Made with Love: The Meals on Wheels Family Cookbook {give away} and Green Chile Posole

Usually I’m very disappointed with celebrity cookbooks as the recipes are just the same old stuff and the quality of the recipe and book are usually so-so.  Well, that’s not the case with Made With Love: The Meals On Wheels Family Cookbook! The recipes are unique, modern and interesting, and the photographs are beautiful. Even better, the profits from each sale help the Meals On Wheels Association of America.

Recipes in Made With Love come from celebrity chefs like Mario Batalli, TV food personalities Paula Deen and Martha Stewart, and movie stars galore like Helen Mirren and Judi Dench. The cookbook even features recipes from politicians like Senator Al Franken, whose Wild Rice & Turkey Hot Dish is something he makes for his family every Thanksgiving. Another politician whose recipe I admired was Alabama Governor Steven L. Beshear’s Spoon Cornbread. It’s a family recipe that’s been made for generations and is served at family functions at the Governor’s Mansion.

Other recipes to check out include Adam West’s Sawtooth Mountain Pot Roast, which is shown on the cover, and Maya Angelou’s Jollof Rice. (Yeah, Batman and poets can sure cook!) Both are on my “To Make” list! For more information on Made With Love be sure to check out the book trailer, Twitter, and Facebook pages.

Robert Egger’s recipe for Posole

Made With Love also features recipes from Meals on Wheels volunteers and others who help feed the needy, like Robert Egger. Robert is the president of DC Central Kitchen, which provides meals for thousands of at-risk individuals. DC Central Kitchen also helps train once-homeless adults in the culinary field. This recipe was created in honor of his wife’s stepdad, Grant, who was from New Mexico.

Grant’s Green Chile Posole

Serves 6

Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 pounds chicken tenders, or boneless, skinless breasts, cut into strips
• 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 (15-ounce) cans hominy, drained
• 3 (32-ounce) containers chicken broth
• 4 (2-ounce) cans chopped green chilies
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano or 1 tablespoon fresh oregano
• Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
• Flour tortillas, warmed and buttered, to serve

Directions:

1. In a large pot over medium-high heat, warm oil. Add chicken and cook until it begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Add onion and garlic, and continue cooking until onions soften, about 2 minutes.
2. Add hominy, broth, chilies, and oregano and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove from heat, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
3. Ladle into bowls, and serve with tortillas.

Win a copy of Made with Love: The Meals on Wheels Family Cookbook

One lucky reader will win a copy of Made With Love (retail value: $29.95). Here’s how to enter the giveaway:

Giveaway closed. Congrats to Shannon B.!

• Comment below on why you’d like to win the cookbook.

You have until midnight ET on Sunday, February 10, 2013 to enter.

ONE winner will be chosen at random. You must be willing to send me your full name and mailing address so I forward it to Made with Love’s publicist. I’ll announce the winner on this blog. I won't share your mailing info with the public, just your name. If you have a blog, I’ll link back to it when I announce the winner.

The giveaway is valued at $29.95 and is only open to legal residents of the United States and Canada, 18 years of age and older. No purchase required. Odds of winning based on number of entries. Up to ONE entry per person. ONE copy of Made With Love will be given away. Void where prohibited by law.

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Disclosure: I was provided with two copies of Made With Love, one to facilitate this review and another to give away. All opinions and experiences are my own. Amazon links are affiliate links. A commission may be earned from a referred sale to their website.

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Posted on February 2, 2013 in Contests and Giveaways,Cookbooks,Featured,Recipes

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