kari
Cheryl
16 April, 2009 at 3:22 pmI love to make anything my son says “this is really good Mummy…can you make this again?” My favorite is homemade baked macaroni & cheese but it’s WAY easier to make KD…ha, ha!
Thanks for the chance.
Missy
16 April, 2009 at 3:24 pmI love crock-pot chicken!
chicken in crock-pot. Sprinkle with Italian dressing dry mix. Cook low all day. Micro 1/2 cream cheese block with 1 can cream of chicken and mushroom soup. Pour over chicken in pot and cook high while you make the rice to serve it over. So great to throw together before work!
gaydra
16 April, 2009 at 3:38 pmMy favorite thing to make is Carrot Cake….everyone wants it and we all love it! YUM!
Clara
16 April, 2009 at 3:40 pmMy favorite thing to cook is probably pasta–any kind of pasta!
Christy
16 April, 2009 at 3:59 pmoh wow – this looks like a great one! I love to bake cookies best of all! 🙂
Mel
16 April, 2009 at 3:59 pmChocolate..anything chocolate, but brownies are my favorite.
connie casement
16 April, 2009 at 4:18 pmHi Heidi,
My favorite thing to make for my kids, although they are ooth..(out of the house) when they are in town this is their number one request for a home cooked meal….homemade mac’ cheese. I make it with gouda cheese..it is yummy!
Connie
Jennifer P
16 April, 2009 at 4:22 pmMixican is my favorite and my husband makes the most unbelievable (and simple) salsa from scratch. But you can’t beat the smell of fresh baked cookies!
Kim Griffin
16 April, 2009 at 4:30 pmMy family is all about pasta – when you get down to it – spaghetti & meat sauce, lasagna, garlic and vegetable fusili…you name ’em!! Another fav is Mexican…so I’m sure there’s bound to be lots of new goodies to try in this lovely little cookbook!!!
:O)
Kim
Lisa
16 April, 2009 at 4:31 pmMy favorite thing to cook is baking I love to bake and my most favorite recipe is an Blueberry,lemon and sour cream cake it is just the best treat and my family say I make the best quiche’s ever. Thanks Lisa
Lori
16 April, 2009 at 4:37 pmI like to cook anything and everything, but when short on time (which is most of the time) I like to put chicken stroganoff in the crockpot. It’s delicious and the family loves it!
kelly
16 April, 2009 at 4:47 pmMy favorite thing to make is chili. Chicken chili, veggie chili, beef chili, chocolate chili, the list goes on and on!!
Tammi C
16 April, 2009 at 5:29 pmI’m not a very good cook, but I at least try. HOwever, I love to bake and make desserts! LOL This cookbook sounds like a great staple to have!!
Thanks!
Tammi C.
Gayle
16 April, 2009 at 5:45 pmMy favorite thing to cook is fried rice with leftovers mixed in, the kids totally chow down!
Lynna
16 April, 2009 at 6:12 pmYummmmm. My Grandma made the best sheet cake ever. I would love to compare.
Lynna
Lynn McNally
16 April, 2009 at 6:18 pmOkay… I love to cook yummy feel good kind of food. I just came across the recipe for Olive Gardens Alfredo sauce! OMG!!!!! So yummy!!!! Goes really good with my homemade meatloaf!!! and some fettuccine with fresh veggies! Absolutely delish!!!!! My daycare kids LOVE it!!!!I would also love to get some new recipes to wow my family over!
Lynn McNally
Laura T.
16 April, 2009 at 7:08 pmI love to make anything that will feed my family for more than one dinner, lol! I do like to make soup and need to practice more – and love to bake! thanks for the chance!
Sara Y
16 April, 2009 at 7:14 pmMy favorite thing to cook is soup and things that can be fixed quickly.
KaitlynK
16 April, 2009 at 7:32 pmI love making copy cat recipes from restaurants. I love to eat out, but it can get expensive, so I like to recreate my favorite recipes at home. Our favorites so far have been Cafe Rio salad and Olive Gardens Fettucine Alfredo, yum!
Thanks for the giveaway, looks like a great cookbook!
Caitlin
16 April, 2009 at 7:43 pmMy favorite sweet treat is chocolate chip cookie dough brownies. The bottom part is just brownie but you make a special cookie dough (minus raw eggs…no salmonella worries 🙂 to use as the frosting! DELICIOUS!!!
Angie Olson
16 April, 2009 at 7:56 pmLove to make salads & soups!
LISA
16 April, 2009 at 8:02 pmI love Love cookbooks They are as great to collect as scrapbooking supplies!!!LOL
Anita K.
