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Win Garfield...Recipes with Cattitude!

Is there any cat who enjoys comfort food more than Garfield? We don't know of one, and when the opportunity to team up with Jim Davis to create a cookbook came around, we couldn't resist!

Filled with lasagna (of course!) and hundreds more recipes that stick to your ribs, Garfield...Recipes with Cattitude! is a treat for anyone who enjoys homestyle recipes or the wit of this famous feline.

Simple and satisfying recipes for every meal of the day (plus an extra dinnertime chapter!) the cookbook also features plenty of the lighthearted artwork, in Garfield's signature style, that longtime fans of his will love.

 

Browse the recipes below to get a sneak peek at the goodies inside and then keep reading to see how YOU CAN WIN this hot-off-the-presses cookbook!

Vito's Deep Dish Sausage Pizza

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Scrambled Eggs in Toast Cups 

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Pull-Apart Pizza Bread

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Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Classic Lasagna

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Baked Chili Fries

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THIS CONTEST IS NOW OVER...THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED!

There are lots of ways to enter to WIN!

For each entry, be sure to leave a separate comment
on this post to be considered.

Entry 1: Leave a comment on this post, voting for your
            favorite recipe from above.

Entry 2: Visit our website and join our Circle of Friends email club.

Entry 3: Share this post on Facebook, linking back here.

Entry 4: Share this post on Twitter, linking back here.

Entry 5: Pin this post on Pinterest, linking back here.
            Include a link to your pin in your comment for entry. 

Entry 6: Blog about this contest, linking back here.
            Include a link to your post in your comment for entry. 

Additional Entries: Pin anything else from the blog and link to
            the original post where the image or recipe appears.
            Include links to your pins in your comments for entry. 

Enter now until June 10th, 2013 at midnight, EST.
We'll choose 5 winners at random.

 

Want to see what you can win?

In addition to our new cookbook, 5 lucky winners will receive
limited edition tableware featuring the one and only Garfield! 

Giftsets are pictured below...click to view larger.

   

The first 3 lucky winners drawn will receive one of these prize bundles.
Winners #4 and #5 will receive a copy of the cookbook only.

Good luck!

Contest begins today and ends Monday, June 10, 2013 at 12am, EST and open to anyone 18 years or older in the US or Canada. Winners will be chosen by Random.org and will be notified by email promptly. If no response is received to claim your prize within 72 hours, we will select a new winner at random. One entry per household. Odds depend on number of entries received. Prizes range in value from $17 to $57. Melamine pieces provided by R&D Enterprises/Motorhead Products; cookbooks provided by Gooseberry Patch. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.

6 Recipes that Remind Us of Home!

 

Remember walking down to the corner store with your allowance or maybe stopping by your favorite soda counter to enjoy a cool treat? How about those blue-plate specials from the best diner in town?

All these and more were the inspiration behind our cookbook, Hometown Favorites. This week's Menu of the Week features a half dozen of our favorite recipes from this book, including an all-out amazing ice cream pie.

Save, share and print!

This week, we're trying something a little
different too...instead of linking to other
pages on our blog, all of these recipes link
back to our website. When you land over
there, be sure to click the blue button and
you can share, save and print easier than
ever, thanks to Ziplist.

Okay, back to the goodies...there are
6 recipes below that you'll love. Mix &
match them all week, try 1 or try them all. We just hope they inspire you to cook up something tasty this week.

As always, when you follow us on Twitter, you'll get an additional recipe EVERY DAY of the week. Can't wait for more? Visit our Recipe Collection and find plenty more to sample from  Hometown Favorites.

 

Click the links below to view recipes...click the book below
to learn even more about it or add it to your collection!

 

Bacon & Cheese Waffles

Red-Skinned Potato Salad

Alabama-Style Pork Tenderloin

Amish Country Dressing

Old-Fashioned Spaghetti Bake

Malt Shoppe Pie

 

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Want to learn more about Hometown Favorites or
add it to your cookbook collection? Click below!

 

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Menu of the Week Starts TODAY!

Today, we're excited to share the first post in
a brand new blog series...Menu of the Week!

 

In case you missed our sneak peek last week, here's how it'll work. Each Monday, we'll select a sampling of recipes from a featured cookbook and share them with you.

