Happy Monday! I'm kicking off the week with one of my favorite giveaways on the blog to date.
If you haven't heard of Smitten Kitchen, I'm sorry you've been missing out. You should head over immediately and be prepared to drool over every single concoction that comes out Deb's kitchen. From the sweet, to the savory, to main meals, simple snacks, and decant desserts, this woman has it covered. One thing is obvious, she has a love for food, and it's evident in every single recipe.
Needless to say, I was beyond excited when I heard Smitten Kitchen was expanding beyond a blog - to a book. A cookbook - filled with so much goodness. I'm looking forward to making:
a butternut squash and caramelized onion galette, sweet peas and shells alfredo, tomato scallion shortcakes with whipped goat cheese (pictured on the cover), cheddar swirl breakfast buns, and pretty much the entire sweets section which includes things like - salted brown butter crispy treats, buttered popcorn cookies, chocolate hazelnut crepe cake, and a s'more layer cake. Basically, Deb's a genius.
So - I'm giving away three cookbooks!
Let's keep things simple: To enter, please make sure you're following Simply Irresistible - then leave a comment here letting me know one of your favorite Smitten Kitchen recipes {it could be something you've made, something you're dying to try, or something you heard would be in her cookbook}. The official release date is October 30th - and I'm hoping to get these to you just prior to then.
I'll choose a winner Friday morning {10/26}. Good luck!
omg looks so good! dyin for that french toast!! www.fashionifancy.com
ReplyDeleteOHMYGOD YES. I can't wait for this to come out - I'd love to win it :)
ReplyDeleteI made Deb's mushroom bourguignin a few weeks ago and it was amazing. Simply amazing. I made the full recipe and we three finished the whole thing - no leftovers - because it was so good!
(and I do follow you.)
how fun! the peanut butter brownies looked amazing! xoxo jillian:: cornflake dreams
ReplyDeleteI love SK! (And so does Cam...ha!) I am obsessed with all things brown butter so those salted brown butter crispy treats sound amazing!
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about grabbing this! Her french onion soup is definitely my go-to recipe, but everything I've tried has turned out so well its hard to say!
ReplyDeleteI'm dying to make the baked kale chips! She even has them as seasoning in popcorn!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting!! I've been stalking the SK blog for all things pumpkin lately. Especially those pumpkin cinnamon rolls...heaven.
ReplyDeleteThis is the BEST giveaway! My favorite recipe is the mushroom bourginon. I make it all the time in the fall/winter. A great veggie dish that is warm and comforting, and you don't even miss the meat one bit.
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! I've been wanting to make a galette of my own for some time, so I may just start with the butternut squash + caramelized onion one. Sounds great. :)
ReplyDeleteOMG LOVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I die for her blog, it is so awesome, and have you seen how tiny her kitchen is?! I have made her feta salad and white bean & roasted red pepper dip - both amaze!! And the amount of her recipes that i have printed and yet to try is scary! But I need this book, I love how simple and easy she makes everything seem - and you know i have my struggles ;)
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Great giveaway! I am excited to meet her in December when her book tour hits Philadelphia! I made her blondie recipe last week for a school bake sale and I added walnuts and chocolate chips- they were a hit! I'm looking forward to trying some new recipes soon!
ReplyDeleteI've made her chocolate caramel crack(ers) and lemon yogurt anything cake and they were both amazing!
ReplyDeleteAH! Obsessed with Smitten Kitchen, so this is perfect! And I've always been a fan of her blondie recipe. It's so easy, and so easy to change up.
ReplyDeleteThose buttered popcorn cookies sound good! I haven't tried any of her recipies but they all sound delicious.
ReplyDeleteLove smitten kitchen! I'm dying to make the peanut sesame noodles!!!
ReplyDeleteOoh I love Smitten Kitchen! Just made her pumpkin cinnamon rolls -- so amazing!
ReplyDeleteI better win. And like I love them all but the baked potato soup is pretty damn amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun giveaway - who couldn't use a new cookbook with the holidays around the corner?! My ALL TIME fave SK recipe is pumpkin cinnamon rolls. To Die For.
