Dishing Up Oregon (giveaway)

First off, let me say that even if you aren't from Oregon you can absolutely enjoy Dishing Up® Oregon. Why? Because it's chock full of recipes using fresh veggies and wines, cheeses and other things that are terribly delicious and can likely be found in your neck of the woods. If you are from Oregon, you are likely to find this title more intriguing than your average American. (*snicker*) The subtitle of this book is 145 Recipes That Celebrate Farm-to-Table Flavors. It's fresh and it's delicious. I mean that in both a literal and a hip sort of way. (Ha!)

Dishing Up® Oregon might go down as being my favorite recipe book of all time. No, I'm not kidding. Every recipe that we have tried from here has been positively delicious! We've tried several of the recipes within including the Mixed Green Salad with Cranberry Vinaigrette (picture of my personal salad included here on the right!), the Fettuccine with Caramelized Onions, Zucchini Ribbons, and Walnuts in Yogurt Sauce (using my own homemade yogurt to boot!), and the Molasses-Ginger Stout Cake using local Stout. (W-O-W!!!) We might have also dumped some fresh homemade icecream on our cake, because that's just how we roll here.

This book sort of takes you around Oregon, to the farms, wineries and coastline and offers recipes from each region. I have to say, I don't even like seafood but I'm seriously tempted to give some of their seafood recipes a go. (My five year old would adore me forever if I would!) You can find simple recipes in here as well as much more time-consuming ones. It includes everything from how to roast tomatoes to Lamb Meatballs Stuffed with Swiss Chard and Goat Cheese.

I'm looking forward to peaches being back in season around here, for then I shall try out the Peach-Herb Salad with Pickled Red Onions and Balsamic Viaigrette. (YUM!) This next week I'm planning to make the Pear-Pepper Chutney (with a few spare pears I found at Trader Joe's) and I'm fairly certain that's going to be well-received around here. Happily, I also recently discovered a source for lamb so I'm going to have to give those meatballs a go. Yes, yes! SO many yummy things to make and eat! I love creating things in the kitchen for my family to enjoy and this book helps me do just that! I'm lovin' it! (And so is Jonathan, for the record!) The kids are eating along with and can at least say that they are being well-fed if nothing else! (They didn't complain too loudly about that fettuccine dish though, let me tell ya!) We have them try it all alongside us to broaden their palates and so we can all enjoy a fine meal. It's fun.

We have seriously enjoyed Dishing Up® Oregon and now I'm delighted to share that the publisher, Storey Publishing, has offered to give away one copy of this recipe book to one of my readers here at Reading to Know! Care to win? Simply leave a comment below. (Please include a valid e-mail address for me to contact you, should you be selected as the winner.) This contest is open to U.S. Residents only and will be open through Thursday, February 9th.)

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THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER (as selected by Random.org) IS #14 - Carol in Oregon. Rather fitting, I'd say. ;D


Thank you, Storey Publications, for sending me a copy of Dishing Up® Oregon to try out on my family. We appreciate it!