Giveaway

Thanks to all of you who entered our Thanksgiving Gifts That Give Back Giveaway! We chose four randomly selected winners to receive one of the four fabulous charitable gifts. They are…

Ddemos: Baking For Good Cookies

I make a spanikopita every year…go figure… it’s always a huge hit!

Joanna V: Chan Luu Bracelet

My favorite thanksgiving dish are the pies my father makes. It’s all in the crust… most people focus on the filling, but a pie is ruined with a bad crust.

Claire: sweetriot chocolate

My favorite Thanksgiving dish is my grandmother’s sweet potatoes. She serves them …

Last year, we started our own little BGSK Thanksgiving tradition by giving back to you, and the community, with some tasty treats from Baking For Good. This year, we’re taking our philanthropic sweet tooth to the next level and giving away a whole host of charitable prizes (most of them chocolate-y).

Thanksgiving is also our site’s anniversary, so we also want to thank you, our readers, for sticking with us for the last 3 years (!!). The 2010-2011 year has been a very eventful one for us: since last T-Day, we’ve introduced our book to the world, launched a little …

Thanks to all of you who tuned in to our Prep School knife sharpening video! We chose three randomly selected winners to receive one of the three fabulous Edgeware products used in the video. They are…

Lauren Guerin: Pro Edge Elite

With winter getting closer I would love to know more about safe, easy ways to can, freeze, and store food.

Michelle: Diamond Pro

My husband LOVES onions–I could live my life without them–I would love any ideas on how to prep them without the tears–I swear, I start crying as soon as the knife hits the onion. …

A a dull knife in the kitchen is an accident waiting to happen. We used to think using a knife sharpener at home was intimidating—I’m sure a lot of you still feel that way! But our friends at Edgeware (fan them on facebook here) have shown us the light. Tune in to this week’s Prep School video for some knife sharpening tips and three great, small-kitchen friendly products that make knife maintenance a breeze.

Did you think we would leave you empty-handed? We’re also giving away these three great knife sharpeners!

To enter the Edgeware Knife Sharpener Giveaway, …

Thank you to everyone who entered the Keurig Coffee Maker Giveaway! We’re really excited about all your weekday breakfast options, and we’ll be sure to make good on some of your ideas in our recipes to come.

Congrats to the winner, Meghan!

Meghan‘s favorite weekday breakfast is…

“Pomegranate greek yogurt with strawberries.”

Stay tuned for lots of weekday breakfasts to come on BGSK, and more opportunities to win great products!

–Cara and Phoebe, THE QUARTER-LIFE COOKS…

[Closed - 9/25/11]

Let’s be honest here. September is kind of a downer.

Summer is over, natural disasters are prepped and ready to come to a town near you, and your boss is back from his three week vacation in the south of France and breathing down your neck. It’s back to the grind, and back to your morning routines to get you ready for action.

Our friends over at Keurig have just the thing to get you out of your September slump: coffee, at the press of a button. Up for grabs this week is a sexy Platinum Brewing …

Thank you all for sharing your beverage hopes and dreams with us as part of the Soda Stream Soda Maker Giveaway! We’re very excited to get to work on homemade ginger ale, mojitos, and flavored sodas–to name a few of the more popular items.

The lucky reader taking home their very own SodaStream is…Elena!

Here’s what Elena had to say:

Grapefruit crush! with or without alcohol.  Or a sparkling sangria.

Stay tuned for lots of homemade drink recipes to come on BGSK, and more opportunities to win great products!

–Cara and Phoebe, THE QUARTER-LIFE COOKS
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