You may have been with us for our last giveaway -- when we celebrated reaching 250 subscribers with prints from the (never home)maker print shop. Now we've reached yet another milestone -- 574 subscribers. And that's definitely call for a celebration! So what's our Something for Nothing Giveaway this time? You'll be pleasantly surprised!
A couple weeks ago, I started a discussion about everyone's favorite cookbooks. And a lot of mine are in the Martha Stewart collection. So I felt it was appropriate to give away a brand-spankin'-new copy of one of my favorites: Martha Stewart's Cooking School! Though this hefty book isn't entirely vegetarian, it provides priceless tips on how to poach and coddle eggs . . . braise veggies and cream spinach . . . as well as perform a variety of delicious dessert techniques. Etc.
(More info from the Martha Stewart Website:)
Class is in session, and Martha Stewart is your instructor! This amazingly informative cookbook features over 200 delicious recipes with step-by-step photographs that don't just teach you what to cook, but how to cook it.
- 200 recipes arranged by cooking technique
- Hardcover, 480 pages
- Over 500 photographs
- Tips on equipment, ingredients and every other aspect of the kitchen
Looking to make this awesome book your very own? Entering isn't hard -- and selection will be at random (using Tara's Random Number Generator). Here's the scoop:
- THE GOODS: One (1) copy of Martha Stewart's Cooking School cookbook.
- TO ENTER: Comment on this post with the words COOK THE BOOK somewhere in your post.
- IN ADDITION: Tell us what cooking technique you have yet to master and would like guidance on. And anything else you'd like to tell us :)
- GIVEAWAY CLOSES: Thursday, February 11th at 9:00PM EST
- PRIZE SHIPS: USA only (I'm sorry -- I know many of you are from Canada and beyond . . but USA only for now, we're working on it...)
- ALSO: To win, I need your email address -- so please provide it (or your blog link so I can find it -- just some way of contacting you) or, unfortunately, you cannot win.
- PS: One entry per email address is allowed. The winners will be selected using Tara's Random Number Generator (then I'll go through and make sure I get one person for each photo) and announced Friday morning.
Some other bits of information in a handy YES/NO format:
- Yes -- the winners will totally be random. There will be NO favoritism, mom.
- No -- you need not subscribe or follow us on twitter to win. Though, it'd certainly be nice if you'd consider. As well, you don't need to mention our giveaway on your blogs or in your tweets -- though, if you feel like it, we won't stop you! :)
- No -- you need not purchase anything at the Print Shop to win. Period.
- Yes -- we reserve the right to change the rules at any time (though we likely won't need to) as well as to choose winners (though still totally at random) as we see fit and fair.
- Yes -- if you have additional questions, you can shoot us an email at neverhomemaker@gmail.com
Good luck! Thanks for reading (never home)maker . . . and tell your friends! Because the sooner we get to 1,000 subscribers, the sooner we get to our next big giveaway!
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76 comments:
I would love to learn how to cook the book.
There are a few techniques I need to know. Something as simple as making Chicken Limone (I made Pucker chicken). and also I would love to know how to use yeast properly. Also how do I not get chocolate to seize up?
msgb245 at gmail dot com
I'd love to "cook the book" so to speak!!
I want to be able to cook the book like Martha!!!
The technique I am dying to learn is croissant making. My college dorm room is grossly inadequate for any such endeavor, so I'm waiting til I get home for the summer, but any guidance would be very much appreciated!
Love the blog <3
(alexcass04 at gmail dot com)
www.tastyface.com
I want to cook the book! I need to learn how to braise veggies, sounds delicious!
www.pickygourmet.net
COOK THE BOOK
I have only recently started cooking at home & am trying to acquire the basic skills. After about 6 months, I'm finally no longer burning my rice & can finally improvise (slightly). Help me grow, Martha!
hey guys
love the giveaway for martha's cookbook! I don't have this one yet and would love to try many of the vegetarian dishes inside! A cooking technique I'd like to master?! believe it or not, i can do just about anything BUT COOK RICE! gosh i hate trying to cook rice...anyways, i think i need a steamer! thanks for this great giveaway! you guys are fantastic!
