Update: The winner is commenter #217 – Leslie! Her comment about being a Twitter follower was the winner.
Congrats Leslie! You should have an email from me, please reply with your mailing address so I can get your prize off to you.
We’ve reached the final day of my week of giveaways, and I really wish it didn’t have to end. This has been a blast! I’ve loved reading all of your comments, especially the ones about your favorite Trader Joe’s products. My shopping list is going to be a mile long next time I’m there 🙂
Today’s giveaway is all about my most trusted source of information when it comes to cooking and baking: Cook’s Illustrated. Their cookbooks line my shelves – I’d guess I’ve made hundreds of their recipes, and have very rarely been disappointed by the results. Their rigorous testing, and thorough explanation of why they do things the way they do in their recipes has undoubtedly made me a better cook and baker. I could go on and on about all the reasons I love Cook’s Illustrated, but I’ll spare you – let’s just get to the giveaway!
Maybe you’re a cookbook person, or perhaps you prefer magazines? Maybe you don’t want either hanging around your house, and would rather access everything online? No worries, I’ve got you covered with today’s giveaway.
And good news – this giveaway is NOT limited to US residents. However, international residents will only be eligible for the online subscription. The online site collects recipes from all of the magazines, including the current issue, as well as equipment reviews, taste tests, videos demonstrating many of the recipes and more. I promise, it rocks!
Details
The giveaway winner will receive his or her choice of one of the following:
(1) a one-year subscription to Cook’s Illustrated magazine
(2) a one-year subscription to Cook’s Illustrated’s online site
(3) one copy of the Cook’s Illustrated Cookbook: 2,000 Recipes from 20 Years of America’s Most Trusted Cooking Magazine
How To Enter
Leave a comment on this post answering the question: What’s your go-to recipe source, the first place you look when you want to try a new dish?
To Receive Bonus Entries (you must leave a separate comment for each)
1. Follow Tracey’s Culinary Adventures on Twitter.
2. Like Tracey’s Culinary Adventures on Facebook.
{Note: if you already do either of these things, that counts too, just leave a comment for each one telling me.}
Everything Else
Comments on this giveaway will close on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at 11:59 pm EST. A winner will be chosen using random.org and announced on Sunday. Prize must be claimed by the winner within 48 hours or an alternate winner will be selected. This giveaway is open worldwide. Good luck!
(This giveaway is sponsored by Tracey’s Culinary Adventures.)
Another great giveaway, Tracey! I too love Cook’s Illustrated as a resource. I always turn to their The New Best Recipe cookbook. I also love Martha. The internet is pretty great too 🙂
Anything from my Google Reader. The blogs I follow rarely let me down. Thanks Tracey!
I already follow you on twitter 🙂
Nice giveaway. Lately, I have been finding new recipes from the various blogs I subscribe to…including yours!
Google…
I follow you on Twitter
I like you on Facebook
Honestly, my go to source is America’s Test Kitchen/Cook’s Illustrated, because you know that they have tested and re-tested each recipe!
I follow you on twitter (TeaTrpovska)
I like you on facebook (ttrpovska)
And now the answer. Google is my first on my mind source.
Best regards,
Teodora
Pretty much America’s test kitchen. Simply Recipes is pretty trustworthy too.
Thanks for making some of this open to non-US residents!
My starting point for recipes is Taste.com.au because it includes reader ratings and comments…and has a surprisingly broad range of recipes 🙂
The first place I go to is Ina Garten’s cook books. I also love The Silver Palate too. Tammy
I have a few favorite cooking magazines, then I check my blogroll and if I still don’t know what to make I turn to the cooking channel or foodgawker 🙂
wonderful recipes and video tutorials at cook’s illustrated! would love to have these fantastic items. thanks for the giveaway and have a great day
My mamas recipes
jmjonesjubilee@yahoo.com
Some trusted food blogs, and cooks illustrated!
Most recently it’s the blogs I follow. I’m just learning the value of Cook’s Illustrated. What a great gift!
I am a Facebook fan.
and a Twitter follower!
my go to recipe source is allrecipes.com or the tastykitchen from the Pioneer woman!!
Cook’s Illustrated, for sure! But I don’t have a subscription, so I rely on my favorite food blogs to blog about CI recipes!
I go to Tastespotting or allrecipes.com. What a great giveaway!
F. Plvan
fsplvan@syr.edu
I go t my Google Reader!
hannahdunn at hotmail dot com
I usually check out Allrecipes.com first!
I’m already a fan on FB!
Since I started pinning all the things I want to try from different blogs or emails- I go to Pinterest and pick out one that looks good to try that day!
