My Favorite Kitchen Things, Part 2 (GelPro mat)
I know I said I was going to talk about mixing bowls in the next part of this series, but I lied. Instead, I’m going to tell you about my love affair with my GelPro kitchen floor mat. My mom bought one for my parents’ house years ago at Bed, Bath and Beyond, and let me tell you, after baking while standing on my mom’s GelPro mat, the foam mat I bought at Target for my kitchen doesn’t even compare.
Since I’m often at my parents’ house for holidays, much of my time there is spent standing in the kitchen, and the GelPro mat is a necessity. When my parents remodeled their kitchen (double convection oven! island! huge deep sink! additional sink!), they chose stone floors which are definitely not the most comfortable floor to stand on for hours at a time. And to make matters worse, I recently developed sciatica (which I can tell you, is incredibly painful, second only to my post-tonsillectomy pain three years ago) which is aggravated by standing on hard surfaces for long periods of time. When I stand on the GelPro mat, my back and legs are happy!
So, when GelPro offered me a mat (I chose the striated style in khaki) for my own apartment, I was incredibly excited–I have 1970s ceramic tile floors which are not only ugly, but horrid to stand on. Plus, I was on my third foam mat (they get grubby and can’t be wiped clean) and was ready to do anything to avoid another doctor visit and potential MRI.
Now I can’t imagine not having the GelPro mat in my kitchen. In fact, I’m now totally spoiled and wish I had one in front of my stove too. (So what if I have a tiny galley kitchen?) In the meantime, I’m surviving by moving the mat to whichever side of the kitchen I’m currently working in. Sure beats back pain.
Wish you had a GelPro mat too? Here’s your change to win one! Because the folks at GelPro are so nice, they are giving away any 20″ x 36″ GelPro mat to one Nosh With Me reader! To enter, leave a comment telling me how you first discovered my blog, and what, if anything, you’ve made from it.
Contest ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, June 13, 2010. One winner will be selected at random shortly thereafter and contacted by email. Please note this contest is only open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.
***Contest is now closed.***
Cookbook Giveaway
The folks over at Snubbr, a new website that helps recommend gift ideas to people, is sponsoring a cookbook giveaway for Nosh readers. Entering is really easy–just visit Snubbr’s recommended cookbook list, choose your favorite cookbook, then come back here and leave a comment on this post with the title of the cookbook you want and why you want it. Good luck!
Contest ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, May 30, 2010. One winner will be selected by Snubbr and contacted by email. Please note this contest is only open to residents of the U.S.
***Contest is now closed.***
Nordic Ware Zoo Animals Pancake Pan Giveaway
Last month the awesome people at Challenge Dairy asked if I was interested in receiving another package from them. Yes please! This time, they sent me a bunch of coupons for free butter, an awesome Nordic Ware mini bundt/candy pan, and a zoo animals pancake pan. I was super excited about the mini bundt pan because a few years ago my sister bought me a Nordic Ware pan which I absolutely love. Their products are wonderful. (And look! They also have a coupon on their site as well.)
If you don’t currently own any Nordic Ware, here’s your chance to win some! They’ve teamed up with Challenge Dairy and are having a photo contest where you can enter to win $2500 worth of prizes. I know, that is an insanely awesome prize, and you better believe I am entering!
Now on to my giveaway–since I rarely make pancakes and don’t have a need for zoo animal shaped pancakes, I decided to give the pancake pan (and some free butter coupons) away to one of my lucky readers. To enter, leave a comment telling me about the best dessert you’ve ever eaten–it can be something you made, from a restaurant, whatever. Just share all the delicious details.
Contest ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, April 18, 2010. One winner will be selected at random shortly thereafter and contacted by email. Please note this contest is only open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.
***Contest is now closed.***
Cookbook Giveaway!
Remember those delicious Barcelona Brownies I posted about recently? Well, they came from the Rose’s Heavenly Cakes cookbook by Rose Levy Beranbaum, and the kind people at SpruceTV.com gave me an extra copy to give away to one of my readers.
The book is filled with gorgeous photos and delicious recipes, and is one you want to have in your collection, trust me.
To enter, leave a comment below telling me something (anything you want!) about yourself. And if you’ve made anything from my blog, tell me about it!
Contest ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Thursday, February 4, 2010. One winner will be selected at random on Friday, February 5, 2010 and contacted by email shortly thereafter. Please note this contest is only open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.
***CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED***
Cookbook Giveaway!