Sometimes they'll work together, but other times (like this week) they'll be dishes picked to inspire you all week long!

 

This week's featured cookbook is one that's arriving in stores this week, Rush-Hour Recipes. The selected recipes below all have one thing in common: they'll all simplify your family's mealtime!

Mini Chicken Pot Pies
This recipe appears in the 5-Ingredient Favorites chapter of Rush-Hour Recipes and it makes a speedy meal on a busy night, thanks to one of our favorite timesavers, refrigerated biscuits! Big thanks to Amy Hunt of Traphill, North Carolina for sharing this recipe with us.

7-1/2 oz. tube refrigerated biscuits
1 c. cooked chicken, diced
10-3/4 oz. can cream of chicken soup
2/3 c. shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Spray 8 to 10 muffin cups with non-stick vegetable spray. Place a biscuit in each muffin cup; press down and 1/4 of the way up the sides. In a bowl, combine remaining ingredients; stir until well blended. Spoon chicken mixture into biscuit cups, filling about 3/4 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes, until biscuites are golden. Makes 4 to 5 servings, 2 pot pies each.

 

Deep Dish Skillet Pizza
You'll find this recipe in the One-Dish Dinners chapter and it's one of Vickie's favorites already. It starts with the easiest crust -- frozen bread dough! -- and it was shared with us by Linda Kilgore of Kittanning, Pennsylvania. She writes that it's actually her husband's recipe. He whipped it together for dinner one night and now it's the only one her family wants to eat...it really is delicious!

1 loaf frozen bread dough, thawed
1 to 2  15-oz. jars pizza sauce
1/2 lb. ground pork sausage, browned and drained
5-oz. pkg. sliced pepperoni
1/2 c. sliced mushrooms
1/2 c. green pepper, sliced
Italian seasoning to taste
1 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
1 c. shredded Cheddar cheese

Generously grease a large cast-iron skillet. Press thawed dough into the bottom and up the sides of skillet. Spread desired amount of pizza sauce over dough. Add favorite toppings, ending with cheese on top. Bake at 425 degres for 30 minutes. Carefully remove skillet from oven. Let stand several minutes; pizza will finish baking in the skillet. Cut into wedges to serve. Serves 4.

 

Best-Ever Shredded Beef Tacos
This week's last recipe comes from the chapter called Slow Cookers to the Rescue and it was shared with us by Kathy Lowe of Orem, Utah. She writes, "Two for one! The first night, I make tacos with this recipe. The second night, I add barbecue sauce to the remaining beef and make babecue beef sandwiches. Delicious made with boneless pork or chicken too!" For extra time-saving, you could mix up the seasoning blend the night before and then just pour over your roast in the morning.

3 to 5-lb. beef chuck roast
1 c. water
1/2 red onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 T. cayenne pepper
2 t. ground cumin
2 t. dried oregano
1 t. pepper
1/4 c. oil
taco shells or tortillas
Garnish: favorite toppings

Place roast in a slow cooker; add water and set aside. In a blender, combine onion, garlic, spices and oil. Process until well mixed and pour over roast. Cover and cook on high settng for 6 to 7 hours, until roast is tender. Break roast apart with a fork. Reduce setting to low; cover and cook an additional hour. To serve, spoon into taco shells or tortillas; garnish as desired. Serves 6 to 10.

 

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Want to learn more about Rush-Hour Recipes or
add it to your cookbook collection? Click below!

 

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Something New Starting Soon!

Here's your super-secret sneak peek at what's
coming to the blog every Monday in 2012!

(Drumroll, please!)

When you’re planning your weekly menu,
where do YOU go for inspiration?

Maybe you turn to a favorite cookbook or maybe you've jotted down some favorites that everyone loves. No matter how you choose what to serve, everyone can use a new tool to make it even easier, right? 

That’s what we thought and so, we’re excited
to bring you our Menu of the Week!

Starting one week from today, we’ll select a featured cookbook, gather a sampling of recipes for you to try and share 'em all right here on the blog! Whether you try one or two throughout the week or get really creative and fix them all, we hope you enjoy this new feature.

See you next Monday when the cookbook
in the spotlight will be...Rush-Hour Recipes!

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Support YOUR School, Church or Organization...

