I admit openly I cannot cook, never could, and never will. I can prepare and on occasion warm stuff up
but my cooking is dreadful. Now my
husband can really cook and is amazing in the kitchen as well as the bbq. He reads recipes and makes them his own and I
swear the stuff that looks good on TV is even better after he gets done with
it. Nothing is better than his smoked
ribs that I swear literally fall off the bone, and amen to that.
I
have read and reviewed HOT UNDER PRESSURE by Louisa Edwards
that I received from St. Martin’s Press. Now it is time to let someone else enjoy it
and provide this copy to one lucky winner.
To be eligible to win please leave a comment on “do you have a
signature dish?” You must come back
on Sunday – May 20th to see if you have won and then email me with
your address.
As
a fan of Claude Monet’s I am always moved by how he took the negatives in his
life to make them positives. No one
liked his paintings, they criticized his innovative style, and what he thought
was okay he went with. Life may knock
you around but look for the one shining moment in the day and celebrate a Little Victory.
REVIEW from Mary Gramlich "The Reading Reviewer"
HOT
UNDER PRESSURE
by Louisa Edwards
Should
you ever put love on the back burner?
The
competition may be about who is the greatest chef, but with Henry Beck and Skye
Gladwell it is also about healing deep wounds.
Beck and Skye seemed to throw their love away but neither of them really
ever walked away. Both of them have been
running from childhood trauma and past imperfections but always believed they
were at their best when they were together.
It has been ten rocky years of building a life while living apart. All it takes is one kiss proves time is on
their side not fighting against them.
While
the cooking competition gets intense the attraction Beck and Skye have for each
is showing it never went away. With each
signature dish they prepare, they show off more of the hidden secrets inside
that no one should see. Life is far from
perfect and these two show how those imperfections can be whipped into one
flawless soufflé.
Louisa
Edwards knows how to combine the perfect ingredients to make the relationship
sizzle, and the story hot. Even the
secondary characters are lighting up the night, good work indeed.
I don't really have a signature dish, but if visitors come for dinner I always seem to cook a roast lamb dinner with all the trimmings. Fool proof.
ReplyDeleteMy baked beans and potato salad!!! Although I do not cook that much any more.
ReplyDeleteI was never a cook until I had kids. Once my daughter turned 3 I knew that I had to start learning. I know love to cook and love trying new dishes. I use a lot of cookbooks and receipes from magazines. Plus my husband is a chef. He is a great cook and teaches me some stuff.
ReplyDeleteMy signature dishes are Fried Chicken and Fried Potates and onions. I also make a really good Pasta Salad and love making just about any dessert. I make a fantastic Cookies & Cream Dessert.
Thanks for the great giveaway. Have not read any of Louisa's books, but do have one in my TBR pile.
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I like to make a potato or macaroni salad when I get together with my family. Sometimes I make a carrot cake which is good.
ReplyDeleteI cook a lot of south Louisiana food; my signature dish is chicken and sausage jambalaya. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI make amazing chili and every winter everyone begs for it. DJ in Denver
ReplyDeleteAudrey...I got tired of cooking a while back but everyone does still ask for my deviled eggs. I think my family knows my cooking is awful and that is the safest thing for me to bring.
ReplyDeleteI am always asked to bring potato salad to get togethers.
ReplyDeleteI don't think I do but there are several dishes that my family really enjoys.
ReplyDeleteI use to make a great tomato sauce but now I usually just doctor up jarred sauces. I make a pretty good chili and lentil soup.
ReplyDeleteI love their names, Beck and Skye.
ReplyDeleteSome yummy sounding dishes. Mine would be pie, peach to be exact. Love to make it and love to eat it.
My daughters think I do. They always want my jambalaya
ReplyDeleteI have a couple but the one most people love is Irish Stew.
ReplyDeleteI don't have a signature dish.
ReplyDeleteDon t cook@9lol would love to learn whoo ,29would love to win book Ty
ReplyDeleteKimh
I wonder if not having a signature dish is your signature dish, hmm to that.
ReplyDeleteAdrienne
from Sarah L - I wonder if this book is as hot as the cover? Just asking the obvious.
ReplyDeleteI can make a pretty tasty noodle soup. I just made some this morning :)
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