The kind folks at Sasquatch Books have given me an advance copy of Flying Apron‘s Gluten-Free & Vegan Baking Book. Even better, they’re giving a copy to one of my lucky readers as well! The cookbook is filled with all kinds of yummy recipes–muffins, scones, cakes, and even soups and main dishes.
To enter, leave a comment below telling me where you live and what you do for a living. (I’m trying to find out more about my readers, I promise I won’t stalk you.)
Contest ends at 11:59 p.m. PST on Sunday, December 15, 2009. One winner will be selected at random on Monday, December 16 and contacted by email shortly thereafter. Please note this contest is only open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.
***CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED.***
My Favorite Kitchen Things, Part 1
I’ve been wanting to write a series of posts about my favorite kitchen items for some time now but never got around to it. Then the other day I was approached by the nice people at Challenge Butter (the butter with the elk on the box) asking if I’d like a package of their products. Considering their butter is a product I already use, I figured why not.
Well, I received the package and not only did they give me coupons for free butter (some for me and some for you!), they also sent me OXO and Spice Islands products. Since most of you have never been to my apartment, you don’t know how much I love OXO, especially their cookie scoops, whisks, and storage containers.
The whisks and cookie scoops are padded (and I think ergonomically designed) so when I scoop five dozen cookies from dough that chilled overnight, my hands don’t cramp up. I even have three sizes of the scoop–I use one for small cookies, one for larger cookies, and one for cupcakes. But my favorite product of theirs by far is the storage containers. I have six. And I labeled each one with my label maker because I’m a dork like that. (You would do that too if you had three different kinds of flour in your kitchen in clear containers.) Here, take a look:
(My galley kitchen is so small that I had to add a microwave cart for extra storage.) Now, why I love the containers:
- They’re clear, so you can easily see what is in each container.
- They’re airtight and the lid comes off with a push of a button (literally). I used to have containers that would cause my kitchen to be covered in flour every time I opened the container; these don’t do that.
- They’re stackable which is great for people like me with limited kitchen space.
- They’re more than wide enough to put a large scoop in, so you don’t have to spoon flour into the measuring cup.
What are some of your favorite kitchen tools? What can you not live without? And finally, want a free box of butter? Leave a comment below by midnight EST on Sunday, November 22, 2009 and you will be entered for a chance to win one of three coupons good for a free box of Challenge Butter. U.S. residents only please.
Next in the series: My favorite mixing bowls.
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And in super exciting news, Rachel of Coconut & Lime wrote a cookbook called The Everything Healthy Slow Cooker Cookbook and it’s available for pre-order on Amazon now!
Cookie Press Giveaway!
I’m still here, I’ve just been super busy with family and friends, specifically one that was in town from Australia! And I promise to have new recipes soon. In the meantime, a giveaway.
You might remember back in March I won a bunch of cool Wilton products. Well, one of the items they sent me was a cookie press, which is similar to one I already have. So, I’m giving the new one away. To enter, all you have to do is tell me about your favorite dessert ever, whether it was something you made or ate a restaurant–just give me the details! And while you’re here, feel free to tell me (anything you want) about yourself, I like to know who reads this blog.
Contest ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, July 5, 2009. One winner will be selected at random on Monday, July 6 and contacted by email shortly thereafter. Please note this contest is only open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.
Contest–Win a Silicone Brioche Mold
As I mentioned in the previous post, the folks at KaTom were kind enough to give me 
a silicone brioche mold to give away to a lucky Nosh With Me reader!
To enter the contest, simply tell me something–anything–about yourself. I like to know a little about my blog readers.
Contest ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on Sunday, November 23. One winner will be selected at random on Monday, November 24 and contacted by email shortly thereafter. Please note this contest is only open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.
And The Cookbook Goes To…
The lucky winner of Cooking Jewish by Judy Bart Kancigor is Phyllis of Ima on (and off) the Bima. Phyllis, I’ll be in touch to get your address so be on the lookout for an email from me!
Cookbook Giveaway!
I have been given a copy of Cooking Jewish by Judy Bart Kancigor to give away to one of my readers. Although it is a book of Jewish recipes, don’t worry if you’re not Jewish because really, who doesn’t love matzo ball soup and all of the yummy desserts I can’t wait to try!
All you have to do is leave a comment by April 14 and tell me something about yourself, kinda like we did last year. A winner will be drawn at random via a very scientific method of writing everyones name on a piece of paper and sticking all the names in a bowl and choosing one. The winner will then be contacted by email so please make sure your email address is in the comments. Also, this is only open to people who live in the US and Canada, unless you want to pay for the shipping yourself. (Sorry!)
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