16 April, 2009 at 8:38 pmMy favorite thing to make is meatloaf and baked beans. When I met my husband he was a semi-vegetarian and I don’t eat fish. This left chicken as our common meat. I told him about my great meatloaf…well, he tried it and gave up his semi-vegetarianism.
Thanks for the chance!
Cheyenne Antrim
16 April, 2009 at 8:49 pmI love to make deserts and i would be so greatful to get such a great cook book im sure the ladies of our ward here in Henderson Nv would also love a copy i sent Liz a message to that effect Love to WIN so glad your back on US soil and well I prayed daily for you and your family my sons BD is Apr 16th happy Birtday C the gun looks so cool and so does the money also Sonic is way to cool Love Cheyenne [email protected]
J
16 April, 2009 at 9:03 pmOooh I would love a chance at a new cookbook. I like to cook anything and some days feel the rut setting in of finding something new to make.
Maybe I could find it in your friends book??
Thanks
Anna
16 April, 2009 at 9:42 pmTexas Sheet cake?!!
Okay, my mom and I have been trying to find the perfect sheet cake recipe for EVER. My parents are mission presidents in Texas (so our family is not from there), and so my mother, as the designated “mission mom” is always making them treats and meals. We have YET to find a satisfactory sheet cake recipe. And food in Texas is kind of a big deal.
Please please please we are SO looking for new ideas! Also–my mom’s birthday is in a month. Talk about perfect timing.
In short, if we somehow get the cookbook, and the Texas sheet cake recipe is as divine as you described, I am positive a lot of people would benefit.
love!
Anna
16 April, 2009 at 9:48 pmOkay, sorry! I just made that last post (about Texas sheet cake).
I love to bake lasagna. But only my mom’s recipe. I have yet to find a better lasagna in any Italian-themed restaurant or anyplace else. And talk about radical leftovers!
I also love to make cupcakes. Especially lemon and red velvet ones with cream cheese frosting. Great accessories for a fun peppermint tea party.
Okay, I’m seriously done now. Cheers!
Monica Robinson
16 April, 2009 at 9:58 pmI love to cook mexican potato soup when it’s cold. I love to make shrimp fettucini too. dessert- got a great recipe for a coconut cake! thanks for chance to win!
lyndsay
16 April, 2009 at 10:09 pmI love making lasagna and my favorite dessert to make is banana pudding. So delicious!
Jennifer Young
16 April, 2009 at 10:17 pmI LOVE to make desserts, cakes, cookies, brownies. But I’m not very good at the scratch recipes. But I really want to learn some new dinner recipes….I am kind of in a rut of cooking the same things all the time. I love anything with chicken or seafood!
elizabeth
17 April, 2009 at 8:40 amIt would be awesome to win this cookbook. It sounds marvelous!
Debbie Dow
17 April, 2009 at 3:56 pmI love to cook quick and easy stuff, one of my favs is beef tips over rice. I have some very picky eaters and am always on the look out for new recipes.
Tifany D.
20 April, 2009 at 9:42 amBe careful with those airsoft guns…we had a friend get a tooth shot out…yikes!
I don’t necessarily love to cook, but I do love to eat (which requires cooking). I especially love anything Mexican and homemade pizza!!!
Audrey
20 April, 2009 at 7:51 pmOne of my favorite things to bake is homemade bread with freshly ground wheat. YUMMY!!! My family likes it too!!
Blessings,
Audrey
Heidi Kilgore
23 April, 2009 at 6:21 amHi,
My favorite thing to cook right now is Chicken and Rice. It’s a one pot meal, (you cook it all together) Kind of like what you can order at the Cracker Barrel, (I love the Cracker Barrel!) My family also likes it when I make my Chicken enchiladas. I love trying new recipes, Thanks for the chance to win a cookbook.:)
Hugs, Heidi
JaneAnn
23 April, 2009 at 7:40 amI love to bake cakes!
cheryl
28 April, 2009 at 7:16 pmHI, I can’t get the cookbook link to go thru. Can you email me her email? Thanks Cheryl
[email protected]
Tammy Wathen
7 June, 2009 at 6:09 amI love to make Becky Higgin’s taco soup recipe. Super easy in the crock pot!
6mmbb.com
7 September, 2009 at 3:20 pmAirsoft is a great sport. Although they are toys, they can be dangerous so please all parents follow safety rules as if this was a regular bb gun or pellet gun. Participants must wear proper safety goggles preferably ANSI rated. Have fun airsofting and remember, practice makes perfect!