day 2: give yourself a christmas gift!

today i was going to post something about how it's raining in december, but then i got this email from food service warehouse. they're running a contest, giving away an elegant 12 place table setting set to one lucky person just in time for the holidays.  this set includes high quality dinnerware, glassware, and flatware that will look great on any holiday table. who doesn't need more dishes? you get 10 dinner and salad plates from 10 strawberry street, 12 wine glasses from libbey, and 12 5-piece place settings from walco. quite a deal!

you can check it out here. just click on that link, fill in your info, and you're all set!

good luck!

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2nd place?... feels like first!

first one to name the movie quote gets cookies! i promise!

i was a runner-up on the endless simmer "smallest kitchen" contest! that's sad, really sad. but the happy thing is that i no longer live in that apartment, and my new kitchen is spacious, clean, and well-equipped. =)

i also failed to report that i signed up to participate in the Eating Down the Fridge challenge on true/slant hosted by Kim O'Donnell (the former WaPo food blogger). i also kind of forgot that i was in it, but my sunday grocery trip with the parents stocked me up, and my monday night dinner came straight from the fridge!

i didn't take any pictures, but i went with my old stand-by for fridge-usage: eggs! i made myself a fried egg topped with the last few dregs of the salsa bottle that i always refuse to throw out (read: i love salsa). i mixed up some cottage cheese with honey, and spread some blackberry jam on the remaining 2 slices of toast from my freezer.

i'm excited to make something tonight, now that i actually remembered that i'm supposed to be creative! look for fun things the rest of this week!

ciao,
j

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a fun giveaway and a sweet shop

i was browsing around today, and i found this cute etsy shop, zoetropa. i then stumbled over to her blog, and behold! she's having a giveaway! who doesn't need some cute, hand printed stationery items?!

<3 leave a comment on her blog to enter. she's fab.

more about me later. its homework time.

ciao,
J

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quick contest announcement

don't worry, i'm working on a good post about all my easter goodies. but quickly, i wanted to give a little nod to a fellow blogger who's having a particularly fantastic contest:

alisa at One Frugal Foodie, and author of my new favorite book Go Dairy Free, is offering the chance for you to win a fabulous natural foods giveaway from Navan Foods. check out the post on her site, leave a comment by this friday with your favorite product, and cross your fingers!

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