I’m doing it. My very first giveaway. I’m so excited! I’ve never done one. But when the opportunity came up to spread the word about the Well Fed Cookbook by Melissa Joulwan of The Clothes Make the Girl, I couldn’t pass it up! If you haven’t seen her cookbook yet, which I’m guessing 96% of you have, you are missing out! Not only did Melissa self publish this book, but she did it incredibly well. The photography is magnificent, the recipes are different from what you’ll find in most paleo blogs, and her voice is wonderful. It’s an easy to read, easy to look at, and easy to love paleo cookbook, and there are definitely not enough of those out there…yet! The time and effort put into this cookbook shows and everyone should have it on their bookshelf OR sitting in the kitchen next to some bacon grease…like mine.
And one of the best things about this cookbook is that it is for all kinds of paleo eaters. If you are new to paleo and are looking to make something very simple, she has that. She talks about the importance of spices and easy ways to incorporate flavors into simple dishes. And if you are a paleo-pro, she has all kind of recipes and new ideas that will spark your interest. Ever heard of machacado? You have? Whatever. To me, it seems pretty fancy. But Melissa makes it so simple that a paleo-newb to a paleo-pro could enjoy every last bite of every recipe she has.
The Well Fed Cookbook brings the spirit of every culture into paleo cooking, and that is not something you find every day.
If there is one thing I love the most about this book, it’s that the author. Melissa is an incredibly good person. She is kind, caring, and incredibly thoughtful. When I emailed her asking a question about how she got started on the publishing train, she emailed me back within minutes. She cares for everyone and that’s a pretty amazing quality to have. I believe good things happen to good people and I hope that GREAT things happen to her.
But anyways, enough with the gushy stuff. Here is how to win the cookbook:
- Like The Clothes Make the Girl on Facebook!
- Follow Melissa on Twitter and tweet this to her: Win a FREE copy of #WellFed by @melicious11 with @paleOMG. Can’t wait to try out her recipes! #paleo #glutenfree http://bit.ly/MrP4aX
- Leave a comment on my blog (below) about why you would love to have this cookbook! Be sure that you enter in your email within the email “slot” when leaving the comment so I can contact you if needed.
Disclaimer (I like that word):
This giveaway will end Sunday August 12th at 11:59pm Mountain Time. I will be choosing the winner(s), well, because I can. It’s my blog.
I would love to have this cookbook because we are just starting out on Paleo (actually, today is day 1) and I would love to win so I can start building my new paleo cookbook collection!
As a cancer survivor & long-time low carber, I’m very interested in learning more about paleo eating/cooking!
I live in the dark ages (2006) and I don’t use Twitter, so I hope I can still participate. I would love to give the cookbook to my parents. They buy that paleo works because they’ve seen the changes in me, but they say they could never commit because they don’t have time or they can’t think of anything to cook without wheat/dairy/whatever. I think this would really help them get healthier and eat whole foods instead of frozen dinners all the time!
Thanks Melissa and Juli for doing this. You guys are legit my two favorite paleo women on the internet – the two of you teaming up for something is blowing my mind.
Pick me! This looks like an awesome cookbook!
Love your blog! I would love to win this cookbook because I am new to paleo and I would love to learn more paleo recipes that will help me stick to the diet!
I soo need to replace all the conventional diet and gluten-fied cookbooks my mother has been giving me since I went off to college.
Been following a while and just tweeted! I’d love this book because I switched my husband and 5 kids to paleo in January and haven’t been able to get a single cookbook! This one’s been at the top of my list since the beginning! Fingers and toes crossed!
I am just learning about the Paleo diet –and gosh, this would sure be a resource!!!
I’ve been following Melissa’s blog for quite a while, but just hadn’t decided if I wanted the PDF version or the paper copy of the book. So many books are much better as paper copies, especially if they have lots of pictures!
And there’s another secret reason why I should win, but I can’t tell you, YET. If I win, I promise to come back and leave a comment about it when I can!
Oh and mucho thanks to you for your awesome blog! I’m always dropping in for something inspirational for dinner and of course your desserts!
I’d probably buy this anyway, so I’m not your top candidate but I’ll give it a shot, here goes…
1. I used to win stuff all the time. For example, in ninth grade I won five minutes in a straight jacket to grab any cd’s I wanted at the record store. I have a huge mouth so I pretty much cleaned ’em out. I haven’t won anything since I got married and my husband thinks I am making it all up. Let’s prove him wrong.
2. I live for mail. That’s one of the highlights of my day (also eating) so getting s package in the mail that’s related to eating would satisfy me more than you can imagine (it’s that easy).
3. My husband and three kids have no idea that we’re eating paleo. I need every trick in the book to keep them eating without asking questions.