It is time for another cookbook giveaway! This week I am giving away a free copy of Almost Meatless by Joy Manning and Tara Mataraza Desmond. The premise of this book fits perfectly with this week’s real food mini-pled
ge where we are focusing on eating locally raised meat and eating less of it. The authors have the right idea when it comes to reducing (but not giving up) meat, which will have a positive impact on both our health and the environment. With close to 70 recipes, each dish features meat such as chicken, turkey, pork, or lamb as an enhancement rather than the centerpiece of the meal.
Cookbook Giveaway
Title: Almost Meatless
Retail: Available for $15.30 on Amazon
Summary: A collaboration between Manning, a former vegan, and Desmond, an unabashed meat lover, the aim is to help Americans, who they believe eat far more meat than is healthy or good for agricultural sustainability, compose meals that are both tasty and filling without having a slab of meat as the overbearing star ingredient. Instead, meat appears in smaller quantities supplemented by layers of flavor in the form of additional savory ingredients that should keep people who usually expect lots of meat from noticing the difference.
Recipe Sampling:
- Chicken: Chicken and Curried Cauliflower Salad Sandwiches, Thai Coconut Curry Soup, Chicken and Biscuit Pot Pie
- Turkey: African Peanut Stew, Turkey and Pinto Bean Cornbread Pie
- Seafood: Corn and Cod Cakes, Roasted Salmon Citrus Salad
- Pork: Potato Corn Chowder, Pork Pot Stickers, Red Beans and Rice
- Beef: Beefed-Up Bean Chili, Spinach and Chickpea Pouches, Chimichurri Fajitas
- Lamb: Shepherd’s Pie, Almond Gnocchi with Lamb Ragu
- Eggs: Grits Roulade, Pizza Strata
How to Enter
If you would like to enter the contest please read and follow these rules…
- The contest is open to those with a U.S. shipping address only.
- To enter the contest leave a comment below sharing your most favorite “almost meatless” dish that you make at home.
- Only one entry is allowed per person UNLESS you “follow” 100 Days of Real Food on Twitter. If you are a Twitter follower (or become one) you are allowed two entries!
- The contest will end at midnight EST on Sunday, April 3.
- The winner will be selected at random and announced on Twitter and Facebook (as well as emailed directly so make sure your address is entered correctly in your comment below!). The winner will have 3 days to respond before they are disqualified, and a new winner is chosen.
Please note: Your email address will not be shared or used for any other purpose.
Good Luck!
Black Bean Salsa soup is a favorite in our house!
I also follow on Twitter (OrganiconaDime), here’s my 2nd entry=) The recipe on the cover ofthat cookbook looks delicious!
It’s very simple but so good. Whole Wheat Pasta with toasted walnuts, red onion, garlic, spinach and feta cheese. Dressing is 2tbls walnut oil and 2 tbls red wine vinegar with 1/2 tsp Dijon Mustard. Even better the next day. I actually picked up the recipe from Ellie Krieger’s cookbook. It’s my go to when I don’t know what to have for dinner.
Thanks!
Karen
I have added grilled chicken to the Wheat Pasta… Though it doesn’t need the meat.
I love my mom’s enchiladas, which really stretch ground beef!
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Black bean quesadillas!
Cream cheese, black olives and sprouts on a whole-wheat bagel!
Fajitas are my favorite! I can feed all 4 of us with two chicken breasts because I use so many peppers and onions. Paired with a little raw cabbage, some cheese, sour cream and a lettuce leaf on whole wheat (homeade) tortillas… heaven! They may not be conventional, but we love them! (and I’ll still have enough left for my lunch the next day with brown rice.)
Hi
I am requesting this book for two reasons, I am trying to change my eating habits and I am trying not to eat out.
Thanks,
Wanda
good advice
The Potato Corn Chowder sounds yummy!
We love veggie pizza and black bean tostadas!
Chicken and biscuit pot pie …for sure !!
FB fan so , Turkey and pinto bean cornbread pie !! Sounds delish !
First off, I love a good cook book…and our favorite almost meatless meal is a zucchini, black bean and rice skillet that I sometimes add chicken too…it is delish and I make it once a week b/c I love it so much and the kids like it too which is a big plus
Sometimes we run out of meat in the freezer and need some new ideas. My family eats just about anything so I love to cook for them.
#1 I would absolutely love this cookbook! This perfectly fits what I want to be doing with my family!
My favorite almost meatless recipe is spinach and bean casserole with a little pork sausage added.
1 cup dry black-eyed peas (used canned if in a hurry, cut back on salt if using canned)
1/4 cup olive oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cups fresh spinach
1 (28 ounce) can peeled and diced tomatoes
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon fennel seed, ground
Some pork sausage (cook)
Cook black-eye peas in a pressure cooker for 12 minutes.
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Saute onion with spinach, tomatoes, salt and fennel for 15 minutes. Add beans and cooked sausage and let simmer for about 15 minutes. If there is still a lot of liquid I add about 2 tablespoons of out bran to thicken it up. My kids love this! (You can add chicken instead or even go with no meat)
Potato & asparagus casserole topped with cheddar and a couple of crumbled strips of bacon!