Giveaways, Contests, Products

See’s Candies Giveaway Winner

February 20, 2009

It’s time to announce the winner of See’s Candies Giveaway! Thank you to everyone who left such endearing comments.  You’re clever turns of phrase and witty humor made picking a winner incredible difficult for the kind folks at See’s Candies. At first the comments were all so wonderful, that the people at See’s were stammering at the task of choosing the “worthiest” comment for a winner.  But they tightened their belts, pulled out the hankies, buckled down and chose a winner for this giveaway.

In the torturous style of beauty pageants around the world, rather than just saying who won, »

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Peanut Brittle Cookies & See’s Candy Chocolate Giveaway!

February 11, 2009
Peanut Brittle Cookies

It’s almost Valentine’s day, so raise your hands if you like chocolate! Our hands are raised extra high now because we’re holding a fabulous $25 gift certificate to See’s Candy!

See’s Candy has always been one of our favorite family chocolates for a number of delicious reasons. It’s one of the best qualities of chocolate that we can get for our money and the variety that See’s offers is diverse enough to satisfy everyone in our family. Every time we need to send a gift of chocolate out to special family and friends, we send See’s candy because we know »

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Tamarind Shrimp and “Secrets of the Red Lantern” cookbook Winner

February 1, 2009
Tamarind Shrimp

This gorgeous cookbook has a new owner and it’s Pam!! Congratulations Pam and we hope you enjoy this beautiful cookbook.

Thank you to you all for your amazing input and thoughts on what you love in a cookbook. We appreciate all your fabulous comments on this  cookbook giveaway!

This was the most amazing forum of wonderful ideas that we’ve ever had. Reading all of your wonderful, insightful comments was inspiring and informative. We’ve never been so thrilled as were were with your participation in this giveaway. As always, it’s always so tough to turn to the Random Number Generator to »

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Tamarind Crab and Secrets of the Red Lantern Cookbook giveaway!

January 23, 2009
Tamarind Crab

 

It’s not often that I can get excited about a cookbook enough to want to snuggle with it on the couch and to read it cover to cover.  Most of the time, I’ll scan through a cookbook and bookmark particular interesting recipes that jump off the page. But I found one book that not only had me hooked from the very first page, but had me laughing, crying and stomach growling at the same time. If anyone saw me, they’d think that I was an emotional, starving wreck who just got dumped by her boyfriend. Thank goodness I only »

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Video #14- Winner of the “Art of Food Photography” Class!

January 8, 2009

Thank you to everyone for participating in this  “Art of Food Photography Class” giveaway! All of your enthusiasm and excitement for learning more about food photography was amazing. Although we received 176 enthusiastic entries, the hardest part is always having to draw the name of only one winner. But the best part of it all is letting everyone know that this amazing resource is still available online and we want to thank The Perfect Picture School of Photography, Ron Goldman and Kathleen Clemons for their generosity!

For all of you who aspire to learn more about food photography, we »

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Giveaway – Online “Art of Food Photography Class” !!!

December 29, 2008
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All photographs : courtesy of Ron Goldman Photography

We are so EXCITED about this giveaway!  The title says it all…

  • Do you want to learn more about food photography?
  • Improve your food photography skills for your blog?
  • Fill your blog with drooling, beautiful and awe inspiring photographs?
  • Or just learn some great techniques and info about photography?

The wonderful and generous folks at The Picture Perfect School of Photography and professional  photographers Ron Goldman and Kathleen Clemons are giving away  a spot to take their online food photography class- “Art of Food Photography “!


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Menu For Hope V and Artisan Steak Tasting pack of 8 rib eye steaks!

December 20, 2008
Grass Fed Beef

Dear Friends,

We’re sure you’ve all heard of this fabulous, annual fund raising campaign that supports the UN World Food Programme.  Started by Chez Pim five years ago to support worthy causes world wide, this yearly event is hosted by food bloggers from around the world.

It just doesn’t end there. As Pim explains, it goes beyond all borders for everyone to participate, “Each December, food bloggers from all over the world join the campaign by offering a delectable array of food-related prizes for the Menu for Hope raffle. Anyone – and that means you too – can buy raffle »

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Four Spice Liver Pate w/ Vietnamese cinnamon + winner(s)!

November 11, 2008
Liver Pate

pate with pickled okra & persimmons

Thank you everyone for showing your love and interest in Vietnamese Cinnamon! The enormous enthusiasm was beyond our expectations. Our Vietnamese Cinnamon post and giveaway drawing drew over 200 entries and that was more than enough proof to show just how prized this amazing spice is.

We were just enthralled to read all your comments, insightful information and interest on this post. But the thought of giving away just one prize amongst so many excited cooks was just….depressing.

So after much discussion and inventory count of our Vietnamese cinnamon stash, we’ve decided to give »

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Vietnamese Cinnamon – & Give Away drawing!

November 3, 2008
Vietnamese Cinnamon

If we could put a stick of true Vietnamese cinnamon into the hands of every cook, Chef and epicurean, the food world would be a sweeter, more aromatic place. We’re that obsessively addicted and devoted to this amazing spice. So enamored with it that we brought back a whole suitcase full of it back from Vietnam. Luckily the US customs search dogs were on lunch break, or else we would have been sniffed out and questioned if we really cooked with the wood or smoked it!

Vietnamese cinnamon comes from the bark of the Cinnamomum loureirii cassia tree that is »

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Sharing The Love #5 – Homemade flax seed dog biscuits

April 24, 2008
Dog Biscuit Recipes

Homemade Flax Seed Dog Biscuit Recipe

 

Special Reward Dog Biscuits.
12 oz (340g) whole wheat flour
12oz (340g) bread flour
2 oz (55g) wheat germ
1 t (5g) salt
2T (30g) brown sugar
3-4T Flax Seed (optional)
3 eggs
1c (240ml) vegetable oil
3oz (85g) powdered dry milk
1c (240ml) water

1. Combine wheat flour, bread flour, wheat germ, salt, and brown sugar, and flax seed in mixing bowl. Stir in eggs and vegetable oil.

2. Dissolve dry milk in water then incorporate the mixture.

3. Mix to form a very firm dough that is smooth and workable. Adjust »

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