This week at Blisstree, we are giving you the opportunity to win two fabulous cookbooks from the Hachette Book Group. The first is How to Roast a Lamb (ISBN: 9780316041218, $35.00/$43.00). This book is from the self-taught chef and co-owner of several Mediterranean restaurants, Michael Psilakis. Enjoy recipes from his restaurants and his home in his much-anticipated first cookbook. Learn to make these terrific Greek recipes, which are healthful, affordable and satisfying for the whole family.
The second is Chocolate: A Love Story (ISBN: 9780316056625 $29.99/$35.99). The vibrant new cookbook features 65 original chocolate recipes from Max Brenner. Brenner is the …read more

I love soup. As soon as the weather cools, I pull out my stockpot and I get busy.  My oldest daughter likes a simple chicken soup and my youngest is more of a stew fan. I am in the market for a new soup cookbook.  Here are a few book from Barnes and Noble (my favorite store) that caught my eye…
Soup, By the editors of Cooking Light magazine
Online price $14.36
Ah, the comforting allure of soup, as brought to you by the creative experts at the Cooking Light Test Kitchens. With 56 easy-to-follow soup recipes, this new cookbook is as beautiful …read more

We just moved in to our new house which explains my absence for 3 days. For our move, my AWESOME mother-in-law sent us a care package. My share of the package is a new cookbook called 400 SLOW COOKER & ONE-POT RECIPES by Catherine Atkinson and Jenni Fleetwood. Whoa!
I love cookbooks as much as I love shoes. And like I shared with everyone last May, crock-pot happens to be one of my top 10 kitchen gadgets.
The cookbook is a compilation of 400 recipes for slow-cooked casseroles, terrines, soups, hot-pots, roasts, drinks and desserts. I’ve done roasts, casseroles, soups, …read more

I have a ton of cookbooks, but there’s one that stands out as my favorite. It’s a local cookbook that was made by a local organization. Why is this cookbook so special that it even beats out big name cookbooks? It has recipes in it from my grandmother in it. Recipes that bring back wonderful childhood memories of visiting my grandparents house to eat chocolate cake with caramel icing, homemade doughnuts, and onion sandwiches.

The cookbook is a heritage cookbook, so it has tons of recipes from our area, and bits of local heritage included. Out of all my cookbooks this …read more

Who doesn’t like a good chicken dish? Chicken is hearty in the winter and a light entree in the summer. It can be prepared braised, grilled, sauteed, roasted…in sandwiches, salads, pastas, and as a stand-alone entree. Almost every cuisine features at least one spectacular chicken dish. That is the premise of “Food + Wine’s” latest cookbook, “Quick from Stratch Chicken Cookbook.”

The 185-page volume is divided into sections based on different cooking methods, such as braising, grilling, stir-frying, and roasting. Each recipe is matched with a luscious, color photograph of the prepared dish. Selections include examples from …read more

It’s 9pm here – and I’m waiting for dinner.
See, the thing is that I am usually the cook here. But tonight, Paul decided he would cook. Recently Paul has been watching The Food Network and has decided that Gordon Ramsay is his role model for all things kitchen-related. Earlier today he brought home two cookbooks by Ramsay and had to make three trips to different grocery stores before he found all the necessary ingredients for his three course masterpiece.
Cooking for me is about function. I don’t particularly like it…but I do it because we’re trying to save money and have …read more

If you’re always on the look-out for new recipes and ideas for dinner, there is a plethora of new, free cookbook offers this month. Below are just a few:

Visit the California Raisin Web site for a downloadable calender with recipes on every month’s page.
Visit Earthbound Farm’s Web site for a free booklet of organic recipes.
Get recipes using Jiffy mixes from the Jiffy mix Web site.
Fleischman’s Yeast offers the Bread Breakthrough, a booklet of bread recipes.
From Kitchen Basics, a 50-page booklet of recipes using stocks.
(photo credit: stock xchng)

Who says girls know nothing about grilling? Certainly not the people at The Daily Pork, a Web site devoted to how to cook pork, pork recipes, and all things pork. In fact, they are offering a free “Girl’s Guide to Grilling” booklet, complete with information on getting to know the grill itself as well as learning how to manipulate the heat and create a variety of flavors. You don’t have to be a girl to order a copy; you just have to visit The Daily Pork Web site and complete the order form.
(photo courtesy of …read more

It’s the day after Christmas and I’ve got lots of giveaways going on at the various b5 blogs I’m writing. There are so many great prizes there’s bound to be something to catch your eye. Think of it as an early New Year’s present!
Here’s what you can win:
At the Career and Kids blog you can win the book Bulletproof Your Job by Stephen Viscusi. Also, don’t forget to check out the interview with the author.
There is also the chance to win the book Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Other Women.
TONS of great …read more

I found a great article at WebMD that gives six great support tips to spouses of diabetics. Dealing with diabetes is a family affair. It affects not only the patient but the whole household. It is so important to keep the avenues of communication open and have a sense of humor. Having diabetes can change every aspect of life, if you let it! It can be all too consuming at times, but manageable with support, patience and whole lot of smiles and laughter.
Diabetes Support Tip number 1: Offer support, But …read more