CUPCAKES!!!! giveaway from CupCakes by Design

One DOZEN Cupcakes from Cupcakes by Design!! Can you say, "Come to Mama!"? Oh my this is your lucky Valnetines Day.....Jeremy and Cheryl!!!

Jeremy and Cheryl said...

I would love something chocolate, dripping in carmel. Like a caremello candy bar! I'm posting on FB too

I loved hearing what your favorite flavor would be. Made my mouth water. Only one suck up said Strawberry though!

I think that's a hard question.......I would have to say...Lemon Marscapone with Buttercream frosting and a sprinkle of lemon zest on the top! MMMMhhmmm or Tiramisu....I do love me some Tiramisu!

Oh golly! Well Jeremy and Cheryl, shoot me an email with your full name and address and I will forward that to Jen at Cupcakes by Design and she will take care of you!!!

Thanks Cupcakes by Design for this SUPER, AWESOME Giveaway!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

LUV Ya!

Reluctant entertainer WINNER!

Heather Baker you are the WINNER of Sandy Coughlins book The Reluctant Entertainer!!!

heatherbaker said...

I am THE reluctant entertainer,not sure if it is an excuse, but I just don't like it-makes me nervous for weeks in advance,oooh and so crabby. My mom and my sister love it, they make it look and seem effortless, I admire that, but I just don't have it. I do love to go to parties and I will gladly contribute in any way I can- I am also known to bring a good hostess gift every now and then:}.

You will love this book, it is full of useful information that hopefully will help you get over your anxioty of entertaining.

Thanks to all who entered. And thank you Sandy for the opportunity to share your book again!!

Shoot me an email and we will take care of all the details!!!

Luv ya!

WINNERS!!!

Drum rol PA-leeze.................

The WINNERS of the first three GIVEAWAYS in "The week of LUV" are........

Juicy Christians

TRACY WOODRUFF you are the winner of One Piece of Juicy Christians jewelry your choice.

Hi Sheila!
I love the three cross necklace...such beautiful stuff, thanks for introducing me to Juicy Christian, love her stuff!
twoodruff@live.com

BLACK HEELS to TRACTOR WHEELS

KIM NICHOLS is the winner of a signed copy of The Pioneer Womans new book, Black Heels to Tractor Wheels! YEEE-haw Girlfrand! (Which is at the top of the New York Times bestseller list, I might add.)

Anonymous said...

I'd like Ree to sign my book Be adventurous~Keep on cookin!
kim nichols

i HEART Coffee!!!

HYACINTH is the winner of RedLetterWords new Coffee Print and the SA-weet "I heart Coffee" apron by My Mom!

Hyacinth said...

I like my coffee hot,black, and plenty of it!

I just have to say......this world is SMALL and amazing.....Yes this is Hyacinth, the winner, with Dee the artist behind RedLetterWords. What are the chances my little Cece would draw Hy's name out of the bag, and that I would have a picture of her with Dee at PW's Ranch. Freaky-teeky!!!

What do you think they're looking at? By the looks of Hyacinths folded hands and Dee's furrowed brow I think they were possibly masterminding the corner on this whole giveaway way back then.....whatcha think? Mom? were you in on this too?

This is Cece, my full time assistant, and name drawer! She works for gumballs. (Shhhh don't tell her Orthodontist.) We're goin High Tech around here at SC!

I am so excited for you Ladies!!!! My hearts a thumpin'!!!! Shoot an email to me at Sheilaj2494@yahoo.com and we can work out the details!!!!

Thanks everybody for your comments and Twitter and Facebook sharing!

There is still time to win a copy of Sandy Coughlins The Reluctant Entertainer! & a dozen Cupcakes from Cupcakes by Design!

Good Golly Miss Molly I LUV ya!

Nestle...Bake some LOVE WINNER!

Fran you are the Winner of the Nestle Toll House Cookie Tin and assorted coupons and freebies! Wahoo!

Fran said:

I love to bake muffins for my sweeties. Most especially because my 3 year old says, " Mommy, dese are the best fings ever!"

Oh my goodness....I just wanna pinch the cheekies of your 3 year old. How precious is that. Golly, I miss that age. I think I want to go bake some muffins now too!

