Thursday Giveaway: Dinosaur Soup by Bob's Your Uncle

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One of my favorite childhood memories is reading, and making, stone soup. This looks like a fun little book!

posted by Kate N on September 11th 2008 at 7:05am
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Loved Stone Soup

posted by pmcg on September 11th 2008 at 7:10am
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Turtle Brownies - without real turtles, of course.

posted by aspenchick on September 11th 2008 at 7:16am
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Autumn "tea" made with dried maple leaves.

posted by olastar on September 11th 2008 at 7:19am
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mud -pie, mmmm...

posted by megrags on September 11th 2008 at 7:24am
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witches stew with acorns and cicadas...

posted by piepie on September 11th 2008 at 7:29am
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Pease porridge hot, pease porridge cold, pease porridge in the pot 9 days old.

9 days old???? Eeew.

posted by faq on September 11th 2008 at 7:38am
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Bug Juice - yuuuuummmmmmmmm

posted by kellybeegee on September 11th 2008 at 7:41am
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Another mud pie lover (both real and imagined!).

posted by RainyDayMomma on September 11th 2008 at 7:48am
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Dirt Pudding - served in a flower pot with a trowel!

posted by AndreaU on September 11th 2008 at 7:49am
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stone soup!

posted by Enamorada on September 11th 2008 at 7:50am
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Sandbox ice-cream cones, with a mountain ash berry, oh, I mean, cherry on top.

posted by herz9160 on September 11th 2008 at 7:51am
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My grandma's beef vegetable soup with homemade noodles...yum. :) Looks like an adorable book!

posted by Crick on September 11th 2008 at 7:53am
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Monkey Bread!

posted by JDog on September 11th 2008 at 8:17am
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posted by inkstainedwriter on September 11th 2008 at 8:22am
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Spicy nails with melted cheese!

posted by tao on September 11th 2008 at 8:24am
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Cool book!

Favorite Recipe = Dream Soup

posted by paperdollsforboys on September 11th 2008 at 8:28am
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I once wrote a chicken nugget recipe for my grandma where you cooked the nuggets at 100 degrees for 3 hours.

posted by javagrrrl on September 11th 2008 at 8:54am
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When I was a kid, I made Stone Soup all the time.

posted by AngelMonkey on September 11th 2008 at 8:56am
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I have recipe books that kids made in school for holidays where they cooked the turkey 29 hrs!!!

posted by drogz60 on September 11th 2008 at 8:57am
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stone soup haha love the idea of dream soup

posted by SANDY89 on September 11th 2008 at 9:11am
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Bananas in the Jungle...I have always thought that a clever/cute name for a salad. My kids love it!

posted by JennS23 on September 11th 2008 at 9:22am
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Monkey bread!

posted by nslods on September 11th 2008 at 9:23am
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Rolly bonks!

posted by brenbot on September 11th 2008 at 9:28am
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turtle pie

posted by rcpwjr on September 11th 2008 at 9:36am
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Stone Soup!!

posted by rebbi511 on September 11th 2008 at 9:47am
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mud pies!

posted by JCalahan on September 11th 2008 at 9:51am
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Egg in a Bread Hole

posted by PamN on September 11th 2008 at 10:24am
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toast

posted by k8theriver on September 11th 2008 at 10:24am
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Cow chip cookies.

posted by noisy on September 11th 2008 at 10:27am
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mickey mouse soup

posted by nj_gal on September 11th 2008 at 10:54am
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gurdy's mess

posted by apmc on September 11th 2008 at 11:10am
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Spaghetti! Fun to make and fun to eat!

posted by cc on September 11th 2008 at 11:11am
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Mud pies!

posted by graphix_girl on September 11th 2008 at 11:45am
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Definitely Monkey bread.

posted by ableonard on September 11th 2008 at 12:28pm
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when i was a kid, we always made "soup" with grass, leaves, rocks, water, mud, etc.

posted by cbraden7 on September 11th 2008 at 12:49pm
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Strawberry Nutella whipped cream cake

posted by MajaMeza79 on September 11th 2008 at 12:51pm
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My favorite is one that was made in my son's classroom and it was a big Dinosaur Cookie and how to make one out of real cookie dough.

posted by neneelynn on September 11th 2008 at 1:33pm
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We love Monkey Bread.

posted by idahodad7 on September 11th 2008 at 1:39pm
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stone soup

posted by chromiumman on September 11th 2008 at 1:56pm
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I love my daughter's chicken soup recipe where you put a whole chicken in the oven for an hour and then add eight noodles. (She's four.)

