Although this is probably the most used room in my house, it is nowhere near my dream of my kitchen. I have lots of ideas in my head of what I'd like, what brands of appliances I'd like to put in there, and the arrangement of where I'd like to put all my utensils and plates. Since marriage, I have never cooked in my dream kitchen. My Hong Kong kitchen was a tiny steel trap, my Korean kitchen was lacking a decent floorplan and no dishwasher, and now this kitchen in the Bay Area is old, run down and the cabinets never stay shut. To rub salt into my kitchen dream wounds, two of my close friends are getting the opportunity to redo their kitchens and hopefully come closer to each of their dreams. Sigh.
But then the folks at CSN stores contacted me letting me know that they'd like to help me get one step closer to my dream...they offered me $60 to spend on whatever I wanted as long as I reviewed it on my blog. I instead asked if I might perhaps offer my readers a chance at getting closer to THEIR dream kitchen, and they agreed.
CSN has over 200 stores, including one for track lighting which would go a long way in improving my kitchen. You're welcome to browse all 200 of their stores (on the left hand side of said screen) and check out all they have to offer. The winner of this contest (and there will be only one winner) will receive a $60 gift certificate to spend anywhere on the CSN stores website. They have baby items, kitchen items and electrics and a host of other things. Unfortunately the restriction is that CSN only delivers to the US and Canada, so readers from abroad of my blog, you will not be able to qualify. You could enter and give it to someone you know in the US perhaps.
Blog Giveaway Details celebrating 200,000 HITS!
To enter to win a $60 gift certificate from CSN stores... you MUST do the following:
1. Go to CSN's website and browse their items.
2. Leave a comment below telling me what you'd like to buy with your $60. (Don't worry, I won't actually hold you to it if you win, but I'd eventually like to know what you bought with your windfall.) Please make sure you provide a way for me to contact you. (If you're someone I know, I'll figure it out.)
For an extra entry (Each person only qualifies for one) - THIS IS A SEPARATE COMMENT FROM THE ONE ABOVE!
A. You can have an additional entry if you become a Facebook Fan of Week of Menus. Click on the link, become a fan, and leave me a comment below saying that you're now a fan!
B. If you are already a fan, you can enter again by telling me what you're going to cook next from my blog. Leave me a comment below. (To keep things fair, new fans may not do this.)
A winner will be chosen at random a week from today.
(I am a former high school English Teacher, so I am bit of a stickler for rules. Entries which do not follow the instructions will be disqualified.)
Best of luck and hope to see you soon!
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yeah! am i the first one to comment? :) joanne! congratulations on 200,000 hits! so proud of you mama jo!! :) well, if i were to win the giveaway, i'd use my $60 to buy bakeware items... specifically, cooling racks, cookie sheets, mini muffin pan, etc. lately, i want to bake more but realize i don't have a nice set of bakeware items. mine are either too old or ruined for wear and tear.
since i'm already a fan on fb...hmmm, the next thing i'll cook from your blog will probably be the honey drizzle chicken...my kids LOVE LOVE LOVE this dish. i haven't made it in a while so i know they'll start asking for it :).
Woohoo! :) I would love to use the $60 towards a
Le Creuset 2-Quart Round French Oven in Cobalt - L2501-1830
SKU #: LEC1006. I will just have to pay the difference... :)
I will be in Canada this summer, so IF I win, I can have it shipped to our Canada address. :)
I'm already a Facebook fan... The next thing I want to try from your blog would be the ginger green rice. :)
Congratulations on reaching 200,000 hits, impressive! I would you the $60 towards new barstools! Bonnie (Laura H's friend, I met you once when we all went out for Mexican food, I think for Laura's b-day)
I am already a fan on FB. Next I would like to try Your Honey Drizzle chicken. I am hoping my kids will love it. I am always looking for dinner recipes that they will love!
I would love to win-would choose
SKU # UT1535 Abstract Autumn Leaves Metal Wall Art. This piece is gorgeous!
Elaine R
emrosser@shaw.ca
Congrats on passing 200,000 hits! I browse your blog almost daily and have finally gotten a few dishes that are my go-to ones.
My next dish to attempt is the Asian Fish Tacos with green rice. Yum!
Thank you for inspiring the timid cooks, like me!
If I were to win your blog giveaway, I'd buy the 5Qt Oval French oven in Dijon from Le Creuset...It would be a great addition to my cookware!
If I were to win, I'd use the $60 towards a Global Cutlery knife...probably a utility knife?
