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Virginia Willis New Cookbook Giveaway & Winter Greens and Butternut Squash Gratin Recipe
I was fortunate to meet Virginia Wills several years ago, and I had the pleasure and honor to co-speak with her last year at Food Blog South. Last fall, I attended an event in Atlanta where she previewed some of her recipes for her new book, “From Basic to Brilliant”. I couldn’t wait for it to be released. Virginia is a graduate of L’Academie de Cuisine and Ecole de Cuisine LaVarenne and, previously, was the Kitchen Director for Martha Stewart Living. Virginia expands on her incredible style in this 150 recipe cookbook where she offers incredible preparation and presentation techniques (her writing is amazing too). This recipe for Winter Greens and Butternut Squash Gratin is just one of the many stellar recipes in this book. I served it to company this weekend on a cold evening, and I received rave reviews. Her amazingly beautiful photos were taken by Helene Dujardin of Tartlette. “From Basic to Brilliant” can be found at Amazon or any of your favorite online stores as well as bookstores nationwide.
For a chance to win a copy, leave me a comment telling me why you want a copy of this book. Winner will be drawn on Thursday, November 10th and must be a U.S resident. For more chances, leave as many comments as you like telling me that you did the following:
1. Follow Alison Lewis on Twitter
2. Like Ingredients, Inc on Facebook
3. Follow Virginia Willis on Twitter
4. Like Virginia Willis on Facebook
“Reprinted with permission from Basic to Brilliant, Y’all: 150 Refined Southern Recipes and Ways to Dress Them Up for Company by Virginia Willis, copyright © 2011. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, Inc.”
Photo credit: Helene Dujardin © 2011
Coming This Fall 2011
RADIO
- October 6th 1230 p.m PST 790 KABC-AM “The Bikini Chef” radio show Los Angeles, California
SOCIAL MEDIA
- September 1st, 2011 12 p.m central “Twitterview” for Canola Info.
- September 29th, 2011 7-8 p.m central “Facebook Party” for National World Heart Day for Canola Info
PUBLICATIONS
- FALL ISSUE Julep Magazine TBA
- EVERY ISSUE: Birmingham Magazine
- SUMMER/FALL Relish Magazine
- DECEMBER: Better Homes & Gardens “My Weight Loss” magazine
CLASSES | APPEARANCES/OTHER
- Interview for Diets in Review “Canned Versus Fresh Peaches”
- October 7-8th SPEAKER “Food Blog Forum” Nashville, Tennesseee
- November 5-12th INSTRUCTOR “Rancho La Puerta”, Tecate, Mexico
- January 28th, 2011 SPEAKER Food Blog South Birmingham, Alabama “Recipes for Food Blog South Teens”
- January 18-12st Alt Summit Salt Lake City, Utah
- February 4-5th SPEAKER Women’s Event “Rosemary Beach, Florida