Give-Away Winners

Here ye! It's time to announce the three lucky winners!

I don't think I've ever been as hungry in my life. Or as greedy. Have you read the comments about favorite fall foods? Pumpkin breads, pancakes, raviolis, cookies, biscotti, pie, caramel apples, apple crisp, apple bars, stew, chili, pumpkin curry soup, roasted butternut squash, steaming bowls of stew and pot roast. I'm stealing all of your ideas and locking myself in the kitchen until the authorities have to break down the walls and roll me away. At least I'm considering it, so ravenous am I from your comments. I'm making a loooooong list of all your favorites to keep me busy through the "season of mists and mellow fruitfulness." I've got all the inspiration I need to write a mighty tome of Autumn recipes.

Congratulations to our three loving winners! Email me with your mailing addresses at prudencepenny@aol.com

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Mary Anne, lover or Prudy's Roasted Red Pepper Soup.
Justin and Jess, lovers of all things pumpkin and chocolate chip.

Rebecca, lover of pumpkin ravioli with sage butter and pumpkin bread, spread with cream cheese.Thanks to everyone for playing along.

Coming Tomorrow:

The last of some summery favorites

Lemon Sour Cream Pasta with Fresh Tomatoes

A Sneaky Little Give Away

Time's up.
Winners announced Saturday! Thanks for entering...

Winsome readers: As promised, today is the day for my sneaky little give away. And boy am I glad. Today is one of those days, that even had I woken up at 3 AM (which I considered), it wouldn't have been early enough to get everything done. I wish I could form a committee to attend my meetings, unload my dishwasher, instruct my charges, return my phonecalls, grade my papers, plan my lessons, fill in my crossword puzzle, sew my Halloween costumes, mop my floors. The only thing I don't want any help with is my blog. I'll wake up early and stay up late and leave the laundry in heaps and be late for meetings for Prudence Pennywise. I suppose that means that I love it. I do. I love it. Thanks to my many readers for making it worthwhile for me to cook and write and gush on an almost daily basis. Thanks for your comments, emails, for spreading the word about Prudence Pennywise, and most especially your readership. I promise to never run out of money saving tips and recipes, as long as you promise to keep coming back. Deal?
As for the give-away, leave a comment telling me your favorite fall food. That's it. If you feel so inclined, you can tell your friends to enter the give-away also. You've got till Friday, September 19, 2008 5:00 PST. I'll ship anywhere.
Here's what you've got a crack at winning:
A modern slow cooker recipe book.
I really need this one for the aformentioned busy days....


And I want this one also, because pancakes just sound fabulous on a fall morning.

And this one I have, but it's so wonderful that I have to give it away again. If I could only have one baking book, this would be it. Period.

Winners Announced Friday-uh, make that Saturday....

See you Then

Last Day for Give Away and Ten Greatest Hits

Be sure to scroll down and submit your entry to my first give-away. You've got a shot at four great prizes, from Bundt and coffee cake pans, to Dorie Greenspan and Ina Garten's latest cookbooks. In honor of my 100th post, I've been reviewing and reminiscing about the greatest hits. I listen to my readers, and I'm certain you have better taste than I do. It was hard to decide! I stand by all my recipes and love to share them with you. I tried to focus on some of the earlier ones, but if there was more space, I'd also include Peach Barbecue Chicken, Chocolate Pudding Ice Cream, Pantry Hummus with Cumin Tortilla Chips, Honey and Lime Cilantro Chicken, Whole Wheat coblerettes, Lemon Glazed Scones, Summer Vegetable Fajitas, and the Tomatillo Cilantro Buttermilk Dressing. But here they are....the 10 greatest hits since I started blogging a few months ago....

1. Buttermilk Fudge Brownies..... Fudgey and Cakey at once. 2. Spice Rubbed Chicken.... You'll have a punch packing dinner on the table in ten minutes.

3. Fire Roasted Salsa.... Five minutes and you'll be dipping away.4. Flank Steak Tacos with Cilantro Slaw Cool and refreshing with a bit of heat and grilled meat. 5. Tricia Shaw's Baked Beans Smoky, Sweet and Irresistible6. Sweet and Tangy Root Beer Baby Back Ribs- A reduced soda pop glaze coats these babies.

7. Soy and Lime Tri Tip A simple marinade on a beefy cut. 8. Chocolate Glazed Oatmeal Peanut Butter Bars I can't stop craving these hearty bars. 9. Salsa Verde Turkey Burgers My Award winning Rachael Ray burger 10. Meyer Lemon Baby Cakes Soft and Tender Lemon Cakes with Candied Zest

Coming Tomorrow:

The Winners of my First Give Away

plus Sticky Milk Chocolate Smore's Bars

100th Post-Four Give Aways..... and still thinking of Greatest Hits

Time's Up. Thanks for entering.
Phew! I've made it through my first 100 posts.
It's taken a hearty dose of perseverance with a healthy dollop of obsession and a pinch of sleeplessness to pull it off. Thank you, dear readers, for coming every day, for leaving comments, and for being my friends. I feel a peculiar sense of kinship with so many of you, considering we really haven't "met." I read the first posts I wrote, and I cringe at the robotic stiffness and formal style. 100 posts later, I barely hit spell check any more, since I feel like I'm sharing anecdotes and recipes with a next door neighbor over a chocolate chip cookie.

And our numbers are growing, up from less than 100 readers a week to about 4500. I'm excited to have my first give away, and I hope you'll tell your friends and family to come and enter as well. You're also welcome to post a link from your blog, if so inclined. With four winners, the odds are looking pretty good.

Contest ends July 30, 2008 at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time. Winners will be randomly chosen. One entry per person and don't forget to post a name if you post as "anonymous." Answer the following question in the comment section to be eligible: What was the first recipe you remember making alone?




Prizes are:
#1: Ina Garten's newest "Back to Basics" cookbook. It's so new it's not even available yet-but I'll place the order at Amazon and have it delivered right to you. This one is going to be good-maybe her best yet-since the focus is simple ingredients and basic techniques.
#2 Dorie Greenspan's inspiring iconic guide.: Baking, From My Home to Yours. If you've been here on Tuesdays, then you've already had a generous preview. My favorite recipes include the cherry-rhubarb cobbler, world peace cookies, chocolate pudding churned to ice cream, and cocoa buttermilk birthday cake. And I'm just getting started....
#3 A red Nordicware coffee cake tube pan. I have one in periwinkle blue; it's perfect for an elegant yet homey Sunday morning cake. It makes such a pretty display, you almost don't even want to cut in.
#4 An apple green classic bundt cake pan, plus a tunnel of bundt insert. Bundt cakes are beautiful on their own, but with this extra insert, you can include a surprise inside out frosting, filling or ice cream.

I'll post my top 1o out of my past 100 favorite recipes on Wednesday. Decisions, decisions! I'm choosing based on reader feedback, so let me know if you have a stand-out favorite.

Coming Tomorrow:
Tuesdays with Dorie
White Peach and Honey Galette with Blackberry-Salty Cashew Ice Cream