Giveaway Day! Pioneer Woman & Dorie Greenspan
Cookbook Giveaways!

post from The Cutting Edge of Ordinary on 23 April 2012 09:22:51 AM. © The Cutting Edge of Ordinary

I'm sure that some of you figured out that I was going to give away cookbooks by the little hints I left on Friday.

Ok so it's Giveaway Day!

I?m overdue!

I haven?t had a giveaway in a long time, so here it comes. Today I?m giving away copies of 2 wonderful cookbooks!

The first is Dorie Greenspans: Baking: From My Home to Yours. I?ve had this book for a few years now and I have to admit, it?s the cookbook with the most post-it?s attached to it on my shelf. It?s filled with delicious recipes. I haven?t made one yet that hasn?t turned out fantastic.

The second book is from P-Dub herself. The Pioneer Woman Cooks! Food from my Frontier. Probably the biggest blogger on the planet. Filled with down home goodness and lots of pictures of cowboys, horses and Charlie the ranch dog.

Two great books! Multiple chances to win!
How?
It?s easy.
Just leave me a comment telling me which cookbook you?d choose if you won.
Maybe you already have Pioneer Woman?s book and you?d love to bake up everything in Dories book? Or vice versa?
Either way?.comment and let me know.
Want more chances?
If you?re a follower ? let me know! Double your chances!
If you?re not already a follower, follow me and let me know that you?re a newbie ? you get an extra chance too!
You can also follow me on Pinterest. Just scroll up to the top of the page and click the red button on the right hand side. More chances to win!
I?m working on a Facebook page! I know better late than never!
Giveaway will close on Friday, April 27^th at midnight EST.
Good Luck all!

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Octopus Meatballs

post from Kalofagas - Greek Food & Beyond on 23 April 2012 08:29:44 AM. © Kalofagas - Greek Food & Beyond

The first time I saw or heard of octopus meatballs were from Maria’s blog at Kali Orexi (BonAppeti. Maria is a Greek blogger resided in the NYC suburbs and she shares dishes she’s created or ones inspired by her ancestral homeland of the[...]

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Caribbean Remoulade

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Mondays Bread Bowl: EZ Short-Cut Siopao

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Surf Seafood

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After Kristen’s beautiful ceremony, Christine, Adam, Ken and I had a couple of free hours before heading to the reception. Ken looked up some restaurants and we settled on some seafood at a local restaurant, Surf. We were about to eat a lot of seafood at Kristen and Waising’s wedding but decided to eat a [...]

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Breakfast Snapshot

post from The Spamwise Chronicles on 23 April 2012 01:57:52 AM. © The Spamwise Chronicles

Spring vegetables, poached wild turkey egg The vegetables consist of asparagus, morel mushrooms and French breakfast radishes. The morels were sautéed in unsalted butter; the asparagus and radishes were briefly simmered and blanched, then combined with the morels. Sea salt, sage, chives and black pepper to finish, with freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese on top. Time: [...]

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Chocolate chip cookie dough brownies

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Chocolate chip cookie dough is pressed into a baking pan, chocolate fudge brownie mix is poured over it then pinches of chocolate chip cookie dough are dropped on top of the brownie mix. The result...

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A Recipe for Coconut Oil Biscuits

As dietitians committed to recipe makeovers, we tend to shy away from foods rich in saturated fat. So we’ve never cooked much with coconut milk (though we do like the light variety) or coconut oil. Coconut oil is high in saturated fat, but it turns out that the kind of saturated fat in coconut oil — lauric acid — can actually help to raise HDL cholesterol, the so-called good kind. Our trusted interns, Yvonne and Tashia, are currently doing some research on coconut oil and milk (the canned and refrigerated varieties), and we’ll be recording a podcast on the topic some time in May. In the meantime though, we decided to start dabbling with the oil and recently cooked up this easy, flaky, and delicious biscuit recipe that uses coconut oil instead of butter or shortening.

Made with coconut oil and light canned coconut milk, these biscuits are ideal for vegans whose diets eliminate the usual cow’s milk and butter.

The recipe we found on the Whole Foods website calls for refined coconut oil, which is mild in flavor and better suited for high heat cooking compared to the deeper-flavored virgin coconut oil.

Coconut Oil Biscuits

Makes 12 Servings

This recipe comes from Whole Foods. We changed it up slightly. For starters, we swapped the 2 cups all-purpose flour for 1 cup AP flour and 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour. We also used kosher salt instead of the fine sea salt called for in the recipe. We had leftover coconut milk which we froze and plan to use later for our Pint-Size Pina Colada Smoothies.

1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 cup solid refined coconut oil
3/4 cup canned light coconut milk

1. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat pastry flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Cut in coconut oil with a pastry blender or two knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in coconut milk just until a dough forms. Pat together and flatten on a lightly floured work surface to a rectangle about 1/2-inch thick. Cut into 12 squares and arrange on the prepared baking sheet, about 1½ inches apart. Bake until golden brown, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.

Nutrition Information per Serving (1 biscuit): 170 calories, 11g fat (9g saturated), 150mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate, 2g fiber, 2g protein

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Whole Foods suggests some interesting variations:

> Savory herb variation: Stir 3 tablespoons chopped fresh herbs such as chives, cilantro and/or parsley and 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper into the flour mixture before cutting in coconut oil.

> Sweet variation: Increase sugar to 2 tablespoons. Just before baking, brush biscuit tops with 1 tablespoon light coconut milk, then sprinkle with 1 teaspoon sugar.

Melissa Clarke from the New York Times wrote an interesting article on coconut oil last year, so you may want to check that out. In it, she shared a coconut-oil roasted sweet potato recipe that looks amazing. Could be next up on our list of must-try recipes