Friday, January 15, 2010

Mad Hungry? Win a copy!

Edited 1/19/10: The contest for Mad Hungry is now over. Thanks for entering!
Hi Knitters,
My publisher, Artisan Books, produces all sorts of beautiful, dreamy books that cover a multitude of topics. Mainly, they publish the most fantastic cookbooks by the world's most acclaimed top chefs. Every once in a while my editor, Trent Duffy, will kindly send me one of their new cookbooks. It is so fun to get a book unexpectedly on your door step. Well, this fall Trent sent me a copy of Mad Hungry, Feeding Men & Boys. I get to see a lot of cookbooks. I buy a lot of cookbooks. This one is IT! I am a family-size huge meal type cooker. This book calls my name loud and clear. Everything about Mad Hungry speaks to me. I absolutely have fallen madly in love, crazy head over heels in love with this book.
This is what happens to books I take a liking to, a post-it note attack. I start placing post-its to mark favorite pages so they stick out at the top of the book. Once I get too many on top, I then move to having the post-its sticking out on the side. The side sticker outers become the top of the list recipes. I have carried Mad Hungry around the house with me everywhere I go. I can't put it down.

The entire feel of the book is enticing. The cover is matte with a linen-y grainy feel, very old-school. The paper inside has a matte finish, the pages open flat and stay open, a wonderful feature. Everything about the book feels so good and warm and welcoming. The photography is delicious and appealing and simple and beautiful. Mikkel Vang showcases the food in a pure and simple light. Plus, I love the photos of Lucinda's husband and boys.

I can't get over how much I love the look and feel of Mad Hungry. It is different and cleverly constructed in the best way possible. Artisan Books and Lucinda Scala Quinn have created a piece of edible art with down-home accessibility. Congratulations.
Lucinda Scala Quinn (her blog is here and it is great!) has quite a resume. She is the Executive Food Director for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, a cohost of PBS's Everyday Food, has a satellite radio show called EatDrink and is married and has three boys. She knows of what she speaks. She is on Martha Stewart, the show, on occasion and I have seen a couple of her segments and she is wonderful to watch. When I first saw the book I wasn't sure what the expression Mad Hungry meant which is funny because I live with a mad hungry family every single day. There has been some discussion in a couple of reviews about the singling out of men and boys as the target for the cooking in the book and how it is stereotypical. But not for me! I totally get the concept of Mad Hungry and I wholeheartedly agree. I live with two hungry, starving boys and my hungry husband who is 6 feet 5 inches tall. All of the men in my life are athletes, constantly on the move and they live to eat. We all love to cook and eat. There isn't a day that goes by where someone doesn't ask me, "What's for dinner?" Usually it is early in the day when I get asked this.

Here is a blurb from Lucinda's introduction that struck home with me (p. XI):
"What's for dinner?" is the most important, most burning question. Food is everything to them and food is nothing until there is none. And, if they're "mad hungry" with no food in sight, life is a living hell." The title, mad hungry, is about that moment when someone can't wait another minute to eat, where control is lost and hunger has completely taken over their being. I get that. Lucinda goes on to say how completely satisfying cooking and feeding the loved ones in our lives is. Food is intertwined with family memories at our house and Lucinda clearly lives that way, too.

To tell you a relevant story, my 16-year-old son is always starving, beyond starving, and it becomes painful for him (and at times, me). Yesterday he drove home (yes, he just got his license) after morning swim practice and before first hour class started. He called ahead and asked me to get 4 slices of wheat toast, slathered in butter and strawberry preserves, ready for him so he could grab it and go. He is "mad hungry" ALL of the time. He came in and downed 2 granola bars, a yogurt, a banana, 2 big glasses of orange juice and the 4 slices of toast. Before he left he gave me a list of foods he needs for his "food locker" at school. Yes, the swimmers each have a designated food locker. He then thanked me and jumped back in the car and drove off to school. That's my life.

Back to the book, Mad Hungry has theories, recommended tools, tips, ideas and mainly fresh, simple, authentic recipes. The recipes use ingredients that you most likely already have in your house. That's my favorite part. It is so doable and real. Mad Hungry is for everyday moms and cooks and for men and women and families. Everyone is included in this family cookbook.

