My Favorite Things: GIVEAWAY. [CLOSED]
[thank you all SO MUCH for entering this giveaway! your magic moments made my entire week. if you need a feel good moment, i suggest reading through these fabulous comments! i plugged 1 through 6503 into random.org and the generated winner is comment #1729 – Beth B. who said “I pre-ordered a copy a few weeks ago. Can’t wait to get it!” Congrats Beth! I’ve sent you an email. Again, thank you ALL so much for entering and for your support. xoxoxo]
Hiiiii.
So. I know I’m not a huge giveaway person, but I am totally blown away by your support and love and all that jazz lately, especially for Seriously Delish and how you’ve completely changed my life. I want to do, well… SOMETHING for each and every one of you and since I can’t buy you all a cocktail with a hug, I figured a giveaway of my favorite things would have to do.
This giveaway is from ME to YOU. I want to show you how much I appreciate you coming here everyday, the encouragement you’ve given me and your all around virtual fabulousness. You really do complete me, Jerry Maguire style. THANK YOU!
See below on how to enter to win all of these goods!
1. This Rebecca Minkoff Crosby tote. It’s no secret how much I love love love my mac clutch bags and mini macs. And my cupid satchel. I love every bag she makes and am totally drooling over this for fall.
2. Jeni’s ice cream! 4 pints to be exact. This should last you, like… five minutes.
3. A Vitamix blender. I’ve become the biggest hypocrite on the planet because for years I said I’d never buy one and would rather buy shoes. But I took the plunge earlier this year and it was seriously LIFE CHANGING. Talk about the thickest milkshake-like smoothies and the creamiest soups. To die for.
4. One year subscriptions to my favorite foodie magazines: Donna Hay and Delicious. These are my go-to for photography inspiration. LOVE. Nothing else compares in my opinion.
5. A fit bit flex. It’s been close to a year since I’ve gone on and on about my fit bit. I completely adore it – not as a workout tool, but more so as a reminder to live an active lifestyle.
6. Two of my favorite books: the Flavor Bible and Bird by Bird. One of the most frequently asked questions I get is how do I come up with recipes – and one of the answers is the Flavor Bible! If I really want to make something with a certain ingredient, I’ll search it and see what flavors pair the best. And Bird by Bird… well it’s a classic that gets me through life. Pretty much.
7. Ummm…. chocolate? Do I really need to explain this one? This is one of my favorites. I need to share.
8. Gift cards to some of my favorite places: $50 to each. One to Sephora, one to Athleta and one to Starbucks. Because I’m a sucker. (if you don’t like coffee GET THE CROISSANT!)
And lastly – this colorful set of my favorite le pen pens and a moleskin notebook (MY LOVE!). It’s school supply time people!! But really, these pens are the bomb dot com. (sorry.)
To enter this giveaway, leave a comment below telling me your magic moment from this summer. Please be sure to leave a valid email address with your comment so I can contact you if you win! This giveaway is open to residents EVERYWHERE! All over the place. If you’re overseas I obviously can’t send you the ice cream, but we will work something else out.
For an extra entry, I would love if you’d preorder a copy of Seriously Delish and leave a second comment saying you did so. You can do so on amazon, barnes and noble or indiebound – and the book will be yours in less than TEN days! EEEEEK! I cannot thank you guys enough for helping me to make the book a bestseller. I adore you to pieces. (and if you preordered months ago, thank you and leave your second comment!) Also, be sure to check my book tour dates to see if I’ll be in your area!
The giveaway will run until this Friday, August 29. The winner will be announced on this post and contacted by email. THANK YOU!
[this giveaway is not sponsored, all items are purchased by me.]
6,503 Comments on “My Favorite Things: GIVEAWAY. [CLOSED]”
It’s been a wonderful summer, but I think the most magical moment was the summer solstice sunset that we chased down at Eggemoggin Reach, in far down east Maine. It was so spectacular we were left speechless!
My magic moment this summer was a road trip to New Hope, PA for my cousin’s wedding. It was the first time my boyfriend met my family! We had crazy traffic both ways but it was all worth it to see my most favorite people together :) Congrats on the book, it looks amazing!!
I wouldn’t say I had a single large magic moment, but every day I am grateful to spend time with my kids and they’re kind of mini magical moments every day :-)
I pre-ordered my copy from Amazon some time ago and can’t wait to get it!
I pre ordered the book through amazon and I’m just patiently awaiting it’s arrival. Yahoo!
My magic moment this summer was the birth of my twin girls Jemma and Zoe. They are the most amazing little beings that my husband and I waited so long for!
I preordered a copy of Seriously Delish the day it became available on Amazon!
We had a pretty plain, even sad Summer this year – we stayed home, we worked a lot, and my daughters were bored and cranky. But we did manage to have a few fun afternoons at the kiddie pool followed by a picnic in the park, some free time to play games together, visits to our favorite ice cream place, an exciting day at the amusement park, and a wonderful fairies and elves-themed birthday party for my oldest one, who was absolutely delighted. So this Summer, I didn’t get my dream vacations, but I tried to find the magic in the little things!
My magic moment this summer, was the suprise birthday party my friend organized for me. It was wonderful.
Seeing my mom who I haven’t seen in 6 years. It was bittersweet as it was for my dad’s funeral.
My favorite moment was spending five hours with a good friend at the Chicago Botanic Gardens. It’s was so lush and beautiful…water lilies, zinnias, roses and more roses, English Walled Garden, Japanese gardens on an island…blissful.
I pre-ordered a copy of your book the day it went on sale!