Most of my recipes lately have been coming from blogs or Baking Illustrated. Every now and then I hit up tastespotting.com
I follow you on twitter!
Blogs!
I go to Foodtv.com 1st – thanks for the chance to try this!!
I have a whole raft of bookmarked pages that I use, the actual site I use depends on what I plan on making. If in doubt – Google!
I follow on twitter 🙂
I follow on FB 🙂
I like America’s Test Kitchen. And grandma 🙂
I like you on facebook!
I follow you on twitter!!
I love Cooks Illustrated and Cooks Country. Mary H.
It’s a toss-up between Deb @ SmittenKitchen.com and America’s Test Kitchen.
I follow on twitter
i usually go to the girl who ate everything, that is how i found your blog!
Tastespotting! Whenever I’m looking to try something new, there’s always good inspiration on that site.
Mennonite Girls can Cook!
i think i just gave the biggest gasp ever, seeing this giveaway lol. although, i knew you were doing this giveaway LOL. it’s still exciting 🙂 my go-to is lame… it’s google. i always type what i want to find in google and then search through the blogs. from time to time i use tastykitchen cus i trust a lot of the food bloggers that contribute to the site!
i stalk you on twitter
facebook stalker!
My go to place to find recipes is my mom’s HUGE collection of recipes that she has created as well as her mom’s and grandma’s recipes.
I’m following you on twitter.
I liked you on facebook.
I already “like” you on Facebook!
My recipe source totally depends on what I’m making. I love The Perfect Scoop for ice cream and Martha Stewart’s Cookies for cookies. I also have a lot of faith in the Art & Soul of Baking. Obviously I’m usually looking at baking recipes. I wing it when I’m cooking chicken!
I love all the blogs I go to everyday! That is where I find new recipes to try!
I really like Taste of Home, or one of my favorite blogs (including yours)!
I already like you on facebook.
Cooking blogs definitely! There are always fun new things to try out!
I also follow you on facebook!
Wow, this too is a great giveaway! I usually search recipes online, but I felt that my books and my magazines were being neglected, so I’ve been baking from various books and magazines. However, I’m starting to feel the pull of the internet taking hold of me again , haha.
I’m also a Facebook stalker.
What a great giveaway! My go-to source is the internet and blogs!
I follow you on Twitter!
And on FB!
Tastespotting gives me ideas for both meals and photography. I try not to look when I’m hungry though.
I always start with “Joy of Cooking”, she’s got a basic recipe for everything. My fave source for banana bread and waffles!
Also on twitter!
First I check my starred items in my google reader.
Then I check foodgawker and tastespotting.
Then I search Epicurious.
Then I look at Food Network!
I normally go to simplyrecipes first
I don’t really have a go-to. These days I go to Pinterest and search. 😛
I follow you on Twitter!
I like you on FB!
Love looking around and seeing what others are being inspired by!
http://foodblogsearch.com/
I have been finding my recipes on various blogs
food blog search!
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i like you on facebook
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I so want to win this!! Have been meaning to get a Cooks Illustrated subscription for a long time! I have soooo many amazing cookbooks, but I particularly love Barefoot Contessa. I also get so many great recipe from all of the awesome blogs I read — especially yours!!!! (PS I follow you on twitter and like you on FB!) xoxo
My go to source is actually food gawker. I follow them on my google reader, and then I search my google reader when I’m looking for something in particular.
My go-to recipe source is my inbox because I follow tons of great blogs, like yours! 😉
adb6{at}humboldt{dot}edu
ATK/CI and then all of my favorite blogs! 😉
I go to my phone and call my mom. She’s my own personal recipe tester!!!
I like you on facebook!
Yeah for cooks illustrated…and of course Tracey’s Culinary Adventures!
I like to browse for free cookbooks on my Kindle and now with a Kindle Fire, I might be able to find of spring for purchasing some that actually incorporate pictures.
I like your site on facebook
I like to search google and add the word “blog” so I get a tried and true recipe!
When I’m looking for new recipes I tend to just go a Google search and find my way to various blogs. I do have a folder of things I’ve torn from magazines, but I really need to actually organize that for it to be useful.
I’m a Twitter follower!
I like you on Facebook!
I like you on FB
I follow you on Twitter
ooo I really like this giveaway! Um, my go-to resource…I would only be slightly exaggerating when I say it’s a toss up between you and cooks illustrated!
I go to Cooking Light and/or MyRecipes
Honestly my go-to has become my Google Reader RSS feed — I type in what I’m hoping to bake/cook, and I see what all my blogger friends have done in the past. It’s usually a great source of ideas!
I follow you on Twitter!
And I like you on Facebook. 🙂
I usually go to some of my favorite online blogs.