ReplyDeleteAwesome giveaway!! I like that she has a gluten-free section on her website - the chocolate cake roll is in my future :)
ReplyDeleteI love SK! I've made her roasted tomato soup and her blondies recipe is the perfect base for whatever is in season.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite recipe is the mushroom bourginon (and I follow you with GFC). Thanks, great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI'm also dying to try the tomato scallion shortcakes, but my favorite recipe of hers has to be either her blueberry muffins or tomato soup...mmm!!
ReplyDeleteI'm dying to make the pumpkin cinnimon rolls!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway!! So exciting her book is coming out!
ReplyDeleteI've been dying to make her Broccoli Pesto! It sounds so delicious (and surprisingly healthy). Broccoli's the best ;)
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Welllll I've been living under a rock. Thanks for helping a girl out. As I am trying to eat more veggies, I really want to try her broccoli parmesan fritters-they look delish! What a wonderful giveaway!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway! I love smitten kitchen. I would make baked potato soup, its perfect for winter : )
ReplyDeleteLOVE Smitten Kitchen! Amazing giveaway! :)
ReplyDeleteSoups- tomato and loaded baked potatoe. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI made her roasted tomato soup once, with the crunchy bread and cheese on top, and it was AMAZING. So fun!
ReplyDeleteLove smitten kitchen! I make her blueberry crumb bars every summer and they are delicious!
ReplyDeleteI've been dying to try the lemon ricotta pancakes. They just look fantastic! I follow and love your blog Lara! Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE smitten kitchen and would love to try EVERY recipe in that cookbook! One of my favorites, and it's probably their most basic, but its my go-to, is their spaghetti with lemon and olive oil - I love it and crave it all the time! I'll definitely be trying some of the pumpkin recipes soon :)
ReplyDeleteI love her stuff! Those pumpkin cinnamon rolls look INSANE. And Obviously, I follow your blog :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to make the pumpkin cinnamon rolls for my family on Thanksgiving morning this year!
ReplyDeleteI love everything she makes, but my favorite recipe is the cubed-bread-topped mac and cheese she posted years ago. I still make it every winter! (And spring ... and summer ... and fall.)
ReplyDeletei love the Boozy Baked French Toast and am planning on making the apple mosaic tart for a family event next weekend!
ReplyDeleteI also am dying to make those Pumpkin Cinnamon rolls.
I love *all* recipes I try, from her pb cookies to her buckeyes. But my all-time favorite, and I make this ALL the time, is the loaded baked potato soup. Seriously, it's unbeatable, and the best soup I've ever tried. Also, following your blog!
ReplyDeleteI really wish I could pick a favorite, but I've been making the recipes from her website for years. The most recent one I made was the pumpkin cinnamon rolls on Sunday. Though I think the one I ate the fastest was the plum kuchen. The one currently next on the list to make is wheat thins.
ReplyDeleteI've never made anything from SK that WASN'T amazing!! A new favourite is definitely the cranberry almond caramel tart. I made it for Thanksgiving this year and it was a huge hit! i just started following your blog, and am looking forward to going back through your archives! :)
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I LOVE the recipees on Smitten Kitchen! I would love to win a cookbook for her! We just made the winter squash soup with gruyere croutons, and it was freakin' delicious! http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2006/10/the-leaf-peeps/
ReplyDeleteMy favourite recipe of hers is the "Ratatouille's Ratatouille". Not only is it bright, colourful and light, but it's also vegan-friendly and gluten-free, which helps when I have to go to a potluck or host friends for dinner.
ReplyDeleteI love pretty much everything Deb makes and the photography is awesome. I am going to go with baked potato soup, yum!
ReplyDeleteTis the season - pumpkin waffles is next on the hit list!