Our new Fundraising program is a great way for you to support your team, club or favorite cause. Not only can you make some quick cash to meet your group's next goal - you'll keep 50% of the proceeds too! - but also, since you'll be selling a product you already know and love, it'll be easier than talking co-workers into buying wrapping paper, entertainment books or candy bars, right?

(Well, maybe not the candy bars...those ARE pretty tasty!)

Whether it’s the school football team or the youth group at church, Gooseberry Patch cookbooks & calendars can help raise the funds you need for uniforms or that next mission trip. As you know, they're great for giving and there's still time to encourage holiday shopping through your fundraiser. 

Our program couldn't be easier...click here or below to visit our info page where you can download the order sheets and everything else you need to get started right away!

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Know someone who's looking for a way to raise money? Share our program with the buttons below!

Chance to WIN a $50 Gift Certificate!

Yep, it's that simple!

Whether you buy our cookbooks at a local gift shop or shop online, send us your receipt (a copy's okay too!) and you'll be entered to WIN a $50 Gooseberry Patch gift certificate!

How does it work?
Buy any Gooseberry Patch book or calendar wherever you like. This could be anything from our 2012 wall calendar (they're going fast!), one of our betselling cookbooks or one of our new Tiny Tips books...any Gooseberry Patch goodie will qualify!

Once you've made your purchase, send us your receipt – the original or a copy – and be sure to include your email or mailing address. (That way we can get in touch with you if you win!)

You can mail to:
Gooseberry Patch
Attn: Receipt Contest
2500 Farmers Drive, #110
Columbus, OH 43235

Or, you can scan your receipt (or even snap a photo!)and email it to us at:
gooseberrypatch@gooseberrypatch.com

That’s it…you’ll be entered to win! It’s just our way of saying thanks to all of YOU for collecting our books over the years...we’re honored to be part of your family’s meals. 

Send us YOUR receipts by October 28^th, 2011!

Congratulations to Danet Dexter, the lucky winner of this contest!
Thanks to everyone who entered. 

 

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Dozens of Our Best-Ever Casseroles!

By now you must have visited our Online Recipe Box
and discovered the THOUSANDS of recipes there, right?

NO?!

Well, in honor of our Cookbook of the Week, we're pointing you in that direction so today's the day you can dive right in. AND, you'll get OVER 30 recipes from Best-Ever Casseroles alone...take a look below!

Click here to view them all!

 

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Looking for Kitchen Inspiration?

With thousands of FREE recipes, our Online Recipe Box
is a great place to find a new family favorite!

Choose a category or a cookbook to search within, or just enter a general search term like "chicken" and your results are delivered in seconds.

Every recipe in our Online Recipe Box is clickable too so, once you find what you're looking for, you can print it out and get cookin'...enjoy!

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Want to Win 'Em before you can Buy 'Em?

Want to be the first of your friends to try recipes from
our soon-to-be-released cookbooks?

Maybe even get your hands on a copy before
they're available in stores? Well, you're in luck!

Thanks to our Early Bird Reviewers (and their giveaways!)
you'll have several opportunities to WIN these titles
before they're released!

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Three chances to WIN
101 Cupcake, Cookie & Brownie Recipes! 

Tracy of Bassett's Bull is sharing a recipe for Snickerdoodle Cupcakes along with her giveaway of our new cookbook...just leave a comment before Thursday, January 6th and you'll be entered to win!

Susan of Not Quite June Cleaver is sharing a recipe for Pineapple Upside-Down Cupcakes - yum! She's also sharing her own gluten-free version of the recipe...thanks Susan! The winner of her giveaway will be announced January 11th so don't delay.

Linda is sharing Simple Almond Biscotti and Frosty the Cupcake at her blog, Prairie Flower Farm! Her giveaway is only open until January 11th too. 

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Four chances to WIN Homestyle in a Hurry!

Kristin of Delightful Country Cookin' is sharing mouthwatering photos of Scrambled Eggs Deluxe, Heavenly Warm Corn Dip, Special Chicken Noodle Soup, Speedy White Chocolate Fudge and three more recipes from this book! Leave a comment to enter her giveaway and she'll share the winning recipes later this week...contest ends this Friday, January 7th!