Since I'm already a fan on FB...the next thing I want to cook is the Korean seaweed soup...your Korean recipes give me courage+confidence to attempt Korean food.
hi! wow..200,000 already? it feels like just yesterday when i joined your blog.
i would use $60 towards kitchen utensils and pots/pans to cook more meals for my hubs and 19 month old daughter.
of COURSE i'm a fan on FB!
the next things im going to cook are asian fish tacos, garlic lobster tails, and firecracker shrimp. im actually making these dishes this weekend (may 2nd) for hubs' 30th bday dinner.
thanks so much and crossing fingers to win!
jinha -- missjinha@gmail.com
Congratulations! Love your recipes. I use them for my family and friends all the time. With my $60 I would buy some Le Creuset cookware . . specifically a dutch oven. I've always wanted one of those! Also . . I am now an official fan of yours on FB . . thanks for your blog . . and keep the recipes coming!
Thanks so much for this opp Week of Menus!! I love your colorful food photos and your step by step explanation of your food. I would like to buy the hand blender from the website. I've been wanting one of these for some time to make things easier in the kitchen.
For my 2nd entry, I've been meaning to try your Crispy Chewy Oatmeal Toffee Chip Cookies. My hubbie & I are a huge fan of chocolate. Thanks for thinking of all your fans!!
Congrats on passing 200K hits!! (I would have normally said "Yahoooo!" but...)
I would use the $60 towards a set of everyday drinkware (since I've been cursed with slippery fingers lately) and ramekins to bake the spinach & artichoke dip that I love so much!
Oh and yes, I am already a fan on FB. I would make the spinach dip next (either with or without artichokes).
Congrats on 200,000 hits!
I'm a first-year college student, so I'm still a looong way from my dream kitchen. I'd like to start collecting some basics, though, so I can make use of my tiny dorm kitchen as much as possible. I would probably get:
A frying pan/skillet: Farberware Superior Nonstick 8" Deep Skillet, $11.99
Baking sheet: Silverstone 11" by 17" Cookie Sheet, $9.99
Mixing Bowl: Progressive International Collapsible Bowl, $9.99
Decent knives: Ginsu Bakelite 5 Piece Prep Cutlery Set, $19.99
Measuring implements: Paula Deen 5 Piece Melamine Measuring Spoon Set, $4.95, and Paula Deen 5 Piece Dry Melamine Measuring Cup Set, $5.95
That would put me a bit over the $60 (especially with tax), but it's enough to start with, and I could make up the difference.
(Shaina -- shainaed@gmail.com)
For my 2nd entry, I've been meaning to try your Crispy Chewy Oatmeal Toffee Chip Cookies. My hubbie & I are a huge fan of chocolate. Thanks for thinking of all your fans!!
I would put my $60 toward something fun that I might not otherwise get for myself - a popcorn popper. They range in price from about $25 - 60 so I'll have to do some homework to figure out which one.
wow! i love their rugs, which i could use to bring my family room into the 21st century :) love your blog!
rtjunk2010@yahoo.com
and the next dish i'm going to prep is the garlic, butter, scallion noodles for a friend who just had a baby. it's SO delicious!
rtjunk2010@yahoo.com
Congratulations on getting 200,000 hits! What an accomplishment and yet I'm not surprised since everybody at Wellspring seem to use your website, including me. If I were to win the giveaway, I'd use it to buy the Enclume bookshelf pot rack. This will allow me to make more room in my kitchen cabinets.
I'm already a fan on FB. I'm having our small group make the korean beef tacos and asian fish tacos tonight, but the next thing I'll be making on my own is the kimchee pork quesadillas. Sounds very interesting! Can't wait to try them!
I'm going to make the bacon, broccoli,garlic noodle recipe!! Super excited!! Thanks for your awesome website! I'm already a fan on FB so I guess this is my entry.
gosh, how i would love a dream kitchen...hopefully one day but if not i want to be content w/ what i have and plus it's not the appliances, etc that make the cook or the food, right?! ;)
if i won the giveaway, i would get huddy a cool play kitchen since i can't have my dream kitchen now!
i've been wanting to make the roasted garlic lobster!!!
Congrats on your blog success! If I had $60 I would buy Le Creuset 10.25" Square Skillet Grill in Cobalt. I am already a facebook fan (jennifer Pham) and love love all your recipes. I am about to make Spaghetti with Bacon, Broccoli and Garlic.
Hello! I'd use it towards a Vitamix... I desperately want one after seeing so many awesome things you can use with it.
bonniekim108@yahoo.com
I would love to win and put those $60 towards a: Calphalon One Infused Anodized 3 Quart Saute Pan with Lid. Nice!! What would you get?? (Gloria T. HKL's friend)
congrats on 200,000 hits! i'd buy a kids play tent for my two girls to hide out in.
and i'm already a fb fan, so if i win off that, i'd buy myself some fun bakeware off csn-- the square 9x13 covered baking pan, for example, and then try making the blueberry cheesecake...b/c i have a pyrex with rounded edges and it just doesn't look as pretty. love LOVE the baked recipes on your site.
Hmm, tough question! Since we're moving next month, I'd spend the $60 towards a new pot rack (the old one is conveying with the old house). It's been indispensable!
