So if you're anything like me, you've always got your eye on some new, shiny, pricey thing for the kitchen. Like, say, a sweet Le Creuset dutch oven or the culinary dreamboat that is a KitchenAid mixer. Well, because I love all y'all, and because everyone loves free money towards feeding their kitchen gear addiction, I'm very excited to have the good people at CSN Stores help me give away a $100 gift card to any one of their fabulous online shops! Personally, my heart is beating all fast for their virtually endless bakeware selection, but this gift card can be used for any CSN store that mostSuper simple, guys. For a single entry, just leave a comment after this post answering the following question:
What piece of cookware or kitchen gadgetry can you not live without?
If you want to increase your chances of winning, first just follow me on Twitter and/or become a fan of POC Facebook and then let me know you've done so by leaving your username(s) in your comment below. You'll get an extra entry for each! If you're already a follower and/or a fanner (and thank ya kindly, by the way), let me know in your comment and I'll be sure you get the extra entries for being a dear old friend.
So by my very remedial math skills that are limited to halving recipes and reading aloud children's books about counting, if you leave a comment here, follow me on Twitter and become a POC fan on Facebook, that's THREE shots to win $100 worth of free stuff of your choosing. Hooray! Please get your entries in by Wednesday, August 6th by 6:00 p.m. PST. The winner will be announced here on Thursday morning.
If you're one of those gorgeous Canadians and you happen to win, be aware that international shipping costs may apply to your order. Thanks to CSN Stores for sponsoring this sweet giveaway!
I can't live without my Williams Sonoma gold touch cookie sheet. It's the best thing I own!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is a sweet giveaway - thanks for giving us multiple shots at it (which is why, incidentally, I am now following you on Twitter and Facebook, which begs the question: Why didn't I do that sooner?!)!
ReplyDeleteTo answer the big question, I think my can't-live-without piece of cookware or kitchen gadgetry might just be my All Clad griddle. If I didn't have that glorious piece of non-stick goodness, the family might just string me up by my toes for not having skyscraper-high stacks of pancakes ready on the weekends. So since self-preservation is pretty high on my must-have list, that's my final answer. (Incidentally, my Kitchen Aid stand mixer came in a VERY close second. Viva la cookie dough!) :)
Ok I know this is pretty unoriginal, but really the one thing I can't live without in my kitchen is, of course, my Kitchen Aid Mixer. I love that thing to pieces.
ReplyDeleteI'm also following you on twitter. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm a fan of yours on facebook. :)
ReplyDeleteI would definitely use this towards a stand mixer! I still haven't gotten one and this would greatly help!
ReplyDeleteI'm not proud of this, but I really don't think I could live without my mini George Foreman grill. It really is just so convenient!
ReplyDeleteI also "like" you on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteGeorge Foreman grill. Yes, it's sort of a low brow piece as far as the cooking world is concerned, but I'm a vegetarian, and cook all my husband's meat entrees on the Foreman grill. It saves me so much time!
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So, my favorite piece of kitchen equipment is a toss up between my Le Creuset dutch oven and my All Clad grill pan. (I am also in love with my Wusthof knives.) Oh! And my $0.99 plastic pan scrapper. Couldn't live without it. And of course I follow you on Facebook. (I'm not cool enough for Twitter yet.) You're the best!
ReplyDeleteIt may not be a fancy gadget but I couldn't live without my trusty wooden spoon.
ReplyDeleteI follow you on twitter and subscribe to your blog using the blogger dashboard
I can't live without my big, thick no-name wooden spatula. It stirs, brings doughs together perfectly, scoops, and has even done a very "rustic" chop job for me.
ReplyDeleteWell, I would really hate to part with any of my kitchen gear, but if the house was on fire I'd probably grab my KitchenAid mixer on my way out the door! Thanks so much for a great giveaway.
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I'm following you on twitter @sharonjo2
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I like you on facebook.
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mmm... I'm going to go with a wood spoon! :) I followed you on twitter (@ginnygetsfloury).
ReplyDeleteHas to be my KitchenAid! I don't own a hand held mixer anymore so I am 100% reliant on the KitchenAid. I'm a fan on FB and following you on Twitter! :-D
ReplyDeleteI can't live without my trusty slow cooker.
ReplyDeleteI follow you on Twitter @mami2jcn.
ReplyDeleteI love the rubber spatulas from Williams Sonoma. :)
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ReplyDeleteI'd have to say my garlic press! I use it almost daily. It was a super cheap one, and I've tried numerous others, only to return to my trusty, cheap, old favorite press!
ReplyDeleteI can't live without my Furi knife.
ReplyDeleteI have been a FB follower for a while now! Love all the awesome pics and recipes that you post
ReplyDeleteI followed you on Twitter as well!
ReplyDeleteI have been a FB follower for a while now! I love all your recipes and pictures that you post
ReplyDeleteI just liked you on FB!
