The authors of the #1 bestselling cookbook in Canada called, “The Looneyspoons Collection” are sisters and hosts of a healthy cooking show on Food Network Canada called, "Eat, Shrink & Be Merry".
I've watched Janet & Greta Podleski on their TV show, in commercials and my father-in-law was the proud owner of their recipe book, "Crazy Plates". They've been a part of my kitchen for years. So when Greta emailed me personally to ask if I'd share with my readers not only about what she calls their "TLC" cookbook but to also GIVE ONE AWAY... I was HONOURED! K... when the star-struck, jaw-dropping, dumb-fondness wore off... the honour set in! :)
Get ready to lift weights cause "The Looneyspoons Collection" is big!! 400 pages with 325 recipes and tons of gorgeous food photos, plus hundreds of healthy eating tips {Nutritional Nuggets} thanks to Janet, a Registered Holistic Nutritionist.
One of my favourite Nutritional Nuggets of Janet's is on page 9, "Tea-rrific tummy toner: Drinking strong green tea within two hours after eating a meal increases fat breakdown by one-third!" Then there's the nugget on page 11... and page 36 or page 185 and page 303... seriously... I could go on!!
If the cartoon characters don't have you chuckling... the recipe titles will! My 9 year old appreciates a good joke and this recipe book had him giggling. He read through it cover to cover. With titles like "Dilly Beloved" baked chicken breasts with maple, mustard, lemon and dill or "The Thigh's the limit" baked chicken thighs in a unique, gingery salsa sauce, make meal times much more interesting.
Really, it's more than a recipe book, it's a conversation-starter, coffee-table book! Don't put this one on the shelf, leave it out for all to see! I recommend you chain it to the table like a bank chains the pens to the counters... they'll try to steal it, I'm sure.
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You can purchase The Looneyspoons Collection for yourself or a loved-one who you really want to suck up to, online at Amazon.ca or at Chapters.ca OR... you can enter to WIN one here. This giveaway is open to US and Canada. Starts at midnight and I'll close it up April 10, 2012.
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I have interviewed them 2x for work. Wonderful people. Great food. My family have been huge Looney Spooners for years.
ReplyDeleteI am mostly a self taught cook. I love "Eat, Shrink & Be Merry". I have made tons of the recipes.
ReplyDeleteI learned how to cook in home ec class in high school. Those were some good times!
ReplyDeleteI just had to return the original Loony Spoons to the library! (I had renewed it so many times they started calling...) would love to win their latest!
ReplyDeleteSuper cool! I love these girls and big fans of their books.
ReplyDeleteI learned through a lot of practice. I've heard a lot of good reviews for this cookbook.
ReplyDeleteI am self taught. I would love to have some great new recipes to feed my family. I am feeling like I cook the same things all the time. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteGrandpa taught me to cook. Very basic but then as he said, if you can do basic cooking you are off to a good start!
ReplyDeleteI was a 4-H girl, so learned much of my cooking there.
ReplyDeletegibberish (Julie G,)
My mother and my grandmothers taught me to cook
ReplyDeleteMostly my mom (who is a great cook!) but some things Ive figured out over the years! I love trying new recipes and I hear Im a pretty good cook myself!!
ReplyDeleteMy mum.
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ReplyDeleteMy Mom taught me how to cook and i learned more getting older by recipes.
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my mom, for the most part
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Was taught the basic from Home Ec in Grade 8 and in high school.
ReplyDeleteWas taught the basic from Home Ec in Grade 8 and in high school.
ReplyDeleteI learned to cook through a combination of my Mom, my Grama, home ec in Grade 8, my husband and cookbooks. I'm really trying to experiment with new recipes and techniques right now to expand my recipe repertoire.
ReplyDeleteI learned how to cook by trial and error.
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my mom
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My mom and my grandma. My grandma taught my mom and my mom taught me :)
ReplyDeleteMy grandma and my Mom taught me to cook. I have many happy memories of standing on a kitchen chair 'helping' my Mom. Makes me smile to remember.
ReplyDeleteMy mom was most definitely my biggest cooking influence. She inspired me in the kitchen! :)
ReplyDeleteI taught myself -- and am still teaching myself to cook.
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I taught myself out of nessecity :)
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Both my parents cooked, so I learned a lot of things from them, but I would have to say I am mostly self taught for what and how I cook today.
ReplyDeleteMy mom taught me to cook.
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Well, I did not want to learn from my mom. I wanted to try exotic dishes...so I learned from various cooking shows and cookbooks. Now, I ask her for recipe favourites!
ReplyDeleteThanks.
I learned a LOT of cooking and baking from my Great-Grandma. Lots of practical type things. My husband also sorta 'set me free' in the kitchen by teaching me that recipes, often, are just outlines to go by and it's OK to embellish and do things differently. Since then, I've taught myself a LOT of cooking stuff, just by trying new things.
ReplyDeleteI know I live in a cave, but I had not heard of these great ladies at all, nor their TV show or their cookbook. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
~ Raylene
well I suppose my mom tried to teach me to cook :)
ReplyDeleteNobody, I'm a horrible cook (don't tell my husband, smile).
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My mom and grandma taught me to cook!
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My Mom, my Grandmas and trial and error on my own. My Mom/GGs taught me the meat & potatoes and lots of baking basics and since having my own home, I've tried a lot of different recipes from many cultures.
ReplyDeleteI would say my mom. I've been cooking full meals and baking since I was at least 11 :)
ReplyDeletemy mommy and grandma did!
ReplyDeleteI have a few of their books. My mom got me hooked on them! I love the little cartoons and the witty play-on-words. Hilarious! :D
ReplyDeletethat's teriffic. I don't have any of the books, but I have perused the recipes a number of times at my moms
ReplyDeleteOoh I want this. I love watching Eat, Shrink & Be Merry, thanks!
ReplyDeleteAs for who taught me to cook, my mom taught me some stuff but my father in law taught me way more. I learned the rest by myself.
Crazy plates was a great book, I'm sure this one will be fantastic as well. (Oh, and my mom taught me to cook, that and the internet)
ReplyDeleteMy wife taught me everything I know about cooking. I retained none of it, lol. Thanks for the contest!
ReplyDeleteMy mother taught me how to cook
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belinda mcnabb
My mom taught me to cook
ReplyDeleteMy mom and my grandmother taught me to cook, they both have different areas of expertise.
ReplyDeleteMy mom taught me how to cook a bit but I mostly had to teach myself once I moved out.
ReplyDeleteI used to watch my Grandpa and my Dad cook. I learned from the best :-) The men in my family are fabulous cooks!
ReplyDeleteWho says I can cook?
ReplyDeletemy mom and dad at an early age
ReplyDeleteMy mom taught me to cook. She is the BEST cook, and I am not :P
ReplyDeleteMy Gran taught me all I know.......THANKS, Gran!
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