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 memory is welcoming a new puppy Winston to our home and watching him and my son together. They love each other so much!
My favorite memory of 2017 has been basically every single day – watching my first born grow from a baby into a toddler, and finding out he’s going to be a big brother!
cbronzino@gmail.com…what a cool giveaway.
2017 was a pretty emotionally exhausting year. We did travel a lot and I think my favorite memory was when I went camping by myself in August. It was very liberating and relaxing!
My favorite memory is from a weekend in Napa. I anticipated wine tasting, but instead we decided to stay at the beautiful mountain top property we were staying in and brought our own wine.
As the sun was setting, a wind came that I could hear rustling through all the trees on then mountain and with it, a scent of rosemary.
I also pre-ordered The Pretty Dish back in September!
Finding out my little guy will have a baby sister in February 2018!
my favorite memory was getting engaged on 10/29!!!! SO EXCITED for what 2018 brings! ❤️
New baby!
Favorite memory was running the Berlin marathon in October, my first international race and first time in Germany.
all the musicals i’ve seen, since i love them!!
My favorite memories of 2017 are the birth of my first child and seeing all of the exciting ways he is growing and becoming a real person with a little personality. The smiles and coos get me every time!!!
My favorite memory of the year was being there when my baby sister got engaged in Charleston, SC during our fatally vacation!
Family*** not fatally
My favorite memory of 2017 was taking the kids to DisneyLand. Both the boys loved meeting McQueen and Lightening.
Deciding to move overseas next year (to Germany) with our kids!!! A big step but we are excited!
My favorite memory is the party my parents had at their house a few months ago. I enjoyed seeing some of their life long friends that we have not seen in years.
Long time reader and follower! You inspire me to make the most bright and colorful dishes, and not be afraid to trash it all up! My favorite time of 2017 was making my first paella and having it turn out beautifully!
It’s so hard to pick a favorite memory between the big & the small moments; however, I’ll say that coming upon a mama & 3 baby cheetahs in the Serengeti ranks pretty high! That whole trip to Tanzania was a series of highlights, starting with the fact that a group of 14 family members ranging from 11 to 82 years old traveled across the world together and then we got to see & do so many amazing things. I am left with an abundance of memories and roughly 2500 photos. :)
My favorite memory was spending a week in Aruba with my best friends from work! It was a great way to relax and get away from the cold weather for a few days, and celebrate my autoimmune disease going into remission. :)
I pre-ordered!
My favorite memory is being in Colorado with all of my family celebrating my mom’s 60th bday!
I follow you on both Insta and FB!
My favorite memory of 2017 was flying home to see my best friend after the birth of her first child. We had gone from young girls to now women – married and having babies! As I held little Kyla in my arms I couldn’t have been more proud! Life is absolutely beautiful and these moments make us stop and savor them. ❤️
Probably graduating from grad school. Thanks for the awesome giveaway! curtis_bryna@hotmail.com
My favorite memory of 2017 was giving birth to my daughter in June! She’s six months old now and so cuddly and delicious. And I’ve been following you on FB and Insta for a long time!
My favorite memories are my first date with my boyfriend, and a new job!
I also pre-ordered your next cookbook – I can’t wait for it to come! :)
Awesome! I got married this year so my favorite memory of 2017 woul dhave to be my wedding – specifically when my husband and I did our first look :) <3
Watching my pup waddle around in too tight pjs. Hilariously adorable!
I am so excited for this again! My favorite memory was spending my birthday in mexico! It was a trip that was a long time coming! It had been planned 3 years in a row and then things would come up and we would have to cancel. So we finally took the trip and it was the best vacation of my life! Specifically my birthday dinner… The FRESHEST seafood dinner, at a table on a dock over the gulf a mere yards from the fishing boats while the sun was setting over the water…. It was UNREAL!
My favorite memory of 2017 is starting my own business! <3 Happy Holidays to you and your sweet family!
My favorite memory was traveling to GA and AR to visit family over the summer. We don’t get to see then near enough and it was a wonderful trip!
My favorite memory of this year was when we had Spirit Week at school and my grade level won. As the coordinator of Spirit Week, it made me so proud!
Graduating from uni and starting a really great job that I ended up LOVING! I was not sure what my dream profession would be before, but I am sooo happy that I have the job that I have :-)
Welcome new grandson. Seeing how much his big Brothers love him.
Liked and followed :)
My favorite memory this year was finding out I was pregnanct with our first child (a boy!)! We are so thrilled to be welcoming him in April!
Eeeee! Also ordered The Pretty Dish. Can’t wait! So inspired by your creativity.
My favorite memory is my son’s first birthday! So many feelings all at once :)
My favorite memory would be spending a weekend in Dallas visiting my best friend and eating a crazy amount of Dallas staples!
My favorite memory was my son being born.
my favorite memory of 2017 has to be going away with my husband, without the kids, and going to disneyland!
Favorite memory of 2017 was getting married!
I found out that my cousins and aunt were safe in Houston!
I follow you on IG and FB.
I found out I got pregnant on New Year and gave a birth to my beautiful girl in Sep! My fav memories!
My favorite memory of 2017 was meeting our foster Grandson’s, twin boys that my daughter and son-in-law are fostering to adopt. What a gift they are giving those boys, and what a gift it is to us! Merry Christmas!
Also I am a previous pre-order-er and I just sent you the most RIDICULOUS e-mail. Enjoy!
My favorite memory (so far) in 2017 was attending the Women’s March in Oklahoma City in January with my sister and nephew. It was such a wonderful event with so many different people with so many different interests. Such a special day and my nephew will be able to say that he was there!
May 9, when my son was born :)
Love your recipes and would love to win that gift card! email is nawtawba@gmail.com
Best part of 2017 was getting my husband restored to good health.
Favorite memory of 2017 was visiting the town my ancestors lived in and had businesses in, with my dad, and then visiting (with my grandparents and Dad) the town my grandfather and great-grandfather lived in.