I’ve been enjoying my copy of The Cook’s Illustrated Cookbook, the newest cookbook from Chris Kimball and the rest of the team at America’s Test Kitchen. The huge book has more than 2000 recipes and was put out to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the publication of the Cook’s Illustrated magazine. To read a full review of the book, check out this post. To do my own part in the celebration, I’m giving away a copy of the book to one lucky reader! .
To enter the contest, leave a comment below with your favorite Cook’s Illustrated recipe. Their exhaustively tested recipes always turn out a good product and almost everyone has at least one favorite that they turn to again and again. If you haven’t made any of their recipes before, just leave a comment with the recipe that you want to make most (since just about everything you could think of, with variations, is in here). The contest ends Friday, October 14th at midnight and the winner will be randomly selected from the entries. Don’t forget to fill in your e-mail on the comment form (it will not be public), as that is how I will contact the winner, and good luck!
Update: This contest is now closed. Congrats to Robert on winning the book and a huge thanks to everyone for participating and sharing your favorite recipes!
decklededges
October 11, 2011I’ve never had the opportunity to make a CI recipe, but I’d love to see what they have to say about pie crusts!
Derek
October 11, 2011Flourless Chocolate Cake. My favorite.
Page
October 11, 2011I love the skillet lasagna recipe. So easy, and yet so yummy.
Penny
October 11, 2011Ultimate Banana Bread. Its so much more work, but has amazing banana flavor.
Kerry
October 11, 2011Their recipe for hummus is my go to recipe now! It comes out so smooth.
Michael
October 11, 2011Definitely their Chicken Piccata – my wife loves it!
Christina L
October 11, 2011Hmm I think this is from Cooks Illustrated but the Chocolate Blackout Cake. A friend gave me the recipe and i think that is where it came from. I collect cook books and would love to add this one!!!!
Emily
October 11, 2011I’ve never cooked out of Cook’s Illustrated. I would love to have their recipes for lamb.
Regina
October 11, 2011I also use their hummus recipe as well as their chocolate chip cookie recipe. 🙂
meredith
October 11, 2011Key Lime Bars. My boss brought them to a company function one time. I’m not a sweets person, but they were awesome and I could have eaten them all. The recipe came from Cooks Illustrated!
Mellisa W.
October 11, 2011My all time favorite is the Classic Stuffed Peppers. Thanks!
Maggie
October 11, 2011I have a stack of old Cooks Illustrateds that I got from my grandmother. I haven’t had an opportunity to look through them properly yet, but I would love good recipes for roast chicken … or cheesecake. 🙂
Jerod A
October 11, 2011Creme Brulee – there are a million recipes out there, but this recipe is noticeably different, noticeably better. Mmmmmmmmm.
Katherine
October 11, 2011I can’t count how many times I’ve made their Brown Sugar Cookies – so tasty!
Eric
October 11, 2011My favorite Cooks Illustrated recipe would probably be the Chicken and Shrimp Jambalaya.
Maureen
October 11, 2011The Extra-Crisp French Toast is wonderful.
Gavin
October 11, 2011I’m not sure if it qualifies, but the perfect pot stickers recipe in “The Complete America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook” is something we’ve enjoyed again and again. Our daughter was diagnosed with a peanut allergy, so we’ve been forced to avoid Chinese takeout, one of her favorite meals. The folks over at Cooks Illustrated and the Test Kitchen have really compiled some great recipes that allows us to have some awesom Chinese made in our own home.
Heather
October 11, 2011Several of my go to recipes come from America’s Test Kitchen. Currently, I would say that the Ultimate Chocolate Cupcakes with Ganache Filling rate as my favorite. As with many of their recipes, this one seems like a lot of work when you read it. But, each process goes so efficiently that in the end it really doesn’t seem difficult or fiddly. The frosting is the best I’ve ever had, and I like that they provide several options for flavor combinations.
Ben
October 11, 2011I have honestly never done more than paw through a few pages of one of their magazines but with my new passion for cooking, I would find a lot of use out of this cookbook. Hope I win.
Eileen
October 11, 2011My husband brought home CI’s New Best Recipe from the Library as a joke. He thought it was too big for all of those recipes to be the best, but I promptly sat on the couch & happily started flipping pages. Every recipe looked like one I wanted to try. I also loved all the tips scattered throughout the book. It’s hard to pick a favorite, but I’m going to choose a simple one that’s amazingly packed with flavor: Peanut Butter Cookies.
