I love to cook and try new recipes. Luckily I have taught my boys to try anything, and they aren't picky eaters :) So when I was given the chance to do a review/give away for Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms by Jane Doiron - I jumped at it! After all, one woman can never have too many cookbooks!
After looking through the cookbook, I picked 3 recipes to try right away. Don't get me wrong - there are so many more that I want to make yet, but I don't have air conditioning in the house - so they will have to wait for cooler weather.
I made mini meatloaves first. This was really easy. The recipe suggests placing them in the freezer uncooked for when you need something and don't have time to make them from scratch. However, because they are perfect for sending with Luke back to College, I baked them right away. We did get to try one and it's really tasty :) Will be making this recipe again.
The 2nd recipe I tried was the Blueberry Bread. The local grocery store happened to have blueberries on sale that week, so it was the perfect recipe to try :) This is amazingly moist and yummy!!
The last recipe was for the Broccoli Salad. We all loved it, though Logan thought it needed more bacon :) Well - he's a meat and potatoes guy.
The majority of the recipes supply instructions for preparing parts of the recipe ahead of time. This is wonderful for the really busy mom. But if you are a stay-at-home mom like me, the recipes can also be made right away, which is what I did. I love this cookbook, and can't wait to try more of the recipes.
Jane has a wonderful BLOG with Recipes, and the option to purchase the cookbook as an E Book. You can also purchase the cookbook at Barnes and Noble or on Amazon.
NOW FOR THE GIVE AWAY!
One winner will receive a copy of "Make Ahead Meals from Busy Moms"!
THIS GIVE AWAY IS CLOSED!!
The draw will take place on: August 20 @ 10PM Central
This is open to US & Canada Only!
Good Luck Everyone!!
Audrey's Country Crafts is in no way responsible for the mailing of the prize. After the name is drawn I will contact that person. They have 2 days to respond before another name will be picked! The name and address will be forwarded. Thank-you for entering!!
Disclosure: I was provided a complimentary of this product by Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms, for review and giveaway purposes. No monetary compensation was provided and opinions of the product are solely my own.
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I would love to have this cookbook because I work weird hours sometimes I don't get home until after 9pm. Of course on those nights my husband feeds our son, but he always waits for me to get home to eat dinner. Which is really sweet. We need to save money so instead of picking up dinner on those nights it would be nice if he could just pop something already cooked into the open
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