My Favorite Things Holiday Giveaway: Win a $500 Amazon Gift Card! [CLOSED]
Happy December 12th! I am SO excited to begin counting down the 12 days of Christmas!

You guys have been asking me left and right if I’d be holding another 12 Days of Christmas vlogging series this year. While I’d love to, all we’re REALLY doing over here is cuddling a newborn. But! Starting today, I will be holding multiple giveaways for some of my favorite things and you can bet that they are in.cred.i.ble. I promise!
These giveaways are not sponsored and are given by me to show how much I appreciate you being here. I LOVE YOU! Thank you for stopping by this rambly corner of the internet every day. It seriously means the WORLD to me.
To kick things off on this first day of Christmas, I’m giving away two $500 amazon gift cards! This gift card will be sent to you electronically, so you will receive it well before Christmas. Like you will receive it two or three days from now.
Please see below for detailed rules on the giveaway, but all you really have to do is leave a comment on this post. And… something else super exciting!
You also have a chance for a second entry and to get a signed copy of my next cookbook, The Pretty Dish!

TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:
- Follow @howsweeteats on Instagram and Facebook. Leave a comment (with a valid email address so I can contact you!) on this post telling me your favorite memory of 2017!
- For a second entry, pre-order a copy of The Pretty Dish and leave a second comment saying you did so. You can find the book on amazon, barnes and noble, books a million and indie bound. Simply forward your confirmation email to theprettydishorders@gmail.com along with the the mailing address that you’d like the plate to be mailed to and the name or message you would like on the plate (if any)! If you have already preordered the book before today (thank you!!!), you are included too! Send your same details to the email with your order confirmation. Please note that the book plate will be arriving in the spring, and should be there before your copy of The Pretty Dish arrives on March 20th!
This giveaway will run for 24 hours and the winner will be announced in tomorrow’s giveaway post! xoxo


