Daily Archives: January 22, 2008

A Recipe Contest-Giveaway

Okay, I am really excited about this, is anyone interested in winning a $35 Gift Card to Crate & Barrel? I am hosting a contest here on The Joy of Homemaking. It’s a really simple contest, all you need is a blog, and the ability to cook (not absolutely necessary).

Here are the rules:

UPDATE: So here’s the deal, if you would like to be entered into the drawing, all you have to do is blog about the contest, with a link back to the Recipe Contest blog post, and you will be entered to win the $35 gift card (don’t forget to come back here and leave a comment with the link to your post about the contest). To be entered again in the drawing you can:

1. Pick out a recipe that you would like to try. It can be one that you’ve already done, or one that you’ve been wanting to try, or just one of your favorites.

2. Make the recipe, and take a picture (or pictures) of your final product (this part is preferred but optional, if you don’t have the ability to do pictures with your posts).

3. Post your recipe (including ingredients and preparation) and your optional photo to your blog, by 12:00 am PST, February 1, 2008.

4. In your post; include a link back to this post with an explanation about this contest, as well as how your recipe turned out, and then leave a comment here with the link to your post so I can add you to the drawing. On February 1st, I will draw a random postee and will promptly send the winner a $35 gift card to Crate & Barrel, that can be used in one of their stores or online.

Bonus-You can post a recipe once a week until February 1st, every time you post a recipe your name will be entered into the drawing. So everyone has the opportunity to be entered up to 5 times! If you don’t have a blog and would like to start one, please email me at chrisandjenni-at-gmail.com. It’s so easy to start and I would love to help you! If you are starting a new blog, you will get an extra entry just for the work of getting it started.

Here are some examples of what how your post might look, Whole Wheat Pumpkin Scones, Grandma Eva’s Peanut Brittle, Whole Wheat Egg Noodles. Keep in mind, they don’t have to look like this, these are just examples :)

Happy Cooking!

Introducing…Mr. Burns

Whoa! Pre-courtship days!

Well, Chris and I have been talking tonight about him doing some posts on The Joy of Homemaking. He is always finding great food/homemaking related stories that he wants me to post on this site, and somehow I don’t get around to posting them, even though I would love to! So tonight he asked if I would mind if he just posted them himself, and I thought it was a brilliant idea! :) So, you can expect to hear from my wonderful husband on some food news related topics, as well as some food/homemaking tips. Maybe I will get him to rate my recipes :) So, he’s posted his first post about eating sustainably on a budget, enjoy! Okay, here is a better picture of him, and I.

Date in Seattle

Eating sustainably on a budget

I had to share this post I read about ways to eat local and still save money.

Though many farmer’s markets now take food stamps, that’s hardly the point: just pricing a pound of sustainably-farmed ground buffalo meat (the best substitute for ground beef at my farmer’s market last weekend), and you’ll know why you don’t see families of seven stocking their freezer. (It’s nearly $9 a pound, if you’re wondering.)

So, you ask, what’s the secret? How can I avoid CAFO beef and chicken and still feed my family on a limited budget? Eating with the seasons is nice, and all, but that box of McNuggets is priced right. And what better breakfast on the go than a nice Pop-Tart?