FROM MY KITCHEN TO YOURS :: A COOKERY BOOK GIVEAWAY

happy thanksgiving week, americans! and happy month before christmas, everyone! we celebrated the first of three thanksgiving dinners this previous weekend and my thanksgiving cheer is in overdrive. and not just because I went home feeling morbidly obese. the three buns I ate before even beginning dinner were definitely a mistake. a minor one. they were delicious. but they seriously cramped my style where dessert was concerned. just saying. I spent the rest of my weekend updating my mac, changing my instagram handle, and trying to strategize how to fit all of the seasonal recipes I've been meaning to cook for weeks into the next four days because I know that as soon as thursday night's dishes are washed and stored, everything is going to be coming up christmas. not that that's a bad thing! just that we are staunch thanksgiving celebrators and I want to make sure we do it up right.

regardless of where you are or what you celebrate, the whole season is a wonderful one and in the spirit of reaching outwards and giving, I wanted to do a little something for you all. just a little giveaway to let you know how grateful I am for all of you. grateful that you follow along and read all of my ramblings. grateful that you put up with all of my dorky questions and leave comments that always make my day. grateful that you endure my sporadic posting (ahem, last week). it means a lot, you guys. it really does. 

when brainstorming for any good gift, I can't help but think of what I'm most wanting and loving in that moment and, what with all of this thanksgiving in my bones, that means cookery books! one cookery book that I'm currently loving in my own kitchen and three cookery books that are currently hanging out on my amazon wishlist. and one of these cookery books, I want to send to one of you! go ahead and have a gander below...

one :: plenty more by yotam ottolenghi. I don't know about your holidays, but ours are filled to the brim with starch (sweet potato casserole, anyone? yummm). so I thought this little veggie inspired cookbook would be a welcome addition to my own collection, as well as yours. plenty more is actually an addition to his original work, plenty. clearly, plenty wasn't enough because after so many rave reviews, he compiled this much anticipated sequel.

two :: sunday suppers by karen mordechai. if you don't already have this little work of art in your kitchen libraries, you need it! as do I. this collection of recipes focuses on gathering together for the sole purpose of being present with the ones you love whilst enjoying a simple meal. and mordechai's food styling is to die for. seriously. click on over to amazon and take a peek! I could scroll on for days (how's that for hyperbole?).

three :: at home in the whole food kitchen by amy chaplin. I've heard less about this one cookbook than any of the others, but mitch and I are currently trying to eat a 'whole' diet (minus the eggos, duh) and so I thought I might like to add this one as a contender, as well. it did get excellent reviews and I really like the pictures, so it must be good ;)

four :: my little french kitchen by rachel khoo. I've been long awaiting this cookery book since, like, october! and if I didn't suspect it was already bought for me and sitting under a tree somewhere, I, most likely, would have purchased it all my own. rachel khoo also wrote my little paris kitchen and really has a knack for taking complicated french cuisine and making it super simple. this book is kind of the 'every girl' where french cooking is concerned.

so those are your choices! now, here's how to enter ::

one :: leave a comment below just letting me know you're following along somehow--instagram, twitter, bloglovin', pinterest,  facebook, gfc. it all counts, but be sure to leave your handle in there somewhere so I can get ahold of you somehow. after all, communication is the key to any good relationship, amiright? ;)

two :: check your email on or around saturday, november, 29th to see if you won. the giveaway ends friday the 28th at 11:59 pm atlantic.

(sorry, but this giveaway is open to usa, canadian, european, and uk addresses only.)

and before you go, how were your weekends? have you been doing anything festive? I'd love to know below. good luck, you guys! thank you, again, for just being here. it really does mean the world!

love, arielle