Hey, everybody. Pardon the shameless self promotion, but I'm a blogger, so you can't expect much less from me.
As many of you know—if you read the side bar or have paid attention to any of my food-related posts—I wrote a cookbook. And it comes out today. It's full of wonderful one-dish meals that are easy on the tastebuds and your wallet.
I'll
tell you what I say in the introduction: this is a book for people who
love to eat. It is not a book for people who like to make elaborate
culinary presentations or impress dinner guests with knowledge of
exotic vegetables or cuts of meat. This book is about taking
ingredients that you know, that you love, that you can find, and baking
those ingredients into one dish you can share with friends over an
expensive bottle of wine or live off of for a week when you’re waiting
for your next paycheck. And I'm not going to lie: the recipes are damn
good.
If you doubt my culinary abilities
(which you have every right to, but should not when it comes to
casseroles), the book is full of recipes from friends, family and even
a few celebrity chefs, including Bobby Flay, Paula Deen and Donatella
Arpaia. The foreword is by Julie Powell—my friend and the author of Julie & Julia—who tells the story of how I stalked her.
If you're still not convinced, check out all the good press I've gotten so far. And then buy my book!
Pretty please? With cheese on top?
If you're still not convinced, here's one of my favorite recipes, Sweet Potato Not Pie.
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