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Fab Freebie: Taste Test

***This giveaway is no longer accepting entries***

We may be toilet-installation and cabinet-painting experts, but when it comes to cooking we can use all the help we can get. Which is why we were psyched when our latest giveaway sponsor, America’s Test Kitchen, offered to send their newest cookbook our way in addition to doling out some great prizes for you guys (yes, prizes with an “s”). And when our complimentary preview copy of “Cooking For Two” arrived last week, we knew we were in for a good meal (sorry Burger, it’s not Cooking for Three).

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I’m Young House Love’s resident (wannabe) chef, so perusing the book for a beginner-friendly recipe was the first thing I did. I loved that every recipe was already portioned for just two people (sweet, no math), but even better was all the background info surrounding each recipe. Hearing about how they arrived at the right ingredients, perfect temperatures and ideal prep techniques was extremely educational for a novice like me (so that’s how you properly shred basil). It even gave me the confidence to take on their Crunchy Baked Pork Chops with Aoili dipping sauce (page 79) on Saturday… although you’ll have to excuse the frozen veggies on the side, I was busy making my own breadcrumbs.

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And a handful of you will get to try it for yourselves! Yep, America’s Test Kitchen is giving away a hot-off-the-presses hardcover copy of “Cooking for Two” to FIVE randomly selected readers. To enter, just comment on this post with the words “I WANT A TASTE” by Wednesday, April 8th at 8pm EST. And while you’re at it let us know what makes up your all-time favorite meal. You know, the one you’d pick as your last meal or eat everyday if you were trapped on a desert island.

As always, only one entry per e-mail address is permitted and our five lucky winners will be chosen using random.org and announced on Thursday. Good luck…

Full details about our freebies are available at our Giveaway FAQs.

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  2. Heidi says

    I WANT A TASTE!!!! It isn’t anything incredible, but I love meatloaf. When I would come home from college my dad would always make meatloaf for me.

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  4. Tracy says

    I want a taste!

    I discovered your site from Making It Lovely and I *heart* your blog. I love that it’s written tongue-in-cheek and that you keep it simple and inexpensive!

    THANKS!

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  6. Jennie Gift says

    I want a Taste! We have been enjoying enchiladas lately… or my husband’s all time fave is Spaghetti.

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  7. Melissa says

    I WANT A TASTE! My favorite meal is lobster with a great salad and maybe some nice risotto-which I’ve never tried to make, maybe this book has a recipe?

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  9. Beth Ann says

    “I WANT A TASTE!” I can’t pick just ONE item…. I love food too much – I joke (well not really joke, but) that I work out to eat!

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  11. Tab says

    I WANT A TASTE!!!!!!!

    my favorite meal is called capellini de verdure. It is angel hair pasta, capers, artichoke, goat cheese, fresh and dried tomatoes, calamata olives, olive oil, shrimp, basil, with crushed pepper and Parmesan cheese. it is yummy!!!

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  12. Kristin says

    I WANT A TASTE!! My favorite meal to cook is flank steak with this amazing marinade my Mom found years ago. Everytime I make it my husband put the sauce on EVERYTHING from potatoes, veggies, and bread so I think he likes it too!

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  13. Holly says

    I want a taste, please!

    I could eat eggplant parmsean everyday, especially with some homemade sauce topping it off! BTW- Those porkchops look delish!

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  16. Jenn says

    I WANT A TASTE!

    My absolute favorite meal is my dad’s pizza. He makes the dough from scratch and then experiments with different toppings…from so much experimenting he has taken his pizza to near perfection! I can’t wait to start trying to make my own.

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  17. Laura says

    I WANT A TASTE!!!

    A cookbook for two – how ingenious!! No more freezer packed with bits of leftovers!

    My fav meal would be medium rare prime rib, with a generous side of crab legs and maybe if I had room, a from scratch ceasar salad.

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  18. Alicia C. says

    I WANT A TASTE! But of what? I couldn’t say. I definitely love food but it would be hard to pick just one thing. Breakfast is my favorite meal but my favorite kinds of food are mexican, italian and indian. I love waffles and popovers and anything with cheese! :)

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  22. Courtney says

    “I WANT A TASTE” we watch America’s Test Kitchen all the time!! my current favorite meal is homemade corn chowder…yum!

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  26. Amanda says

    I WANT A TASTE of my yummy Salmon Pasta Lunch – and it only takes 20 minutes!

    Pan fry Salmon fillets in butter, chopped garlic, and lemon juice. Throw in a little Nature’s Seasoning by Morton’s while you’re at it. Boil whole wheat angel hair pasta with a tablespoon of olive oil added to the water. After everything is finished, add diced skinned tomatoes to the salmon mixture just until warm. Put mixture over pasta and top with fresh grated Parmesan cheese. (Hint: if there isn’t enough “sauce” add olive oil instead of more butter to make it a little bit healthier.) Enjoy!

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  29. Meg says

    I want a taste!! My favorite meal is definitely anything made with Mom’s pasta sauce- a recipe passed down through our family for years :)

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  33. Kiley Cogis says

    I want a Taste!

    I rarely cook–my live-in boyfriend cooks all of our meals. So hopefully he’ll get some use out of this cookbook if I win!

    I could just eat ice cream and soup all the time…

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  37. elaine says

    I WANT A TASTE

    My last meal would be a heaping plate of salmon and tuna sashimi and a bowl of shrimp udon.

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  39. joanne says

    I WANT A TASTE!

    I used the ATK big meal cookbook the other day – I would love one for 2!

    My favorite meal (today anyway) spaghetti with Mom’s sauce!

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  40. Lisa says

    I want a taste!

    My favorite meal would have to be a rare steak, creamy polenta, and wilted bitter greens. Heaven.

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  41. Alison says

    I WANT A TASTE. Tilapia made with extra virgin olive oil and cinnamon. A weird combination, but very tasty.

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  42. madelaine kingsbury says

    I WANT A TASTE – sushi definitely, in all its forms, from a simple piece of ngiri to a complex salmon skin roll – hey, if I was trapped on an island, that sushi thing could come true! Hope to win – Madelaine

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  43. Tasha says

    I WANT A TASTE! i can’t even narrow down my favorite food or last meal- i just love food! at this exact moment it would be pasta bolognese with home-baked bread sticks and salad, but that’s one of many favorites!

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  45. Michelle says

    Right now, I would have to say pizza buns. It’s a recipe my husband’s family made alot when he was a kid. It’s essentially a homemade “Hot Pocket”! Yummy!!! I want a taste right now actually!! I also want that book…

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  47. Kim says

    I want a taste! I don’t know if I could pick an all-time favorite meal, but I think it would be some sort of chicken/pasta concoction. :o)

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  48. Kimberly in OH says

    I WANT A TASTE of whatever the Test Kitchen is cooking up.

    Gnocchi with Vodka sauce is heaven on a plate…

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  50. David W. says

    I WANT A TASTE

    Last meal…. lamb chops with mashed potatoes,squash, brussels sprouts and lemon meringue pie for dessert. Or an all dressed “steamie” (hotdog) from the Montreal Pool Room.

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