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I'm having my first "Give a Way" - on - Get Off Your Butt and Bake Blog!

I've noticed many times that when someone hits their mighty one hundred posts....they celebrate with a Give a way. I've posted over 800 recipes, so technically, I should have had at least eight! What's wrong with me? In lieu of not wanting to be "too different than normal" I want you to win something that I love, and that would be a cookbook. I have at least a trillion cookbooks. Well...maybe not that many, but my cupboards are full. I happen to really like the cookbook below. This marvelous beauty is a colorful, 325 page hardbound book that includes 440 recipes from the United States and 46 countries as well as stories and photos. Leave me a comment and a link to your blog, or an email address to contact you and tell me the name of your favorite cookbook. That's all you need to do....not very hard huh. Heck...if you already have this book, let me know in your comment and I will choose another favorite for you! The deadline for leaving me a comment is Tuesday, July 7th. If you are the random winner, I will then send you this fabulous recipe book full of delicious recipes.

A friend of mine (KJ) sent this to me. It's just too darn funny not to post. It's also VERY TRUE!

BBQ RULES: We are about to enter the BBQ season. Therefore it is important to refresh your memory on the etiquette of this sublime outdoor cooking activity . When a man volunteers to do the BBQ the following chain of events are put into motion:
Routine....

(1) The woman buys the food.
(2) The woman makes the salad, prepares the vegetables, and makes dessert ..
(3) The woman prepares the meat for cooking, places it on a tray along with the necessary cooking utensils and sauces, and takes it to the man who is lounging beside the grill - beer in hand.
(4) The woman remains outside the compulsory three meter exclusion zone where the exuberance of testosterone and other manly bonding activities can take place without the interference of the woman.
Here comes the important part:
(5) THE MAN PLACES THE MEAT ON THE GRILL.
More routine...
(6) The woman goes inside to organize the plates and cutlery.
(7) The woman comes out to tell the man that the meat is looking great. He thanks her and asks if she will bring another beer while he flips the meat
Important again:
(8) THE MAN TAKES THE MEAT OFF THE GRILL AND HANDS IT TO THE WOMAN.
More routine...
(9) The woman prepares the plates, salad, bread, utensils, napkins, sauces, and brings them to the table.
(10) After eating, the woman clears the table and does the dishes.
And most important of all:
(11) Everyone PRAISES the MAN and THANKS HIM for his cooking efforts.
(12) The man asks the woman how she enjoyed ' her night off ', and, upon seeing her annoyed reaction, concludes that there's just no pleasing some women.