A Century of Flavor | Cookbook Review and Giveaway

December 7, 2009 by admin - Jennifer
Filed under Giveaways

The delightful aroma of the kitchen during the holidays – with smells of cinnamon, peppermint, chocolate and vanilla – is a scent that many associate with long lived memories. The holiday season is a perfect time to create flavorful memories with your family and loved ones. Nielsen-Massey Vanillas A Century of Flavor cookbook provides moms with a variety of holiday recipes. Vanilla Carmel Corn Crunch can be made with your young chef, while Creamy Vanilla Sweet Potatoes is a perfect side to your family’s main course.

This vanilla-inspired cookbook, published by family-owned Nielsen-Massey Vanillas, celebrates the exciting nuances of one of America’s most-loved and versatile ingredients – pure vanilla. It is filled with 50 of the most tantalizing recipes, highlighting the intricate, yet delicate flavors of pure vanilla and is written for the novice cook as well as the seasoned chef.

A Century of Flavor can be found on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and FRP Marketplace for $27.95.

My Thoughts

If there was ever a cookbook that I wanted to be scratch and sniff it would be this one. I can’t even begin to tell you how amazing the food looks in this cookbook and one of the reasons why it is a favorite of mine is because every recipe in it uses vanilla, the wonderful smell from my childhood that I remember smelling every time I walked into my grandparents home. My grandmother baked for us all the time and she always smelled of one spic or another but when she baked her pies and pastries it was the vanilla smell that stood out to me. With all those special memories in my mind I wish that she was still around so I could share this book with her and so she could smell the vanilla on me when I made the Crème Brûlée French Toast recipe. It was simply delicious, you have to try it!

I have two of these wonderful books to giveaway to two lucky Dirty Shirt readers. Please see the rules below to enter today. This giveaway is not guaranteed for Christmas delivery.

Giveaway

MAIN RULE – Tell me in comments what your favorite pastry is. (remember if this rule is not followed then no others will count)
1 Extra Entry – Subscribe to my RSS feed or by email (or let me know if you already are) in a separate comment.
1 Extra Entry – Add my Christmas button to your site and let me know you did in a separate comment (code is at the top of blog)
1 Extra Entry – Follow me on Twitter (button in subscribe section on the right sidebar) and let me know your Twitter name in a separate comment.
1 Extra Entry – Tweet this giveaway. Copy and paste – @Jentifa is giving away A Century of Flavor Cookbook! 2 Winners! Check it out here http://bit.ly/5HxIdN. Then come back and leave the direct link to your tweet (go to your twitter account, click on the words when your tweet was sent (ie. 5 seconds ago) and copy and paste that link in comments.
2 Extra Entries – Write a post on your blog linking to my blog.

This giveaway will run through midnight on December 21, with winner being announced the morning of December 22. Winner will be chosen using Random.org from all valid entries and notified via email. Winner will have 48 hours to contact me before another winner is chosen. Giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.