BAKING OBSESSION

Baking Obsession http://www.bakingobsession.com/ is hosted by Vera. Originally from Russia Vera now lives In Vancouver, British Columbia,

PROSCUITTO PARMESEAN PUFF PASTRY STRAWS

"TIME" FOR A NEW GIVEAWAY

To start the New Year 2012 I am giving away a DoneRight 5 in 1 timer

From Sunday, January 1, 2012 until 11:59 PM on Saturday, January 14, 2012 leave a comment with your email under this post. On Monday, January 16, 2012 I will use http://www.random.org/ to select the winner. One entry per email, please.

The DoneRight Kitchen Timer is a nifty little gadget that allows you to keep track of everything that you’re cooking and baking in your oven all at the same time. The timer looks like a miniature range and has five different digital timers built into it: one for each of the burners and one for the oven. This design – aside from being cute – really allows you to keep track of what you’re cooking because you can set the timer that corresponds to your cooking surface. An alarm sounds and each the timers will light up with a bright blue light when the time is up, so you won’t mistake which timer went off, either.
For everyday cooking and baking, you might not need this many timers – although it is certainly nice to have the option for the times when you do. This type of great around the holidays, when you’re preparing big meals and have more dishes cooking than you normally do. The timer comes in several colors and, while you might not be able to match your range or other kitchen appliances exactly, you should be able to pick out a color that will coordinate with your kitchen and add a nice little accessory, as well as a useful timer.

The color is black because that is ALL they had left after the Christmas rush. In fact, I got the last one in stock. They will restock in a week or so. If you want to order your own I think the link is http://www.donerighttimer.com/

HAPPY NEW YEAE

I got another timer so winner will have either black or red

TIRAMISU'

Tiramisu' http://cafebacaro.blogspot.com/ is hosted by Laura in Bay Area, CA

APPLE TART WITH STRESUEL

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Busy with the holidays and a sick, sick (dying) dog. No time for a real post but here are a few pictures.

THE WINNER IS

It is 12:19 AM on Monday, December 19, 2011. I stated that the cutoff was 11:59 PM on Sunday, December 18, 2011. I wanted to draw the winner early on the 19th so the winner might have the blender in time for Christmas.

Using www.random.org I drew the winning number. There were 126 comments and the winning number was 8---Christen. I have sent Christen an email and will mail the blender as soon as I get her address.

Thanks to each of you who left a comment. I plan on having another giveaway for Valentine's Day. In the meantime I want to wish each of you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Carole (aka cybercook)

YOU TRY IT

You try it http://utry.it/ is hosted by Amy who lives in LA with her husband. Her interests include food, family, photography and travel.

NAPOLEON MASCARPONE CHEESECAKE

WIN

Win a LeCruset Braiser

http://tidymom.net/2011/le-creuset-giveaway/

WIN

Win a LeCruset Braiser

http://tidymom.net/2011/le-creuset-giveaway/

SECRET LIFE OF A CHEF'S WIFE

Is hosted by Tammyhttp://secretlifeofachefswife.com/

CANDY CANE MERINGUE KISSES

INSPIRED TASTE

Inspired Taste http://www.inspiredtaste.net/ is hosted by husband and wife team, Adam and Joanne, who live outside of Washington DC with their cat, Marmalade. By day they work together at an engineering firm. They spend their nights cooking, developing recipes and photographing their creations.

STUFFED SHELLS WITH SAUSAGE AND SPINACH

BOOKCOOKER

Bookcooker is hosted by Wendyhttp://bookcooker.blogspot.com/ who reads cookbooks and fiction.

ESPRESSO CHOCOLATE SNOWBALLS

MODERN MRS. CLEAVER

I could find no bio information on

Modern Mrs Cleaver but her recipes look good.

DARK RUM BANANA BREAD

BLUE EYED BAKERS

Sisters Katy and Abby host Blue Eyed Bakers http://www.blueeyedbakers.com/ Katy lives in Boston while Abby is in New York. They learned to bake from their mother.

PEPPERMINT FUDGE

ASKING AGAIN

If you have not already done so scroll down to the MERRY CHRISTMAS post and leave a comment to win the immersion blender. http://cybercookscookingcorner.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas.html

LIFE AND KITCHEN

Life And Kitchen http://www.lifeandkitchen.com/ is hosted by Lindsay in Boston. She enjoys reading cookbooks and food blogs.

