Make-Ahead Meals for Busy Moms Review & Giveaway CLOSED

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I was recently given the opportunity to review Jane Doiron’s new cookbook, Make-Ahead Meals for Busy Moms.

About the book

Make Ahead meals are not just for Moms who work outside of the home. It’s a way of cooking that helps all families, big and small. It all comes down to a little planning. Make a meal or two in advance when you have some extra time. Then you’ll be rewarded with quick, delicious home-cooked meals when you really need them!

• Paperback: 232 pages
• Publisher: Outskirts Press (August 17, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1432720864
• ISBN-13: 978-1432720865

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About Jane Doiron

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Jane Doiron is a mother of two sons and an elementary school teacher with a true passion for cooking. I am continuously searching for and trying recipes for new foods and different cuisines and introducing them to my family. After enjoying a delicious meal at a restaurant, I will go home and do the research to re-create it. I feel so gratified when people enjoy my foods that a few years ago I hosted my own website of favorite recipes, just so that my family and friends could conveniently get them online.

My passion for cooking has evolved into the publication of my first cookbook, Make-Ahead Meals for Busy Moms. I found that despite my love of cooking, I was often tired after work and lacked the motivation to produce a great meal day after day. In search of a better way, I turned my family-favorite meals into make-ahead meals.

Through years of experimenting with my recipes in the kitchen, I learned what meals tasted just as great after being frozen and what meals were not acceptable to freeze. While some meals didn’t freeze well, they allowed for preparation the night before, ultimately saving time the following day. Unlike other make-ahead cookbooks, I didn’t stop at main dishes, I include make-ahead directions for appetizers, side dishes, breads, desserts and soups. I am hopeful that many busy moms will find my make-ahead recipes both beneficial and delicious, which will be the ultimate compliment to this cook!

Jane’s book is intended for us busy moms and dads who sometimes just can’t find time to fix a full meal after a busy day at work or doing daily activities with the kids.  Her concept is make the meals ahead of time, freeze them, and then the night before your super busy day just thaw the pre-made meal in the refrigerator and then pop them in the oven or on the stove when you are short on time for dinner.  I love how the book is laid out, broken down by categories and each recipe is printed out is a nice big font with detailed instructions.  The meal categories are as follows:

• Appetizers
• Breakfast & Brunch
• Deserts
• Main Dishes
• Side Dishes
• Soups

Jane also includes a handy measurement equivalents table for volume and weight conversions.

The recipes are easy to follow and delicious!

The Giveaway

Jane has offered one of my readers to win their very own copy of Make-Ahead Meals for Busy Moms!

To Enter:

Valid for Residents of the U.S. & Canada, age 18 and older. Please no PO Boxes.

Mandatory Entry:

• Subscribe to Shawn Ann’s World, your subscription must be activated so be sure to check your email and activate it.
• You must go to the Make-Ahead Meals for Busy Moms website and check out some of the recipes posted there, then come back here and tell me what recipe you like the most.

Extra Entries:

• Follow me on Twitter.  Let me know you are following me in your comment (leave your twitter ID).
• Tweet about this Giveaway.  You may tweet once a day until the end of the giveaway for extra entries.  Leave the link to your tweet in your comment for each entry.
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This Giveaway will end on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 11:59PM EST.  You get a couple extra days for this giveaway due to Christmas.

The Winner will be chosen by Random.org. I will post the Winner here on Shawn Ann’s World, as well as, email directly. You will then have 48 hours to claim your Prize.