{"id":5824,"date":"2011-06-07T08:50:56","date_gmt":"2011-06-07T15:50:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=5824"},"modified":"2011-08-07T21:11:54","modified_gmt":"2011-08-08T04:11:54","slug":"cristina-ferrares-big-bowl-of-love-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/cristina-ferrares-big-bowl-of-love-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristina Ferrare’s Big Bowl of Love + Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today’s recipe is from Cristina Ferrare’s gorgeous new cookbook Big Bowl of Love<\/strong><\/em><\/span> <\/em>,\u00a0 a wonderful collection of over 150 of her favorite recipes that are great for quick week night dinners and special occasions.\u00a0 I was excited to receive a copy to preview, especially knowing that the stunning photos were the brilliant work of none other than local food photography rock stars, Todd Porter and Diane Cu of White on Rice Couple<\/a>,\u00a0 and was pleased to discover how Cristina’s natural warmth, generosity, and passion for cooking shines through in her anecdotes and recipes.<\/p>\n

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Big Bowl of Love<\/em><\/span> offers a wide variety of recipes, from starters and lunches to dinners and desserts; and includes dishes that Cristina has created and cooked over the years and enjoyed with her family and friends.\u00a0\u00a0 American and Italian influences are apparent and I was impressed with how approachable the recipes are; from her #1 favorite pasta sauce, fresh roma tomato sauce, to mac and cheese and strawberry shortcake, she shares it all, along with helpful tips to cut down your time in the kitchen. Her passion\u00a0for food\u00a0has\u00a0made her a New York Times\u00a0Best Seller and a\u00a0host of her own\u00a0cooking show, Big Bowl of Love, on\u00a0the Oprah Winfrey Network.\u00a0 I’m excited to be able to share a recipe from this gorgeous cookbook and offer a copy to one of my readers!<\/p>\n

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With all this deliciousness, it was hard to decide what to showcase from Big Bowl of Love<\/em><\/span>. Because we’re fish lovers, for heart-health reasons and because we love it, and I’ve mastered many ways to prepare fish, I decided to make the Sea Bass with Soy Glaze and Cucumber Salsa. Cristina says this is the dish she makes when she wants to impress her dinner guests big-time \ud83d\ude42 with its wonderful glazed sauce paired with the cool cucumber salsa, its quite impressive!<\/p>\n

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