Thursday, May 19, 2011

My FIRST Giveaway!



I am having my first book giveaway! I accidently bought 2 copies when I ordered my copy so I am giving the extra copy away! I have not been contacted by the authors or Amazon to have this giveaway. It is just fate and you could be the lucky winner!

The name of the book is Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits and Vegetables, by Mike Bubel and Nancy Bubel.

I haven’t read my copy yet, but I did glance through it and it looks wonderful. Living in Florida I don’t have a lot of options for ‘cold’ storage but I am positive I will be able to store the vegetables I am able to harvest. A lot of the book is about what types of fruits and vegetables to store, but there are chapters on constructing root cellars themselves.

Leave a comment telling me your favorite vegetable and how you like to cook it! It is that simple.

You can get extra entries by blogging, tweeting, or sharing this giveaway on facebook to your readers and friends. Please link to Dollwood Farms and leave a comment for each of the three telling me you've done so.

This giveaway ends on May 25th, 11:59pm EST and the winner will be picked via Random.org. I will announce the winner on the blog Thursday morning.


22 comments:

  1. How wonderful!
    I have been looking at that book for awhile.
    I'm in need of a better winter storage here.
    One of my favourites is spinach, cooked into spanakopita!
    It's hard to choose though,steamed carrots with honey,roasted squash with brown sugar,Brussel sprouts with cheese sauce....to many to list!

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  2. Root Cellaring has been on my Wish List for YEARS!! I think I'd have to say zucchini...and I love it prepared ALL ways...but my favorite might be the Fried Zucchini Cakes recipe on Pioneer Woman Cooks....SO yummy.

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  3. My favorite way to cook root vegetables is to roast them with some onion. The red potato is probably my favorite vegetable, although I like most root vegetables, lettuces, peppers, etc.

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  4. We have started to make a root cellar so this would be great.
    I love to take the summer squash and slice them along with potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions and garlic and brush the slices with olive oil that has fresh herbs and sea salt. I than cover it with foil for 30 minutes and that baste again and keep the foil off until they are crispy. That is all we want when I do this along with fresh bread!

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  5. I would love this! Currently it is on my Amazon "wish list"! My favorite vegetable hands-down is Swiss chard, sauteed in butter before adding raw cream and Parmesan~ymmy!

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  6. My favorite vegetable is the sweet potato ... especially when they are served up in the form of fries!

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  7. I love potatoes, yukon gold mostly, and I like them in soup and baked and fried and mashed :) and I love corn on the cob, especially fresh picked and grilled in it's own husk, mmmmm! I would love this book :) thanks!

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  8. First, I LOVE this book. If I win, I'm going to share it with a friend who is going to build my root cellar. He liked my book and it would be a terrific way to thank him. Second, I love a lot of veggies, but I want a root cellar so I can store more potatoes. I planted yukon gold, french fingerlings, and purple vikings this year. I love to cut them into fries, toss them with olive oil, salt, and sometimes some herbs and then I put them in my oven on about 425 on the convection setting. Be sure to keep them in a shallow pan or they'll steam and get soggy; I like mine a bit more crispy! Turn about half way through so the other side gets done as well. Then enjoy!

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  9. Oh, how I'd love to win this! My hubby and I have really been talking about root cellars lately, it's on my wish list now for sure! I have lots of favorite veggies. But as far as root veggies, potatoes and onions are right at the top! I love sauteed onions, and could eat potatoes with every meal! Thanks for a chance to win this book!

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  10. I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to get this book. We are just starting out on this homesteading adventure.My favorite veggie is potatoes for sure.Cooked as french fries or hashbrowns in olive oil.

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  11. In our quest of self-sufficiency, I think that this book would be very beneficial!

    We love to stew farm grown potatoes, carrots and onions in the crockpot with some good farm raised beef...

    Thank you for the opportunity to win!!
    Jenna
    femininefarmgirl(at)gmail(dot)com

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  12. Ooooh, I've wanted to learn from this book for a l-o-n-g time. :) My favorite vegetable is Brussels sprouts, and I like them roasted. ~jonell sejotess@yahoo.com

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  13. asparagus steamed or celery root in pretty much any soup, stock or gravy.

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  14. i like to broil brussel sprouts tossed in chicken or bacon fat!

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  15. The only veggies I like cooked are potatoes and squash. Baked!!! All the rest we eat raw.

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  16. I love peppers sauted with onions and put it in fajitas or over rice. YUM! I would love this book! We are looking into putting a root cellar in our basement! :)

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  17. Great book! My husband and I have been doing some internet research on root cellars as we start up our homestead. I would love to win this book!

    My favorite veggie is asparagus. I lay it out on a piece of aluminum foil, sprinkle it with olive oil, sea salt, and garlic powder and grill it (in the summer) or bake it in the oven. It gets really yummy and crunchy. I would eat it all if I didn't have to share it with the rest of my family! :)

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  18. What a wonderful resource this book would be! Picking my favorite veggie...thats hard, but I love everything tomatoes, or maybe a spring mix of lettuce, or maybe crowder peas...I knew I couldn't pick just one! Thank you for the opportunity to get such a great book!

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  19. I have been wanting this book for a while. Being in Michigan we have lots of cold here ;P I love tomatoes, I don't think I have a favorite way to cook them maybe making them into sauce.

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  20. I posted your giveaway on my blog at http://whathefork.blogspot.com/2011/05/book-giveaway.html

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  21. I think I put onions and sweet peppers in just about everything I make. I generally saute them first and then add the flavors that will go with whatever else is going in the pan... basil, rosemary, maybe some balsamic vinegar... Now if I can just figure out how to grow enough to last me through the year, and how to store them for the winter, I'll be in great shape!

    I'm interested to see how you like the book, especially given your climate. I'm in Southern California and faced with similar issues.

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  22. Roasted beets on baby lettuce with goat cheese candied pecans and my homemade raspberry vinaigrette.mI could have that everyday with fresh tomato and cucumber sandwiches

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