I'm the kind of person who likes to share good things that I've found. A good book; you've
got to read it. That new band I heard on Pandora; let me bring up the song real quick. Oh, and that magazine, the one I just discovered, you have to, have to try it.
We all have a bit of that rummaging around in us. Hubby, Dudette and I trade off bites across the table when we go out to restaurants because we want to be sure everyone's had a taste of the new something fantastic we've found.
And so it is with food magazines. I love sharing the wonderful recipes I discover tucked away in strange places like the table of contents or the very back, after all the advertisements. I adore the tiny tidbits that cause the click of recognition and understanding as to why things are done in the kitchen the way they are. I just about swoon when I make a recipe that really, really succeeds in over-the-top goodness.
Every magazine is its own special gem to me. Whenever I'm going through one, I carry it with me everywhere. I read it at night before going to bed like a good book. I get to the point where I can walk into the grocery store and buy the ingredients for a dish without flipping to the page just because I know it that well. You know what I'm talking about.
So, here I am today, to tell you about one of my magazines. It's one of the ones that I have to force myself not to go through every month. It's one from which I sneak a recipe in on occasion because I just have to. It's the only one to which I subscribe. You gotta see this magazine.
I first discovered
Fine Cooking in February of 2010. I made
Baked Eggs with Chives and Cream & Candied Bacon. No one noticed. That didn't matter because I had found the magazine. I took the plunge with their Classic/Classic update, making the
Southern Devil's Food Cake and then its update, the
Devil's Food Cake Verrine. I loved the challenge that making a classic dish and then the same thing with an updated twist gave me. I've never looked back.
And you really gotta try this magazine.
Fine Cooking wants you to try them out too. They're letting me give a subscription to
Fine Cooking Magazine to you. It's my way of saying thank you for stopping by here on a regular basis; for all the words of encouragement; for going through these magazines with me. Everything you do that keeps me moving forward every day.
Here's all you have to do to to enter to win a year's subscription from
Fine Cooking Magazine. First, you need to be a resident of the United States. Second, just leave a comment about whatever you want (but keep it nice). That's all it takes.
Of course, if you'd like to up your chances of winning, there are other ways. 'Like' me on facebook. That's a good way. Go ahead and press the link, then leave another comment letting me know you've done it. If you already like me, let me know that and it'll count. Tweet about this giveaway, being sure to mention @finecooking and @The_Mom_Chef and then come back here and let me know in a third comment.
So, here are the ways you can enter this magazine giveaway:
1. Leave a comment here, right now.
2. Like me on facebook and let me know you've done so with a separate comment.
3. Tweet about the giveaway and let me know you've done so with a separate comment.
Three ways, one incredibly fantastic magazine. I'll choose a winner at 8:00 a.m. EST on Friday, December 23. Sound good?
Again, thanks for spending these past two years with me.