ReplyDeletemy favorite SK recipe is the crispy chewy chocolate chip cookies. i have altered it and made it over a million times with toasted pine nuts and all kinds of things. basically, this recipe is the base for every cookie i make. http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2009/03/crispy-chewy-chocolate-chip-cookies/
ReplyDeleteOne of the more recent (if you count January as recent) posts I bookedmarked was for the apple sharlotka. The name along sounds fun but ooh boy does it look nummy! http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2012/01/apple-sharlotka/
ReplyDeleteEasy: black bottom cupcakes are my go-to. Super easy and people drool over them.
ReplyDeleteThe Whole Wheat Raspberry Ricotta Scones won me several British friends when I first moved to England. And all the while not expanding my waistline. Win!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Smitten Kitchen recipe is Blueberry Boy Bait! I've made it many times and am a little sad that blueberries are out of season now.
ReplyDeleteSmitten Kitchen CREAM BISCUITS have been my Saturday morning save & a recipe I've made a gazillion times.
ReplyDeleteI love Smitten Kitchens recipe for zucchini bread. Classic and delicious. I'd love a copy of Deb's cookbook.
ReplyDeleteI love her zucchini and almond pasta salad! Can't wait to check out the cookbook.
ReplyDeleteHer blueberry crumb bars are a crowd pleaser every time! I always make them for potlucks :)
ReplyDeleteI think I am her most dedicated reader in my country. My personal favorite is gnocchi with a grater because it is the first I made and failproof ever since.
ReplyDeleteThe first recipe of Deb's I made was the Oatmeal, Choc. chip, Pecan cookies (with orange zest) perfect for fall or early winter. But my favorite was what I made as an X-mas gift for family members last year - her sugar and spiced candied nuts.
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Can't wait for that cookbook to come out.
I absolutely love her chana masala recipe. So simple and so delicious. And I have been thinking of making the apple mosaic tart as my contribution for Thanksgiving. It looks gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThe almond macaroon torte with chocolate frosting was a big hit as was the tangy lemon smashed chickpea salad.
ReplyDeleteLinguine with Tomato Almond Pesto!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite recipe of Deb's is actually her banana bread - not the one with millet it in, but the one with bourbon in it (of course!). You would think that every banana bread recipe is kind of the same, but hers is truly the best and makes the most caramely bourbony banana bread. It's my go-to.
ReplyDeleteDeb's recipes never fail me! They're my go to whenever I need the meal to turn out perfectly delicious, so I'm so excited she now has a cookbook!
ReplyDeleteOne of my go to recipes from smittenkitchen is chicken pot pie, made it this weekend and as always, it was a huge hit with my fiance!
I love all of the recipes, but could not survive without the basic pie crust recipe that has saved me time and time again!
ReplyDeleteDeb's "naked pasta sauce" is my all time favorite followed by the zucchini-ricotta galette. (Though admittedly, it's always hard to choose a favorite from SmittenKitchen - too many good choices!) Can't wait for the book!
ReplyDeleteStrawberry and Cream biscuits. All of the chocolate. Smitten Kitchen is amahzing. Can't wait to check your blog out!
ReplyDeleteI have bookmarked so many of Deb's recipes! Most recently the fig, olive oil, and sea salt challah, the pumpkin cinnamon rolls, and the pink lemonade bars. Last thing I made from Smitten Kitchen was probably scones of some sort - maybe the oat & maple syrup ones?
ReplyDeleteNow following your blog as well via google reader.
it's gotta be that amazing french toast!!!
ReplyDeleteI think Deb's posts are one of the things I most look forward to. When I see a new recipe it makes my day! I can't wait to try her pumpkin cinnamon rolls. They look AMAZING!!
ReplyDeletespring asparagus and pancetta hash. makes the easiest dinner, you can sub winter veg in the colder months, and with a poached egg over top, makes your "breakfast for dinner" seem a bit more classy. so good.
ReplyDeleteSmitten Kitchen's Mom's Apple Cake is delicious and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteTriple layer chocolate-peppermint bark recipe. I've made it several times for Christmas presents (and also for my family to enjoy, of course). Fun to make and even better than store-bought.