ReplyDeleteI can not live without my stoneware. I inherited it from my grandma and while it isn't the most pretty thing in the world it makes a fantastic cookie and a great pizza!
I've been using my Cuisinart food processor like crazy lately! Something about summer foods require it, thank you for this giveaway!
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I'm a new follower on Twitter (@channynn).
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I follow you on twitter and facebook. I can't live without my mixer and my silpat mats.. both of them make everything so much easier.
ReplyDeleteMy KitchenAid mixer!! I'd be lost without it. (I'm following you on Twitter!)
ReplyDeleteA spatula. It saves food and cleans the bowls perfectly when cooking!
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i can't live without a 9x9 (or 8x8) baking dish--lasagna, spinach dip, brownies... it works for EVERYTHING.
ReplyDeleteI love my Kitchen Aid mixer that I received as a gift for Christmas about 10 yrs ago. It is such a workhorse.
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Wooden Spoon, for sure!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't live without my Kitchen Aid mixer. Cliche, I know, but there it is.
ReplyDeleteNext to that, it's my good spatula. Nothing beats a good spatula, that's what I always say! Okay, that was the first time I've ever actually said it. But I've sure thought it!!
Hope I win!! :)
I am a twitterizing follower!
ReplyDeleteAnd a Facebook liker!!
ReplyDeleteI couldn't live with out my anchor hocking 4 quart mixing bowl. it's perfect for bread dough and it's so big it keeps me from making a mess when I stir.
ReplyDeleteumm...everything? I mean, it's kind of hard to bake without bowls to mix everything in ;]. Or my hand mixer-although maybe if I didn't use my hand mixer my arms would get stronger XD
ReplyDeleteMy cutting board (if that counts as a gadget) -- I have more than one and they're ALWAYS in use, in the sink, or in the dishrack!
ReplyDeleteIf that's not a gadget and my spoonula is...then I choose that!
As soon as I realized you're on twitter, I became a follower (toujoursmelissa) - bonus that I could enter again ;)
ReplyDeleteI can't live without a pastry decorating set (i.e. piping bag and tips). I do not have one, and I feel like dying every time I look through my stack of recipes that require piping tips!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely my Kitchen Aid mixer. Recipes that say "beat for 5-7 minutes" don't scare me anymore! Thanks for the great giveaway. I followed on Twitter and Liked on Facebook.
ReplyDeleteI think the only thing cannot live without is a good knife!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway!
I don't use it every day, but my KitchenAid mixer is essential for my annual cookie party where I bake 80-100 cookies of all different types to share with friends during our open house. I could not do the party without it.
ReplyDeleteI can't live without my great wooden spoons - they're just so useful!
ReplyDeleteI simply can't manage in the kitchen without my cast iron skillet...i use it almost for everything!!!Thanks..
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I wouldn't want to live without my Kitchen Aid mixer! I LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteI follow you on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteI follow you on Twitter!
ReplyDeletea 9X13" pan. you can, if worst comes to worst, cook pretty much anything in one of those
ReplyDeleteKitchen Aid. There is no going back. I could not bake without it.
ReplyDeleteMy cast iron skillet. Southern skillet cornbread, anyone?
ReplyDeleteMy kitchenaid mixer. A must for all home bakers!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely cannot live without my handy dandy wooden spoon. The simple stuff is the best. :)
ReplyDeleteI would have to say my kitchen aid mixer - it is a workhorse. Thanks and have a great week-end!
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My Kitchen Aid mixer. I use it all the time! (Though heat-resistant rubber spatula is a close second!)
ReplyDeleteI couldn't live without my Kitchen Aid artisan mixer - looks and works beautifully! :)
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I follow on twitter @deegee13
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facebook fan Dee G. Thanks!
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a cupcake pan! because i LOVE cupcakes lol
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win...love your blog on my favs...e*
ReplyDeleteI can't live without my 9x13 baking pan. Almost everything I cook or bake is in that pan!
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My micro plane grater!
ReplyDeleteHeard to say, I’m attached to all my bake ware but if I had to pick one It will be my pink KitchenAid mixer
ReplyDeletethank you for including me in this fab giveaway!
ReplyDeletei follow you on google reader :)
my kitchen aid mixer is my go to girl all the time!
I could not live without my Pampered Chef stoneware (bar pan). Not sure if us Canadians can play too, but it's worth a try. :)
ReplyDeleteI also follow on facebook (Sarah Melanson), will add to twitter.
Now I follow on Twitter too. :) Sarah Melanson
ReplyDeleteTwo words: Magic Bullet. No, I didn't purchase it from an infomercial. My grandma got it for us about 5 years ago and we have almost used it to death. Literally. We are planning to get the new one with the blender attachment. Hello, all three of our smoothies all at once. :)
ReplyDeleteI just followed you on twitter - jodiemcnally - and I'm pretty sure I liked you on facebook a long time ago. I can't see the "like" button, so I'm guessing that means I'm good to go.