BACON AND GOAT CHEESE MUFFINS

HUNGRY RABBIT

Hungry Rabbit http://hungryrabbitnyc.com/ is hosted by Ken in NYC. Ken was born in Hong Kong. After college he spent 8 years working for architecture firms and another 10 years in residential interion design. Now he combines these two passions with his passion of food. Hungry Rabbit is his Journal to everything food.

GINGER SNOWCAPS

MERRY CHRISTMAS

My gift to you, this holiday season, is an Immersion Blender. From Friday, December 2, 2011 until 11:59 P.M. (Eastern time) on Sunday December 18, 2011 leave a comment with your email (I need email so I can notify the winner) under this post. On Monday, December 19, 2011 I will use www.random.org to select the winner. With the late date I doubt if it will get to you in time for Christmas but you should have it in time to start the NEW YEAR. One entry per household.
I want to wish each of you a joyful holiday season.

BAKERS ROYALE

Bakers Royale http://www.bakersroyale.com/ is hosted by Naomi who lives in CA with her husband and son

PEPPERMINT MOCHA CUPCAKES

MISSIPPI KITCHEN

Missipi Kitchen http://www.loriesmississippikitchen.com/ is hosted by Lorie who lives in Mississipi with her husband, Richard. Lorie and I share the same hobby of recipe contesting. Lorie has won lots of prizes and $$$. Someday I will have the opportunity to go head-to-head with her at a cook-off.

PUMPKIN SCONES WITH STICKY HONEY GLAZE

RETAIL ME NOT

As you begin your holiday shopping, in store or online, check out Retail Me Not http://www.retailmenot.com/. It is full of codes that give you $$ off and/or free shipping. You have to search for the categories you are interested in.

BUTTERED UP

Jane hosts Buttered Up http://butteredup.blogspot.com/ from Toronto. She enjoys photography, chunky strawberry jam and carnival rides.

LOBSTER PASTA WITH CHEESE SAUCE

BAKING BITES

BLUEBERRY COCONUT MUFFINS

Baking Bites http://bakingbites.com/ is hosted by Nicole Weston in LA. In addition to her wonderful recipes Nicole posts a lot of useful food informaton. She holds a BA in Linguistics and a certificate of professional pastry from the New School of Cooking in LA. She has written and published a cookbook, The Baking Bites Cookbook. The London Times named Baking Bites as one of the 50 best food blogs in the world. Besides baking Nicole is an avid horsewoman and balet dancer.

VETERAN'S DAY --- 11-11-11

Remember ALL our Veterans

TONYA STABB

Hosted by Tonya, Tonya Stabb http://www.tonyastaab.com/ Tonya lives in CA with her husband, 3 children and dog,

PILGRIM CUPCAKES

COOKIES & CUPS

Cookies & Cups http://cookiesandcups.com/ is hosted by Shelly. Born in Texas, Shelly now lives in NJ with her husband and 4 sons. Most of her recipes are for desserts.

SHELLY

PETITE KITCHENESSE

Petite Kitchenessehttp://http//www.petitekitchenesse.com/ is hosted by Carey. Her "about" page tells nothing about her but her recipes look wonderful

PUMPKIN & SAGE RAVIOLI

WIN A COFEE PRESS

Enjoy fresh cofee with all those wonderful things you make

http://www.ellesnewenglandkitchen.com/blog/2011/11/4/aeropress-coffee-espresso-maker-giveaway-us-and-canada.html

POET IN THE PANTRY

Poet in the Pantry http://poetinthepantry.com/ is hosted by Carrie who is a stay-at-home mother of 2. She was a returning student who got her BA in English in May of this year. In addition to cooking and baking she enjoys photography

WIN

Win a cute, pink mini-foodprocessor

http://http://lisamichele.wordpress.com/2011/11/02/hot-pink-macarons-and-a-hot-pink-giveaway/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wordpress%2FPEjE+%28Parsley%2C+Sage%2C+Desserts+and+Line+Drives%29

GIMMESOMEOVEN

Gimme Some Oven http://gimmesomeoven.com/ is hosted by Ali who is a musician by day and a cook by night.

PUMPKIN PIE BISCOTTI

BETSYLIFE

Betsy Life http://betsylife.com/ is hosted by Betsy. Born in Chicago she moved to San Diego in 2002 where she lives with her husband and two dogs. Besides cooking Betsy enjoys photography.