ReplyDeleteI just discovered your blog today when SK retweeted your giveaway. I adore Deb's site and wow! Isn't yours just FABULOUS!? I'm following you now, of course. ;) I'd love to be entered in your giveaway. Thanks for the chance. My favorite SK recipe is rhubarb streusel muffins, but I have a bunch of recipes bookmarked on the SK site to make someday.
ReplyDeleteI follow by RSS feed, btw. Also, meant to mention that I LOVE your Candy Corn post from a few days! Fun!
DeleteHer mini apple pie cookies! AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteSame as Christine, I just found your blog today thanks to Deb's retweet of your giveaway. What a great blog! Although I've made a ton of Deb's recipes, my newest favorite of hers is the pumpkin cinnamon rolls - SO good. :)
ReplyDeleteThose potato chip cookies are pretty rad, to say the least!
ReplyDeleteBraised brussel sprouts with pancetta is the one I'm dying to try. Also, she just had a recipe the other day for an apple tart with salted caramel. Unreal.
ReplyDeleteLoved Smitten Kitchen's instructions for Chocolate Babka. Made it for Yom Kippur this year. Went over wonderfully!
ReplyDeleteI've made a ton of Deb's recipes. Smitten Kitchen is my go-to for new recipes, every time. My new favorite, just because it's amazing and simple, and I'll never make them the "old" way again, is salted, browned butter crispy treats. Seriously: best 10 minute emergency dessert ever.
ReplyDeleteI kicked off the Autumn season with the Smitten Kitchen Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls! Couldn't have chosen a better dish. I am also currently making Deb's Breakfast Apple Granola Crisp. Can't wait to see what she has in store for us in her book! :)
ReplyDeleteCourgette fritters! Which I made here: http://emmalaw.wordpress.com/2012/08/06/salad-fingers/ Yum!
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I love her penne with vodka cream sauce. It's my default pasta recipe these days.
ReplyDeleteI love love love the blondies on the blog (under "blondies, infinitely adaptable," I believe). I usually make them with chocolate chips and dried cherries, but I've also made them with white chocolate and other dried fruit, just chocolate chips, chocolate and butterscotch chips, and chocolate chips and toasted pecans. They're always great and always a hit.
ReplyDeleteI am anxious to try the apple mosaic tart :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely mini apple pie cookies. I am trying them ASAP. :-)
ReplyDeleteI made the pancetta, white bean and chard pot pies this weekend. Huge hit and delicious leftovers.
ReplyDeleteDeb's Bittersweet Chocolate and Pear Cake was my first attempt at fancy baking as a freshman in college. It was thanks to this recipe that I discovered the wonders of brown butter, a nifty little trick that I have since performed many times to make even the simplest recipes taste that much better. The nutty, sweet cake combined with the pear chunks and bittersweet chocolate is my favorite, and I top it with hand-whipped cream. Since my first freshman try, I've made it many times for many different occasions, and it's starting to become a life recipe!
ReplyDeleteActually impossible to pick a favorite, seems that anything Deb posts is my favorite of the day, week, month, season or year! She is a genius - my number 1 go to site for a quiet dinner at home , for a major dinner party or for something to bring as a house gift.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite today is cumin seed roasted cauliflower with yogurt.
Recipes delight and photos are tantalizing..
AND, let's not forget those amazing pictures of Jacob.
The almond macaroon torte with chocolate frosting by far.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited about this book. LOVE deb's blog. Her best bday cake is our favorite bday cake recipe too. Thanks for the chance to win!!
ReplyDeleteI've made the matzo ball soup and it was so, so good. I want to try so many more recipes!
ReplyDeleteI love how Deb tries to recreate everything from scratch. I think my all-time favorite recipe is her homemade pop-tarts. They are a total success anywhere I take them (easiest way to impress ;). I am also looking forward to making Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls from scratch.
ReplyDeleteJust found you on twitter! Smitten Kitchen is one of my favorite blogs and I'm always telling people about it. Every year I make the Whole Wheat Apple Muffins, usually more than once. They've become one of my go-to recipes and I just started a blog myself :)
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to seeing Deb when she comes to speak in DC on Nov 12!