I have a spreadsheet with links to all the recipes I’ve been wanting to try – that’s where I go first! Then Google, if it’s something specific that I don’t have bookmarked.
my go-to source is my excel file–a recipe index from all my cookbooks & the cooking magazines i subscribe too!
Tracey:
Thank you so much for opening your contest to those from away.
This is indeed a prize! One I hope to win.
I would have to take an online subscription as I live in Canada.
Merry Christmas
Google reader! I check all my favorite blogs!
Well depending on what I want to make my go to source is a variety of blogs. My friends never let me down. 🙂
I follow you on Twitter (@rachelkyle0402)
I like you on Facebook (as My Naturally Frugal Family)
I probably go to foodgawker first and search my favourites.
I love food network and allrecipes for recipes. And checking my favorite blogs – they always have great recipes.
I LOVE this giveaway! Cook’s Illustrated is on my wish list this year!
I follow you on twitter
I like you on facebook!
I like you on facebook
I always check out http://www.allrecipes.com. I’ve been using them for years and I just do it now by habit.
I also “like” you on Facebook.
Hello I follow you on Twitter @RedLocs_April
I follow you on twitter
My go-to is Cook’s everything about it is great!!!
I like seriouseats.com they haven’t steered me wrong yet!
I also follow you on facebook!
I love Cook’s Illustrated but I probably use my cooking blog list as my go-to just as much…possibly more!
freeswim15 (at) hotmail (dot) com
The first place I look is foodgawker
Since I love baking.. my go-to source for first time recipes is ATK Family Baking Cookbook. I love CI.
cindyskitchen@yahoo.com
I follow Tracey’s Culinary Adventures on Twitter.
cindyskitchen@yahoo.com
I like Tracey’s Culinary Adventures on Facebook.
cindyskitchen@yahoo.com
Taste of Home is a fun place to look! : )
Foodgawker and Tastespotting are my daily go-tos.
I follow you on twitter!
I liked you on FB
I just look online for my recipes, either in my email, or by searching them out.
Thanks for the giveaway. My first source for new recipes is Ina Garten. I also follow several blogs, including yours, for new inspiration.
I start by checking my starred blog posts. Then I go to myrecipes.com
online. cooking light is a good starting point!
The first place I look is on my favorite blogs, like this one and simplyrecipes.com, others like that.
I follow you on Twitter!
believe it or not, food blogs are the first place i go!
i like you on fbook!
I ‘like’ you on Facebook.
i follow you on twitter!
Ina Garten never fails me!
I follow you on FB.
I rarely look for recipes, because I have a huge backlog of things I want to try. But if I am looking for something specific, I might try the Kraft site first.
i follow you on Twitter
I usually turn to Pioneer Woman 🙂
I like you on facebook!
I follow you on twitter 🙂
i’m new to cooking so i’ve just discovered your blog along with a few others. but you can’t go wrong with good old google. – jess
i also like you on facebook 🙂
These are my go to sites: Martha Stewart, foodbuzz, chow, food and wine and allrecipes.com!
I go with Mark Bittman’s “How to Cook Everything”.
I’m now following you on Facebook!
I look at food blogs.
amandarwest atgmaildotcom
FOllow on twitter @amandawk
I go to Taste of Home. I’m a researcher, so I like to read the reviews and ratings of the recipe before I try it. I’ve been pretty successful with this method, and a few have ended up as permanent recipes in my rotation. 🙂
I like you on Facebook
oh goodness-i would LOVE this subscription!
i get inspiration from all over the place–online, magazines, cookbooks, etc!
I go to Tastespotting first 🙂
I liked you on FB
I either use the blogs I follow or Food Network’s website. Thanks for the giveaway!
I follow you on Twitter.
And I’m a Facebook fan.
I have a notebook with my favorite recipes in it. We also have an awesome family cookbook which is another source and I always am looking on line on cooking blogs for new recipes and ideas to try. I have the Cooks Illustrated cookbook on my wish list this year!!
I go to allrecipes.com 99% of the time. Thanks for a great giveaway!
Generally I look it up on foodgawker, and then find it from a blog. I love knowing that someone has tried it and really put time into reviewing it.
I run to Google every time I need a recipe! LoL
I follow you on FB!
Great giveaway! My go-to resources for recipes include my collection of Barefoot Contessa cookbooks, the internet, and all recipes.
I usually start looking for a recipe by doing a google search. I also use the site Tasty Kitchen.
I like you on Facebook!!
The internet… Always where I start haha
I follow you on FB!
I use a lot of Martha’s recipes if I want to try something new or something classic, they always seem to work out well. And of course epicurious.
Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything is my go-to source when I am cooking something basic!
I like you on Facebook too!