The food chapters cover breakfast, lunch, dinner and down-home desserts (my favorite chapter). The other night I made Lucinda's Chicken Parmesan (the Queen of Chicken returns!) and it was delicious. The recipe even calls for 3 pounds of chicken which is what I make for an average dinner. Most recipes call for 1 pound of chicken and I always have to double or triple recipes. This was all set for someone just like me with a hungry family to feed. I knew this book was meant for me. Lucinda even uses things like canned tomatoes, love that. Don't let the association with Martha Stewart and her complexity scare you away. These are everyday ingredients that you find at any local grocery shop. It's real life stuff.

Here are some things on my list to make:
Golden Granola. I have some nut allergies and I love granola but often nuts are mixed into store-bought versions. I can't wait to make my own toasty sweet granola.
I am a coffee cake kind of girl and when it is laced with chocolate? It's over. I am making Aunt Patty's Coffee Cake this weekend. Can't wait. Yummy hot coffee and Aunt Patty? Here I come this Sunday.
Tomato, avocado and basil? I'm sold. Onions, too? Heaven on earth. Doesn't that look fresh and good? The variety in the book is never-ending and it's all so easy and achievable. Lucinda has done an excellent job.
The dessert chapter is to die for: strawberry rhubarb pie, apple crisp, one-pan busy day chocolate cake (Lucinda gets it!), banana bread (a staple at my house), chocolate pudding, rice pudding (I am a fool for rice pudding), cookies and bars. The gorgeous photo above is for no-bake peanut butter rice krispie bars. Rice Krispies? Always and forever!

What I am most excited to tell you is that you have an opportunity to win a copy of Mad Hungry! I love this book so much that I asked Trent at Artisan if I could host a giveaway for my blog readers and he said yes. I think you all will love this book as much as I do. I want you to have this cookbook!

Leave a comment on this post to win a copy of Mad Hungry. I will randomly pick a winner in a couple of days. Please only enter one time to keep things fair and square. Leave an identifying something or other along with your comment, name, location, link or ravelry name or something. If you are selected you will need to email me to give me your mailing address so please check back to see if you win!

Good luck!!
For a brief change of topic and a quick reminder, last year I designed a couple of Valentine quick knits that make perfect gifts for the season. The first is the Sweetheart Washcloth Pattern which is so fast and simple and fun! Click here to find out more about the Sweetheart Washcloth.

The washcloth along with a lovely bar of soap and a ribbon instantly makes the perfect Valentine gift for moms, grandmas, friends, teachers, babies, kids...
The other quick knit is the Sweetheart Hat pattern. I made this one out of Sugar-n-Cream cotton which you can get for a buck or two at a craft store. Any worsted weight yarn will work. Click here to find out about the Sweetheart Hat pattern.

One last Valentine's Day quick knit is the Heart on a String hat pattern which is FREE on Spud says! I just posted this pattern a couple of days ago and I don't want you to miss out. The Ravelry link for Heart on a String is here.

Okay, have a good weekend, dear friends! I hope you get to knit in between your busy-ness.
best, susie
p.s. Oh my goodness, my publicist Chrissa Yee just emailed me the link for a review of Itty-Bitty Toys and the free pattern release of the Panda and Zebra puppets from the book on CutOut + Keep! Fun! I hope it's a good review, I haven't even read it yet:) Read along with me.

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diann325 said...

It sounds like a wonderful book and the recipes that sounds perfect for my "snack monsters".

The Cheeseheads said...

Hi Susan,

Hmmm...Mad Hungry? Sounds like the story of my life! :) You make this book sound very interesting--thanks for the opportunity to win!

Steph

Dianne MacDonald said...

Wish I'd had this cookbook when my three boys were growing up, but now that I have 5 grandsons (and 3 grand-daughters),not to mention a husband who really enjoys home cooking, I'm sure I could make good use of it.

Unknown said...

I think I might be the most likely to get mad hungry in my house, but with a 9,8 and 6 year old -- I am sure that there will come a point when I am faced with a ravenous mob. Hope I win this book so I have a weapon to fight back with! :-)

Jodi said...

Thank you for sharing your find! This book sounds fantastic! I grew up in a family of 8 kids. My mom would have loved this book.

Jodi

PumpkinFreckles said...

That cover on the cookbook is clever. I make a big Sunday night dinner and this looks like I could do some damage. Thanks for the reminder on the wash clothes. That red heart with the with trim is too cute.

Sarah Beth said...

