for dinner with her boyfriend. She made the chicken. Her boyfriend loved
it. He had seconds. And shortly thereafter, he proposed. But that's not
all: Three more young women at the magazine made the chicken for the
men in their lives who then, in short order, popped the question.
Glamour published the recipe--dubbing it, naturally, Engagement
Chicken--and since then, the magazine's editors have heard from more
than 60 women who have gotten engaged after making the dish.
Commitment-phobes be warned: This bird means business! Of course, there
is more to life than weddings. And there's more to this cookbook than
Engagement Chicken. 100 Recipes Every Woman Should Know also includes 99
of the magazine's other most-loved, best-reviewed dishes, all designed
to get you exactly what you want in life, exactly when you want it. From
Prove to Mom You're Not Going to Starve Meat Loaf to Impress His Family
Chardonnay Cake, these recipes will help you cook with passion and
persuasion. And they're all written with your real life and real needs
in mind. Because whether you're a novice or an expert, cooking should
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Guy Required Grilled Steak, Let's Make a Baby Pasta, Forget the Mistake
You Made at Work Margarita, Bribe a Kid Brownies, Hers and His Cupcakes.
"Recently I met some beautiful young women from Glamour magazine. They
make a roast chicken they call 'Engagement Chicken' because every time
one of them makes it for her boyfriend, she gets engaged! How wonderful
is that? That's the best reason I ever heard to make a roast chicken."
--Ina Garten, Barefoot Contessa cookbooks -- Publisher Marketing
