JICAMA SLAW and GIVEAWAY

2 carrots, peeled and julienned
1 small jicama (about 1 - 1/4 lbs.) peeled and julienned
1 large red bell pepper, cored and very thinly sliced
1/4 head red cabbage, cored and very thinly sliced
1/2 red onion, halved lengthwise and very thinly sliced lengthwise
6 tablespoons olive oil
6 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 tablespoons minced cilantro leaves, plus more for garnish
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoons red chile flakes

In a medium bowl toss all vegetables.

Combine oil, vinegar, lime juice, minced cilantro, salt, pepper, sugar, chili powder and chile flakes in a small bowl; whisk until blended.

Add dressing to vegetables and toss everything together, let sit 15 minutes,stirring 2 to 3 times. Serve garnished with cilantro, if you like.

Yield: Makes 6 to 8 servings

Notes: Use a handheld slicer (like a mandoline or a Benriner) to make cutting the vegetables easier.
Vegetables can be put in a large resealable plastic bag, chilled and kept up to 2 days.
Dressing can be made ahead, chilled and kept up to 2 days.

Make-Ahead Meals for Busy Moms has a combination of GREAT!!! ideas for family meals. Make-ahead recipes that can be entirely made or partially made ahead of time and frozen to be reheated are serve later. I love this idea for busy mom, like all of us.

What I like about this cookbook is that the recipes are EASY!!! to make and includes items that I have in the pantry. This is a must for any busy mom. The font is big and the directions are simply and clear to read. There are instructions for freezing to keep the flavor and the taste fresh. Since this AWESOME!!! cookbook will give you a lot more recipes for meals to prepare ahead of time you will enjoy the stress free dinner time. But, best of all and the most important the recipes are delicious, your family will enjoy the variety.

Now, here what you need to do to enter a chance to win this GREAT!!! cookbook:

Jane Doiron @

Make-Ahead Meals for Busy Moms

asked me if I would be interest in a giving away her cookbook @ Heart N' Soul Cooking. I am a follower of her blog and think she has GREAT!!! recipe, so I knew I would be interested in doing a giveaway for my blog friends.

GOOD LUCK!!!

• 1st and mandatory - Visit Jane Doiron @ Make-Ahead Meals for Busy Moms! and tell me one recipe that you would love to cook at home found on the Table Of Contents (click on cookbook on sidebar)
  

For Extra Entries:

• Follow Heart N' Soul Cooking (with Google Friend Connect)
• Blog about this giveaway, with a link back to me.
• Follow the Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms blog
• Sign up for the Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms newsletter.
• Grab the Make Ahead meals for Busy Moms button, found on her blogs sidebar.

For 3 Extra Entries:

• Visit Amazon.com or Barnesandnoble.com and purchase a copy for yourself or as a GREAT!!! gift.

Please leave a separate comment for each item that you have completed stating that you have done so. That will give you 9 AWESOME!!! chances.

Winners will be chosen via Random Drawing. Winners who I am unable to contact and who don't claim their prize within 48 hours of being sent their winning email notifications and me posting the winner of the prize will forfeit their prize. Please follow directions. This is open to all bloggers and nonbloggers alike. You have from now until March 7th, 2010 at 11:59 PM (Alaska time) to comment and be entered for a chance to win. I will randomly pick one winner and announce it here on my blog shortly after March 8th! Open to USA only!