Soroya
October 11, 2011My favorite recipe is their French Silk Pie. To DIE for!
Ying
October 11, 2011Love their Jambalaya recipe!
cassie
October 11, 2011could use some new soup/stew recipes with the weather getting chilly!
Jean
October 11, 2011I swoon over delectable brunch recipes, but CI’s Almond Crusted French Toast beats any french toast I’ve ever made – hands down.
tom s
October 11, 2011I just want to learn how to makes lots of different things so we aren’t eating the same dinners every week.
Dawn
October 11, 2011I’ve not made any CI recipes, but I would love to try their Triple-Chocolate Mousse Cake. It looks so yummy and pretty!
Lori S
October 11, 2011I have not used one of their recipes but would love one for homemade biscuits that can be made quickly for a supper.
Wendy
October 11, 2011I love the Foolproof Chocolate Frosting! Everyone says it’s the best chocolate frosting ever.
Caitlin
October 11, 2011I haven’t made any of their recipes yet, but I’m interested to see a spaghetti sauce or hummus recipe! I love recipes that are tried and true.
Ashley
October 11, 2011BBQ beef tips. We love them. They are cooked in the crockpot and so yummy!
elaine
October 11, 2011i can’t think of just one, i’ve used so many!
it’s funny you should post about this because i was just looking at a huge stack of old cooks’ illustrated mags in my bookshelf and thinking i should browse through them for a little inspiration
Courtney
October 11, 2011My entire family loves the Charcoal-Grilled Tuna Burgers.
Jamie C
October 11, 2011My favorites would be Triple Chocolate Cookies, Buttermilk Biscuits, and Carrot Cake.
Whitney
October 11, 2011Chocolate chip cookies. Delicious
Mary Claire
October 11, 2011My husband and I used to have a tradition of cooking pizza from scratch every Sunday, but the crust recipe I was using has fallen out of my favor. I would love to find a new pizza crust recipe.
Carole
October 11, 2011I live for my CI recipes. Hard to pick a favorite but you haven’t had chicken salad until you’ve had their roasted chicken salad. Outstanding!
Annette
October 11, 2011Haven’t cooked much from CI yet, but would love to see what they have to say about my bugaboo – the perfect loaf of crusty bread.
Phil! Gold
October 11, 2011I like quite a lot of their recipes, but one that I’ve gone back to on multiple occasions is a recipe for red beans and rice that was in their 2008 Soups and Stews collection. A more recent regular issue had a recipe for red beans and rice that use canned beans but wasn’t as thick; I prefer the one that starts with dried beans (and takes three and a half hours of cooking, sigh).
I’ve gotten a lot of good recipes from them, though. The first one I ever used was a free recipe off their website for paella, which I made for my then-girlfriend (who’s now my wife). The first recipe I made from their magazines after I started my subscription was a raspberry bombe I made for dinner guests (who were suitably impressed). The most recent recipe I’ve used is probably the one for Cuban beans and rice, which was so good it’s also become a regular meal for us.
Melissa
October 11, 2011I love their apple pie recipe! It shortens the old method and makes all the apples tender.
Nupur
October 11, 2011I love their recipe for key lime bars
Sarah
October 11, 2011I love the Texas sheet cake! It’s so rich with the chocolate icing!
Erin
October 11, 2011CI’s chicken and dumplings recipe from “The Best Recipe”. Now that fall is here, I’ll make it soon!
Chantal
October 11, 2011Perfect Scalloped Potatoes 🙂
Kim L
October 11, 2011Have never had a CI book before, but have been dying to make apple dumplings or some variation on that. Or any recipes for new pasta sauces. I am in love with making my own sauces.
LB @ Bullets And Biscuits
October 11, 2011I get the Cook’s Illustrated magazine and absolutely love it! The artwork is phenomenal. My all time favorite go to CI recipe is the Chewy Sugar Cookie. YUM!
ladywild
October 11, 2011Apple Pie
jenny
October 11, 2011Love the Yule log recipe……even a non-baker can pul it off!
Kristen @ Chocolate Covered Kristen
October 11, 2011Chocolate chip cookies – simple and delicious 🙂
Intisar
October 11, 2011My all time favorite Cooks Illustrated recipe is Chicken Enchiladas with Red Chile Sauce. Hit’s the spot every time I make it. Speaking of which, I think I’ll add it to this weeks menu! Yum, can’t wait!
J.C.
October 11, 2011Roast chicken from, I think, two issues back.