A year ago my family and I were going through what a lot of Americans are currently going through. My husband lost his job and we had no clue what the future would hold. I have always loved cooking and sharing my passion with others. I created the blog so I could focus on something different and do what I love to do, cooking. Little did I know how my life would change because of this blog. I’ve become more passionate about cooking (I didn’t think it was possible) and the joy, you, as the readers would give me. Your comments and emails have kept a smile on my face throughout this past year. Thankfully, we are doing a lot better and we will always have a bright future. As a thank you for everything you have given to me, I want to give something back. I decided to share with one lucky reader, a cookbook that I think every cook should have in their kitchen.

The New Best Recipe from Cook’s Illustrated is a cookbook that I go back to time and time again. It’s one of the biggest cookbooks I’ve ever seen and has tons of useful information along with great recipes.

To enter to win, leave a comment on this post answering the following question…

What is the one cookbook or family recipe you couldn’t live without? 

You can also recieve three additional entries by doing the following.

1. Become a fan of Gina Marie’s Kitchen on facebook and come back here and leave an additional comment letting me know you became a fan.

2. Follow @cook1864 on Twitter and come back here and leave an additional comment letting me know you are now following.

3. Tweet the following on twitter, RT @cook1864 Happy Anniversary and Cookbook Giveaway http://wp.me/pZoT6-qM. Come back here and leave an additional comment letting me know you have tweeted.

The Rules:

U.S. Residents Only. Comments will stay open till Sunday July 17  Tuesday, July 19.  No comments will be considered if posted after 11:59 PM July 17 July 19.

Winner: The winner will be chosen at random using random.org. The winner will have 4 days to claim their prize. Failure to claim their prize will result in another winner being selected.

Winner will be announced on Monday July 18 Wednesday July 20.

Disclaimer: This giveaway is sponsored by Gina Marie’s Kitchen.