My moment was when I was making zucchini muffins with my three year old son, and he said “Mom I love you. You’re always CHEF’fing” – melted my heart!
My magic moment of the summer was visiting the New York State Fair and feasting on everything from chicken gyros to pizza fritte to moscato slushies! Ohhhh yes!
My magic moment this summer was when my husband and I opened the door for the first time to our new home! We closed on our FIRST house at the end of June and it was so fun to open the front door together with our new set of keys. We’ve been using some of your recipes to make our house feel more like a home! A HUGE congrats on your new book! Every time I read your blog I feel like we are long lost friends, I love the way you write, so honest & pure. Happy Tuesday!
My magic moment for the summer was walking along the beach with my guy on our first ever vacation together.
Oh, and I preordered your book on BN–can’t wait to read it!
Not one specific moment this summer, but I did spend an amazing amount of time with my sons which doesn’t happen very often. Biking, kayaking and golfing, it was awesome.
Magic moment of the summer was getting to see our baby girl’s 4D ultrasound at 27 weeks. It’s amazing how much you can see on those things!!
My Magic moment of the summer was getting to tell our families that we are Pregnant. The whole fam gets together for 4th of July. It was awesome to finally get to spill the beans :)
Book pre-ordered today! Yay! It’s my birthday gift- to me!!
My magic moment of the summer was visiting the Mayan Ruins in Tulum, Mexico. Such a gorgeous place and you can feel such wondering energy the moment you see the ruins.
Hmmm…magic moment. Probably spending days at the pool with ice cream cones covered in sprinkles!
My magic moment this summer was when my baby girl got back to school! I dont want to be mean, but seriously the vacations are too long with the kids at home. Love your blog! I’m from Mexico, so I love to get anything from your give away, because there are so rare international give aways….
Also, I pre-ordered the book on Amazon!
Revisiting Monterey, CA with our three kids. It’s a special place for us since we spent our first years of marriage there over 20 years ago.
My magical moment was my kids and I getting to go home for the summer and spend two months with my mom and sister and my new niece and nephew and reconnecting with my dad who I hadn’t spoke to in over two years. Seriously an amazing, much needed, good for my soul summer.
I pre ordered Seriously Delish and cannot wait :)
Since it is nearing the end of winter here in Australia, my magical winter moment was actually escaping the cold and visiting Singapore!
My magic moment was zip-lining in harpers ferry, wv. I didn’t know I could be that brave! :)
And I’m waiting anxiously for my book that I pre-ordered from amazon!! :)
Hey that’s a big fat giveaway! Love it!
My favorite moment of the summer was the time to enjoy long walks, walking hand in hand with my special somebody, and be able to talk about everything and nothing, and have cold coffee whenever we wanted. That was cool <3
Fingers crossed!
Also- i already preordered it! OF COURSE!
Finding out that I’m pregnant! But, shhh, my husband and I haven’t told anyone yet. (And Isabella isn’t really my name
The magical moment of my summer was when my husband and I went to Boulder, CO for the weekend. We just went. No planning. No hassle. Just a spontaneous getaway!
I also preordered a few months ago! September 2nd can’t get here soon enough. September 3rd will bring lots of baking :)
My magic moment was getting married at the beginning of the summer. It was a really special day because we were surrounded by friends and family who traveled from all over to come celebrate with us. Also, we’re not from Pittsburgh but we totally had a cookie table at our reception. What a fun and delicious tradition! :)
My magic moment was surprising my husband for a “BIG” birthday by flying our kids home to celebrate at our cabin in the pines – just the 5 of us – laughing, playing, eating and drinking (they are all over 21 :) No less than 5 how sweet recipes were made! Can’t wait for my cookbook – its been on preorder forever!
Road trip down highway 101!!
My magic moment was going back to Michigan and spending time with my grandparents. Living in Arizona I don’t get to see them as much as I’d like. Bonus, Michigan was much cooler this time of year.
My magic moment? Moving from DC to Chicago just a few weeks ago. Biggest move of my life! Totally picked up my life and moved to the mid-west. Here’s to a new adventure & lots of new food!!! :)
Awesome giveaway, thank you! My magic moment was waking up at the inn we stayed at on Block Island; you could smell & see the ocean first thing! Best way to wake up.
This is amazing! I am so excited for your book, wish you were coming to Indy though!
My magical moment of the summer has been every morning, when I get to take my 1.5 yr old twins for a mile and a half walk before work…nothing like a summer morning walk to start your day off right and enjoy the beauty of creation that we so easily overlook! We’ve learned colors from flowers, bird sounds, songs about sunshine, and how to pray and give thanks every day. I wouldn’t trade these walks for anything in the world!
I just got back from 10 days in England and Scotland with my husband, and one of my magic moments was enjoying an amazing dinner at Jamie Oliver’s Barbecoa in London, drinking champagne, and looking out the windows to a lit-up St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Magical summer moment…beach days for sure :-)
My magic moment this summer was finding out that we are having a little girl!!!
Can I have a magical week? We took the most relaxing and wonderful vacation in Michigan. It was low key, and exactly what our family needed to recharge. AND I tried Kilwin’s chocolate peanut butter ice cream (and about 15 other amazing treats).
The most magical moment of my summer took place in the earliest part of dawn, in a forest in Wisconsin. I heard a pair of great-horned owls calling to each other. Who-hoo-hoo! Pure magic.
My magic moment was spending the day home from work with my little man. Love extra time with the little ones :)
My summer has been so good this year, but I think my magic moment was definitely the week I spent with my mom and sisters at the beach. It was relaxing, fun and full of sweet memories that I wll cherish for a lifetime.