Canadian Living Collections and a Give Away

Lucky me!   that I'm often given the opportunity to choose some cookbooks  from Random House and share my favorites with all of you.  And this time around, I even have an extra copy of Canadian Living The Appetizer Collection to give to one of you lucky readers.

The KitchenAid Colourology Stand Mixer Winner

It's finally Friday, October 12th and as promised, it's time to pick a winner for the KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer - colour of your choice.   I took the quiz myself, just to see what my preference would be... and all these years later... I bought mine in 2005 after years of coveting one like the celebrity chefs have on TV.  I'm still an Empire Red girl and mine is as shiny and red and awesome today as it was when I took it out of the box.  But enough about me.  You're all wondering who the winner of KitchenAid's giveaway is, so without further ado....

Presto Pasta Night Reminder & KitchenAid Stand Mixer Giveaway

It's too beautiful to stay inside writing today.  But before I head out, I thought I'd share last night's pasta dish

KitchenAid Colourology Stand Mixer Giveaway

 It's been a year since the wonderful people at KitchenAid contacted me about a giveaway.  Last year it was for their awesome food processor.  This year they want one of my lucky readers to win a fantastic stand mixer.... but not just any KitchenAid stand mixer...

Cascade, Dawn & David Rocco's Made in Italy

I'm frequently asked to promote products, books and events, but the truth is, I rarely do... and only if I'm truly in love with or intrigued by them.   Not to mention the fact that I NEVER show off my dirty dishes!

And the KitchenAid Food Processor Winner is....

A little while ago the generous KitchenAid Canada team contacted me to offer one of their latest, top of the line KitchenAid 13 cup food processors as a giveaway to one of my Canadian readers.

Thanks so much, everyone, for all the great entries.  It was a tough decision since everyone deserves one of these , but Jenn A, a Nova Scotian living in Edmonton with her 4 young children and a story of her grandmother's million dollar relish, wins the day.   Here's her story....

"I should be the lucky winner because I love to cook, and being a mother of 4 young (infant-6 years) children, I need all the convenience I can get!! I've never owned a food processor. The thing that I would be most excited to make would be my grandmother's "Million Dollar Relish". She just passed away in September, and I asked my dad to save me some utensils and tools from her kitchen. My sister and I have made her relish in the past, but to make it we have to borrow a food processor from a friend."

Jenn, just email me your mailing address and phone number for me to forward on to the awesome folks at KitchenAid.  Send it to ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com.  Oh... and, since it's a lot to ask you to send everyone a jar of your grandmother's relish, perhaps you could share the recipe and a photo.

The Best Reason to Roast Hot Hot Hot

I knew it was going to be a crazy week... so crazy it's taken me almost another whole week to write about it.  Not the prettiest picture, I know, but it really does show off just how easy and hap hazard this is to make.   Prep takes less time than to preheat the oven, it's so easy.

A while back I watched a Jamie Oliver Meals in Minutes show and he was making a roasted chicken dinner in under 30 minutes.  Impossible you say... not when you cut out the spine, flatten it and blast it at 500°F/260°C...

Check it out... Roasted Herb & Garlic Spatchcock Chicken which has become my go-to chicken dish.  I've done it with different spice blends from around the world, and they're all lovely.  But this one is my little black dress version when I'm not quite sure what I'll be doing with it.

And that roasted butternut squash that usually takes an hour or more to caramelize and cook... just popped in at the same time and check after 10 minutes or so, turn and remove when done. It varies, sometimes the chicken is ready first, sometimes the squash, but all in all a quick and easy  combination to prepare while you're chilling out or rushing about doing other things (I prefer the former).

During the week there was naturally, the roasted chicken, squash & sauteed greens, as well as some tasty chicken and pickled ginger sandwiches and, my favorite dish....

Roasted Chicken & Butternut Squash Fusilli

I'm sharing it with Presto Pasta Night, which is being hosted this week by Simona of Briciole also for the THIRD time! Send your entries to simosite (at) mac (dot) com and cc ruth (at) 4everykitchen (dot) com by Thursday 

And for my Canadian readers... don't forget the fantastic KitchenAid Food Processor giveaway.  Check here for details.   Deadline is Saturday and all you have to do is leave a comment as to why the winner should be you!