Archive for December, 2009

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And the winner of the Cuisinart is…

Saturday December 12th 2009

Thanks to everyone who entered to win last week’s prize, a Cuisinart Pro-Custom 11 Food Processor (model DLC-8S). I love my Cuisinart, and am thrilled to be able to give one away. I’ve had mine for maybe 10 years, and it never fails me. It was so much fun to see what your favorite foods [...]

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Enter to Win a Cuisinart Food Processor! (Contest now closed.)

Monday December 7th 2009

The Hungry Mouse’s Holiday Gift Extravaganza continues! As a special thank you for all your support over the last year-and-a-half, we’re giving away a Nespresso espresso machine, a Cuisinart food processor, and a Vita-Mix blender this month! Details are here. We’re giving away one prize each week. Last week, Lara from Good Cook Doris won [...]

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Ho, Ho, Ho! We’re giving away our Holiday eBook all month!

Sunday December 6th 2009

As a special thank you for all your support, we’ve decided to give away our eCookbook, A Holiday Feast, for the month of December. It normally sells for $9.99.

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Bon Appetit Invited Us To New York!

Sunday December 6th 2009

This has officially been the craziest year of my life. Having survived thirty-some-odd years to date, I can say that with confidence, hands down. And it looks like we’re going to end the year on a high note. Make that a sky-high note.

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Pecan Scotch Compound Butter

Saturday December 5th 2009

You know how when you go to a fancy steakhouse and your steak comes with a sumptuous hunk of cold, creamy butter on it? And it’s just starting to melt and mingle with the meat’s perfectly charred crust to make a mouthwatering, on-the-spot sauce? Compound butter is like that, but better.

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And the Nespresso Winner is…

Saturday December 5th 2009

Thanks to everyone who entered to win last week’s prize, a Nespresso Espresso Machine. You guys all left fabulous comments that’ll keep me busy for months! Congrats to the winner! We wound up with 210 entries in this contest. A random drawing of 1-210 popped out the number 30, which means… …that our lucky winner [...]

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How to Make Candied Fruit Peel

Wednesday December 2nd 2009

Candied fruit peel is one of those miraculous acts of culinary alchemy. You take tough, bitter fruit rind that’s packed with oil you could use to polish your furniture, and, thanks to the magic of sugar, transform it into heavenly, fragrant candy.

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