Karina
Definitely need to COOK THE BOOK. Love Martha & am always trying to hone up on my mad kitchen skillz.
I'd like to cook the book! Thanks for the giveaway and more importantly congrats on the milestone!
I promise I won't cook the book, but I would love to add it to my collection. Did you see the episode of Martha where she had a veggie thanksgiving? It was so nice to see no turkeys being cooked! I am not even sure what braising is. Can you poach things that aren't eggs? I have so much to learn...
alison99999@hotmail.com
COOK THE BOOK
I've never made bread from scratch. Definitely need to master the artisan breads this year!
(kohlerjl at missouri dot edu)
Jessica
I love all things Martha, and wish I could COOK THE BOOK with such expertise as her! I'm quite an amateur when it comes to making bread. I do some good no-knead bread, but when it comes to other kinds that need rising, kneading, etc.. I'm not too stellar.
sarah.medearis@gmail.com
I want to "cook the book"
I want to learn as much as a can about cooking and am interested in mastering all egg cooking techniques!
kbbazzel@lovett.org
Woohoo! I wanna cook the book as well as you guys do! Seriously, I'm totally in awe of how much cooking goes on in your household. I really want to learn how to cook meats so that they're done (safe) but without making them too dry. [Am I allowed to say that on a vegan blog??? : ) ]
Cooking the books is one of my favorite things to do! I like to cook food too. I would like to learn how to bake! The whole science behind baking is a mystery to me, and Martha seems to be a master baker. hahaha try saying that fast three times.
I promise I won't cook the book! Just make some of the recipes!!
Hmm, what have I not mastered? Gee....do you have all day? OK, I have not mastered making bagels. But remember, I had that whole yeast issue? So maybe I just haven't mastered yeast...
Janice janiceigh AT hotmail DOT com
I need to cook the book - and learn how to make real pizza dough isntead of using the pre-cooked stuff.
Love, Meg (palm_tree_princess@yahoo.com)
COOK THE BOOK
I need lots of help. I'm a pretty amateur cook. I don't even know how to properly chop some vegetables! I need Martha's help, for sure. (fingers crossed)
I would love to master the art of cooking (no specific skill as I'm realatively unskilled). Learing how to cook the book would be a bonus!
I'm a college student on a budget in Minnesota..so I would love to be able to COOK THE BOOK!
It's funny that you showed a page with eggs, because I've been obsessed with learning how to master the art of egg-making. There are so many ways..all I know is hard-boiled and scrambled. Poaching, here we come!
Sarah
ande8818@umn.edu
I would love to "cook the book" to learn some veggie meals that would be suitable to serve for meat eaters and veggies alike.
http://mommawah.blogspot.com
I'd love to "cook the book". I love MS. I just picked up her cupcake book at HomeGoods and can't wait to start tagging the recipes to try. I want to learn royal icing for cookies and poaching eggs.
i am learning to cook the book. i recently got married 6 months ago (whew...time flies fast) and my husband is working on his masters in physical therapy. so i'm the bread winner and the bread maker for right now. :) we moved to a new place, my job is not the greatest thing in the world, and our budget doesn't let us go out to eat...so i have learned to love cooking. it is something i can make my own and it helps relieve the stress that comes with work and daily life. i received a few cook books as wedding gifts but would love an addition as i fist start this new passion of mine. :)
holly.stavness@gmail.com
I have always wanted to learn to poach an egg. For some reason or another the idea totally terrifies me!
COOK THE BOOK
d.knitster@gmail.com
btw, I'm a newb, and I'm loving your blog. Great pics!
Oh fun! I would love this! I'd love to learn how to better poach an egg, for one. Also, my sears are usually pretty weak.
Shoot! I suck at reading directions! I forgot to say "COOK THE BOOK" in my last comment--sorry! Cancel that entry
I want to cook the book! There is so much I need to learn- can't think of a better teacher than Martha. Came to your blog via apartment therapy and love it!
slowclubbaked[at]gmail.com
Cook the book
I love Martha!! She knows how to do everything and do it well!!!
