Recipe Reviews & Cookbook Giveaway!

Here is the first cookbook review and giveaway for the month of May.
The cookbook is Gooseberry Patch 101 Easy Everyday Recipes, and it's a wonderful book
full of some easy to put together recipes!

I had a difficult time choosing the recipes, because they all sound yummy, and I can tell you right now, I'll be cooking from this book often!

The first recipe is a soup recipe. I love putting soups together. And since we have had some warmer, more like summer than spring weather, I was in the mood for stuffed peppers, so went for the Unstuffed Green Pepper Soup. Even my daughter dug right in!

Unstuffed Green Pepper Soup

2 lbs. ground beef

2 (10-3/4 oz. ea.)cans tomato soup

28 oz. can petite diced tomatoes

4 oz. can mushroom pieces, drained

2 cups green peppers, diced

1 cup onion, diced

1/4 cup brown sugar, packed

3 to 4 cups beef broth

2 cups cooked rice

In a stockpot over medium heat, brown ground beef; drain.

Stir in soup, vegetables and brown sugar. Add desired amount of beef broth. Simmer covered until peppers and onions are tender, about 30 minutes. Stir in rice about 5 minutes before serving. Makes 8 servings.

The second recipe really caught my attention because I've never though of pancakes being savory. This is perfect for the pizza lover in the morning!

Savory Breakfast Pancakes

2 cups biscuit baking mix

1 cup milk

2 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup shredded mozzerella cheese

1/2 cup pepperoni, chopped

1/2 c. tomato, chopped

1/4 c. green pepper, chopped

2 tsp. Italian seasoning

Garnish: pizza sauce, grated Parmesean cheese

Stir together baking mix, milk and eggs until well blended; add remaining ingredients except garnish. Heat a lightly greased griddle over medium-high heat. Ladle batter by 1/4 cupfuls onto the griddle; cook until golden on both sides. Garnish with warmed pizza sauce and Parmesean cheese. Makes 15 pancakes.

Of course the last recipe I chose had to be dessert!! My favorite part of any meal!

Oh, Harry! Bars

3/4 c. butter, softened

1 cup dark brown sugar, packed

1/2 cup honey

1/2 tsp. ground ginger

4 c. quick-cooking oats, uncooked

6 oz. pkg. milk chocolate chips

2/3 c. creamy peanut butter

In a bowl, beat butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in honey and ginger. Stir in oats. With moistened hands, pat mixture into the bottom of a greased 13x9 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees until bubbly and lightly golden, about 25 minutes. In a microwave-safe bowl, heat chocolate chips and peanut butter on high for one minute. Stir; heat for another minute. Stir until all chips are melted. Spread chocolate mixture over bars and refrigerate until set. Cut into bars. Makes 2 dozen.

Now that you've had a "taste" of the goodies that are in this cookbook, you have a chance to win a free copy! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post, along with a way to contact you if you are the winner. Giveaway starts right now, May 11, 2011 and will end one week from now, May 18, 2011 at 9:00 p.m.  Good Luck!!!

UPDATE: Due to issues with Blogspot, this giveaway will end on Friday, May 20 at 9:00 p.m.! Two more days for a chance to win! Also, if you left a comment on Wednesday or Thursday last week, and do not see it posted on here, I have all comments forwarded to my email and I have them saved. Blogspot lost about 50 comments that was posted here, so they will not show up on this post, but I do have them, and will be doing the giveaway with them included.