Oh Wow! I am a sucker for good cookbooks. I'll have to check this one out, I have a teenage hockey player! Thanks for posting!

coffeechris said...

Love that there is a phrase to describe, my son's immediate need for food (lots)"Mad Hungry". I love Lucinda and enjoy watching her on Everyday food - her recipes are great. The book sounds yummy!

knitting life together said...

would love love love to win this book!
Kate

knitting life together said...

Would love to win this book

Jeannie D said...

I too have a 16 yr. old son who just got his license last Wed.! I NEED this book as he eats round the clock and when he brings home his buddies ? Well, remember the nursery rhyme, "Old Mother Hubbard"? I rest my case.

Mnnistitches said...

Yummy!!! Coffee cake is my favourite and I would love to win the cookbook. But don't tell my husband as he will say the last thing I need is another cookbook. Shhhh! Enter me in the draw please.

Jersey Shore Deb said...

I have a 17-year-old girl and a 14-year-old, GROWING boy. I never realized what a dramatic difference there is in the eating patterns until my son started eating everything he could see at all hours of the day and night--and he's gone from a "husky" child to a skinny teenager!
I think this book would be a welcome addition to my library.

Anonymous said...

This sounds like a wonderful book - especially for those of us who live a "Mad Hungry" life with boys! Thanks for your generosity, Susan (and your publisher, too!)

Bookboxer

Amy Lohr said...

I would love the chance to win this awesome book for my hungry Hippo's
Thanks

Lucy said...

That looks like a great cookbook! What a neat giveaway!
Thanks!

Meriam said...

I would love to add this cookbook to my collection!

Jodee said...

I saw her on Martha recently and can't wait to see this book.

Aimee said...

Susan, the cake looks scrumptious. Love your itty bitty books.

bindi said...

I have three teenage boys, over 6' and they eat big. They are training right now for their specific sport, the hurdles in track. This book sounds great and would come in handy right about now.

Anonymous said...

I love cooking books!! Looks scrumptious!! I'm knittoou on rav.

Thanks, Diana B.

beckyrae@charter.net said...

sounds like a great cookbook! i love getting new cookbooks.

Amy said...

Yum. The book looks so good! That coffee cake looks so delicious! I would love to try some recipes to feed my 3 "always hungry" boys (well, 4 if you count my husband)!

I'm notearsknitter on Ravelry!

thanks for the chance!

Amy

Unknown said...

Never mind the hungry man in my life - I love coffee cake!!

marlib7 said...

what a cool book....will need to share with my son the chef

marlib7 said...

love this book, will need to share with my son the chef

Doula Mommy said...

This book looks right up my alley! I would love that coffee cake.

Sally said...

That's exactly how my son eats! Sounds like a great resource for families with athletes.

jaerrt said...

Looks like a great cookbook. Fingers Crossed!

Unknown said...

The book sounds great anyway, but add Susan's comments and who wouldn't want to win a copy! Thanks for the opportunity!

Christine Parent said...

ok, after seeing the cake Susan made on the following post, I had to enter a comment to get a chance to win this cookbook!

Anonymous said...

Oh, delicious food and a giveaway combined. What could be better?

Kate in Wisconsin
pinkpenguingirl on ravelry

Arrowfeather said...

MMMM I can smell Aunt Patty's cake now! Looks like a great book!...Cindy

Emily said...

The cookbook sounds perfectly suited for my family. Thanks for yet another great giveaway opportunity.

sbknit said...

The coffee cake you made from this book looks absolutely scrumpcious!

Kathleen said...

I'm cooking for 7!

Amy said...

Looks like an awesome book! Please count me in. :)

Cathy F said...

I just have to make Aunt Patty's coffeecake!

Suzanne said...

I was only recently checking this book out on amazon! The book looks amazing. I'm always looking for recipes that will feed a hungry family of five plus have enough leftovers for my lunch and my husbands lunch the next day. For the last six months, I have brought my lunch to work everyday and only buy lunch on payday, i.e. twice a month. It was shocking to see how much money I saved in one month.

Thanks for an opportunity to win this book.

Maribeth from NJ said...

I've been reading a lot about this cookbook and would love to win a copy for my mad hungry family. Thanks for sharing.

Amanda F. said...

I think we are a "Mad Hungry" kind of household...especially at breakfast! That coffee cake looks so yummy. Thanks for sharing :)

Yukon Family said...

Love your blog. Cookbook looks wonderful!
Amy in Alaska

Anonymous said...