I go to my blogs that I follow. Thanks for the chance to enter.
Andrea D.
short74717@msn.com
I am a facebook fan of yours. Thanks for the chance to enter.
Andrea D.
short74717@msn.com
I always go to taste of home.com i like that magazine and how you can filter by different ingredients.
heather_roper@ymail.com
Barefoot Contessa or Cook’s Illustrated. Also several blogs–yours is high on the list!
Thanks for the opportunity!
susan23cherub@yahoo.com
http://www.howsweeteats.com – I LOVE this blog!
I follow on Twitter – @something_else
I like you on Facebook!
I usually try to look at the Barefoot Contessa cookbooks because all her recipes are good.
Online, google blogs!!!
All Recipes App on my IPAD is the first then google searches.
Pamela
Mspamela1220 on Twitter
I typically go to my cookbooks, but it can be annoying unless I know exactly which books to look through. I will also hit up blogs that I like (yours included!) to get recipes and ideas.
I like you on FB
I check food bloggers for inspiration and recipes. Although I collect many great cookbooks, I don’t have a Cook’s Illustrated!
I go to the atk site or their books. I also love Rose Levy Beranbaum’s books.
I already follow you on twitter.
I already like you on fb. Thanks for doing the giveaway.
Cook’s Illustrated is one of my favorites, too. It and Google are my usual go to places for recipes.
My go to is definitely http://foodgawker.com/ which, ironically enough, is how I discovered your site!
My problem is that I don’t have a go-to resource… perhaps a subscription to Cook’s Illustrated would solve that!
rachaelmgarcia@yahoo.com
I am also a FB fan!
rachaelmgarcia@yahoo.com
Honestly I do check my Cook’s Illustrated cookbooks for recipes, tried and true! Especially my Baking Illustrated. I also follow Brown Eyed Baker, which is a great blog!
I usually do a Google search if I’m looking for something specific I want to try.
Hi Tracey! Look at all your cool giveaways this week. 🙂 I’ve been totally swamped and haven’t been able to check out my google reader until today. But luckily this is the best giveway so far. 🙂 I think I mentioned I’ve been coveting the new CI book. My go to source is varied…usually I check out the recipes I’ve saved to favorites and the blogs I follow.
I usually go to my favorite blogs 🙂
I go to the Pioneer woman! For cookbooks though I like America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook.
I follow you on twitter.
I look to CI and/or yours and a few other blogs I follow.
I like you on fb 🙂
Oh, yeah, this would be great as I always hear you and Di talking about all of this and so far I have not gotten on the bandwagon because I tend not to buy magazines for some reason…maybe this would convert me to all those great CI recipes you rave about.
My go-to recipe source is Cook’s Illustrated. Their recipes are always so good. And my google reader. I love to see all the recipes I have bookmarked!
Blogs!
My go to source is foodblogsearch.com!
I like Tracey’s Culinary Adventures on Facebook.
Thanks for offering the Cooks magazine. It’s a magazine that I have always found reliable. I rely on blogs for baking inspiration. You can’t go wrong by choosing Sarabeth’s Bakery cookbook if you want to bake.
I love all the Amercia’s Test Kitchen books and blogs like yours…….ATK because they test recipes thoroughly before hand and blogs like yours cause its tried and true recipes posted!!
Definitely my favorite blogs and then google!
I follow Tracey’s Culinary Adventures on Twitter!
I liked Tracey’s Culinary Adventures on Facebook!
My go-to source is definitely the blogs on my GR.
I like you on FB
And follow you on Twitter!
Food Network website has a great selection.
I go straight to my goggle reader for recipes from my favorite blogs!
My go to site for a new recipe is food.com I like reading reviews before I try things!
I go to my collection of recipes that I have accumulated in two three ring binders over 42 years of marriage. I didn’t know how to cook when I got married so I subscribed to magazines and cut out recipes and taped them to notebook paper and put them in this binder. Over the years, I have cleaned it out occasionally, but I still do have some recipes from 40 years ago.
My go to is allrecipes.com
Seriously? Your blog! But you knew that. 🙂
I already follow you on Twitter.
And on Facebook, too!
I tend to start with AllRecipes and work from there…
I bookmark LOTS of recipes in Firefox, so I always check those first.
ndernbach AT gmail DOT com
I have a few cookbooks, like Joy of Cooking, but some great blogs too!
Just followed on Twitter!
I consult my Google Reader for recipes from fellow bloggers for my first pass in looking for a specific recipe, then Google in general to see what’s out there in the blogosphere but not in my Reader. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
I always go to my America’s Test Kitchen red book. You can NEVER go wrong with that book!
Barb
bastanger@msn.com