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“the haven’s kitchen cooking school” giveaway

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Cooking School book

Thanks to Artisan Books for sponsoring this post and teaching
me how to cook. All opinions and failed dishes are 100% mine.

It’s no secret that I don’t cook.

So I was wary about doing a cookbook giveaway — until I saw the book itself.

The Haven’s Kitchen Cooking School is beautiful but there are lots of beautiful cookbooks that have turned into art books on my shelf. What really drew me to this one was the simplicity of the recipes, the language, the instructions.

Author Alison Cayne takes the essential skills gleaned from her popular cooking school classes at Haven’s Kitchen in New York City, and makes them easy enough for people like me to follow.

Alison Cayne

Each of the book’s nine chapters revolves around a key lesson taught through a collection of recipes to ensure that readers are not simply memorizing a canon of tried-and-true instructions; they are learning how to cook for a lifetime.

Cayne equips home cooks with fundamental building blocks they need to feel confident and at ease in the kitchen. She shares tips for basics like how to filet a cooked fish, how to make stock and a variety of ways for cooking and cutting vegetables.

This would be a great book for a college grad moving into their first apartment or someone like me who has just never had the patience to really learn to cook. The subtitle, “Recipes and Inspiration to Build a Lifetime of Confidence in the Kitchen” acknowledges one of the biggest obstacles to cooking — and Cayne’s tone is already helping me overcome it.

Goat cheese tart

I’m ready to attempt a Goat Cheese Tart and may even be inspired to make my own vinaigrette for an accompanying salad.

Thanks to Artisan Books, I’m giving away a copy of The Haven’s Kitchen Cooking School plus a $100 Visa gift card to stock your kitchen with the essentials to one lucky Midlife at the Oasis subscriber.

Haven's Kitchen Cooking School

For a chance to win, you must be a subscriber to my weekly newsletter. If you’re not a subscriber, first sign up in the right sidebar of this page. Then, simply leave a comment below.

For a second chance to win, tweet this:

[Tweet “Win #HavensKitchenCookbook thanks to @ArtisanBooks! AD #CookWithConfidence #giveaway #food”]

Contest ends on July 25 at midnight Pacific time. Winner will be notified by return email. Prizes can only be sent to a U.S. mailing address.

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Comments

  9. Rebecca Bryant says

    When I saw this come through my emails I knew I had to stop by. My son loves to cook and this would make the perfect gift for him.He has been teaching himself to cook so when he moves out. Plus I love to cook so I would love reading this book with him. Crossing fingers for a win.

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  12. Crystal says

    That looks like the perfect cookbook for anyone who wants to add to their skill set. Pictures are key so I know I’m doing it right.

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  39. Cheryl Old says

    I’ve become much too dependent on fast food and TV dinners. I know that “real” food is so much healthier. This book (and the gift card) will give me the push I need to get back to cooking healthier meals. I would be thrilled to win the cookbook and gift card. Thank you for the opportunity!

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  42. Janet says

    Recipes, photos, instructions–what else do you need in the kitchen? OK, maybe a little music while you chop–

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  48. Barbara Wurtzel says

    Looks like a lovely addition, even for the sophisticated cook. Thanks for the opportunity. I could send YOU a cookbook I no longer use.?

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  52. Brooke Ellis says

    Cooking is one of my passions and this sounds great for cooks and “not yet cooks” alike! Thanks

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  57. Wendy McBride says

    Already a subscriber! I would love to check it out and use the Visa gift card for some ingredients and needed grocery items! Followed on other medias as well.

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  58. Sheryl Baron says

    I do not enjoy cooking. My husband and I have simple tastes (in fact, he told me recently that he would be
    Happy eating spaghetti and meatballs every night!) and I am pretty finicky, altho’ I wish I wasn’t!! This sounds like the right cookbook for me. It might inspire me to find more variety in the kitchen.

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  59. Louise M Whiting says

    Love cookbooks, but do not love cooking. Love your newsletters. I want to win, esp., the gift card.

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  73. KJ, says

    What an interesting way to get us noncooks a chance to improve. I have a friend who I can give this to for her birthday. Thank you for making it known to us.

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  74. Susan Bailey says

    I have been a long time subscriber and need to learn to cook better! This would be a great cook book to get me started!!! Please pick me! Thanks!

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  77. Erika W. says

    Oh I would love to win this for my husband. He had to ask me how to hard boil eggs this past week so he definitely needs it.

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  87. Sarah Oswald says

    This sounds like a WONDERFUL cookbook thanks for sharing about it.I would love to own the book. Thanks for the have to win it.

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  89. Kimmy Ripley says

    Cooking is my #1 passion in life and I love adding new cookbooks to my collection. I bet this one would have them joining The Clean Plate Club. Thanks so very much for the chance.

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  109. Laurie Emerson says

    I love to cook but am probably one of the worst cooks in the world. I would love to win this cookbook so my family could actually look forward to dinners instead of coming to the dinner table with the dreaded looks of what is next.

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  113. Kay Slater says

    Im a subscriber. thanks for the awesome chance to win the great cookbook…… Blessings and hugs, Kay Slater

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