SOUTHWESTERN LENTIL PATTIES

THE WINNER

Once again I only had 10 enteries to my most recent giveaway. I guess that there was little to no interest in my prize of 10 packs of flower seeds. However each entry has a 1 in 10 chance of winning the seeds. Like me, the winner will be able to spend a few hours on a cold, snowy winter day planning a garden for the spring/summer of 2012.

I used random .org to select the winner who is #2 Yenta Mary. I have sent Mary an email informing her of the win.

PIGGY'S COOING JOURNAL

Piggy's Cooking Journal http://www.piggyscookingjournal.com/ is hosted by Grace who lives in Taipei with her husband and dog. Grace's surname is Choo which means pig in Mandarin. She began the blog in 2005.

PEAR WALNUT CAKE

JUNGLE FROG COOKING

Jungle Frog Cooking http://junglefrog-cooking.com/ is hosted by Simone. Simone is a food photographer from the Netherlands. She has another blog in Dutch.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE STEW

BUNKY COOKS

Bunky hosts Bunky Cooks http://www.bunkycooks.com/ from Atlanta where she lives with her husband and dog. She posts approachable recipes which are made with fresh and local ingredients.

CLEMENTINE AND SPICED RUM BUNDT CAKE

BROMA BAKERY

Broma Bakery http://bromabakery.blogspot.com/ is hosted by Sarah who lives in Ann Arbor. She has been baking since she was five. She also enjoys photography

PUMPKIN RAISIN MUFFINS

YUM AND YUMMIER

Yum and Yummier http://yumandyummer.com/ is hosted by our mystery man. Bio doesn't even give his name or location but his recipes sure look good

SPICY SAUSAGE FILLED PUMPKIN ROULADE WITH SAVORY SAGE WHIPPED CREAM

SASSY RADISH

Sassy Radish http://www.sassyradish.com/ is hoted by Olga. She was born in Russia but lives in the US. Many of her recipies are Russian recipes adapted for an American kitchen. She does all her own photography and shoots with a Nikon D700.

BLACK PEPPER ICE CREAM

SOUP ADDICT

Soup Addict http://soupaddict.com/ is hosted by Karen. I could find "little" information about Karen but all of her recipes look wonderful.

SOMETHING SHINY

Something Shiny http://www.somethingshinyblog.com/ is hostwd by Kelly who lives with her husband, 4 cats and a fish. In addition to baking Kelly enjoys reading, gardening and photography. Her dream is to open a small bakery.

PUMPKIN MONKEY BREAD

JO COOKS

Jo Cooks http://www.jocooks.com/ is hosted by Jo. She was born in Romania and moved to Canada where she is a software develper. Her beage, Mia, is her best friend and taste tester.

CAULIFLOWER POPPERS

SHOVE IT IN YOUR FACE

Shove It In Your Face http://www.shoveitinyourface.com/ is hosted by Jenna. Jenna is an American living in Norway with her daughter.

SIMPLE DARK CHOCOLATE DIPPED SHORTBREAD

ELECTRIC RECIPES

Electric Recipes http://eclecticrecipes.com/ is hosted by Angie. A stay-at-home mom Angie lives with her husband, Josh and her son. Julian. I am sure you will enjoy her posts. Angie is known to have giveaways on the blog,

CRISPY ASIAN WINGS

OUR BEST BITES

Our Best Bites http://www.ourbestbites.com/ is hosted by friends Sara and Kate. I think they live in Utah but their bio's are a little confusing. Both went to BYU, both are married and each has two children.

CANDY CORN SUGAR COOKIES

WHIPPEDTHEBLOG

Whipped the Blog http://whippedtheblog.com/ is hosted by Caroline in Chicago. She began the blog in 2007 to learn about blogging. She is a wife and mother.

BARB'S BLUEBERRY COFFEECAKE

She likes red velvet cake, cheese, bread pudding, chocolate..... She dislikes raw tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, maraschino cherries.........

THE BITTEN WORD

Hosted by Zack, a journalist and Clay, non profit, The Bitten Word http://thebittenword.typepad.com/thebittenword/ is hosted from Washington, DC In 2009 the London Times named the Bitten Word as one of the world's top 50 food blogs.

BRAISED SHORT RIB, STOUT AND POTATO POTPIES

PIXELATED CRUMB

Pixelated Crumb http://pixelatedcrumb.com/ is hosted by Kristin. Kristen lives in MA with hwe husband, Joseph. In addition to cooking and baking Kristin enjoys photography.

