Friday, November 23, 2012

October-November 2012 Cook the Books Selection Reminder and Judge Announcement

I hope everybody had a nice Thanksgiving. With the big November holiday behind us, I thought I would send out into the world a gentle reminder about our October-November selection and also announce the judge for this edition of Cook the Books.

As previously announced, we are currently reading Heartburn by Nora Ephron. The deadline for sharing with us your thoughts about the book and the recipe it inspired you to make is Monday, December 3.

And I have the pleasure to announce our judge: please, join me in welcoming Laura Lippstone who writes the travel blog Planet Lippstone and is also a contributor to The Huffington Post. She "has been traveling since her teens, when she would gaze at the ocean at the Jersey Shore and vow to discover what was beyond the horizon."

Recent entries in her blog describe her trip on the the Eastern & Oriental Express. It's a trip I will never take, so I enjoyed reading Laura's travel notes and impressions.

In the next ten days, make sure you finish reading Heartburn, if you have not already done so, and share with us your thoughts and your recipe. I will write the roundup shortly after the deadline and then Laura will do her judging.

Hope to hear from you soon!

15 comments:

Alicia Foodycat said...

I've read, I've cooked, now I just have to blog!

Simona Carini said...

I am looking forward to reading your post :)

Claudia said...

Don't know that I'll be able to do this one. Waited too long to order the book, and haven't got it yet.

Simona Carini said...

Sorry to hear that, Claudia. It's a quick book to read, though, if you get it soon.

Alicia Foodycat said...

http://foodycat.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/heartburn-and-coconut-cake-cook-books.html done!

Simona Carini said...

Thank you, Alicia!

Debra Eliotseats said...

http://eliotseats.com/?p=12656

Mine's up. Checking out Laura's blog now. Thanks for hosting, Simona. Enjoyed the book!

Simona Carini said...

Thank you, Debra!

I am looking forward to reading everybody's posts!

Deb in Hawaii said...

Sliding in yet again close under the wire! ;-) My post is up. Thanks for hosting Simona--lots of foodie inspiration in this one.

Simona Carini said...

Thank you, Deb!

Tina said...

I am also just under the wire :-) Added my post yesterday late.
Tina

Simona Carini said...

Thank you!

Rachel said...

Make that three bloggers under the wire! Just posted my contribution today. Thanks for such a great hosting job, Simona! I look forward to the roundup.

Ana said...

http://sweetalmondtree.blogspot.com/2012/12/carrot-cake-for-heartburn.html
My post is up. Rather late, but it's up. Great book!

Ana said...

http://sweetalmondtree.blogspot.com/2012/12/carrot-cake-for-heartburn.html
My post is up. Rather late, but it's up. Great book!