[Update Nov 5 2009] - We have a winner! See the end of this post for details.
It's time for my first giveaway contest on DadCooksDinner. I have a copy of Jane Snow Cooks for one of my readers!
Jane was the food editor for my local paper, the Akron Beacon Journal. I saved a number of recipes that she published in the paper, but lost them all when I got a bit too enthusiastic about decluttering the kitchen.
*I threw away a binder that I thought was empty; it was full of recipes I had been saving. Arrgh.
In honor of those recipes, I want you to leave a comment in this post with your favorite recipe that you cut out of the newspaper, or a magazine, and kept using for years.
I'll go first! I have two...
The first is in Jane's cookbook: it's her Chicken Mole. As I've said before, I have made a bunch of different moles at home, and this one is my favorite.
*Especially when you consider the degree of difficulty that some moles have. My second favorite mole is probably Rick Bayless's Mole Poblano, but that recipe is an all day affair, and works better if you spread it out over two days.
The second is from Mark Bittman's Minimalist column in the New York Times. It's from "Crossing over to the Dark Side", where he declares his love for chicken legs. He adapts a recipe by Gary Danko: Baked Mustard-Herb Chicken Legs. It's a quick, easy, and delicious way to roast chicken on a weeknight.
*My version of this recipe is coming later in the week, so stay tuned.
So...what have you got? I'll pick one of the comments from this post, at random, to be the winner. Comments must be posted by Wednesday Thursday, November 5th by 8PM EST. One entry per person, please. Good luck!
*Book supplied by readers who clicked on my Amazon link and bought something. I just got my first Amazon gift certificate, and decided I should use it for a giveaway. Thanks, everyone!
[Update Nov 5 2009]
Thanks to everyone who participated in my first giveaway contest.
We have a winner, as selected by random.org....Erin from Long Island!
*I feel like Bob Barker. Erin, Come on down!
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JimR says
I ripped this out of a magazine in a doctor’s office at least 25 years ago. It is still our favorite “go to” dessert recipe for family gatherings.
CHOCOLATE CHIP CREAM CHEESE FILLED CUPCAKES
CAKE:
1 package Devil’s Food or any chocolate cake mix
1 tub chocolate fudge icing
Prepare cake mix according to box directions. Fill cupcake papers or foil liners 2/3 full. Drop 1 rounded teaspoon filling on top of each and press down to slightly bury the cream. Bake as directed on cake box. Frost after cupcakes have cooled. Makes 24-30 cupcakes.
FILLING:
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup sugar
1 egg
Dash of salt
6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
With an electric mixer, cream together the cream cheese and sugar. Beat in egg and salt. Stir in chocolate chips.
This recipe can be modified by using other cake or icing flavors, but the combination of dark chocolate cake and icing with sweetened cream cheese is unbeatable.
Erin from Long Island says
the only recipe I think I have ever used from a newspaper wsa for Lentil Loaf. Sounds weird, but it was awesome! Over time I modified it to suit my tastes and what I had on hand at the time. Still make it every now and then!
Cheryl says
A recipe that I got from my local newspaper was called "Christmas Crack", there name not mine. It looked so simple to make and would be easy to make large amounts for crowd gatherings. I use it every year. I still have the clipping, but it is a wonder it has survived declutterings (I can totally relate).
A Year on the Grill says
I read the simplest Parmesan cheese recipe... one ingredient, but is impressive and tastes GREAT!
Grate fresh Parmesan (not the powder), and form into flat clumps... bake on parchment paper at 350 degrees for about 8 minutes, till the cheese is melted, and the edges brown. I make these all the time, look a little like potato chips, but taste all cheese!