Le Creuset Stockpot (and other goodies) Giveaway

Now is the time for soup.

To get you started, I have an excellent giveaway. And I use the word excellent in very serious terms.

The winner gets a Le Crueset 6 qt. enamel-on-steel stock pot
(your choice of color)

a Trudeau pot clip spoon rest

and a Mario Batali beach wood spoon

See, I told you it was excellent. To enter, leave a comment by evening time Sunday, September 26 and tell me your favorite fall/winter soup. Mine? Butternut squash and parsnip.

(This giveaway is sponsored by me.)

Sweet Pea Giving Away Microplanes!

Quick Saturday night note: SWEET PEA IS GIVING AWAY MICROPLANES.

Sweet Pea is one of my favorite bloggers. Her and I have been reading each others blogs for years now. I know that if she lived next door, we would spend our afternoons sipping lemonade while our boys run through the sprinklers. But, she lives in Ohio. So instead of sipping lemonade, we read each other's blogs. You should read her's too. She will inspire you to feed your family healthy meals like no other blogger will.

Click HERE for Sweet Peas giveaway for a microplane. Microplanes are the most useful kitchen tool you never knew you needed.

Julia Child Print Giveaway

Up for grabs: An 11x14 inch print of the Julia Child quote, "You don't have to cook fancy or complicated masterpieces- just good food from fresh ingredients." In the background, it says "corn, green beans, tomatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, summer produce" over and over again. You get to choose which color from the ones below.


Deadline: Enter by Sunday, August 22. I am not totally sure on what time, just sometime on Saturday night, whenever I get around to picking our winner.

To enter: Leave a comment and tell me what your favorite summer beverage is. My answer? It's toss up between fountain Coke Zero and the breakfast fruit smoothies I have been really into making lately.

Giveaway furnished by Logophilia. If you like what you see here, go to her site to see more. And then buy something. If it's this print that is tickling your fancy, it will be available after this giveaway has ended.

Barefoot Contessa "Back To Basics" Cookbook Giveaway

I like to give away things. I like is so much I pay for it myself. I see giveaways as being a way for me to connect with more readers and show people stuff I love.


Right now, I am going to giveaway Barefoot Contessa's latest cookbook, "Barefoot Contessa Back To Basics". I love Ina Garten. She has great recipes, great taste and great style. Is she a bit pretentious? A bit. But I feel like she can be. She is the real deal. She has worked hard to get to where she is and she is completely legit. Her cookbooks are always very well done. The recipes are always perfect and the photography is superb. If you like to cook, this is a great basic cookbook. If you aren't a cook, this is some excellent food porn.

Leave a comment to enter this giveaway. You have until Saturday evening, April 10. In your comment, tell me who your favorite TV chef/food personality is. Me? I love Bobby Flay. He is smart, gracious and makes my favorite kind of food. I also adore Alton Brown. He is the ultimate geek and something about that makes him appealing.

Microplane Giveaway

Yesterday I proclaimed my affection for my Microplane zester. It perfectly extracts every bit of zest from any citrus and leaves the white pith behind. It also perfectly grates Parmesan cheese. It's so easy to use that I can let my 4 year old zest an orange for me. A Microplane is a excellent kitchen tool to keep in the utensil drawer. And I love mine so much that I want you to have one too.

I am feeling generous. I am giving away a Microplane zester. Leave a comment by evening time Saturday, January 9. In your comment, tell me the most disgusting/weird thing you have ever eaten. And tell me if it was surpisingly good or expectedly terrible.

My answer? I think the weirdest thing I have eaten has got to be tripe. I know, it's not that weird, but it is for a white girl. The menudo was delicious, but the tripe made me want to hurl. Just the look of it alone is enough for me to walk away.

Logophilia Giveaway

People, I am quite giddy about this giveaway. If you have Google Reader, click over and see these pictures. I want you to love these as much as I do. My sister Megan has been up to her eyebrows in creativity right now with her Logophilia prints. I asked her to put together some foodie type ones and she did. And they are works of art.


Megan is giving away two 11x14 prints. And there will be two winners, so each get one. The winners get to choose which ones they want. But there is one stipulation that you have to choose one from the On Food section. As everything in the shopping world is right now, these are good for gifts or for yourself.


To enter, leave a comment by 9pm Saturday, November 21. In your comment, to keep things interesting, tell me what your favorite Thanksgiving food is. For me, I love three things in a big mashed up pile- cranberry sauce, stuffing and turkey. Oh yeah, and if you have been watching "Next Iron Chef", Ethan and I want to know who you think is going to win. Take the poll at the top left.

