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"Sugar & Spice" Giveaway

“Sugar & Spice” Giveaway

Here’s my new niece, Riley Eve. The last time we talked, I was heading to Clarksville to take care of my nephews and 18-month-old niece while my sister was in the hospital birthing this baby. I had this fantasy that while I was there, I could still cook and blog and live like a normal...

Winners! WEBstaurant Store Giveaway

Congratulations to Delta Whiskey and Denae Dahlen! They’ve each won a $200 gift certificate for The WEBstaurant Store, the leading restaurant equipment distributor on the web. Delta, claim yer waffle maker! Denae, go get that mandoline! Merry Christmas to you both. And thanks to everyone who entered!

Giveaway Winnahs!

Tomorrow, we’ll be choosing the winners of the two $200 WEBstaurant Store gift certificates. (There’s still time to enter here and here.) But this afternoon, a reader named Emily e-mailed me that she couldn’t find the posts announcing the winners of any of our recent giveaways. And there’s a very good reason for that. I...

Need a Little Christmas? Win a $200 Gift Certificate from The WEBstaurant Store!

Remember when we gave away that badass Waring Belgian Waffle Iron from The WEBstaurant Store, the leading restaurant equipment distributor on the web? A few days ago, they sent this video of Steve (from The WEBstaurant Store) demoing a butane range. Wait for it to turn into The Great Gnocchi Massacre of 2010 around the...
12 Snow Day Recipes + "Something To Keep You Warm" Giveaway!

12 Snow Day Recipes + “Something To Keep You Warm” Giveaway!

Make the most out of a snow day with peppermint hot chocolate, monkey bread, cinnamon biscuits and more!

Tate’s Bake Shop Giveaway Winner!

Congratulations to our Tate’s Bake Shop giveaway winner … Janet: “Last Thursday I would have said that I would love to have this prize to enjoy at home with my family since our son (my heart) got a surprise pass from the Army to come home for Thanksgiving and we are THRILLED. But since my...
Smoke Like A Pro™ Fall Giveaway!

Smoke Like A Pro™ Fall Giveaway!

This kit comes with everything you need – sauce, dry rub, wood chips, brine mix, gloves. Everything but the meat and the heat.

Waffle Iron Winner!

The winner of the Waring Commercial Belgian Waffle Iron is … #365: JessicaO! “Ohhh… a Garland Pizza Deck Oven! Six 18″ pizzas at ONCE?! Wow, the possibilities… I also do not own a waffle iron, and would absolutely love this one! Thank you!” Congratulations, Jessica! And thanks to The WEBstaurant Store for sponsoring this contest!...
Recipe Index Reboot

Recipe Index Reboot

A few days ago, I was making a batch of No-Bake Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Cookies for Jeff, and I realized that I’d been using a different technique for months but hadn’t changed the recipe in the post. So I opened the post, made a few changes and saved it. Then, I went to...
Our Top 10 Labor Day Menus

Our Top 10 Labor Day Menus

Celebrate summer's last long weekend with meals like our Final Fiesta, Big Pimpin' Deluxe, Farmer's Market Favorites, New Orleans State of Mind, Southern Summer, Pizza Party and more.

Spike Your Juice™ Giveaway Winner! (And Your Favorite Trashy TV Shows)

Congratulations to our Spike Your Juice™ giveaway winner, Bridget! Here’s her winning entry: Bridget: “I don’t know that this is particularly summery, but my favorite trashy TV show is ‘One Tree Hill,’ which, oddly enough, my husband got me hooked on.” Excellent use of the blame-the-husband strategy, Bridget! Send your mailing address to me at...

Bibbidi Bobbodi Booze! (Spike Your Juice™ Giveaway for Ages 21+)

A few months ago, someone from Spike Your Juice™ asked if I wanted to try one of their kits. A kit that she said would transform the wholesome all-natural juice of my choice into fizzalicious boozy booze. So, in the name of science and for the good of the land, I said, “Hell yeah!” The...