Fran shoot me an email with your full name and address and I will send your prize out faster than you can say Nestle Toll House Cookie Tin!

WINNERS of The Pioneer Woman Cooks and CUTE aprons are.....

WoooHOOOO! Are you ready? Drum roll...pleeeezee. Thank you drummer boy! The winners of the Pioneer Woman Cooks signed cookbooks and aprons are:

#1 Cookbook & Cowgirl Apron

the Segard Family said...

We will be snowboarding in Colorado!!

December 20, 2010 9:24 AM

#2 Cookbook &Christmas Apron

SarahinSC said...

Awesome giveaway! I'll be spending Christmas with family!

December 20, 2010 8:44 AM

#3 Cookbook

Diane said...

Adorable Apron... Sheila, your Mom did a fantastic job!! (perhaps she could sell a few for the 'tour' next year??). I will be sitting back, eating, drinking egg nog, and fellowshipping with family. Oh, I'll also be keeping my eye on Marlin as he keeps his eye/nose on the food :). Love you.

December 21, 2010 9:25 AM

Please shoot me an email leaving your full name and contact information, and we will get your winnings off to you quicker than you can say Frohliche Weihnachten! or Feliz Navidad!

Thanks for sharing what you are all up to over Christmas I loved reading all your comments!

Many blessings!

Hugs to you all!

Luv Ya,

Bittersweet- giveaway WINNER and Triple Chocolate Pound Cake Recipe!

Oh Golly some of your comments brought tears to my eyes and left a large lump in my throat. Life is so hard at times. We gotta keep on keepin' on. Looking for the opportunity to give glory to God for what he is going to do with each day, bitter or sweet. If you didn't win today, please considering getting a copy Bittersweet by Shauna Niequist in your grimy little hands. It is a must read. Hey it's not too late to add things to your Christmas list!

The winner of the signed copy of Bittersweet is Laura from Texas! Laura hugs to you. Wish I could sit down with you and have coffee my friend....moving is hard. It's a heap O-lot a change in every ones lives when you move. I know you will enjoy this book!

Laura said...

Moving to TX, so far from home started bitter but is becoming sweet :)

December 8, 2010 10:41 PM

Now for your noshing pleasure I wanted to share with you one of my richest, most decadent, chocolaty treats. Triple Chocolate Pound Cake....oh yeah baby...this cake is the bomb. Bomb of chocolate! If you live in the West Michigan area you might remember Bill Knapps Restaurants. This cake is reminiscent of their chocolate cake. I think they must have sold the rights to the recipe to Meijers Grocery stores because I have seen it in their bakery section. But I just can't bring myself to buy it when I can make this easy peasy cake at home. (Mine is better anyway.) This cake is so moist, and dense, and rich. It lasts for days. It's a dessert that is easy to make a few days in advance, just cover it up and hide it from your scoundrely husband that has a sweet tooth the size of Alaska!

Triple Chocolate Pound Cake

printable recipe

1 package devils food cake mix (the super moist brand)

1 package 5.9 ounce instant chocolate pudding

1 1/4 cup water

1/2 cup vegetable oil

4 eggs (yes I said 4, it's a pound cake remember)

3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup whipping cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, grease and flour bundt pan.

1. Mix first 5 ingredients, beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Stir in 2 cups of chocolate chips. Pour batter into a greased and floured bundt pan.

PAUSE: Have you ever seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding? NO! Go rent it today! YES! Well then you know where I'm goin with this. The bundt cake scene gets me every time, I laugh hysterically like a hyena. Ok now back to our regularly scheduled recipe.

2. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes on wire rack. Remove cake from pan and cool completely on rack.

GLAZE: Combine remaining 1 cup chips and whipping cream in a saucepan. Cook on low heat stirring constantly until chips melt. Use a whisk to make sure glaze is smooth. Let stand for 5-10 minutes before drizzling over cake.

3. Move cake to cake plate and drizzle with chocolate glaze. All of it! Anything left in the pan you can take a banana and scrape it out and have your own little fondue party!

Who wouldn't like a piece of that goodness. Someone who doesn't care for chocolate I guess. But I don't really hang around with the likes of those kinds of people.

