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Blurb is offering four Slashfood readers a chance to give mom something she'll never forget -- a custom bookstore-quality book, perfect for a family cookbook filled with recipes, photos and memories. To create it, you download Blurb's BookSmart software, import your photos, text, artwork or even your blog, and drop the content into the layouts of your choice. The software is easy and straightforward -- trust us, we've tried it ourselves!
Create a book for her that reflects her style -- whether your mom is like Lady Gaga or like Julia Child in the kitchen. It'll be her new favorite cookbook.
Find out how to enter after the jump.
CONTEST RULES:
- To enter, leave a confirmed comment below telling us the best "in the kitchen" tip your mom taught you.
- The comment must be left before 5pm EST on Thursday, April 22, 2010.
- You may enter only once.
- Four winners will be selected in a random drawing.
- Four winners will receive a coupon code (valued at $36.95) towards creating any book on Blurb.com.
- Open to legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 18 and older.
- Click here for complete Official Rules. Winners will be notified by email, so be sure to provide a valid email address!
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4-20-2010 @7:05PM Amy said... The best tip my mom has taught me is to have a "go-to" recipe. A go-to recipe is the dish you make when you come home from work and dinner is the last thing you want to do! She helped me find out what I was good at to know what my "go-to" recipe is.
P.S. My go-to is Salsa Chicken! :)
Thanks!
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4-20-2010 @7:26PM barb said... Mom taught me how to use a crockpot to have dinner ready in a heartbeat when you're deadbone tired & come home from work. One of life's simple pleasures.
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4-20-2010 @9:36PM Tricia said... Ice cold water for pie crusts! And my dad taught me to always clean up as I go along.
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4-20-2010 @9:00PM Abby said... My mom's best tip was to put a piece of bread in a container with cookies to soften them up if they're too hard.
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4-20-2010 @9:19PM Malia Kawaguchi said... My mom taught me that it's always best to use a tested recipe when entertaining. Of course, she taught me this by negative example... ;)
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4-20-2010 @10:17PM octovus said... My mom taught me that the best recipes don't involve many measurements! And that's because, of course you start out when you are new with a particular recipe by measuring everything exactly, 'by the book'. But once you have found a favorite recipe and made it many times, you can add things here and there without fear, make it your own and make it the way your loved ones like best. She was fearless in that regard. Sadly my mom passed away in December last, but among many things her recipes live on because we did spend time putting together a good 'favorites' file in an old binder!
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4-20-2010 @11:08PM Julie said... Keep track of the cooking time - use the microwave timer, stopwatch, cellphone timer, whatever you have available. You'll be thankful when you don't have to scrub burnt bits off the bottom of a pot for an hour!
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4-20-2010 @11:56PM Margaret said... Always crack eggs into a different cup or bowl instead of directly into a dish!
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4-21-2010 @12:46AM Shelby said... The best cooking tip my mom gave me was to have fun while cooking! Turn on some fun music, and dance in the kitchen. The food always turns out delicious!
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4-21-2010 @11:24AM Nicole said... The best cooking tip from my mum... it is better to have just a few tools that really work than to have a bunch of gadgets that only complete one task.
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4-21-2010 @6:55PM Lisa said... Best thing my mom taught me... even if it doesn't look pretty if it tastes good that's all that matters!
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4-21-2010 @9:39AM Madeline said... My mom taught me if you're ever baking cookies somewhere that doesn't have a drying rack, just transfer the cookies onto a brown paper bag. Absorbs the grease, and the cookies won't burn from staying on the pan too long! Perfect for college dorm kitchens!
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4-21-2010 @10:21AM Lindsay said... My mom taught me that olive oil and garlic are a girl's best friends! Whether you're sauteing veggies or craving a simple pasta, nothing beats the easy yet delicious flavor combination of oil and garlic!
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4-22-2010 @8:57AM Amy L said... My Mom'sest tip was to have several "go-to" dinner recipes that you can whip up quickly, and to keep the ingredients for them on hand. The longer I've cooked, the more recipes I've added to my list. My mom would come home after working all day and get a meal on the table by dinnertime for all 8 of us. I don't know how she did it all those years, and I'm still in awe of her cooking skills.
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4-21-2010 @11:12AM Gwen said... My mom taught me to measure my ingredients correctly when baking something. I always think of her when I swish the knife across the top of a measuring cup - or when I just scoop and eyeball it!
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4-21-2010 @12:03PM Katie said... My mom taught me that having patience in the kitchen is the secret to better cooking.
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4-21-2010 @11:25AM Brooke Malko said... My mom taught me everything I know in the kitchen but the tip I use most often is to clean it up as you go! If you can keep it clean as you prepare you can actually sit down and enjoy your meal with your family during and after dinner! It also makes it so much smoother when hosting guests! My mom is my own personal Martha Stewart!
~Brooke
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4-21-2010 @12:04PM Becky said... Nothing beats comfort food. And she taught me all those recipes.
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4-21-2010 @11:27AM Kristen said... Best thing my mom taught me was to always keep a full pantry! No one wants to cook when it always involves a trip to the store.
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4-21-2010 @11:41AM Andrea said... My mom taught me that cooking may be a necessity, but that doesn't mean it has to be a chore. Have fun while cooking! Get your spouse or kids to join you. Blast some music. Call your best friend and put them on speakerphone. Slaving over the stove is a thing of the past.
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