Cheers!
I think I've made about 85% of the recipes on SK! Most recent was the pumpkin cinnamon rolls; they were amazing!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Smitten Kitchen! I've made her double coconut muffins twice now and several others like her strawberry cake. All have been delicious successes!
ReplyDeleteI plan on making her Pumpkin Bread Pudding this weekend. I can't get enough of pumpkin these days!
ReplyDeleteI am obsessed with her homemade oreo knockoffs!! They are just so perfect and people lose their MINDS when I make them!
ReplyDeleteSo excited for this cookbook!!
The hosting brunch while sleeping in suggestions are amazing. The winter fruit salad and baked eggs with spinach and mushrooms are now favorites and made often! I'd love to win a copy!
ReplyDeleteAs a Southern girl, my favorite recipe is for Caramel Cake. A nice take on a Southern classic, this is a recipe I come back to time and time again.
ReplyDeleteThis is by far my fave food blogger site. Her recipes never disappoint. I love her sweet potato gruyere, chard casserole. Off. The. Charts! Would love her cook book!
ReplyDeleteHer peach shortbread recipe on her blog is divine in the middle of summer
ReplyDeleteApple pie cookies!!
ReplyDeleteThe Beer, Cheese, and Mustard Pull-Apart Bread.
ReplyDeleteAside from wanting to make everything, the recipe I've used the most, so far, is for Graham Crackers. (Love her photos!!)
ReplyDeleteI make the red wine chocolate cake all the time. Amazing.
ReplyDeleteHer marinated red peppers with capers and fresh mozzarella is on heavy rotation in the summertime.
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Made the pumpkin cinnamon rolls and they are amazing!!
ReplyDeleteI adore smitten kitchen. I've been wanting to try the homemade poptarts but I'm scared I'll become obsessed with them. I also want to try all her tips for making most of your brunch in advance (like bacon in the oven!).
ReplyDeleteI've had the Gingerbread Apple Upside-Down Cake bookmarked for a while because it looks like something my MIL would drool over (but she's hesitant to allow newcomers to the holiday table).
ReplyDeleteThis remains on the to try list : Baked Truffle Fries. I am getting hungry just thinking about them.
ReplyDeleteOh my, just one? No, two
ReplyDeletespaghetti with broccoli cream pesto
and broccoli parmesan fritters
I have blogged also my experience with cooking them! Smitten kitchen has made me inlove with broccoli!
Thanks for the giveaway!
I've loved all of the smitten kitchen recipes I've tried! Today I'm making the Apple Mosaic Tart with Salted Caramel.
ReplyDeleteI made Deb's Broccoli Cream Pesto on Saturday for my dad. It was FABULOUS!! I don't usually like broccoli but I love this take on it. Deb is truly a wizard of a wordsmith. Her recipes rock and her writing, oh her writing! It's heavenly!
ReplyDeleteDeb's roasted eggplant and tomato sauce is a household favorite! I cannot wait to see her cookbook! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI love Smitten Kitchen. Her "our favorite chocolate chip cookie" recipe is my absolute go to for EVERYTHING cookie related. Also, who can't get enough the pictures of her son and his curls. Her humor and love of all things food is why I love this blog.
ReplyDeleteAll time favourite is the buttermilk roast chicken. It's so tender and simple, which is great for a lazy student like me as I like to prepare food a night before actually cooking. Another fav is the carrot miso soup.
ReplyDeleteMy best friend introduced me to Deb's blog and I rely on it so much now! Did my first dinner party using a number of her recipes (the soup, the red wine choco cake, ginger fried rice). Yep, obsessed with her site! . They turned out alright. My friend was right, you can rarely go wrong with Deb's recipes!
I've made so much on Smitten Kitchen. In fact, my cooking blog (plug: notquitegourmet.blogspot.com ) is perhaps more akin to a tribute to her and Jacques Pepin. By and large they are my two go-to chefs.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite? Probably mushroom bourguignon, if only by a little.