Cris is also giving away a copy of this book and will be sharing recipes for Parmesan Crust Pork Chops, Rosemary Roasted Potatoes and her own recipe forSuper Easy Puddin' Cake later this week. Check out all the goodEness on her blog, Goodeness Gracious. You have until January 10th to enter!

Kim over at A Well-Seasoned Life is giving away a copy too! Check out her earlier review post too where she shared Barb's Bacon Green Beans, Sourdough Chicken Casserole and Chocolatey Chewy Brownies. Just leave a comment to enter to win...contest ends January 11th!

SusieQ at Scraps of Life is sharing a few photos and the recipe for Chocolate Chip Dip (so easy!) along with her giveaway. You have until January 17th to enter!

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With so many chances to win these new cookbooks,
what are you waiting for? Get clicking...and good luck!

Share these giveaways with a friend or on Facebook or your own blog...just click the button below!

Have You Seen Our New App?

Ever wanted to take Gooseberry Patch along in your pocket?
You're in luck with our new iPhone app!

Get the inside scoop wherever you are! Our handy app gathers all the goodies from here at the Gooseberry Patch blog, our Twitter feed, our YouTube channel and our Scribd downloads...best of all, it's all FREE!

Already downloaded the app? Be sure to write a review by following the link in the iTunes store...thanks!

Want to share the good news about our app with a friend? Click the button below!

10 eBook Titles Now Available!

Want to take your Gooseberry Patch cookbooks with you wherever you go?
You're in luck because now we have 10 titles available in digital form.

Click here to shop the whole collection!

Did you know...?
Even if you don't have an eBook reader, you can download these digital cookbooks to your laptop or smartphone! Look for the Kindle, Nook or Sony versions when you're shopping and see their sites for more info.

You can take them with you to the grocery store, click through the index from your desktop and keep all those yummy recipes right at your fingertips...it's so handy.

Want to hear what eBook readers think?
Click here and here to read some early reviews!

More titles coming soon...stay tuned!

Want to tell your friends about our new eBooks in an email, on Facebook or on Twitter? Click the handy share button below!

Now you can send E-Cards from Our Page on Facebook!

Send greetings to your family & friends on Facebook
with our new E-cards!

Go to the Send a Gooseberry Patch E-card tab on Our Page on Facebook.
Click on the E-card you’d like to send.

On the next screen, click ALLOW to view your E-card. You will only have to do this once, the first time. We will remember you the next time you want to send one!

Choose the friends you’d like to send your E-card to and write a special message to them if you’d like. Click “Send a Gooseberry Patch E-Card Request” and your E-card is on its way!

    

Here are some of the E-cards you can send to your family & friends.
Enjoy!

Send a Gooseberry Patch E-card now!

Have You Seen What's New?

Introducing Links We Love!

We're taking a summer vacation from our Featured Fridays but don't worry, we'll keep Fridays special with our new series...

We're excited to kick off Links We Love today and, in the coming weeks, we'll be sharing crafty goodies here every Friday so be sure and check back!

This week's Link We Love comes from the website of one of our favorite magazines, Country Living!

Their site is packed with ideas and we
always find inspiration when we visit.

Today's idea comes from a collection of
Recycled Crafts...everyone's going green
these days but we just like the sparkle
of these jewelry magnets!

On the Country Living site, click the arrows at the top until you get to #5...the magnets!

Join us as we make our own below...click any photo to view it larger.

You'll need a few pieces of costume jewelry,
some magnets, wire-cutters or pliers and
glue that'll work with your materials.

We used Aleen's Jewelry & Metal Glue...
it has a quick grab that we like.

The next step is to snip off the pin or other
hardware from the back of the jewelry.

This should be pretty simple using your
wire-cutters or, if it's really stubborn,
get out the pliers.

Apply a little glue to one of your magnets. Use a toothpick to spread, if needed.

Careful if you're using this glue...it can stick to your skin like superglue so you'll want to keep it off your fingers.

Stick your magnet to the back of your jewelry...we're using two stacked magnets (glued together) since we couldn't get all the hardware off without damaging the piece of jewelry.

Hey, there's Vickie...holding
our finished magnet!

And here's how they look holding up
some treasures on the fridge...
super handy for grocery lists,
notes and photos too!

Hope you enjoyed our very first Link We Love...if you decide to try out this idea,
be sure to show off your results on your blog or on our Page on Facebook.

