Wow! So many of you entered our latest giveaway by leaving a comment on the June magazine cover gallery. There were nearly 500 comments in total!
Before we get to the winners, we wanted to highlight a few great features or articles in the June magazines.
Cook's Illustrated has a fantastic guide to cooking greens in the centerfold of their June issue. If you have questions about how to store, clean, prep or cook any kind of greens, you have to check out this definitive guide.
We don't typically receive Cooking Light, but they offered to send us their June issue. There were quite a few recipes that we found interesting, but we were especially taken by one of the feature articles -- "Chef, Broiling" by Julianna Grimes. The piece tells the story of how South Carolina chef Shaun Garcia resolved to grow his own food for his restaurant last summer, and failed spectacularly. It's a great read and made us feel better about our considerably less serious problems in our own backyard garden.
Saveur's BBQ Nation issue is a must-read for barbecue fanatics. The photography is fantastic and the issue covers barbecue from all over the country. The entire issue is a vegetarian's nightmare, and we mean that in the kindest way possible.
Thinking about setting up a prep station for your outdoor grilling? Then you have to read Martha Stewart Living's take on how to create "a custom prep station for better barbecuing." It even has an aluminum foil dispenser, which just about blew our minds.
Food Network Magazine typically has a little pullout book that features a bunch of the same type of recipes. This month's is 50 Condiments, and there are some really fun ideas included, from a curry ketchup to a spicy duck sauce. Scallion-Bacon Ketchup? Yes, please.
We were also smitten with Bon Appétit's "Freeze! Right where you are..." featuring granitas, semifreddos, and ice pops. We want to eat all of them.
Fine Cooking, meanwhile, has an intriguing set of recipes about meatless grilling, which we loved since we're always look for new ways to use vegetables from our CSA.
And lastly, lots of you commented to say how much you love that burger on Food & Wine's cover. It was by far the most popular of the June magazine covers. We hadn't planned to make that burgher, but so many of you loved the image, we decided we have to try it the recipe. That will be our next post!
So who won the giveaway?
Here are our ten winners, and their comments!
Payal:
"I like most of them but the Cook's Illustrated stood out for me - it's simple, clean, and a reminder that warmer weather is finally on its way (for the Pacific Northwest anyway)."
Tracey Anderson:
"Oh, the Food & Wine issue - definitely. That burger looks like it's calling out to me! And the dark beer along with it - perfect!"
Barry:
"Gotta go with the Saveur cover; always looking for tips on a better brisket; Clay and Zack, have you tackled that yet?" [Note from Zach and Clay: Yes we have!]
Sara:
"I love summer! The MS Living summer is my favorite! Thank you!"
mcoe:
"The cool looking Martha Stewart Living cover is tempting, but BBQ Nation at Saveur is making my mouth water!"
Vicki:
"Gotta go with Food & Wine. The others are nice, but F&W made me crave a burger & a beer."
Jennifer:
"Wow! That Food and Wine cover makes me want to head to the nearest pub. Love it!"
AB:
"Cooks Illustrated: the simplicity of the blueberries!"
Jake:
"Bon appetit...anything with gwyneth paltrow wins"
Cindy:
"Food and Wine. It made my mouth water when I saw it."
Congrats to our winners! We'll be contacting each of you to send you your free Jacob Bromwell frying pan!