Summer Reading Program Dinner & Dessert!

Two entries today - Dinner and Dessert!

Entrant: Nancy
Cookbook: Crazy for Casseroles by James Villas
Recipe: "Hawaiian Chicken and Pineapple Casserole"
Difficulty Level: Easy
Would You Make it Again? Absolutely!

Additional Comments: "Very good. I served it over rice. I used yellow peppers instead of green + red."

The Results: 

Sounds like a great summertime dinner!

 

Entrant: Marie
Cookbook: Giada's Family Dinners by Giada de Laurentiis
Recipe: "Chocolate Chip Cookies with Hazelnuts"
Difficulty Level: Easy
Would You Make it Again? Absolutely!
Additional Comments: "This is not your average chocolate chip cookie. This is an elegant, sophisticated cookie with layers of yummy chocolate, toffee, and hazelnut flavors!"
The Results:
 

Love the presentation!

Summer Reading Program - Recipe Contest!

The theme of this year's summer reading program has a scientific bent - "Literary Elements" - and we thought, it would be appropriate to celebrate that theme with domestic science, aka, the science of cooking.

 

Yes, this is one of those rare occasions when it is okay to eat your experiments! 

From June 1st - August  29th, entrants in the library's Experiment with a Cookbook Contest will compete for a chance to win a $25.00 Trader Joe's gift certificate. The contest rules are simple - Take out one of the library's cookbooks, make one of the recipes inside, tell us about it, and snap a picture!

We'll be posting the results to the blog throughout the summer, here's our first returned recipe experiment:

Entrant: Nancy 

Cookbook: The Pioneer Woman Cooks by Ree Drummond 

Recipe: "Simple, Perfect Chili"

Difficulty Level: Easy

Would You Make It Again? Absolutely!

Additional Comments: "Very good chili, easy to make. My husband loved it. Spicy but not too hot."

The Results: