500th post- Favorite Things Giveaway

So, believe it or not, my last post officially marked my 500th post. 500 times I have sat down with my laptop, opened a "new post" tab, and put my fingers to work. 500 times I've gone in the kitchen to cook up a new recipe. 500 new recipes, 500 back stories, over 500 pictures. I can't believe it. And really, I can't believe how much support you all give me. This blog started off with 2 readers and has grown into something I am so proud of that truly words can't even describe. Every time I get a comment or an e-mail or a facebook message from you it makes my day. I blog for me, but without YOU it just wouldn't be the same. So thank you, from the bottom of heart, for reading the past 500 posts, for sticking around, and for turning this blog into so much more than I ever hoped it would be.

But now.... the moment you've all been waiting for... the BIG giveaway. If you follow my facebook fan page you had the chance to enter a few giveaways there at the beginning of the year. But this is the FIRST EVER giveaway here on the blog, so I figured I better make it a good one.

Have you ever seen Oprah's Favorite Things? You know, where she gives away a car, and a house, and a country? Well, this isn't going to be quite like that, but it is going to be my much less expensive favorite things! Unless Oprah wants to jump in and sponsor a bigger giveaway, I'm always up for that! But assuming she doesn't, here's what's up for grabs.

The winner of this giveaway wins ALL of the following items. Each of these items has helped me to create many of the past 500 posts. Some are new favorites, some are old steadies, but none the less, all are well loved.

(Disclaimer: All items are coming from Amazon.com, and some are limited quantity, so if for some reason one is sold out by the time the giveaway ends, I will replace it with a very similar item.)

Joseph Joseph Scoop Colander- this was a Christmas gift this year and I use it all.the.time to scoop pasta out of boiling water, remove potatoes from a pan, etc. Very useful.

A Wusthof pairing knife. Honestly, I've been drooling over Wusthof knives for some time now and just started my collection, so let me help you start yours.

Wilton 3 tiered stacking cooling racks- I use these daily. I use them for baking, I also use them when entertaining to create makeshift shelves in my fridge. They work beautifully for making extra shelves when you have a lot going on in the kitchen. And they unstack too.

My microplane- I use this constantly to zest lemons, grate cheese, etc. 

My doughnut pan- my new BFF! I don't have a mini one, like this, I have a full sized, but I want the mini one too, so I'm living vicariously through you.

To enter: Leave a comment in the comment section telling me the type of recipes you most enjoy seeing on my blog, or food blogs in general. Do you like pasta? Sweets? Savory? Lay it on me!


Deadline to enter: Midnight, Saturday the 19th.


ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON, CONTINENTAL US RESIDENTS ONLY. 


Good luck!