posted by tmf315 on September 11th 2008 at 2:37pm
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One of my favorite childhood cooking memories is making "peanut butter surprise" with my older sister. It was basically peanut butter, sugar, flour and lord knows what else but it was sticky and sweet and we loved it.

posted by clough on September 11th 2008 at 4:38pm
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Larks Tongues In Aspic-both a gross out imaginary food and a King Crimson Album!

posted by JeanF on September 11th 2008 at 9:03pm
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Mississippi Mud

posted by Mom2Ways on September 11th 2008 at 9:45pm
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nothing beats plain ole meatloaf

posted by agordon10 on September 12th 2008 at 2:18am
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chunky monkey icecream
herry123_us@live.com

posted by hkgandhi on September 12th 2008 at 3:25am
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Backyard day after a rain old pie tins = Mud Pies

posted by chandlertoth on September 12th 2008 at 3:44am
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Blackbirds baked in a pie!

posted by sweetsue on September 12th 2008 at 4:14am
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Mickey Mouse Soup

posted by denyse on September 12th 2008 at 4:32am
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"Salad" made of shredded green tissue.

posted by melonkelli on September 12th 2008 at 5:53am
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Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread. yum!

posted by sally-o on September 12th 2008 at 6:08am
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Tomato aspic

posted by jeanholman on September 12th 2008 at 6:27am
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ants on a log- is that even a recipe?

posted by laura b on September 12th 2008 at 6:32am
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Inside Out Ravioli

posted by kaylee8 on September 12th 2008 at 8:48am
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Worm soup made out of gummy worms.

posted by beausdorei on September 12th 2008 at 9:35am
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posted by mogrill1212 on September 12th 2008 at 10:09am
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7 layer cookies

posted by Dove420 on September 12th 2008 at 10:13am
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Ice Cream Soup!

Ingredients? Ice Cream

Preptime? Depends on the temperature!

posted by Emilio84 on September 12th 2008 at 10:23am
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Recipe for a Hippopotamus Sandwich (by Shel Silverstein)

posted by smalltownbeatnik on September 12th 2008 at 10:24am
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Crazy chocolate cake - has vinegar, water & oils as ingredients! 4 Reals!

posted by SFCarlos on September 12th 2008 at 10:31am
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Kids reciepes are the best!

posted by cmb270 on September 12th 2008 at 10:42am
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Grasshopper pie - even though it's real it freaked me out as a kid. Also, Shoefly pie - shoes and flies should not be associated with tasty pie.

posted by AnyWhichWay on September 12th 2008 at 11:05am
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Once as a young'n I was given free reign to make whatever I wanted in the kitchen. I called my creation a cake but somehow it came out looking and smelling like cheese.

posted by greenamie on September 12th 2008 at 11:06am
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dirt pudding (chocolate pudding with oreo cookies and gummy worms) is always a hit with the kids - and me! plus is simple...just my kind of recipe.

posted by kitchenwilly on September 12th 2008 at 11:08am
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I just saw this in another post. My father did the illustrations for this book.
http://www.marksfisher.com

posted by wylie on September 12th 2008 at 11:35am
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Quinoa Tabouli!! (at least right now, 'cause it's my fav new recipe). :-)

posted by leonad on September 12th 2008 at 11:40am
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Litterbox Cake!

posted by HandyC on September 12th 2008 at 11:41am
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Shoe Soup! As made famous by Werner Herzog when he ate a soup cooked by Alice Waters containing his own shoe.

posted by nettles on September 12th 2008 at 11:42am
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Egg in a basket.

posted by Neem on September 12th 2008 at 11:45am
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Stone Soup was an absolute favorite! We used to make it in puddles on REALLY rainy days. YUM!

posted by Manders22 on September 12th 2008 at 12:49pm
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toad in the hole!

posted by longgoneblonde on September 12th 2008 at 4:49pm
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litter box cake

posted by fancyfeet on September 12th 2008 at 5:03pm
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My favorite recipe? My Mom's chocolate brownies!

posted by artmarcia on September 12th 2008 at 7:36pm
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Stone Soup-yum :)

posted by mama43 on September 13th 2008 at 2:54am
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above all sounds really yummy BUT I WILL STICK WITH CREAM PUFFS :)

posted by klp1965 on September 13th 2008 at 12:32pm
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Spaghetti worms covered in blood!

posted by judybrittle on September 13th 2008 at 3:06pm
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Past du Garbage ---- my uncle's specialty

posted by AIC on September 13th 2008 at 3:08pm
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Snickerdoodles.