Click over to Country Living to check out the rest of their clever
Recycled Crafts and tune in next Friday when we'll share another
great crafty blog with a project to try!

Were You Published?

Last Friday, we featured Renae who is a double contributor to our new book, Slow Cookers, Casseroles & Skillets...were YOU published in this book too?

If so, we have a free goodie just for you!

Click over to our badges page to see the whole collection...
there's something there for everyone!

It's Easier than Ever to Shop Local!

Google Maps makes it super easy to see all the locations in your area and how close they are to you!

Plus, when you visit a store in your neighborhood, you'll have the chance to flip through our cookbooks in person, check out all the yummy recipes and maybe even pick up an extra copy to give...there's no shipping to pay either!

Going to visit another city? Just enter the city and state and we'll find the store nearest to your destination...what a fun stop along the way!

P.S. As always, if you're looking for a specific cookbook title, give the store a call before heading over...that way you'll be sure that they have that title in stock!

Brand New on Facebook!

Did you happen to notice the brand new "Favorite Picks" tab at the top of our Page on Facebook yet? It's a fun new way to share your favorite Gooseberry Patch cookbooks with family & friends on Facebook.

Don't forget that Mothers' Day is right around the corner. It's the perfect way to drop a "hint" to anyone shopping for you. Get your friends to pick their favorites too...picking out their gifts for any occasion will be easier than ever this year!

Try it out and let us know what you think!

P.S. Not on Facebook yet? Click here for a helpful guide!

NEW! Cookbook Collector's Checklist

You asked and we listened!

Keeping track of your cookbook collection has never been easier, thanks to our BRAND NEW Cookbook Collector's Checklist. Along with all of our cookbook titles, our checklist also includes two handy columns...check off which ones you have and mark the ones you'd like to get next!

It's printable too, so you can always have a copy handy...heck, maybe even leave it in a conspicuous spot when your birthday, anniversary or Mothers' Day is coming up!

Get yours below...

Gooseberry Collectors Checklist 2010

If you're a blogger and want to share this little gem, be our guest! Just click the <> Share button on the window above. Look for the Embed option and then copy the HTML code. Paste it into a post and you'll be ready to go!

Enjoy!

P.S. There's also a web version of this list, complete with links to each cookbook. If you're intrigued by the title or are trying to narrow that wish list down, click through to see what makes each book special.

Look for it on the homepage as well...it's behind this little
check mark! 

Notice Anything New?

If you haven't stopped by to click around on our new homepage,
you're missing out on some fun stuff!

Find a store easier than ever! Click this tab and you'll be able to enter your city & state to find stores that sell Gooseberry Patch cookbooks in your neighborhood!

Stay up to date with all the Gooseberry goodies when you join our Circle of Friends! It's our way of gathering all of our Gooseberry family (that's you!) around the table and giving them the scoop.

We love getting letters & cards from you and now YOU can read what other folks are saying about us! We'll show off some of our favorites in this box...click refresh in your browser to read one from someone new.

These handy buttons make it easier to get to all our goodies! From the blog, Facebook and Twitter to our monthly e-letter, videos and the recipe & tip of the week!

Ready to give up the recipe for Grandma's chicken surprise? Click the button by the bowl and send it our way...who knows, you might just be published and that means a free book for YOU!

There's lots more in our simplified navigation across the top and down the left-hand side of the page...visit our website and check it out!

Calling All Bloggers!

With the first milestone of 30,000 Facebook fans accomplished, the first chapter of our Circle of Friends cookbook is now available to download...but hurry, you can only get it until the end of this week!

Haven't downloaded yours yet? Well, here it is!

25 Mac & Cheese Recipes by Gooseberry Patch

So what can our bloggy buddies do to help?
Share the recipes of course!

To share this first chapter on YOUR blog (like we have here) just click the
<> Share button on the window above. Look for the Embed option and then copy the HTML code. Paste it into a post and you'll be in business!

Thanks a bunch for spreading the word about our little contest. We couldn't have done it without all of your help. Stay tuned for the next chapter of all chocolate chip cookies...it's due to be released when we hit 40,000 fans!

Enjoy!

P.S.  Having trouble finding it? Leave us a comment and we'll email you the code directly.