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]”
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My favorite memory from this year was our three state road trip through Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire.
Acadia National Park is a treasure and a place I’ll remember forever.
Seeing where we are going to be married for the first time was magical. All of the feels. For a brief moment, everything felt right with the world. We were together, we had found each other, and other concerns just evaporated. It was the most at peace I’ve felt all year.
My favorite memory of 2017 was getting the opportunity to travel to France and getting to see the Eiffel Tower!!🇫🇷
My favorite 2017 memory was celebrating a one year anniversary with my incredible man!
My favorite memory is the moment my mother regained her eye sight after 10 years of blindness due to cataracts. .
My favorite memory of 2017 is getting back some medical test results that told us our daughter was not sick. So grateful.
I had a baby in July, that tops the list!
My favorite memory is our first family trip that wasn’t to see extended family! It was amazing to follow our own schedule and have a sleep over in the hotel room with our little ones.
My favorite memory was our wedding in Negril Jamaica!
Getting through, almost, the puppy stage with our fur baby, watching my son grow, and family time.
My favorite memory of 2017 is when we finally broke ground on the new house we’re having built!
Spending New Year’s in our new house!🎉
My favourite memory this year was traveling to Montreal and meeting up with my brother who I hadn’t seen in almost two years! It was an absolute blast exploring a new city, and I definitely loved getting to try some exciting new foods and restaurants while there. Some of the days I spent on my own while he had to work. That solo time was also wonderful – it’s great to enjoy your own company!
I’m following you on both! My favorite memory of 2017 was going to the beach with my 2 y.o. and 1 y.o.
I traveled solo for the first time and went to Bali! It was so magical and a great experience learning about myself :)
Meeting and falling in love with the greatest guy!!
I can’t decide between my son’s first birthday, my great grandma’s 100th birthday (on the same day!) or finding out we are expecting a sweet little girl (due in January!)
Finding out baby Number 3 was on the way!!
Follow you on both (and love it!) Lots of big moments of the year but one of my favorite memories was celebrating my grandmother’s 90th birthday. The entire family gathered for a winter weekend getaway and we even all tried curling (It’s harder than it looks!). Special to realize I am luck to be so close with my whole family!
My favorite memory of 2017 was moving from NYC to Nashville with my husband! Loving it here so far!
Favorite memory- meeting my new niece and nephew.
My favorite memory of 2017 was a Caribbean cruise earlier this year. Happy 2018!!
My trip to Colorado
Longtime follower on both. Love to see what’s going on here. My favorite memory of this year was my dad playing frisbee with my son. I love to watch them together.
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My favorite memory of 2017 was seeing Third Eye Blind play the entirety of their self titled album. Amazing.
I have a lot of great memories this year… but if I have to pick one it would be seeing my son for the first time AFTER we had dropped him off at college for his freshman year. It was really rough (on me) moving him in & leaving that night. When we got to go visit for a football game a few weeks later, it was absolutely WONDERFUL to see his face & hug his neck!!! Enjoy these days with your sweet little ones. Seems like just yesterday mine were that little, but now I have a freshman in high school & a freshman in college!
I followbon Instagram and tagged 2 friends there! I love Amazon! My favorite memory this year is being home study approved and actively waiting for our adopted baby to join our family! (Hopefully that will be my favorite 2018 memory!)
Favorite memory has to be our trip to mexico
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My favorite memory of 2017 is traveling to both London and Paris with my boyfriend.
My favorite 2017 memory is snow boarding in Mammoth, first time ever!
Following you on Instagram too!
My two 17-year old girls got their first college acceptance letters…. GAH! #itwasaverygoodyear
Favorite memories almost always involve travel with my family. Highlight this year was staying in Denali National park with great friends – wonderful weather, delicious foods and amazing hikes.
Any time I spent with my two nephews and my niece is my best memory of 2017
Finishing my first semester of graduate school!
My favorite memory was time spent with my family on our trip to Denmark and France. What an amazing trip with my favorite people!!
My favorite food memory of 2017 was all the amazing meals our friends brought us after the birth of our daughter. So much amazing food made (or ordered) from the heart.
Book pre-ordered as well! Can’t wait!
My favorite memory is a day in Athens, sweaty and exhausted, walking around sightseeing, shopping, and eating alllll the food I possibly could with a close friend
My 70th birthday party with all my children!
Family reunion on Oregon’s Coast.
learning how to hip hop!
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My favorite memory of 2017 was having our second little boy, Sam. He’s been such the perfect addition to our little family!
Celebrating life with loved ones!
Family Disney trip!
My favorite memory of 2017 was getting to spend 2 weeks in Boston with myself just enjoying the beautiful city and all the amazing food! I am a nerd for museums, so it was so fun to bounce around to so many amazing spots and soak in all the city has to offer 😊
My favorite memory this year would be…getting pregnant again! Can’t beat that!
I follow you on both! My favorite memory of 2017 was finding out my husband and I are expecting!
My favorite memory of 2017 was the birth of my son. Completely life changing!
My favorite memory of 2017 was meeting my boyfriend! 9 months later and we are still in that honeymoon phase— aka obnoxiously obsessed with each other, haha.
I follow you on both! 2017 has been a special year for me! I’ve gotten to stay home with my babies this year and will treasure all the memories we’ve made.