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Good Food At Home Cookbook Series Review and Giveaway! Check Out these Awesome Chocolate Chip Cookies That Were Easy To Make!

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Thanks to Sellers Publishing,  I was sent a set of cookbooks from the Good Food At Home series to review here on At Home Moma.

The Good Food At Home series includes cookbooks for Slow Cooker Classics From Around the World, Make-Ahead Meals, Quick, Cheap Comfort Food, Leftover Makeovers, and Weeknight Desserts.

Each of these books contains recipes that either give the convenience of planning ahead, quick preparation, ease of preparation, or frugality.

I was in the mood for something sweet, so I decided to prepare the Chocolate Chip Platter Cookies on pg. 21 of Weeknight Desserts. This cookie dough was supposed to resemble store bought cookie dough (it could be cut into squares and stored that way), and I thought it would be neat for the kids to see me prepare them.

This dessert was not only easy to make, but the dough could be kept in the refrigerator for up to a week or frozen up to 2 months. 

The recipe used basic ingredients like flour, baking soda, sugar, salt, an egg, and most were things that I already had.  All I really needed to do was pick up brown sugar and semi-sweet chocolate chips.  I was even able to substitute the butter for margarine. This was a very convenient recipe to make and frugal, since it contained standard ingredients.

 

The best part of course was serving fresh cookies to the kids and seeing the smiles and chocolate on their faces. In addition, I only made a few at a time and stored the rest in the refrigerator, so each night of that week the kids got freshly baked cookies.

Icons in Quick, Cheap Comfort Food.

 

What I really like about this series of cookbooks, was the use of icons to point out the benefits of each recipe.  For example, in a couple of the cookbooks, there is an icon for a calendar that tells you that you can or must prepare the recipe ahead of time. In Quick, Cheap Comfort Food there are icons to tell you the approximate cost so you can plan your weekly budget. Plus, in all of the cookbooks there is an icon for a chef’s hat, that give you tips on how to make the recipe preparation easier or to help avoid mistakes in the preparation.

Plus, I recommend that you read the captions before each recipe. It was neat to see that these recipes have been prepared by a real person, and many of them have a personal story behind them.

Each of these books retail at $14.95. Slow Cooker Classics From Around the World ISBN13: 978-1-4162-0637-8, Make-Ahead Meals ISBN13: 978-1-4162-0622-4, Quick, Cheap Comfort Food ISBN13: 978-1-4162-0781-8, and Leftover Makeovers ISBN13: 978-1-4162-0607-1 was authored by Victoria Shearer, and Weeknight Desserts ISBN13: 978-1-4162-0590-6 was authored by Beatrice Ojakangas. To learn more about this series visit sellerspublishing.com.

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How to Enter To Win A Set of Good Food At Home Cookbooks:

Up to 4 entries per person. Giveaway Ends November 10th, 2011 at 11:59pm PST. Winner will be chosen via Random.org.*

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*Participates must be 18 years or older to participate and live in the contiguous United States.Odds are based on the number of entries. The winner will be contacted through email (make sure you check your spam or junk mail) with the Subject line “Winner of Good Food At Home!”. Shipping information, including email, phone, and address will be collected at that time. The winner has 48 hours to respond, after that an alternate will be chosen, and so on and so forth. At Home Moma did not receive compensation for this giveaway but was provided a FREE Copies of the Good Food At Home series for review.  Opinions expressed in this post are that of my own.

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  3. Mippy says

    Hi!
    Right now my favorite dish to make is a breakfast casserole :) I use Pam on the pan to make cleanup easier afterwards. :)
    Thanks so much for the chance!
    ~Mippy :)
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  8. Ronalee says

    my favorite dish to make is chicken nuggets and I shake them in a bag, so it is easy cleanup

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  19. ibjenn says

    My favorite dish to make is cheesy veggies. I put the Velveeta in the microwave for a few minutes with a little milk, then put the frozen veggies in the Velveeta and put back in microwave for another 3-7 minutes till done. Makes an awesome dish!
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  21. Crib Couture says

    I like to make home made fish sticks, since we have so much fish each year. I throw the panko in a ziploc to make coating the pieces easier, just toss them in and shake!
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  23. RikkiGirl says

    My favorite easy dish to make is Steak Caesar Salad. I buy Romaine Hearts and chop them up real quick. I pan fry Tyson seasoned steak strips and I use Ken's Caesar Dressing and top with shredded parmasean cheese and crutons. RikkiGirl @ yahoo. com
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  27. Shannon Jaymesmom Gallagher says

    My fave dish to make is homemade mac and cheese. Every one loves it and its fairly easy. I make a lot of the cheese sauce so I have more to use on other things for other nights as well so it makes it easier to make a quick meal on busy nights!
    Thank you for this giveaway
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  31. Anonymous says

    I make a lot of desserts and mostly measure, but I don't measure peanut butter, butter, or salt. I just put in how much I think looks good.

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  32. Anonymous says

    Always on the lookout for an easy but great chocolate chip cookie recipe for the kids! Can't keep these around and if I can make and store all the better!

    Linda Bonnes

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  36. Marissa, Brianna, Benny, & Tara says

    Here's a super easy sweet & sour meatballs dish: 1 can cranberry sauce, 1 can tomato sauce, 1 bag of meatballs (or make your own). Slow cook in crock pot a few hours and serve over rice. Tara Berke Torres Taraducktyl@comcast.net
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  37. Marissa, Brianna, Benny, & Tara says

    Here's a super easy sweet & sour meatballs dish: 1 can cranberry sauce, 1 can tomato sauce, 1 bag of meatballs (or make your own). Slow cook in crock pot a few hours and serve over rice. Tara Berke Torres Taraducktyl@comcast.net
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  45. Anonymous says

    Brandy Wassmer

    My favorite dish to make is beef stroganoff -
    Brown 1 1/2lbs top round strips add stroganoff package mix then sour cream at the end meanwhile boil egg noodles. Serve over noodles. It's a family favorite!:)

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  54. rj7777 says

    I love tacos and burritos at home to make and then make a nacho with the left overs. Be sure to make a lot to have left overs. I prefer to drive to Papa Murphys's and grab a canadian bacon and pineapple and cook it as a favorite. Did you know they will sell their crust? It is like 2 or 3 dollars and then you can make your own? I am going to try this. Rita Spratlen rj_angel_house@yahoo.com
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  66. Jenny says

    My favorite dish to make is Tortilla casserole. I don't really have any shortcuts, but it is a very simple and quick dish.

    jenny_anwar at yahoo.com
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