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See Rachael Ray in Cleveland and win a signed copy of her new book Week in a Day
The running joke in our house is how stressed I get over cooking. Whereas Scott’s comfortable experimenting with a dish composed of the few ingredients in our fridge (last week’s hard cider turkey legs were a delicious winner), I need to carefully plan everything out.
Unfortunately, after a long day of work and after-work shenanigans, I don’t have the energy to plan a meal. Plus, I’m too hungry to concentrate. The end result: I convince Scott that we need to dine out or pick up food on our way home.
Don’t get my wrong, I love Cleveland restaurants — which makes it that much harder to eat at home sometimes. However, I’m always trying to find a better balance for me (and my wallet) when it comes to dining in versus out. Sometimes that means planning my meals days in advance instead of scrambling the night of.
A selection from Rachael Ray’s Week in a Day, courtesy of Atria Books, photographs in book by Frances Janisch
That’s why I’m excited to give away a pair of tickets to see Rachael Ray in Cleveland. She’ll be in Rocky River on December 14.to sign and discuss her new book Week in a Day.
The companion book to her cooking show of the same name, Rachael Ray’s Week in a Day features more than two hundred recipes that will help you prepare five nights’ worth of meals in a single day.
Each week has a different theme, such as ‘From a Taco to Morocco’ and ‘A Chicken in Every Pot,’ and recipes include Chicken and Chorizo Spanish Enchiladas, Argentine Chili with Chimichurri, and Zinfully Delicious Short Ribs.
The thrift-hound that I am, I’m most excited about the section “1 Grocery Bag, 3 Meals,” which shows readers how to fit all the groceries you need for three great meals into – you guessed it – a single bag.
Rachael Ray’s appearance is presented by Joseph-Beth Booksellers and Rocky River Public Library
Her book tour stops in Cleveland with an appearance presented by Joseph-Beth Booksellers and The Rocky River Public Library on December 14. The doors of the Rocky River High School Auditorium will open at 6:00 p.m. and the event starts at 7:00 p.m.
Event tickets are free with your purchase of the book from Joseph-Beth Booksellers – see the Facebook event page for more information on how to buy your book, which will be signed by Rachael and available for pick up that night. Plus, Joseph-Beth Booksellers is donating a percentage of all book sales to the Rocky River Public Library.
I’m also giving away a pair of tickets to the event with signed copies of Rachael Ray’s Week in a Day, courtesy of Atria Books. How to enter: Do one, some, or all five of the entries. A separate comment is needed for each.
There are 5 Easy Ways to Enter the Giveaway
**You must leave a separate comment on this post for each entry**
1) What’s your favorite dish to make when you’re busy? Leave a comment on this post with your answer.
2) Follow @rachaelray and @ADHicken on Twitter and leave one comment on this post telling me you did both.
3) If you’re a fan of Clue Into Cleveland and Rachael Ray on Facebook, leave one comment on this blog post letting me know. If you’re not yet a fan, you can become one here and here.
4) Tweet the following and leave one comment letting me know you tweeted:
I want to see Rachael Ray in Cleveland on Dec. 14. Enter @ADHicken’s Week in a Day giveaway for your chance to win http://wp.me/p2Ukr0-2kl
You can tweet once per day for additional entries. Just leave a separate comment each time you tweet.
5) Subscribe to Clue Into Cleveland via a feed tracker like Bloglovin’ or Feedly and leave one comment letting me know you did. This can also include signing up to receive email notifications in the top-right “Subscribe” section of this page.
You have until Monday, Dec. 9 at 11:59 PM to enter. Random.org will select the winner, which I will announce on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Remember to leave a separate comment for each entry – good luck!
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I literally gasped when I saw your giveaway – I’d LOVE to see her!
My favorite dish to make when I’m busy is Lentil + Rice Nachos/Tacos. Delish!
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I love to make sloppy joes! Normally I have all the ingredients already so one of us just has to stop and pick up the buns. I also keep a jar of Mid’s Meat Sauce around in case of emergency hunger – it’s a great sauce when I don’t have time to make my own and it’s a local company.
My favorite dish to make when I’m busy is baked chicken tenderloins. I simply sprinkle a cookie sheet with grapeseed or olive oil then lay the tenderloins down, sprinkle with oregano, cilantro, cumin,and sea salt, and bake at 350 for 30 min. (My oven is kinda strong..) Then just microwave some steamer bag of veggies and we’re good to go!
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My favorite meal when I’m in a hurry is something from the drive through. All the more reason I need to learn to cook
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My favorite dish is steak bruschetta when I am busy.
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Favorite quick meal is quesadillas…about as easy as making grilled cheese sandwich, possibly easier, and can be healthier if you use cooking spray vs. butter
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Spaghetti is the hurry up and make a great dinner go-to in our house.
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My favorite dish to make when I’m busy is tacos, because they can be a catch all for leftovers (chicken, beef, different types of cheese, etc). Yummy!
I subscribed to your page and I followed you on Facebook. I LOOOOVE Rachel Ray’s food! My favorite is her corned beef with sweet and sour onions and wilted cabbage sammies. I make them for guests ALL the time and get rave reviews.
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A super quick and easy dish when I’m extremely busy is to get a loaf of garlic bread, spread some premade pesto sauce on it and bake it. Then, layer it with basil, fresh mozzerella and tomato. It’s very quick, yummy and filling!
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There’s nothing like Tuna Noodle Casserole made during the winter months as comfort food:)
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