I would love to cook the book!
Bread making is my biggest hurdle right now. I hope to clear it this year, though!
kantnera[at]umsl[dot]edu
I would love to win this so that I can cook the book! I need new foods to make an definitely could use a guide for new techniques.
I have been considering doing a cook the book feature on my own blog with the new baking book I got for Christmas, I just need more help eating cake.
Poached eggs are my daily breakfast, but I am terrified of deep frying. It might be better that way as that fear is the only obstacle keeping me from mass-producing doughnuts at home.
COOK THE BOOK!
I am a terrible cook and need all the help I can get. On the other hand, I'm a pretty awesome baker and in a "just thought you might like to know" moment: I purchased the RIchard Simmons cookbook you use! I saw it at a thrift store for less than a buck so I figured, why not? :) Haven't gotten to it yet but I'm so excited about it.
-Emily
I would love cook the book! What an awesome give away! Just recently found your blog and really love to see what you're up too--also trying to inspire myself to run a 1/2 marathon again this April. You're great inspiration!
Oh...I need helping poaching eggs. Always end up with egg drop...water...
Oh wow, I have seen this book on Martha's show, but she never showed the inside. It looks DELICIOUS! If it were edible I would "Cook the Book" and gobble it up. Thanks for the awesome giveaway.
COOK THE BOOK!
I struggle with baking because I tend to be the kind of cook that dislikes measurements and following the recipe! As a result, my baked goods never comes out the way I want it to! Definitely something I'd like to work on.
Thanks for the giveaway!!
Oh and my email is ywang2.michelle@gmail.com
I love anything that Martha touches. I want to cook the book! :)
Emily
Awesome! I'd love to COOK THE BOOK!
I received the MS Baking Handbook for Christmas and have been loving the recipes, layout and photos. I'm sure this is equally as fabulous.
Thank you!
I would like to cook the book and learn how to braise veggies and roast beef (even though I don't eat it, I still enjoy knowing that I can do it!)
beauhollow@hotmail.com
I need to COOK THE BOOK! The WHOLE book! I want to master the soufflé in 2010. Enough is enough :)
How I would love to cook this book (I just got the encyclopedia of crafts-this would be a great addition!).
I have yet to master making pie crusts-I LOVE to bake and am completely ashamed to admit this!
alisonDblanchard at yahoo dot com
I've recently started to "cook the book" and it's been such a fun experience! I want to learn how to bake bread from scratch.
lmtopiol@gmail.com
Please oh please pick me random number generator!
I love Martha! And the (never home)makers! I love super-comprehensive cookbooks but have yet to find a bread-baking book that I really love/can follow.
Oh yeah, COOK THE BOOK!
leascolese@gmail.com
Congrats on reaching your big subscriber milestone!! I've always admired this cookbook, so I would love, love, love the chance to win!
xo,
-e (
erin(at)domesticadventure.com)
COOK THE BOOK! :) A bit basic, but I'd love to improve my basic knife skills.
Keep up the great blog, it's one of my favorites!
Rebecca
fireflynights @ gmail.com
Let's COOK THE BOOK!
I'd love to make roast chicken with my eyes closed and poach some eggs.
I'd love to "cook the book!" My current challenge is simply cooking a meal - meaning an entree and two sides all at once without burning and having everything ready at once. Martha does it w/ ease :-)
I want to cook the book!
I'm not much of a baker and would like to learn some basic baking techniques.
alchasteen1 at gmail dot com
COOK THE BOOK! I'd like to master... anything. I am a horrible cook when it comes to techniques. I just kind of do my thing.
Cook the book! (But just incase the IRS is wondering, I don't cook my books;) I would like to learn how to cook pancakes- never have mastered that.
Congrats on so many subscribers!
COOK THE BOOK!!
OMG I love Martha and I do not have this book, yet! I'd love to learn how to make bread (gluten free bread to be exact) and possibly learn some more baking techniques.
great giveaway! :)
This would be a great start to my own collection of cook books.