There's my rascally Kenny in the background. He had this piece of cake for lunch. How does this man stay so svelte? Makes me sick! If you don't remember, my husband...a.k.a. Kenny, is an E.R. doctor...physician...call it whatever you like, the group he works for has a mandatory 1 month off every 18. (mental health month) December is Kenny's month. He is home all day everyday. I guess you could say this is somewhat bittersweet for me, because as much as I love hangin with my man...I am not really used to having him around 24/7. He works ALOT! I am afraid I might get used to this or the kids might. We are going to go through serious withdrawal come January. No he is not driving me crazy....I just have my own little routine so having him around this much throws me for a loop. We did go see a move together in the middle of the afternoon this week. Now we know where all the retired people go after lunch. "Theater full of Q-tips", is what Kenny said. We saw Morning Glory....very cute, would recommend. Yesterday we went Christmas shopping together....unheard of in the 16 years of our marriage. Today we are sitting around eating chocolate cake!

Love you all so much, thanks for sharing your stories with me.

Have a great weekend!

Pampered Chef WINNER!!!

I am so excited about this GIVEAWAY from Pampered Chef! The comments led me to believe that you are excited about it too! So without further adieu I will announce the winner of the $50 gift certificate provided by Kelli a Pampered Chef Consultant and friend of Strawberry Cake!

Drum roll paleeeze.............

JULIE said:

I have been eying the biscuit cutters for awhile. And I want another ice cream scoop. and I want the large scoop, already have the medium. I just love Pampered Chef. :)

November 29, 2010 5:47 PM

JULIE you are the WINNER of the $50 gift certificate! In my profile you will find my email, send me your full name, and address and Kelli will send you your prize!

Thanks again to Kelli and Pampered Chef for this stupendous giveaway!

Now with that said....can I just say, Fiddy Bucks? Fiddy Bucks...fiddy bucks. Sorry I have been wanting to write that in my tweets for the last two days, but thought it inappropriate. Now that you think I am a complete numb skull I will say this...thanks for reading my numb

skully nonsense.

Luv Ya,

reluctant entertainer WINNER!

Heather Nesbit is the winner of a signed copy of the Reluctant Entertainer by Sandy Coughlin. I am so excited for you to get this book in your hands! My contact information is in my profile shoot me an email Heather, my frand, with your mailing address and I will send you your copy faster than you can say Ojibwa! (Sorry it's late...I'm tired stuff like indian tribes start popping into my head.)

I have to say all your comments affected me ALOT. So much so that I just want to hug all of you who find entertaining so stressful, and even painful. I guess now you know you are not alone. There are definitely more of you that are reluctant entertainers than fearless.

I hafta fess up a bit. And tell you some of the things that freak me out about entertaining. First I should say that I am a people person, I love having people around so I think that helps me push my fears aside and invite regardless of how much I may be stressing out, on the inside.

Here is what I worry about. Not enough food....too much food....somebody finding one of my hairs in their food...the timing of the food....the pairing of the food. Good Golly Miss Molly...FOOD, FOOD, FOOD!

It's really ridiculous, because I think I only ran out of food once and it was after everyone had seconds. If I do have too much I always pawn it off on people or we just eat the leftovers in various versions of the original anyway. And I don't think anyone has ever found a hair in their food, if they have they were very kind and never said a thing. I think for the most part people are so glad that they are at my house enjoying themselves and not at theirs stressing out over the details, that I could probably feed them Spam on Toast and they would be happy....OK maybe not, but you get my point.

I pray this whole discussion challenges you to dig deep and find the courage to invite, to reach out. Getting around a table with people and breaking bread , can be life changing. To my friend who commented about meeting in a hall every year...first hugs to you the sadness in your comment gave me a poopy lip and got me all misty eyed. Start small, don't overwhelm yourself. And to the person who commented about a family member making a rude comment about your hostessing skills, next time give them a nuggie! From ME!

This won't be the last copy of Sandy's book I give away. But in the meantime, please check out her website it will give you many of the helpful tips you find in the book.

Hugs! Luv Ya,

Random.org was my helper in selecting a winner this time....thank you Random.

farmers market giveaway WINNER!