Modern Myrtle Custom Apron Giveaway

Joni Gardine of Modern Myrtle makes vintage inspired, functional aprons. Nothing frilly or obnoxious. Joni's aprons have great structure and style. You won't mind wearing this apron to run out the door to pick your kids up from school or make a quick trip to the grocery store.

I am giving away a Modern Myrtle apron, in your choice of two fabrics. And these aren't cheapy fabrics. Joni uses Amy Butler and Heather Bailey fabrics. Fancy, fancy. If you enjoy the feeling of being overwhelmed, check out the fabric choices. It will give you the most delightful headache. If you want a pocket, Joni can add that if you want. Once the winner is chosen, they will be hooked up with Joni and she will take your fabric requests and turn it into an apron you will wear for years to come and maybe even hand down to your daughter.


If you don't win, don't be sad. Joni is offering 10% off to Rookie readers. So when you check out at modernmyrtle.com, type in "rookiecookie" for a discount. If you order through Etsy, convo her and mention Rookie Cookie and she will adjust the price accordingly.


So comment below. Let's see, what should you put in the comments... how about your favorite thing about last summer. For me, it was the evening golf cart rides with my boys. I will miss those when the snow is piling up.

You have until this Saturday, September 19th at the stroke of midnight to enter. Here's to hoping that YOU win.

BAGGU Giveaway

Rookie Cookie is having another great giveaway. A BAGGU Grocery Kit. Five BAGGU reusable grocery bags, stored in a compact drawstring sack. Five BAGGU reusable grocery bags will bring home a whole cart full of groceries. And good news for slobs like me, they are machine washable.


Reusuable grocery bags don't have to be just for groceries. They are great for a packed lunch at the park, towels and sunscreen at the beach, laundry headed to the laundromat and your kid's soccer cleats and shin guards.

To enter to win these awesome grocery bags, leave a comment. But make it a good comment. Like a joke or a cool fact. A funny story. Or what your pet peeve is. Or your favorite color. Just entertain me, okay?

You have until Saturday, June 20th at the stroke of midnight.

Le Creuset 6 qt. Stock Pot Giveaway

Today is the best day of your life.

Rookie Cookie is giving away a
Le Creuset Enamel on Steel 6 qt. Stockpot, in the color of your choice
(cobalt, kiwi, dijon, dune, white, onyx, carribean, or cherry).
See, best day of your life.

Enter yourself in the comments along with what you would make in this. And go beyond just boiling water.

As for me, I would make butternut squash and parsnip soup. We love that stuff.

Anyways, you have until
Saturday, April 18th at midnight's 12 bells to enter.
On your mark, get set, go!

"Cooking With All Things Trader Joe's" Giveaway

Raise your hand if you love Trader Joe's.

Oh good! Glad to see I am among friends.

There is a new cookbook strutting it's stuff around the cookbook block. "Cooking With All Things Trader Joe's". The marketing people for the cookbook contacted me wanting to know if I would like to review a copy. Would I?! I got it in the mail and couldn't put it down.


It was full of delicious, well-thought out recipes. Things like Red Curry Halibut, One Bowl Peach and Blueberry Cobbler and Turkey Artichoke Wraps. And each recipe has a picture. The best part of the cookbook is that you can find everything at your local Trader Joe's. The recipes themselves are not hard at all. Very simple prep and most include premade Trader Joe's products. Basically, you have months of meals and only one small, personable grocery store to shop at.

You might have noticed that I am not a fan of using prepackaged things when preparing food. I have a very bizarre phobia of using prepared food as ingredients. Something about disrespecting the food. Yes, I know, weird. But when it comes to Trader Joe's, Rookie Cookie makes an exception. Why? Because Trader Joe's provides such high-quality products. I have yet to find a TJ's product that I am displeased with.

The most giant dilemma of all time? I live in a state that doesn't have Trader Joe's. What a travesty. That won't last for long because someday (SPOILER ALERT!) I am going to move to Arizona and they have Trader Joe's there. In the meantime, I will be bummed about not having a Trader Joe's AND I will give this great cookbook away to a lucky Trader Joe's lover.

Comment until February 28th, by the stroke of midnight, for a chance to win it. When you comment, tell me what your favorite Trader Joe's products are. What are mine?

Peanut Butter Cups
Vanilla Almond Granola Clusters
Maple Pecan Granola Clusters
TJ's Fresh Pizza Sauce
Sourdough Bread
Italian Meatloaf

If you win, you are required to send me a tub of peanut butter cups from Trader Joe's. Okay, just kidding. But I am actually serious.

For some sample recipes from "Cooking With All Things Trader Joe's", click here.