See Rachael Ray in Cleveland and win a signed copy of her new book Week in a Day

The running joke in our house is how stressed I get over cooking. Whereas Scott’s comfortable experimenting with a dish composed of the few ingredients in our fridge (last week’s hard cider turkey legs were a delicious winner), I need to carefully plan everything out.  

Unfortunately, after a long day of work and after-work shenanigans, I don’t have the energy to plan a meal. Plus, I’m too hungry to concentrate. The end result: I convince Scott that we need to dine out or pick up food on our way home.

Don’t get my wrong, I love Cleveland restaurants — which makes it that much harder to eat at home sometimes. However, I’m always trying to find a better balance for me (and my wallet) when it comes to dining in versus out. Sometimes that means planning my meals days in advance instead of scrambling the night of.

A selection from Rachael Ray’s Week in a Day, courtesy of Atria Books, photographs in book by Frances Janisch

That’s why I’m excited to give away a pair of tickets to see Rachael Ray in Cleveland. She’ll be in Rocky River on December 14.to sign and discuss her new book Week in a Day.

The companion book to her cooking show of the same name, Rachael Ray’s Week in a Day features more than two hundred recipes that will help you prepare five nights’ worth of meals in a single day.

Each week has a different theme, such as ‘From a Taco to Morocco’ and ‘A Chicken in Every Pot,’ and recipes include Chicken and Chorizo Spanish Enchiladas, Argentine Chili with Chimichurri, and Zinfully Delicious Short Ribs.

The thrift-hound that I am, I’m most excited about the section “1 Grocery Bag, 3 Meals,” which shows readers how to fit all the groceries you need for three great meals into – you guessed it – a single bag. 

Rachael Ray’s appearance is presented by Joseph-Beth Booksellers and Rocky River Public Library

Her book tour stops in Cleveland with an appearance presented by Joseph-Beth Booksellers and The Rocky River Public Library on December 14. The doors of the Rocky River High School Auditorium will open at 6:00 p.m. and the event starts at 7:00 p.m. 

Event tickets are free with your purchase of the book from Joseph-Beth Booksellers – see the Facebook event page for more information on how to buy your book, which will be signed by Rachael and available for pick up that night. Plus, Joseph-Beth Booksellers is donating a percentage of all book sales to the Rocky River Public Library.

I’m also giving away a pair of tickets to the event with signed copies of Rachael Ray’s Week in a Day, courtesy of Atria Books. How to enter: Do one, some, or all five of the entries. A separate comment is needed for each.

There are 5 Easy Ways to Enter the Giveaway
**You must leave a separate comment on this post for each entry**

1) What’s your favorite dish to make when you’re busy? Leave a comment on this post with your answer.

2) Follow @rachaelray and @ADHicken on Twitter and leave one comment on this post telling me you did both.

3) If you’re a fan of Clue Into Cleveland and Rachael Ray on Facebook, leave one comment on this blog post letting me know. If you’re not yet a fan, you can become one here and here.

4) Tweet the following and leave one comment letting me know you tweeted:

I want to see Rachael Ray in Cleveland on Dec. 14. Enter @ADHicken’s Week in a Day giveaway for your chance to win http://wp.me/p2Ukr0-2kl

You can tweet once per day for additional entries. Just leave a separate comment each time you tweet.

5) Subscribe to Clue Into Cleveland via a feed tracker like Bloglovin’ or Feedly and leave one comment letting me know you did. This can also include signing up to receive email notifications in the top-right “Subscribe” section of this page.

You have until Monday, Dec. 9 at 11:59 PM to enter. Random.org will select the winner, which I will announce on Tuesday, Dec. 10. Remember to leave a separate comment for each entry – good luck!

Disclosure: I was invited to attend Rachael Ray’s book signing with a guest in exchange for hosting a giveaway. My choice to post about this event and opinions are 100% my own.