Please consider my hat thrown into the contest "ring." I enjoy reading recipes in cookbooks almost as much as patterns in knitting books. It would be great and dangerously delicious fun to win this book. Thanks for letting us play along. --Ramona (Madison)

Petit Filoux said...

That book looks great! The cakes that you made does look delicious too!

Agnes said...

Pick me! Pick me! Pick me! ;)

Agnes said...

Pick me! Pick me! Pick me! ;)

Jean said...

Pick me..I have three boys!!

Coffee Me said...

I would love this book. My 5 kids are always hungry. I thought it was hard to keep up when they were little. Boy, was that inaccurate!! Send me the book, and it will be dog eared and sauce splattered by noon. :)

Rav id: bzmom5

LMstrauss said...

and all i had this morning was an english muffin...wich i had been at your house!!!

Noelle said...

I would love love love this cookbook!

bethohio said...

Oh my goodness, it looks simply delicious!! I would love to receive this cookbook. Thank you for the opportunity! Yummy........

Chris said...

My three sons are grown and gone, but when they DO come around, it is with hearty appetites! I would love adding this book to my collection (for that lovely coffee cake alone!)

PAK said...

Wow! That looks like a great cookbook. I'd love to get my hands on that for inspiration.
Pattie in NC

Cyndy said...

The coffee cake looks wonderful. From your review, sounds like this book is a good read. Count me in for the give away.

Kanani said...

That coffee cake looks so yummy! My husband is kind of picky and I'm always looking for good recipes, so this sounds perfect.

Kanani in California

Anonymous said...

The cake looks delicious. You are a spectacular mom to do all this. I am so impressed. could I order the cake from you? Dorothy

Anonymous said...

Looks like a great cookbook, please include me!
Sharon Joz

Tammy said...

I have two growing boys myself and I'm learning how to cook...this looks like a must-have cookbook for me!

castalia said...

Love what I've seen of the book and recipes. The coffee cake would be a treat for my knitting group!

LoraD said...

I love your blog!! This cookbook looks like a great way to try some new recipes.

Laura said...

I'm Mad Hungry just looking at that book! Please include my name and thank you for being so nice to your readers.

Kathleen said...

Not sure if I'm replying on time or not, but I would LOVE a copy of Lucinda's book. I'm a huge fan of her recipes in Everyday Food magazine.

Katbetty on Ravelry

P.S. Love the heart washcloths and the heart hat!

iknithats said...

That cake is beautiful! I love her recipes from the magazine.

iknithats said...

Beautiful cake. I love her recipes in the magazine.

Anonymous said...

Ooooo, I'd love to have a copy of this book. I have 5 sons and 7 grandsons (not to mention 2 daughters and 4 grandaughters), and I know something about being Mad Hungry, and also about never having leftovers!

Keeping my fingers crossed

Janice M. said...

What a wonderful book!
I love recipes that utilize ingredients that are already in the cabinets/refrigerator. It saves me from bringing (and sometimes losing) the recipe to the market.
Thanks for this opportunity.
BTW I LOVE LOVE LOVE both your kitting and your writing styles!

Janice M.
janicemastropietro@yahoo.com

shannon said...

That coffee cake looked yummy! Would love to win this book for my mad hungry family!

Janice M. said...

What a wonderful book!
I would love more recipes that utilize ingredients that are already in my cabinets or fridge.
It would save me from taking (and sometimes losing) the recipe to the market with me.

Also I LOVE LOVE LOVE both your knitting and writing styles!

Janice
janicemastropietro@yahoo.com

Liisa said...

Love cookbooks and love your blog! Thank you!

Jenquilts2 said...

That sounds like a great cookbook!!

The Alaska Venhauses said...

With a a house full of people, I can always use new inspiration for meals! Thanks for all your enthusiasm! For cooking and for knitting!
Carolyn aka Crazy8mom on Ravelry

crazycatlady said...

Looks like great comfort food. I can't wait to see what other recipes.

Monica said...

Wow this cookbook looks amazing! My boyfriend is a picky eater and I'm running out of recipes that he enjoys. I'm sure I could get some fresh ideas from this book!

lauramacfarlane.net said...

What a fun cookbook. At my house it is Mad Hungry Family. Everyone is hungry and there is lots of cooking. i would love some new recipes.

Laura

katie said...

Looks fantastic!

