Carla's Comfort Foods: Favorite Dishes from Around the World
12 Days of Christmas Cookbook Giveaways, 2014:
Day 2, Carla’s Comfort Foods: Favorite Dishes from Around the World
Carla’s Comfort Foods offers a delicious collection of imaginative new variations on soulful favorites from one of America’s favorite food personalities. Inspired by Carla’s love of family suppers and international flavors, this cookbook offers a mouthwatering variety of foods from around the world, together with heartfelt stories of connecting with people through food.
Each section of the book offers a brief description of a foundational recipe followed by some international variations. For instance, after a discussion of eggplant (including the difference between the Italian and Chinese varieties), you’ll find a recipe for Indian-inspired Spiced Eggplant Stewed with Potatoes and Tomatoes, and then a recipe for Italian Caponata, followed by Chinese Hot and Sour Eggplant Stirfry. The same type of ingredient-based ethnic variations can be found throughout the book, from roasts to short ribs. Plus, Carla offers an international spice guide that pairs seasonings with their origins and possible uses, along with an overview of some of the world’s major cuisines.
For more on why you want this cookbook from Carla Hall, co-host of The Chew and a Top Chef finalist, here’s the cookbook trailer:
Looking for a sample recipe from this cookbook?
Watch Carla make Last Supper Tarragon Peas (tarragon peas are Chef Jacques Pépin’s ideal last supper) in this video:
Cookbook Giveaway:
For the Second Day of Christmas, we’re giving away a copy of Carla’s Comfort Foods: Favorite Dishes from Around the World to one lucky Cooks&Books&Recipes reader. Enter below.
{The other 12 Days of Christmas Cookbook Giveaways are listed here.}
Giveaway Notes:
There are six ways to enter the giveaway, but it’s not necessary to do all six entries. Choose whichever one(s) you like, and you’ll be entered in the giveaway. The winner, to be randomly selected and notified by e-mail, must claim the cookbook within 10 days. Giveaway ends on Sunday, January 11.
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I loved watching the trailer from the book, very inspiring!
I love Carla! Would love to win her cookbook!
Carla is great! I would love to win her book!
I love watching Carla on ‘The Chew”
Ooh!count me in.
This cookbook sounds amazing!!
I loved Carla on Top Chef!
I like her
Would like to win one can never have enough cookbooks
I didn’t know she had a book!
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I would love to have this cookbook! I love Carla Hall and all the recipes that she does on The Chew are always my favorite. So I know I would love her cookbook!
I’d love to win Carla’s book.
She’s always so entertaining! I’ve been ogling this book for a while!
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This sounds really delicious
I love that international foods can use the same ingredient & come up with something totally different!
I’d love to add this to my extensive cookbook collection. Sounds so good!
Love Carla! I bet this cookbook is fantastic!
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dishes fro m around the world ths\is book would be great to try the recipes in…ty for this chance….
I’d love to try some of Carla’s recipes.
I just love Carla. Hooty Hoo!
Would love this book
Looks great, thanks :)
I would love to win this for my daughter, who is a culinary student! She would love it!
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i would love an international cookbook
We love to try international foods, even better if we can learn how to cook them. Thanks for the opportunity.
I love learning international recipes.
Carla was a favorite of mine on Top Chef.
This looks like a cookbook I would really enjoy using! Thanks for the Chsnce to win!
This looks like a cute and clever cookbook for the family.
I love trying new recipes.