PUMPKIN BUTTERMILK POUNDCAKE

THE JEWISH HOSTESS

The Jewish Hostess http://thejewishhostess.com/ is hosted by Marlene who has put together a blog of Kosher recipes, everyday and holiday. If you keep Kosher this is a wonderful site for you to explore.

SMORES TART

Also, if you enter recipe contests you may get some ideas for Kosher recipes.

FIFTEEN SPATULAS

Fifteen Spatuals (http://fifteenspatulas.com/) is hosted by Joanne in New York. She holds an honors degee in Economics from the University of Rochester.

COOKIE DOUGH CHEESECAKE BARS WITH PECAN CRUST

NEW GIVEAWAY

To celebrate the redesign of my blog I am having a new giveaway. I know it is getting cold in much of the country so I am giving you the opportunity to think spring. This giveaway will be for 10 packets of flower seeds. Some are common and some are rare. Some are tall and some are short. You can spend a few hours during the cold months planning your summer flower bed(s).

From Friday, October 14, 2011 until 11:59 PM on Monday, October 31, 2011 (Happy Halloween) leave a comment with your email address under this post to be entered. I need your email so I can notify the winner. One entry per email address, please.

On Tuesday, November 1, 2011 I will use www.random.org to select a winner.

Happy spring.

APRON STRINGS

Apron Strings (http://www.apronstringsblog.com/) is a mother-daughter (Donna and Anne) food blog located in the Boston area. Their recipes look good and delicious.

APPLE RINGS WITH CINNAMON CREAM SYRUP

KUMQUAT

Kamquat (http://kumquat-blog.blogspot.com/ is hosted by Gretchen who is a registered dietitian. She lives with her husband (career military) and son. She eats gluten free although some of her reecipes contain gluten.

Berry Oat Scones

Not Going to Fiddle

What you see is what you get. As long as it looks OK I am not going to change the banner each month.

IT MAY BE FIXED

I think I started to get the blog working properly. Give me some feedback

THE WINNER IS........

I don't know if there was a problem with the link or there was little interest in the prize but there were only 20 enteries. So the odds were in your favor. Using www.random.org I dertermined that the winner of the beverage package is #1---Angela FRS. I have notified Angela via email.


I am in the process of creating a new blog so I may be out of touch for a few weeks.

Welcome Fall

Summer has faded and fall has arrived. Its time to switch from lemonade, iced coffee and iced tea to hot coffee, hot tea and hot chocolate. To welcome fall I am giving away a package of cool weather beverages. You will get (1) an assortment of 60 tea bags in 6 fruit flavors. This is Stash Tea which is my favorite tea. (2) a pound of coffee (drip grind) and (3) an assortment of hot chocolate.

Between now and 11:59 P.M. on Sunday, October 2, 2011 leave a comment under this post. Be sure to include your email so I can notify you if you win. One comment per email, please. On Monday, October 3, 2011 I will use www.random.org to select the winner.

Bloggers please feel free to repost this giveaway on your blog. Anyone else please feel free to pass this give away to any and all on your list.

Good luck and happy fall.

Problems

I am having problems with the blog and will be back to posting shortly.

NUTMEGNOTEBOOK

Nutmegnotebook http://nutmegnotebook.com/ is hosted by Tami who was the winner of my most recent giveaway.

A native of Iowa Tami and her husband, Tom, have lived in CA with their children for the past 20+ years

I am sure you will enjoy the recipes on her blog.

CHICKEN SOUVIAKI WITH TZATZIKI SAUCE

AND THE WINNER IS............

There were 99 comments left for Camilla's book, Piece of Cake. However 4 comments were bad -- one poster deleted his/her post, 2 comments were duplicates (I ignored the second post of each poster) and one person posted a bad email. I deleted the post with the bad email address and accepted the good email address. So, actually, there were 95 valid comments.

I used random.org to pick the winner. The winner is #41 which belongs to Tami. I have sent Tami an email telling her that she has won. The book is packed and as soon as she sends me her address I will send the book.

Thanks for playing and watch for my next giveaway.

Lulu's Sweet Secrets

I could find no information on LuLu or her blog but her recipes sure look good

SWEET CORN BRULE

WIN

I somehow ended up with two copies of Piece of Cake (one-bowl, no-fuss, from-scratch cakes) by Camilla V. Saulsbury. I am giving away my second copy. Leave a comment with your email (I need your email to contact you) by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, August 31, 2011. I will use random.org to pick the winner on Thursday, September 1, 2011.