2,599 Comments on “My Favorite Things Holiday Giveaway: Win a $500 Amazon Gift Card! [CLOSED]”
My favorite 2017 memory, was when my daughter got her cochlear implant activated. It was such a cool experience to hear her describe what everything she was hearing sounded like!
I think my favorite blessing of 2017 is having my son start communicating with me again after a few years. This is something I’ve been praying for and my prayers have been answered. It was the best gift that I could have received.
My favorite memory of 2017 is giving birth to my second baby, then a few hours later my 2 year old walking into the room running straight towards the baby saying “hello baby, I love you”. It just melted my heart to see just pure joy and love. Hope it lasts! Lol
My favorite memory of 2017 was getting to perform with my dance company while three (3!) of our members were 30 weeks pregnant! They were all due around the same time, and the show was actually kind of perfect for some mama-dancers. Those ladies were incredible.
Hiking in Rainier National Park in August with my husband- absolutely breathtaking!
My favorite memory of 2017 was having my son, JR, in February. This first year of motherhood has been so much fun!
My favorite memory of 2017 is finding out we were pregnant with our first child and not not knowing what we were having til baby arrived! Our baby boy came on October 27th and we are just so in love with him!!
My favorite 2017 memory is finding out we were pregnant with number 2!
My favorite memory of 2017 is getting engaged the day before Thanksgiving!
My favorite memory of 2017 is a tie between getting an awesome job in NYC… and meeting (okay, getting a quick picture with) Andy Cohen at a fundraising gala back in May. Two major life goals accomplished in 2017!
My favorite memory of 2017 was starting graduate school! After years in the workforce, I’m so excited to be back in school and working towards my dream career. It’s the best feeling!
My favorite memory is my honeymoon back in May, specifically our last night in Edinburgh. We had an amazing meal, a scotch tasting, and it was just such an amazing night walking around such a beautiful city.
My favorite memory is my monthly quilting retreats with my sweet friends! We get together once a month for a week and sew sew sew! We call it the Sleep-in-Your-Own-Bed Retreat because we sew during the day and go home at night.
My favorite 2017 memory is finally starting pastry school! I’ve been dying to go for years but always maybe excuses, and I finally just enrolled and did it and I love it!
My favorite memory of 2017 was getting accepted into the University of Bristol (in England) and moving here from California! Life has been a wild ride! 😊
Favorite memory was going to Boston this year with my BF to visit friends!
No question, my favorite memory of the year is the birth of my baby girl in June! It was kind of a rough year otherwise, I lost two grandparents and that was super hard. But she’s absolutely the love of my life and as a FTM, I cannot WAAAAIIIIITTTT to celebrate her first Christmas :)
My favorite memory of 2017 was going to the beach with my husband and 2 year old. My son was finally old enough to really enjoy it!
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My favorite memory of 2017 is being here. Being able to be present in my friends and family’s lives is a gift that I hope to never take for granted.
Definitely welcoming my niece into the world in Jan and making me an auntie x 2!
My favorite memory of 2017 was on March 20th when I finalized the adoption of my 2 boys!!!
I bought the camper of my dreams and got a 5th wheel! I’ve always wanted one!
I love it!
This is an easy one for me! My favorite memory is June 10, 2017 – when I got to marry my sweet husband!
Hi Jess!
My favorite memory from 2017 was getting married over the summer in colorado :)
I follow you on insta but don’t have facebook, hopefully this still works.
My favorite part of this year ed in August when my second baby girl was born!
My favorite memory of 2017 came when my daughter and I got home from a week long Thanksgiving trip to see family. I asked her what her favorite part of the trip and Holiday was and she said “spending time with mommy”.
Definitely the birth of my daughter!!
I think my favorite memory of 2017 will be having all my family in for the holidays! :)
My favorite memory of 2017 is havinn our first babe!
Traveling to Peru with my husband on our delayed honeymoon!
My favorite memory of 2017, is the birth of my son Max. He has been the best blessing in my life!
Followed! Favorite memory of 2017 is regaining my health 😊
My favorite memory of 2017 was taking my 1.5 & 3.5 year old boys to Disney World for Halloween. Merry Christmas!!
My favorite memory has been a trip to Punta Cana with my whole family – a whole week of uninterrupted family time now that we’re all adults is hard to come by!
My favorite memory of 2017 was renting a cabin in western NC this summer with my 3 teen children. We had so much fun just being together!
My favorite memory of 2017 was moving in with my boyfriend!
2017 Has been a very hard year for me..there were many challenges physical and emotional ones… My best memory of this year is back to that day in the middle of February when my best friend encourage to take up baking again… she was my taste tester and partner in crime in the kitchen when were 13 years old so 36 years later with a ton of challenges and my bestie encouraging me all the way from Spain via chat I took to baking again and found happiness and fulfillment… anyways sorry to be rambling your question through me off….Happy holidays to you!
My favorite memories of 2017 come from all of the time spent with my family at our cottage in Michigan.
Getting engaged in Scotland!
My favorite memory is when my husband and I finally moved to Upstate NY. We have been dreaming and talking about it for 7 years and finally took the plunge!
My favorite memory was getting two spend two glorious weeks this summer traveling around Europe with my husband on our delayed honeymoon. My favorite FAVORITE memory was sitting on a plaza overlooking Florence at sunset, passing a $5 bottle of Chianti between us!
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My favorite memory in 2017 was all the traveling my family did in Europe. Memories upon memories that will last a lifetime!
My favorite memory of 2017 was my first born son‘s eighth grade graduation.
My favorite memory was graduating from school and getting my masters in social work.
My favorite memory of the year was getting my final passing test results on my architectural registration exam! Such a relief to finally be an architect!
When my niece was born.
My favorite memory is our summer vacation in northern Michigan with family – it was perfect!
I got engaged in 2017!
Favorite memory of 2017 was spending the two weeks after thanksgiving with my mom in England. It was a whirlwind trip BUT I would go back in a heartbeat NO questions.