posted by Aisling1331 on September 13th 2008 at 6:17pm
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Peanut butter fingers! I totally forgot about them, but it's my favorite childhood recipe.

posted by squidlette on September 13th 2008 at 6:23pm
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Tree and leaf casserole.

posted by nesta67 on September 13th 2008 at 7:33pm
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Cinnamon Jumbles!

posted by blueviolet on September 13th 2008 at 10:45pm
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Monkey Bread or dirt pudding

posted by kathy55439 on September 14th 2008 at 3:40am
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I like the Toad in a Hole.

posted by Michael4 on September 14th 2008 at 4:33am
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Mississippi Mud Cake

posted by MrsWW on September 14th 2008 at 5:08am
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Pepper Bellies
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posted by wgbc1446 on September 14th 2008 at 7:06am
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Grandbaby kisses.

posted by bfox74 on September 14th 2008 at 8:10am
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Chocolate Peanut Butter bars

posted by yellowlabs on September 14th 2008 at 11:59am
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Dirt Cake ( in a pail )!

posted by saturdaynightfever on September 14th 2008 at 12:40pm
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Green eggs and ham!

posted by marianalamar on September 14th 2008 at 1:30pm
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for real would be brownies

posted by bison61 on September 14th 2008 at 1:45pm
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posted by tripateam on September 14th 2008 at 2:55pm
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I like the Stone Soup recipe and the story of a village coming together to eat.

posted by calgirl on September 14th 2008 at 3:22pm
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mint chocolate chip cookie cake ice cream.

posted by evilaril22 on September 14th 2008 at 3:28pm
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Maxs' Red Hot Marshmallow Squirters Mud cake, from a "Max and Ruby" book! My kids love that book, so I know they'd love this one too! Thanks for the chance to win!

posted by Teresa690 on September 14th 2008 at 4:13pm
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Crazy Grandma's Chicken Spaghetti

posted by caseyb* on September 14th 2008 at 6:10pm
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Dirt pudding

posted by carissaad on September 14th 2008 at 6:26pm
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monkey bread and stone soup

posted by abymom on September 14th 2008 at 6:36pm
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As a kid, "Chocolate Covered Grasshoppers" always got a good response from us -- I believe (I hope) the 'crunch' was something similar to rice crispies...

posted by flared0ne on September 14th 2008 at 6:57pm
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Worms and Dirt (gummi worms and crumbled oreos, I believe)...

posted by Mollie G. on September 14th 2008 at 7:00pm
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My favorite recipe is my Mom's lasagna recipe. She makes the best lasagna. Thanks for the giveaway!!

posted by agsweeps on September 14th 2008 at 7:15pm
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cupcakes - any kind, any frosting!

posted by tomie on September 14th 2008 at 8:05pm
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Pink Flamingo Pie!

posted by Lara L on September 14th 2008 at 8:14pm
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a rubber biscuit might be good!

posted by samanthapayntr on September 14th 2008 at 11:01pm
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I love making Monkeybread.

posted by Princessvessna on September 15th 2008 at 1:04am
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Jane Fonda's Chicken Soup. garrettsambo@aol.com

posted by purango53 on September 15th 2008 at 3:28am
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My favorite recipe is my friend's version of clam chowder.

posted by lilyk on September 15th 2008 at 5:04am
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My favorite is pineapple upside down cake! The book sounds like a lot of fun! Thank you!

posted by mommyto2 on September 15th 2008 at 5:42am
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Chicken Kumquat Fricassee

posted by jnkrim on September 15th 2008 at 7:28am
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Elephant Stew
Thank you for the opportunity to win!

posted by bndraldy on September 15th 2008 at 7:45am
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jellyfish jelly sandwiches!

posted by Nicole C on September 15th 2008 at 7:48am
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My favorite recipe is Chicken Asparagus! Sooo good!

posted by Talitha on September 15th 2008 at 8:50am
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Anti-wrinkle Fruit and Fun Tart

posted by choochoo on September 15th 2008 at 9:15am
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puppy chow

posted by jmahurin40 on September 15th 2008 at 10:32am
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Monkey bread :)

posted by gkran on September 15th 2008 at 4:11pm
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My boys love Dinosaurs so I'd say, "Dinosaur Bones Soup".

posted by GracieCat on September 15th 2008 at 5:10pm
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Robert Redford...no, really!

posted by donnak4 on September 15th 2008 at 7:07pm
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I love kids recipes especially my brother's preschool recipe for christmas hot dogs

posted by adra77 on September 27th 2008 at 11:23am
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