Cover copy? But of course!
Seattle Sharks wide receiver Kyle Carlson needs to escape and Noel, Washington, is the perfect place for him to do it and figure out his next step. He likes the seclusion and predictability of the small town…until the biggest surprise of his life turns up in the local grocery store.
Sophie Hayes has her own reasons for disappearing without a trace and moving to Noel. This mountain town makes her feel safe for the first time in a long time. But her quiet routine is threatened when Kyle walks back into her life. Growing up in the same Florida town, she always had a little thing for the sexy football player. This tie to her old life, though, could mean she has to run again, even if her heart wants to stay.
When the reason she fled shows up in Noel, Kyle and Sophie, with a little extra help from his teammates, must decide to stay and fight for the life, and love, they’ve found together.
Julie wanted to host a giveaway that included some fun cookware, and copies of the book, and her suggestion for a grand prize made me want to put my credit card in the freezer so I wouldn’t be tempted. As Julie put it, “The heroine in my novella is obsessed with cookware, so to say she’d kill to get her hands on these would be an understatement. ;-)”
The grand prize? A set of four Le Creuset mini Cocottes with a cookbook!
AREN’T THEY ADORABLE?
From the product description:
Pretty little stoneware French/Dutch ovens—perfectly sized for single servings—are made from enameled stoneware for even temperature distribution. They’re versatile, too—going from freezer and microwave to oven and dishwasher with no trouble, and the glazed interior helps release food for quick cleanup. The serving ideas are limited only by your imagination, but if you’d like some suggestions, Le Creuset includes a tempting cookbook with a range of 25 mouthwatering recipes.
Yeah, I can think of several things I’d like to make using those cocottes. The grand prize winner will receive the set of four, plus a digital galley of Guarding Sophie. Plus, two runners up will also receive a digital galley of Guarding Sophie, too. Yay!
Standard disclaimers apply: void where prohibited. I’m not being compensated for this giveaway. Open to US residents (apologies, y’all). Must be over 18 and prepared to read and cook some fine, fine things. Your mileage may vary. Objects in mirror are closer than they appear, especially if you are farsighted. Do not taunt happy fun ball. If you can’t take the heat, try turning on the A/C, especially in the kitchen. If conditions persist, contact a physician. Keep out of reach of children. Do not remove tag under penalty of Law. I don’t know this Law person but I presume the penalties are not fun.
Winners will be chosen on Friday, 16 October, and winners will be announced same day.
Ready to enter? Just leave a comment below and tell us: what would you cook if you won the set of four cocottes? Recipe links welcome, of course!
Happy fantasy cooking, and good luck!
ETA: We have a winner! Congratulations to Andrea D., who won the cocottes and a digital galley of Guarding Sophie. Our two runners up receive a digital galley of Guarding Sophie as well: boanderey and Kayli.
Congrats, and thank you to everyone who entered!
chocolate lava cake.
Peach cobbler.
Chicken pot pie.
I’d make homemade mac n’ cheese in two and mini molten chocolate cakes in the other two. Comfort food and sweet treats for a perfect autumn evening.
I might try creme brulee; individual crustless quiche; and of course French onion soup!
I have just this evening been reunited with an old family recipe for Fluff (probably not what you think it is), and those look like a useful size in which to divide up a batch of it — such that I might actually be able to resist eating the whole thing in one swell foop.
That, or soon it will be time for the Verboort Sausage Dinner, at which I usually try to get some extra sausage to take home. I think I could work out a recipe for sausage and potatoes, or sausage and kraut, or something, that would make good use of those….
French Onion Soup. Yum!
I would cook corned beef, roasted green beans, mashed potatoes, and a peach cobbler.
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Apple cobbler and probably a chocolate cake.
Something savory – maybe vegan chik’n pot pie? Peach cobbler would definitely be fair game, too! Single-serve size would be perfect, since I’m a single lady and recipes that turn out 4-6 servings mean days of the same food (with some of it quite likely to sit in the fridge until it spoils).
Something with chocolate.
Perfect time of year for Shepherd’s pie, and apple crisp.
Those are SO pretty! I’ve wanted Le Creuset cookware, but I don’t have any yet. For those, I’m thinking French onion soup, shepherds pie, and Mac-and-Cheese. *fingers crossed*
Truffled mac and cheese! Beef bourgignon! As for something sweet, must go through back episodes of the Great British Baking Show and find something to adapt.
Souffles. I have always wantes to make them. These would be lovely to try my hand at making some. Thank you Julie for a great giveaway.
Something with chocolate!
Chocolate lava cakes …. Yum
I would make individual chicken pot pies, plus I think I’d make rhubarb strawberry crumbles!!
Individual soufflés! I’ve been eyeing those for some time now!
French onion soup!
I’d love to do individual bread puddings in those! Or pot pies, or baked eggs…so many delicious options!
Bibingka! It’s a Filipino dessert that’s traditionally baked in banana leaves. http://m.wikihow.com/Make-Bibingka
So many possibilities – mac cheese for sure, pot pies, apple crisp. Maybe grape nut custard, since I’m the only one who would eat it and the mini size would slow me down!
My husband and I tag team making fruit crisp all the time. These would be awesome! Thanks for the giveaway!
I would cook tiny little pies!
Popovers!! Then I would make some French onion soup.
Mac and cheese definitely!
I’d make something yummy like chicken pot pie or fruit crisp.
French Onion Soup
Prepared & presented in the cute French Cocottes
For my husband with the French name who happens to love French Onion Soup
Mac and Cheese for sure!
Mr. L has been lusting after those Cocottes! He is the cookware junkie in our house and must be chaperoned in Sur la Table or Williams-Sonoma. If I won them he would make individual shepherd’s pies. The novella looks like a good read, too!
I would make french onion soup with extra mozzarella.
Mac ‘n’ cheese, mini shepherd’s pies, molten chocolate cakes, you name it!
Some kind of cobbler. Yum!
Something gooey and chocolatey…
Smitten Kitchen’s chicken pot pie and mini fruit crisps
Oooooh! My chicken broccoli alfredo pasta would be FABULOUS in these little beauties! Thank you for the wonderful giveaway.
Erin
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Those things are so CUTE! I really really want them and I will make tiny chocolate souffles and chocolate cakes and molten chocolate lava cakes … and tiny meatloaves too (perfect for my dog’s birthday), and shirred eggs on curried vegetables … and so many things!!!
Ooh, these look perfect for a variety of charcuterie. I’d start with a nice country pâté.
Being from New England, I’m spoiled by our local fresh fish and this is one of my all time favorite “special meal” recipes – Lobster pot pie
http://www.saveur.com/article/recipes/homard-en-croute-lobster-pot-pie?1b1yl1bsEj0rPAQD.32
Little potato gratins, and then also fruit crisps and chocolate something’s…. Yum!
OMG I would cook everything, BUT IN MINIATURE.