It's a birthday Celebration and I'm Giving Presents Away!

Hello Everyone!

Today is my birthday, which just so happens to be my favorite Holiday of the year!

To celebrate, I'm giving away a 
3 Quart Crock-Pot Slow Cooker and an Autographed Copy of my book!

   

Here's how you enter!
THIS CONTEST CLOSES AT 11:59 EST , NOVEMBER 13, 2013! *Extended from original date of Nov. 12.

1. Invite your family and friends to like my page on Facebook by "sharing" one of my recipes on your page and asking them to go "like" my page and leave a comment there saying you sent them.

2. Come back and leave a comment below on this blog post with your facebook name (very important!) and a link to the post your shared on Facebook. Make sure this is a link to the actual post, not just to your page!  To do this, right click on YOUR name on that post and then click "copy link address."

For every person who mentions your name on my facebook page, you will get one entry into the drawing for the Crock-Pot Slow Cooker or my cookbook!


GO!  Have fun!
Open to US Residents ONLY!  Sorry other friends!

Dish Up The Love with World Kitchen- Recipe Contest and #Giveaway

Now here's a recipe contest you can feel REALLY good about entering! 

Dish Up The Love with World Kitchen, help feed families across America with the Feeding America network and win prizes!

All you have to do is submit your favorite recipe and why it's important to you.  It can be a recipe passed down from generation to generation, or a new favorite created in your very own kitchen!

All entries must be submitted by December 25, 2013, 11:59 p.m. EST.

Here's how and why you want to enter this contest:

For each recipe you submit, you will be automatically entered to win a collection of Baker's Secret, Pyrex and CorningWear products valued at $110!  Here's what they look like:

• A different winner will randomly be selected each week for 4 weeks.
• When the sweepstakes ends, Top Chef All Star Antonia Lofaso will select a winning recipe and its accompanying story to receive the Grand Prize - an all expense paid trip for two to New York City for Valentine's Weekend to continue dishing up the love!
• World Kitchen guarantees a minimum of 450,000 meals (monetary equivalent of $150,000) to Feeding American and member food banks from Nov. 7, 2013 through December 25, 2013.
• TO ENTER THE CONTEST please visit http://www.worldkitchen.com/dishupthelove.html

I am so excited about this contest!  I'm planning to enter either my Sweet Potato Casserole, or Lasagna!
I'm going to sweeten the deal even more!

Dish Up the Love with World Kitchen has agree to let me give away the Dish Up the Love collection pictured above!!! 

Enter below on the Giveaway Tool.

Good luck!

Entry-Form

*Disclosure: I was given a "Dish Up the Love" prize set in exchange for this post.  All opinions expressed here are entirely my own and may differ from others'.

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!! Crockin' In the USA Recipe Contest

I've waited a good month and half to be able to tell you this, so I'm going to get RIGHT TO IT!!!!

I am THE JUDGE for a HUGE, NATIONAL contest!  

You heard that right....."THE" (as in, "one and only!) JUDGE!

(Still shaking my head in disbelief that anyone would have that much faith in my abilities as a slow cooker enthusiast!!!!)

Here it is folks...

"Crockin' In the USA Recipe Contest"

Crockin' In the USA is a recipe submission contest, where all you have to do is use one of the brand new Crock-Pot Seasoning Mixes in a unique way, to create your own Slow Cooker recipe.  

The Seasoning Mixes come in 3 Flavors...

Hearty Beef Stew, Savory Pot Roast and BBQ Pulled Pork.

The contest runs from November 1 through December 17, 2012.  All of the details will be posted on the Crock-Pot Seasoning Mixes Facebook Page on November 1, so be sure to "like" this page so you don't miss out!  The grand prize winner will receive 1 Year of Free Groceries, an $8,500 dollar value!  Who couldn't use that?!

The timeline for this contest is as follows:

• November 1-November 25 - Submit Your Recipes
• November 29-December 13 - Vote for your favorite Recipes
• December 17 - Winner will be Announced

So, my awesome friends, family, colleagues, fellow enthusiasts, chefs, novices, etc., what are you waiting for?!!!!  Here's what you need to do:

• Step 1: Go to the Crock-Pot Seasoning Mixes Page Website and find out where you can buy these awesome Seasoning Mixes.
• Step 2: Secure 1, or all 3 varieties of Seasoning Mixes
• Step 3: Create and AWESOME Crock-Pot Seasoning Mix Recipe with your Crock-Pot Seasoning Mix!
• Step 4: Submit Your Recipe
• Step 5: Get your friends, family, colleagues, acquaintances, etc. to vote for your recipe submission.

Over the next couple of weeks, you will see me post some recipes using these amazing Seasoning Mixes in my own recipes. 

I cannot WAIT to see what you all create!!!!  As you make your recipes, please be sure to post a link to your submission on my Facebook Page so we can all vote for you!

This is going to be an awesome adventure for ALL of us!!!!

Fire up those slow cookers and GET CROCKIN'!!!