Cook the book.
<3
......COOK THE BOOK......
I would love to add Martha's book to my collection! My cooking goals for the next couple of months are to master poaching eggs and making pastry dough. Love your blog... I check for new posts at least once a day :)
Michelle (mwilliams7@liberty.edu)
I'd love to cook the book!
I would like to learn to make bread from scratch :)
katie.metz@hotmail.com
Cook the book? I'd love to cook it, eat it, and absorb all the knowledge in one delicious meal!
The technique I most want to master is the art of substituting! I am soon to be a certified holistic health counselor and I spend a lot of time "translating" recipes (usually yummy baked treats) into healthier versions. I'd love to have a better handle on the best healthy substitutions to make (e.g. to lower saturated fat or refined sugar, or to be gluten or wheat-free) without sacrificing texture and taste (well, as much as possible).
debbie dot zambetti at gmail dot com
I recently discovered your blog and have been loving it. As an avid runner and cook myself, I would love to "cook the book" you get so much inspiration from.
I'd especially like to learn the fine art of food presentation. Who better to learn from than Martha.
gaea13@gmail.com
COOK THE BOOK
I am starting more or less from scratch and need all the help I can get.
ktgood at gmail dot com
I will do my best not to cook the book, but I'll try my very best to learn to cook! :) I'm really at the beginning of learning to cook, so there are MANY techniques I have yet to master! Even a little help would be a HUGE help for me.
I could really use cook the book. Martha is great and my skills in the kitchen are really lacking.
I just discovered your website and LOVE IT! I adore baking but have recently vowed to eat more veggies. I need a cook the book to show me new and interesting ways to prepare vegetables!
Awesome giveaway! I would love a Cook the Book. I would like to learn how to make at home pasta. I have lots of gadgets that I am dying to perfect. thanks
I want to cook the book! I would really like to learn how to make good homemade bread.
alysia75@aol.com
My kitchen is so small, I very well might cook the book!
I have always wanted to master making excellent sauces, particularly hollandaise sauce. I bet Martha can help me.
I would love to COOK THE BOOK :) Really, any and all help having to do with cooking for me would be great...
Cook the Book. I want to poach an egg someday.
COOK THE BOOK!
I'd love to make flaky, buttery, delicious homemade croissants. I just need to find the time.
jrb43@calvin.edu
I would love to cook the book again! it was destroyed when my house flooded and would love to restore it to my collection!
ashley.rideau@gmail.com
Cook the book will be a great reference to help me on my amateur cooking adventures. I'm still trying to learn how to bake pound cake properly.
Thank you for giving this book away, regardless of who will be able to receive it. =)
COOK THABOOK.
I've watched the old Sabrina too many times, and still hope to make a proper souffle (3 failed attempts so far).
chesleyhmmm at gmail
COOK THE BOOK.
I would love to learn how to make those beautiful, decorative cakes.
sam94son05(at)sbcglobal(dot)net
Ooh, Martha! It seems too easy to comment on how she went to jail a few years ago for COOKing THE BOOKs for her company...
As far as what I'd like to learn, I just got a kitchenaid mixer and I want to know how to bake breads and other yummy things now that I have my new fancy mixer!
COOK THE BOOK.
I recently happened upon your blog and adore it. You and your husband actually remind me a lot of me and my husband. Although he runs and I don't.
I'm working on mastering tofu. I'm getting fairly good at using it but can always get better.
Keep up the good work!
P.S. email - bldvdb at gmail dot com
Martha is my idol in all things! If there is away to cook the book, then I am sure Martha knows how!
Thanks for giving me ideas on how to switch up recipes!
bitteeinkuss @ gmail.com
I love Martha, and believe it or not, I don't own any of her cookbooks. I have a feeling Martha would say, "Cook the book, it's a good thing."
www.le-potage.blogspot.com
I want to cook the book! I am a closet Martha fan, so this book might just be the thing out me!
Rita
rita.totten@gmail.com
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