Oh, and I just joined you on FB too! Congrats on the big milestone!
I'd love one of those atomic clocks you don't have to change for daylight savings time.
With the $60 I'd probably by some frying pans because I need some new ones! Congrats again!
Since I'm asian .. I would use the $60 on a new rice cooker! every asians got to have their rice! is the food of champions!!!
congrats on reaching the corporate sponsorship league!! :)
i'd use my $60 towards buying a non-stick fry pan since i'm desperately in need of a new one for cooking up eggs.
and i'm already a fb fan too! i def want to try that thomas keller cookie recipe, sounds divine!
wow! 20,000 hits... I stumbled upon your blog about a year ago while looking for a ë‹ì°œ recipe and have been hooked ever since!
As for $60, I would want to get a slow cooker. I'm graduating from college and I can imagine setting up a slowcooker in the morning would make for an excellent meal to come home to at the end of a long work day. :)
I think I'd get the Cuisinart 12-Cup Programmable Coffeemaker in Black. My current coffee maker isn't programmable.
dftrew(At)gmail(dot)com
I'd like a pasta maker, either attachment for my mixer or hand crank one. I love eating freshly made pasta in restaurants but never tried it at home. Looks like it's manageable.
I would probably use the $60 towards the purchase of a toddler bed...they were nice & very affordable!!
5halls@comcast.net
I might try your Garlic Scallion Noodles...they look simple but tasty!!
5halls@comcast.net
congrats!
hmmm...there are so many options to choose from! maybe new bedding or lighting? so hard to choose!
i'd get an ice cream maker :) since the husband won't let me get one (he claims we have no space, but i'd MAKE space for it)
and i think i'll try a salmon recipe next!
whoo hoo! can i win?? (again??)
yay on 200,000! can't believe how much this blog has changed our lives! i cook ALL the time now! thank you!!
so many things, but i think i would use the $60 toward a toaster oven. i've never had one and have wanted one ever since i saw ur mom use one 20 yrs ago! i'll have to ask u to recommend a brand :D
i am obviously a fan already...
there are several things i will be making from your blog this week but a NEW one is the asian fish tacos and ginger green rice.
ok, changed my mind. oatmeal carmelitas is up next!
It would be space savers and kitchen shelving for me, I'm afraid ... not sexy but definitely needed at this point.
I've made several things from your blog, and the next thing I'm going to make is an ENORMOUS batch of pickled red onions for a church bbq next week! So happy!
of COURSE i'm a fan on FB!
the next things im going to cook are asian fish tacos, garlic lobster tails, and firecracker shrimp. im actually making these dishes this weekend (may 2nd) for hubs' 30th bday dinner.
thanks so much and crossing fingers to win!
jinha -- missjinha@gmail.com
hi! wow..200,000 already? it feels like just yesterday when i joined your blog.
i would use $60 towards kitchen utensils and pots/pans to cook more meals for my hubs and 19 month old daughter.
The $60 would go to help paying for my dream dutch oven: the Le Creuset in Carribean blue. =)
With $60 I'd probably get a panini press.
FB fan... its about time I learn how to make moo gook!
I'd love to use it to buy a new desk chair, like this one: ttp://www.csnstores.com/Office-Star-51983-OT1750.html
With $60 I would purchase a 10-cup rice cooker since my 3-cup rice cooker can no longer suffice for my growing family.
I'm already a FB fan. I'd like to try your Paprika Roasted Chicken because 1) your heading states it's SO EASY and 2) HYK once told me it's such a delicious dish. Thanks for selflessly providing wonderful meals for all of us to enjoy!
what am I going to try and cook next... I'm thinking about the garlic scallion noodles with the soy ginger chicken, possibly for my own Mother's Day dinner. I may even spurge on the hot artichoke dip since holiday calories don't count.
That may be too many flavors for one meal... I'll have to consider that.
What would I spend the $60 on? I would probably use it to get a few speciality microplane graters. I've wanted them for a while. I would also consider a roasting pan or crepe pan.
I have to admit that I went to the education/school supply area and "backed away" when I decided I should get something for myself, not for school. Maybe I could update some baking pans for home and bring the older pieces to school.
I am going to try the greek chicken!
I would buy the pyrex set. I know totally boring but I have so many knick knack of storage stuff that I would like to get some glass containers especially when I am storing food for the little one.
Pyrex Storage Plus 18 Piece Set
or
Delonghi Cool-touch 2.2 lb. Deep Fryer
(I've been begging for my husband to buy me this for awhile. =) Not that we need anymore fried foods in our lives...
I would use $60 to buy a dutch oven. Several recipes call for using one and I don't have one, so I'd love to buy one to try it out. Especially because I'm in the kitchen 3 times a day like you are cooking for my family of 3 with one on the way!
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