Katie B said...

It's making me hungry! That looks like a fabulous cookbook!

melonkelli said...

Wow! I've got a few years until I have hungry teens, but the young kids (3 of them) can sure eat a bunch!

Gina said...

I have two mad hungry boys and 1 mad husband to feed and I would love a copy of the Mad Hungry cookbook.

Sarah Barrus said...

My mom would love this. I hope I can win it for her! Plus that would mean more of her yummy cooking...

LeaAnna said...

That looks like an awesome cookbook! My son joined the swim team this winter & I can barely keep him fed. lol

LeaAnna on Ravelry :)

A Life of Knitting said...

Susan, I saw your tweet yesterday on the Coffee Cake and I actually made it. Wow! It was delicious and not to mention it made the house smell good. I couldn't wait for it to cool a whole 30 mins before I plowed my knife into it and had a piece with coffee. I love the idea of having coffee ground in it. I am taking some to work tomorrow for my break treat. Thanks for tweeting and giving us hints on all the great stuff you have found.

Sarah said...

Oh! I love cookbooks too--this one looks like a winner!

Arlene said...

Oh, that looks heavenly! I don't blame the kids for asking and asking. I can smell it cuz it looks so good. I so need a copy of this book!

Anna said...

Sounds like an amazing cookbook! I would love to get my hands on it!! Thanks so much!
Anna (busy mom of hungry triplets!)

lacylahman said...

great giveaway! lacylahman@aol.com I have 1 hungry husband and 3 hungry little boys! Would love to win.

lacylahman said...

please let me win. I have the hungriest husband and 3 little boys. lacylahman@aol.com

karmyl said...

I'm always looking for new simple recipes that will satisfy. This book sounds like an answer.
Thank you for the chance!

Unknown said...

That cake looks yummy! Cooking for my family is second only to knitting as my favorite activity... well.. eating actually may beat out cooking. would love to own this book.

Missy Thomas said...

This sounds like a fabulous book! Just the sort of thing I need around here to feed my brood ;-)

Missy Thomas
Nebraska

Diana said...

Four boys in the house....and a husband...and a wee little girl who isn’t a big eater, yet.....I need the book, Sister!!!
Diana

Robin said...

Count me in! I'd love this book!

Laura said...

Hello,
I love to cook now because I have a new kitchen, so this would be an exciting addition. Just got the patterns I ordered. Can't wait to start the Sweetheart hat! Thanks!

jen said...

yum! That cookbook looks great!
jen from MI

Stacy said...

Six kids to feed including 3 boys and a swimmer girl. I think I need this cookbook!

Kathy said...

I always watch Lucinda's segments on MS Living...I'd love to add her book to my collection!

Kathy said...

I always watch Lucida's segments on MS...I'd love to add this book to my collection!

Kathy said...

I always watch Lucinda's segments on MS...I'd love to add this book to my collection

Brooke Crook said...

Ooo....I would love to put these recipes to good use!

Liz said...

It's not only men and boys that get Mad Hungry--also grammy knitters. I'd love a copy-- Thanks!! Liz

MarieAnge said...

This book would definitely be very welcome in this house. It may be just the two of us now but cooking larger meals and freezing leftovers for later use are always needed in case of drop by surprises by son and daughter.

Gorgeous recipes!

MariAngel (ravelry)

Anonymous said...

we have 3 teenage boys in our home, plus a few younger ones, plus a few given friends . There is a lot of hungry goin on. would love to try the book.
Laura
futurehopepeds@aim.com

Connie Drye said...

I only have one "Mad Hungry Man" in my house now but I would love to have the cookbook. Speaking of cookbooks who can have too many. thanks so much for posting this opportunity!

J. Grant said...

I have some hungry men who would enjoy this for sure!!

Cheryl said...

Oh I want this cookbook so badly, ever since I saw Lucinda introduce some of the recipes from it on Martha Stewart's show. Thanks so much for the opportunity to enter my name to win it.

Cheryl W, the Okie

Unknown said...

I am dying to try that yummy coffee cake!

Unknown said...

Im dying for a copy of this book.The cake looks fabulous!

LUCINDA SCALA QUINN said...

To Susan B. Anderson and all her ardent fans.
I am mad, mad proud for my book Mad Hungry to be
discussed on this awesome site. Big ups to Susan and all you knitters!
Best,
LSQ
ww.madhungry.com

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