Monday, December 29, 2008

Happy New Year & Last Chance to Enter Dec Challenge

Don't forget, you have until midnight New year's Eve to get your posts in for this month's challenge. Tell us about your favorite cooking gadgets. What are the tools that you can't live without? If you had to get rid of all the gadgets in your kitchen except 3 or 4 of them, what would those essentials be?

How to Participate
All you need to do join in the discussion and be eligible to win this month's prize giveaway is to post to the comments section on this page and tell us about the important tools and gadgets in your kitchen and why you like them.

One winner will be drawn randomly from everyone who posts (you must be registered and logged in at FabulousFoods.com in order to post, registration is quick and easy). To be eligible for the prize, you must post by midnight Pacific time December 31st, 2008.
So share your thoughts on kitchen tools and gadgets. You just might win!

Monday, December 22, 2008

Happy Holidays Everyone!

I am doing some late night posting, just before leaving to visit family out of town for the holidays. So I want to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Joyous Yule or whatever other holiday you might be celebrating. I'll see you back here before the New Year.

Don't forget, you have until midnight New year's Eve to get your posts in for this month's challenge. Tell us about your favorite cooking gadgets. What are the tools that you can't live without? If you had to get rid of all the gadgets in your kitchen except 3 or 4 of them, what would those essentials be?

How to Participate
All you need to do join in the discussion and be eligible to win this month's prize giveaway is to post to the comments section at this link and tell us about the important tools and gadgets in your kitchen and why you like them.

One winner will be drawn randomly from everyone who posts (you must be registered and logged in at FabulousFoods.com in order to post, registration is quick and easy). To be eligible for the prize, you must post by midnight Pacific time December 31st, 2008.
So share your thoughts on kitchen tools and gadgets. You just might win!

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

November Challenge Winner and Wrap-Up

Sorry for the delay in announcing our November winner, I was out of tow until Sunday, then a big snow storm knocked out net access yesterday.

Thank you to everyone who entered our first cooking club challenge. We got some terrific entries. And congratulations to Wolfgang Diva of La Dolce Dente who was chosen at random from all the entrants as the winner of the Fall Favorite prize package giveaway!

EVENT WRAP-UP

Our winner, Wolfgang Diva entered her original recipe for Pumpkin Spice Muffins with Cream Cheese Glaze (pictured top of this post). In addition to FabulousFoods.com, you can find this recipe at Wolfgang Diva's blog La Dolce Dente .

Eliot Brown entered twice, once by preparing Jorge Cruise's Chunky Turkey Salad with Cranberries and Walnuts and also by entering his original Brine for Turkey recipe to FabulousFoods.com. This brine produces a really moist and flavorful bird, and the turkey salad is a great way to use the leftovers.

Arizona Rowan entered her original recipe for Cranberry Fudge Cookies (pictured left). These delicious cookies are quick and easy to make using a brownie mix.

Amanda Formaro of Amanda's Cookin' made Fine Cooking's Cranberry Streusel Cake. See Amanda's photos and read about how she made this recipe her own at her blog post about it.

Kate of Cooking and Kitchen Stories submitted her Cran-Apple Pie at cookingandkitchenstories.blogspot.com/2008/11/cran-apple-piebetter-than-raisin.html.

Soli Deo Gloria prepared Autumn Apple Pork Chops and blogged about it at her blog Heart and Hearth. This was Gloria's first experience cooking with apples as they aren't that common in the Philippines. Congratulations on using a new ingredient!

Yasmeen from Health Nut submitted two fabulous original recipes to FabulousFoods.com:
Nutella Cake with Cranberries and Pomegranates and Spiced Apple and Pomegranate Pie. Both of these dessert would make welcome additions to any holiday buffet.

Once again, a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who participated in our first Cooking Club event. Click here to join in the December fun and be eligible to win our next great prize package giveaway.

Thursday, December 11, 2008

December Cooking Club Challenge -- Your Favorite Kitchen Gadgets!

Since everyone is so busy this time of year anyway, we didn't want to add to the burden with a cooking assignment. So this month's challenge is ultra easy to enter. We just want you to tell us about your favorite cooking gadgets. What are the tools that you can't live without? If you had to get rid of all the gadgets in your kitchen except 3 or 4 of them, what would those essentials be?

How to Participate
All you need to do join in the discussion and be eligible to win this month's prize giveaway is to post to the comments section at this link and tell us about the important tools and gadgets in your kitchen and why you like them.

One winner will be drawn randomly from everyone who posts (you must be registered and logged in at FabulousFoods.com in order to post, registration is quick and easy). To be eligible for the prize, you must post by midnight Pacific time December 31st, 2008.
So share your thoughts on kitchen tools and gadgets. You just might win!

This Month's Prize Giveaway! (pictured at right)
A library of cookbook compendiums from Ronnie Sellers Productions that includes 2000 recipes! Four books in all:
500 Cookies; 500 Cupcakes; 500 Appetizers and 500 Soups are included in this package (over a $63.00 value)!

That's not all, you'll also get a:

Watkins Gold Medal Assortment

Watkins made its reputation—at least in the area of food—on three products: Vanilla, Cinnamon and Black Pepper. They’ve been making them since 1895, and they were the products that earned Watkins the Gold in Paris in 1928. You'll get the classic assortment of the three products that made Watkins a household name! The set includes award-winning Original Double-Strength Vanilla in the Trial MarkTM Bottle(325 mL/11 fl oz), plus traditional tins of Cinnamon (170 g/6 oz) and Black Pepper. A $30.99 value!

Again, click here to read the posts or to post about your own favorite cooking gadgets!

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Last Chance to Enter the Fall Favorites Cooking Club Challenge!

The Fall Favorite Cooking Challenge officially closes tomorrow night, December 10 at midnight Pacific time. One more day to enter and be eligible to win this challenge's prize giveaway package, including 3 fabulous new cookbooks and Watkins products to help your holiday baking.

Click here for full detail of how to Enter the Fall Favorite Cooking Club Challenge.

As I will be out of town and (probably) away from internet access until Sunday night, I will announce the winner and have a wrap up of this event on Monday. And check back, we'll be posting a new event on Thursday!