And the Winners Are...

Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway for a chance at one of two copies of my cookbook. I enlisted the help of my boys in drawing the winning entries earlier today, and it's time to announce the lucky winners:

Janet S.   

(who left her comment on my Facebook page)

and

 Karin in BC

Congratulations, ladies! I will be emailing both of you to let you know you have won.

And for those of you who didn't win, and are thinking about purchasing a copy:

1. Remember that if you have enough Swagbucks you can still get it for free with Amazon gift certificates :)

2. My publisher has finally set the date for the "official" launch, which will be on February 15th. If you purchase the book on this day, you will receive an assortment of free bonus gifts, and will help me in my goal to get to the top of the list in the cookbook category that day.

Help Me Spread the Word About My Book - and WIN A COPY for Yourself

I need a little help from you - and in exchange I'm giving you the chance to win one of two copies of my new book, Cheap Appétit: The Complete Guide to Feeding Your Family for Less Than $400 a Month (While Eating Better Than You Ever Thought Possible). I made half a dozen recipes from the book just yesterday - I really do consider the 125+ recipes in the book indispensible in my kitchen, and I hope they will be in yours, too!

If you would like a chance to win a copy, do any of the following:

1. "Like" Cheap Appétit on Facebook (1 entry).

2. Share a link to the book listing (Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon UK or Barnes and Noble) and/or the book page on my blog on Twitter, Facebook or other social media (1 entry for each place you share it).

3. Share a link to any of the listings and/or the book page on your blog (1 entry).

4. Recommend the book for purchase at your library (3 entries). You'll need the book's ISBN number to do this, it's ISBN-10: 0982780397 or ISBN-13: 978-0982780398 depending on which one they want.

5. If you already have a copy of the book, write a review on Amazon (3 entries). Wouldn't it be nice to win another copy to give away to a friend or relative that could really use it?

6. Share a link to this giveaway post on Facebook, Twitter, your blog, or other social media (1 entry for each place you share it).

Be sure to leave a comment letting me know which of the above activities you've completed, along with your email address so I know how to contact you if you've won.

You have until Monday, January 23nd at midnight EST to enter and I will announce the winner Tuesday January 24th!

This contest is open to all residents of Canada and the continental US (sorry, international readers!). I will be drawing the names the good old-fashioned way by pulling them out of a hat (the random number generator is just no fun!).

Thanks for your help, and good luck!

And the Winner Is...

I used the random number generator at random.org to pick a winner for the CSN Stores giveaway. Here is the result (I don't know why it's showing 100 as the max, because I used 10 as that was the number of entrants)

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 5 

Comment #5 is the winner! Congratulations to Nell. And thanks to everyone else for entering.

(By the way, in case anyone's wondering: my "can't live without it" piece of kitchen equipment would be my set of Cutco knives. They make so many kitchen tasks a breeze! And they're still going strong after 17 years of daily use.)

Announcing....My First GIVEAWAY!

 Image courtesy of graur razvan ionut/freedigitalphotos.net

As promised on Friday's post, today is the day you can officially enter my first giveaway. This giveaway is kindly being sponsored by CSN Stores, who have over 200 online stores where you can find almost anything you need whether it be a new blender, a sofa, a barbecue, or a kitchen faucet. They have kindly donated a $40 gift certificate to use at any of their online stores. Of course, I know if I was the winner I'd head right on over to cookware.com and replace some of my ailing kitchen equipment!


For a chance to win this gift certificate, all you need to do is leave a comment telling me what piece of kitchen equipment you just couldn't live without. Please leave your email address if it's not linked to Blogger, so I know how to contact you if you're the lucky winner!


You have up until Saturday at 9 PM Eastern to enter. I'll pick the winner using a random number generator.

Good luck!