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Cornmeal Lime Cookies

November 17, 2010

In addition to the bizarre brown-sugar whole wheat apple turnovers that they served in my school cafeteria I was also obsessively enamored with a cornmeal cookie that made a command appearance every now and again. As far as I can remember the Livermore Falls lunch line is literally the only place I’ve ever seen one [...]

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The Geometry of Pasta and Eggplant Lasagne

October 6, 2010

When I first received a copy of The Geometry of Pasta in the mail (thank you kind publisher!) my initial reaction was a bit less than impressed. For me, cookbooks should have bright and colorful photographs preferably accompanying as many recipes as possible, but this book contained a simple, rather restrained layout of text that [...]

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An Erin Cooks Contest: The Gastrokid Cookbook

August 14, 2009

What exactly is a “gastrokid?” Well the authors of The Gastrokid Cookbook have developed a Gastrokid manifesto that states: Gastrokid: noun. A combination of “gastronomy” (the study of food) and “kid.” Coined by, Hugh Garvey and Matthew Yeomans founders of Gastrokid.com, a Web site popular among parents dedicated to feeding their children the best food [...]

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Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It: Toaster Tarts

May 4, 2009

Don’t forget! You have until 6 PM EST on Friday, May 8th to enter the contest to win your very own copy of Karen Solomon’s new cookbook, Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It. Simply follow this link and leave a comment. It couldn’t be easier. ********** I love that author Karen Solomon considers her new [...]

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An Erin Cooks Contest: The Pink and Cheesy Party Duo

November 21, 2008

Over the next few weeks I’ll be giving away 5 sets of brand new cookbooks, direct from the Erin Cooks bookshelf, that I’ve grouped into cute themes. Don’t worry I’ll dust them off before I send them out to the lucky winners. You never know when these giveaways will pop up online so it might [...]

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The Ski Country Cookbook

November 10, 2008

I finally gave in and began to wear my winter coat. I didn’t want to, but after freezing on my morning walk to the T every day I decided it was time to admit defeat. As the cold weather begins to overtake the northeast my time outside drastically reduces, and I can usually be found [...]

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Tastes and Tales of Massachusetts

October 19, 2008

With all of the buzz circulating lately around the importance of eating local I wondered if perhaps a little emphasis might also be spared for the preservation of local recipes? So many of us, myself included, are cookbook addicts, rushing out to pick up the next shiny new title from Ina Garten or Nigella Lawson [...]

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Congratulations Toni!

October 8, 2008

Congratulations Toni! You were “lucky number” 11. You’ll be receiving A Field Guide to Cookies by Anita Chu in the mail shortly. Thank you to everyone for participating and be sure to stay tuned! There are always more giveaways in the works.

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