A New Blog and a GIVEAWAY!

Mom and I have been talking for quite some time now about how we'd love to start a recipe blog, and we've finally got it under way! It's a very new blog right now, so there isn't a whole lot to look at just yet, but in time we hope to have a nice collection of recipes for all of our favorite things - muffins, soups, pies, and anything else we attempt to make in our kitchens that we'd happily make again.

Since we love to cook and bake according to the season (although I have been known to make my mother in-law's German Pancake Soup in the summer), we're calling our new blog Four Seasons Cafe, and the link is in the sidebar. I hope you'll stop by once in a while with a cup of coffee (or tea!) and see if there's anything to tempt you to make or bake in your own kitchen!

To celebrate our new blog, I'm having a fun giveaway! I've been given the opportunity to award a $60.00 gift certificate to one lucky winner, good for anything at one of CSN Stores' 200 places to shop! Perhaps you might be interested in the corner tv stands from racksandstands.com.... Or what about a cool kitchen rack? There are so many possibilities to spend it on... you could get something from here, or perhaps here, or maybe even here or here!

Here are the rules and the details:

1. To enter, just leave a comment on this blog, or send me an email. I'll be choosing a winner on Friday some time, and if you post about the giveaway on your blog, let me know and you'll have two chances to win!

2. This gift certificate is for a one-time use at any of CSN Stores' 200  online stores, and it may be used toward a larger purchase. Some stores offer free shipping, but for the ones that do not, the winner is required to pay any additional shipping or international fees that apply.

3. This giveaway is open to US or Canadian residents only, as this is where CSN is able to ship.

4. I'm receiving no compensation for this giveaway, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to have it!

I leave you with a picture of some baby mulberries growing in my back yard... they'll be making their reappearance on Four Seasons Cafe in the fall - in a pie! (But don't wait that long to visit...)

 

Good luck to everyone, and happy shopping! (And thank you to Jess at CSN Stores!)

Comments

[Cindy]

Love the new blog. Can't wait to try all the recipes.

[joanntx]

how nice of you! don't have a blog so i can't post there. and i wasn't familar with csn stores....had to go look them up before i could post!

will definatly bookmark the new 4 seasons cafe blog! always love to read about new recipes, even if i don't get to try them.

maybe you'll offer some for those us singles, or small families, say of 2? :)

cooking for one can be a bear!

[Charlene ♥ SC]

What a nice thing... thanks for entering me. I'll also add a note on my blog ...

[Melanie]

Love then new blog idea, thanks for a chance to win!

[Teresa S]

Please include me in your drawing! I will be visiting the new blog AND I'll post about your giveaway on my blog. Come visit sometime!

[Beth]

You KNOW you want to pick me. ;} I would use the $60 to get a few of these:

http://www.csnstores.com/Camp-Chef-CIBP9-CCH1082.html

I'll work you into my blog post tomorrow and add your new blog to my list.

[Robin]

What fun! I would love to win! Good luck with your new blog. I will check it out, soon!

[Dresdens]

Best of luck to you and Marsha on the new blog. I know I will be following.

[Margaret]

Oh, I'm excited about the recipe blog! I need some inspiration so you're just in time! lol! Thanks for the giveaway too. I doubt if I'll post in my blog again before the giveaway, but if I do, I'll post about the giveaway.... :D Don't count on it though. lol!

[Littlebit]

Am I allowed to play? LOL! ILY

[Julie Forslev]

I'm really excited about the recipe blog! I mainly cook from blogs these days, instead of cookbooks!

Julie

[Michele]

I will for sure be following the new blog. Of course! I love your blog and your Mom's. Your just such "good people". I'm looking forward to it!

[Cari Santoyo]

fabulous! I love this blog and I'm sure I'll love your new recipe one too!

[Christina J.]

Looking forward to checking out your new blog!

[DonnaTN]

I have certainly enjoyed the recipes you have posted in the past so I'm going right over to check your new joint cooking blog with your Mom! I would be thrilled to be included in your drawing.
Thanks!

[karen t]

I would love to be entered in your giveaway. Can't wait to check out your new cooking blog...love to read about cooking! Not so much cooking....

[Melody]

Love the fact that you started a new cooking blog. Your photos of your cooking/baking always look so yummy!

Please enter me in your giveaway! Thanks so much!

[Pat Matejcek]

I would love a chance at your give away. I have tried some of your recipes before. I can't wait to see the recipe blog. Your moms blog has showed some delightful dishes. Thanks Pat Matejcek
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[MeandtheBees]

I've followed your blog for some time but never posted. Who can resist cross stitch and cooking!

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This is great. Thanks for the chance. Gosh the muffin recipe sounds great. I can't wait because I know you and mom make yummy stuff.

[Edie]

Oh, my other great passion, baking! The muffins sound wonderful. Just the thing to take to work on Saturday.

[KarenCA]

i enjoy your blog and also love food blogs ... the first recipe looks delish! have already sent my sissy a link to it and look forward to future recipes ... the ones you have shared before have been great.

[Diana]

Your new blog sounds like lots of fun! Guess we all need to eat and cook!

[Cari]

What fun! Yes, please include me in your drawing and I will post about your new blog very soon! I just made your mom's strawberries muffins on Saturday and they were amazing ('were,' because my dh and I ate them all). Can't wait to see what you two cook up!

[Pam A]

The new recipe blog sounds wonderful. I am always looking for new recipes to try. Thanks for the chance at the giveaway.
Pam A