Here are the first tomatoes that I picked from my plants before we left to go camping at Portage Lake Bible Camp last week. Now we are back and I have a few more maters ready to pick, and some very dead flowers in my window boxes. I did PICK THE WINNER of my GIVEAWAY....well random-shmadom picked a winner. AND the WIENER iiisssss.......(drum roll please) rat a tat tat tat tat rat a tat tat tat....

Meghan said...

Zucchini! I love it sauteed in some EVOO and sprinkled with parmesan or coated with bread crumbs and parmesan and baked. Grilled sweet corn is also a favorite. And of course- POTATOES!!! Mashed, baked, fried. I'll take them any way they come!

Meghan I can't wait to send you your Farmer Market goodie Giveaway! Just click on the "view my complete profile" over there on the right. Get my email.....email me your full name and your mailing address and I will send it to you faster than I can pick my maters!

I LOVED hearing what vegis are your favorites. But most of all I LOVED hearing how you fix them. I was super duper excited that some of you shared actually recipes! I'm hear to tell you...YOU guys rock. Big time...your the best. I only wish I had 44 of everything to send to you all. Maybe someday.

I had my 5th grade statistician do a little tally to see what veggies you loved the best. But first of all, he wanted me to let you know that, a tomato is not a vegi it's a fruit. He was very worried about it and is standing right over my shoulder as I write making sure I set you all straight....(I say who cares, I grew up thinking they were a vegetable, Kenny is shocked at this moment that tomatoes are fruits, "who knew", he says. Apparently our 5th grader does. And this just proves that we are not smarter than our 5th grader.)

TOP VEGI PICKS

Tomatoes 18%

Cucumbers 11%

Broccoli 9%

Asparagus 9%

Carrots 9%

Squash 9%

Zucchini 9%

Corn6%

Celery 4.5%

Sweet Potatoes 4.5%

Artichokes, Cauliflower, Beets, Potatoes, Sugar Snap Peas, Green Beans 2%

I personally was surprised at the Green Beans coming in last. I am a vegi LOVER so it would be hard for me to pick too, but green beans would have been up there for me. I definitely need to try the Beet Hummus, and the Asparagus with Goat Cheese, Oh yeh people, I am all about that kinda yummy stuff!

This is my whole garden this year.

Kinda small, but really tomatoes, basil and oregano is all I really want in life....

Basil...I love this so much it's hard for me even to use it. I am so afraid that I will use it all up and then have no more. I am anxious for more tomatoes to get ripe so I can make a ginormous pot of Roasted Tomato Basil Soup. Oh this soup is what dreams are made of.

Have a great rest of your weekend! Now I must get back to my mountains of laundry.

Luv Ya more than my Basil!

Cold Tangerines WINNERS!!!

Oh I am so sorry that it took me longer than I anticipated to get the word out on the WINNERS of the very awesome book Cold Tangerines. First I want to say thank you all for your awesome comments. They made me get goose bumps. It was a hard post for me to write....thanks for encouraging me. I love you guys....I really do.

The reason for my tardy announcement is we are visiting our friends the Lindseys near Columbus, OH. This town rocks....1st because the Lindseys are here (Kennys went to Miami of Ohio with them both) and second because we found the most spectacular ice cream joint. Jeni's....cha, yummy. So yummy I am dang glad it's here and not anywhere near me. If it were I would be sportin' some extra baggage in my backside! And oh yeah we stayed up super late watching iCarly. I love Spencer, he's such a nutball.

Ok, Ok...bunny trail. Thanks to my good friend Randy Random here are the winners:

elkerwidow said...
I can't believe I am the first to post!!! :)What makes me belly laugh is relaxed fun time with family and friends. I just got to experience that again this weekend. I haven't laughed that hard in a LONG time (or that often).


HARVEY said....
My son's laugh....the way he comes up with the wittiest stuff to say... & his way of being sneaky!

So please you two shoot me an email (my email address is in my contact information over yonder on the upper right hand side) and give me your pertinent info. Name. Rank. And serial number. Or maybe just your full name and address would work best. I will get your book to you in a jiffy!

Remember, I will get my grouchy eyes on if you don't claim your gift! We don't want that.