I love her mac and cheese! So yummy!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to try her pumpkin cinnamon rolls! They look delicious!
ReplyDeleteZucchini Fritters. For. The. Win!
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ReplyDeleteThe favorite of the household is the Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic.. it's just so good-- perfect for any season, and the sauce leftover is perfect for dunking crusty bread in. Always a winner. Speaking of.. :)
ReplyDeleteI love smitten kitchen, absolutely in love. I lost counts on how many times I tried recipes from her blog. My favorite one is her buttery flaky pie crust. And her mom's apple cake. And her roasted garlic mushroom. And... Oh gosh, that's a lot!!!
ReplyDeleteI have a binder of printed recipes from Smitten Kitchen that is probably twice as many pages as the cookbook! The fig, olive oil and sea salt challah is a show stopper among my family and friends.
ReplyDeleteWhat?? Buttered popcorn cookies? Are you joking?? This book has been a long time coming. Can't wait yo see the photography!
ReplyDeleteI cannot wait for this to come out! I've made the chocolate butter cake that she used to make tr wedding cake and it was sooo good. This past weekend tho I made the chicken noodle soup for my sick boyfriend and it was amazing.
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of embarrassing that I check the Smitten Kitchen blog religiously every morning. And by embarrassing I mean I am a proud follower! My husband's favorite is the sweet and smodkey spare ribs. my favorite is the potato chip cookies. I love that her blog ranges in all different area of foods, undiscriminant of the catagory and I'm sure her cookbook will be just as fabulous
ReplyDeleteI LOVE her blog and am thrilled she has a book coming out!
ReplyDeleteI just added your blog to my Flipboard and it looks awesome!
ReplyDeleteSmitten Kitchen has changed the way that I make my spaetzle. It was already a favorite and now it is even more of one!!!
Thanks for the opportunity to win the book.
I love love love her mushroom lasagna recipe
ReplyDeleteHer Hello Dolly Bars have been on my mind since I first saw them on her blog, they look amazing!
ReplyDeleteI loved making the pumpkin cinnamon rolls- perfect time of year for those!
ReplyDeleteNewest favorite: broccoli cream pesto. Every recipe I've tried has been a success!
ReplyDeleteI love smitten kitchen! I was so excited too when I saw she was coming out with a cookbook.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Deb recipe has got to be the garlic butter roasted mushrooms. Delicious!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to try the pumpkin cinnamon rolls and the crackly banana bread. Smitten Kitchen rocks.
ReplyDeleteLove Smitten Kitchen! Made her Dobostorte for Austrian guests and wowed them! Her recipe made a fancy schmancy dessert easy to make.
ReplyDeletecompletely adore Smitten Kitchen. I'm really glad of the way homepage has been created, divided in seasons or specific products. It's absolutely lovely and comfy.
ReplyDeleteMy all time favorite recipe would be LEMON RISOTTO, making it so often because the taste is just incredible. Last week's novelty in my kitchen was BAKED PUMPKIN & SOUR CREAM PUDDING as the pumpkin season is on it's peak in my country.
Surprise Me button on the left of home page is really fun in the moments you can't decide what to make for some special dinner (:
actually the homepage is so homy and the stories which comes together with the recipe makes me wait for the next to come. I'm pretty sure the book will be amazing!
Apple Mosaic Tart with Salted Caramel for sure. Love Salted Caramel like nobodies business.
ReplyDeleteSo excited for this giveaway - I'm sure her book will be amazing! I'm obsessed with so many of her recipes but my favorite would have to be her tomato soup - perfect for cold rainy days.
ReplyDeleteHer best bday cake is our favorite. Love everything she makes! Thanks for the chance to win
ReplyDeleteHi there, there is a new collection of book links going down at Carole's Chatter. This time we are collecting links to posts about your very most favourite cookbooks. Here is the link Your Favourite Cook Books Please do pop by and link in – maybe this nice one? Have a lovely day.
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