My blog had its first birthday, and to celebrate, I’m giving away cookbooks to you, the readers, the ones that keep me coming back. It all started with a post on carrot cake, and 219 posts later, here I am, one year into this not-as-new venture and a crash behind me even!
As I was writing this post (the first time) my host updated a few things (read: deleted) and magically all 219 posts disappeared. I was less than impressed with the magic trick. But all was well by the afternoon when my very resourceful husband found the cause of the problem in the database. And instead of installing backups and fixing missing portions of this and that and trying to put my blog back together like I thought I’d be doing at 10:30 a.m. this morning, I’m rewriting my blog’s birthday post with all 219 posts safe and sound. I was and still am very thankful.
I wanted to say thank you to all of you that keep coming back reading week after week, and I could think of no better way to do it than by showing you my motivation, the other bloggers out there that seem to do it all.
What I’m Giving Away:
One copy of The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl by Ree Drummond. Ree is…well, if you don’t know, you should. She is delightful, witty and talented. Plus, she likes butter and cream and real food that your mom made. Please note: This is not my signed copy that I stood in a very long line for (and that MM signed), because I did not have the foresight to buy two books. I know. Shame on me. However! I do have two t-shirts. One is worn weekly by a certain almost 10-year-old that resides under my roof, but the other I have been saving…
One Pioneer Woman Book Tour T-shirt, size medium. This has not been worn. It has sat, folded in my room, waiting for today. For you. If you didn’t get one in one of Ree’s giveaways or on the book signing itself, this one is for you. Because I love you.
One copy of The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook: 101 Asian Recipes Simple Enough for Tonight’s Dinner by Jaden Hair. I love Jaden. She’s funny, sweet and giving (she followed me and tweeted me on Twitter before I even knew what I was doing). Plus, she’s got a hand in everything and manages to keep it all going, which I both admire and respect. And she makes delicious food.
One copy of Blog Aid: Recipes for Haiti. Blog Aid was the brainchild of Julie Van Rosendaal. She managed to get 27 food bloggers together to contribute to a cookbook (including me!), have it printed, and sold 1818 cookbooks to raise $47,166.00 for Haiti in less than a month. Julie, you amaze me.
To Enter:
Subscribe in an RSS feed or by email! Leave me a comment letting me know you did or already are, and then tell me what it is you would like to see here during Year 2 at Food for My Family.
For a second entry:
Because I am officially a year into this, I thought that it was time for me to grow up and get a Facebook page. Become a fan of Food for My Family on Facebook, and then leave a comment letting me know you’re a fan. By becoming a fan, you’ll also be entered to win a copy of Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois! (They both live here in Minnesota, not too far from me.)
Both giveaways (here on the blog and on Facebook) end on Wednesday, 3/24 at 11:59 p.m. CDT. Winner will be selected from Random.org.
Good luck and thank you so much for being here with me. I look forward to another year of serving up the food we’re eating here at Food for My Family!
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Thanks for offering this great giveaway. Congrats on your one year! I have been a follower and receive your RS feeds via email. I love your site.
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I also became a fan on facebook earlier today~ Keep up the great recipes, tips and suggestions. I really enjoy this site and it’s come in handy for my family and meal planning. Thanks!
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I subscribed to your feed today! I’m new here but am loving this site, looks like I’ll have a new site to check daily!
I’m a fan on facebook. So excited to check it out!
I’m very excited to find your blog. I am constantly challenged to find new ways to feed my family.
I subscribe to your blog via email. I would personally love more cookbook giveaways.
I am now a Facebook fan.
Happy Birthday to you! Congrats on 1 year! I’m a recent subscriber via email.
I’ve now become a FB fan…. YAY!
I subscribed! I’m new and don’t know what you’ve done in the past, so just keep doing what ur doing!
I have just found you and definitely will be back. Congrats on a year of blogging!
Love your website! Have been a follower and make your recipes
for quite awhile. The results have been amazing; thanks for all
the advice and terrific recipes!
I have been following you for a few months. It is great to see other mom’s out there cooking up healthy meals for their family! I am always on the hunt for quick, healthy meals. When everyone is going in all directions during the day, it is still nice to sit down and enjoy a home cooked meal and listen to everyone fill in the details of their day. A family that eats together stays together!
I subscribed to your blog thru bloglines…thank you for the giveaway!
I’m now a fan on facebook!!! Thank you!!!
I already subscribe via e-mail. I have only been following for a short time but love what I have seen so far. Keep up the good work!
I am a follower via the RSS Feed through Google reader.
I am now a fan on FB
I subscribed!
I became a fan on Facebook.
Hi. I became a facebook fan today. I also signed up for your feed.
I’m a follower now, yay! (wait, I thought I was supposed to be a leader??)
I can’t read to more about cooking,and well, I kinda love cookbook giveaways, so more of those, please!
I, too, adore the Pioneer Woman!
I signed up for your RSS feed. I’m new here, so I guess I have 219 posts to read? Yikes!
Hi, just found your site and am now subscribing!!
I am a facebook fan!
oops…forgot to tell you what I want to see! I’d like some ideas for hiding veggies in foods so my oh so picky two year old (and my husband) will eat them!
I just subscribed to your blog via email … I have all these cookbooks and love them all… this is such a great giveway for your first blog-aversary .. congratulations … and glad you got all your previous entries back !!!
I also became a fan on facebook
What a great giveaway… I have really been enjoying your blog!! I subscribe via e-mail!!
I am a facebook fan!
I don’t have a facebook.
I know it’s like I live in a cave! I am just recently a follower and love what you write about!
I just found your blog today and subscribed via email. Love the Menu plan Mondays-hopefully you continue doing them!
i JUST SUBSCRIBED TO YOUR BLOG AND LOVE IT – THANKS FOR THE CHANCE OF THE GIVEAWAY!
I’m a subscriber! Love Manic Organic, keep it going.
I am a Facebook Fan!
I’m already a subscriber, pretty new to it though, and have been intrigued by quite a few recipes. I’m always looking for good ones, and I love the fact that you combine some recipes for easier prep, etc. Thanks!
I’m following you via email. I’ve just discovered your blog. Congrats on your year anniversary. I can’t wait to following along for the next year.
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Congrats on the anniversary. I have followed you for the last couple of months and love your recipes. Some have become family favorites.
I signed up for your email feed.
I became a fan on Facebook.
I just subscribed via email!! I haven’t poked around on this blog very much yet, but it looks like a great one! Yea for year #2!! oh yeah…and pick me to win!!
I would love to see you continue with “green” themed posts.
I am a new email subscriber.
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Just found your site, I am new subscriber, so interested in your expertise on whole food cooking for the family.
I receive your feed. I enjoy reading the blog….
I just bought myself the Pioneer Woman Cooks!!! Love it! I would love to win the t-shirt and Asian cookbook. I love your site. Congrats on your one year anniversary!!! I tell all my friends about your blog!
I already get your email feed. I am interested in recipes focusing on local foods. And keep up what you are already doing:)
I subscribed via email……..led here by whatscooking in her twitter feed
congrats on your anniversary and look forward to post # 220
I get the RSS in google reader. I like the menu plans, please keep that up. Maybe it would be neat to read about how you decide what to have on each day.
I just became a facebook fan too!
Thanks for offering this great giveaway. Congrats on your one year! I have been a follower and receive your RS feeds via email. I love your site!!
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I also became a fan on facebook earlier today!
Barbara
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