Congrats on the blog and all that jazz - keep up the great work! You rock my world! xoxox
Awesome giveaway! I can't live without my KitchenAid stand mixer. It's a lifesaver!
ReplyDeleteSo hard to choose... I'll have to go with my large le creuset red spatula. I love it and use it for so many things.
ReplyDeleteMy KitchenAid stand mixer is what I couldn't live without.
ReplyDeleteThe KitchenAid mixer is the winner for me, although I love whisks! I love how they look, and how many different kinds you can buy, and how I feel like a true Cook when the recipe tells me I have to whisk something together in a bowl. Very hands on! Of course I'm a fan on Facebook, not a twitter girl though. :) (Shannon Yoder)
ReplyDeleteThe Kitchen Aid mixer is the winner for me, although I love my whisks! I love how they look, and I love how many different kinds you can buy! I love how I feel like a real Cook when a recipe tells me I have to whisk something together in a bowl! Very hands on! :)
ReplyDeleteOf course a fan on Facebook! Shannon Yoder
Oh my goodness... when we got married, we were given a pair of WS kitchen sheers. When I opened them, I thought, "huh, a pair of sissors." But I seriously use them EVERYDAY! And now they're my "go to" gift for newlyweds.
ReplyDeleteThough it doesn't get much use this time of year, living in New England, I can't make it through fall and winter without my Crock Pot. Dump ingredients, go to work, come home and eat! :)
ReplyDeleteFollowed on Twitter ( @speeb ) and liked on Facebook (J. Lovejoy). Thanks!
I really love my BIG rubber spatula! Thanks :)
ReplyDeleteI can not live without my Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer. I love it and use it for almost everything. Best Christmas gift ever.
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Wow, what a great giveaway! I absolutely cannot live without my KitchenAid Stand Mixer. I just got it a few months ago as a birthday present and don't know how I ever lived without!
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I'm now a fan on Facebook too! : )
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I don't have room for much gadgetry in my apartment kitchen, but I can't live without my wooden spoon! I also have an ancient hand-cranked mixer that I love to use.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite things in my kitchen is my Pampered Chef knife. I use it every day and it's great!
ReplyDeleteI liked you on Facebook. My name is Christie Ann.
ReplyDeleteI need my hand mixer - couldn't bake without it!
ReplyDeleteKatherine
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You know everybody loves a nice piece of cake. Hope your doing well Shauna found you on FB awhile back. Think one of my favorite tools would probably have to be my 12" serrated kitchen knife. I chop just about everything with it.
ReplyDeleteI love my wooden spoons!
ReplyDeleteI can't live without my mini cupcake pan! Its so versatile.
ReplyDeleteI commented earlier, but I just became a fan on facebook!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for doing this giveaway! How fun!
I could not live without my Wüsthof knife set!!
ReplyDeletei'll follow you anywhere...i'm joydianthia on twitter and i just liked you on fb. :)
ReplyDeletemy favorite item in my kitchen is my good old kitchen aid. without "bertha" i wouldn't be able to watch real housewives of new jersey and make delicious cookie dough simultaneously.
I can't live without my Kitchen Aid mixer :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome giveaway! I'm so glad to have found you, a fellow afficionado of the "Sweet Arts", through Cups and Cones. I've worked with CSN Stores in the past, and they are positively top-notch.
ReplyDeleteOkay, so kitchen things I can't live without:
1) Digital Scale (for weighing dry ingredients)
2) Silicone spatulas in various shapes, sizes
3) My Kitchenaid & Cuisinart
4) A bench scraper
5) Microplane grater
6) Old fashioned glass juicer
I'm sure I'm forgetting something.
I'm following you on FB and Twitter.
Jenn
I can't live without them all!!!! I am addicted to kitchen gadgets! Maybe my favorite is my Pampered Chef Easy Accent Decorator! Or my food chopper. Yikes, I can't decide!
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I can't live without the Rabbit wine opener (and if that doesn't count as a kitchen gadget exclusively), I also can't live without our amazing J.A. Henckels knives!! emilyfette@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI also follow you on Twitter and retweeted about this contest! I'm @Fettbot.
ReplyDeleteI'm now a fan on Facebook too! EMILYFETTE@GMAIL.COM
ReplyDeleteI simply cannot live without my Kitchen Aid Stand Up Mixer...I got it refurbished from Amazon for $99 about 5 years ago and use it almost everyday.
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I am following you on twitter I am @madonnacramer.
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I am a fan of POC on facebook.
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I cannot live without my mini prep Cuisinart food processor. I am not without gadgets but this is my trusted kitchen companion on many adventures and escapades.
ReplyDeleteI don't have many cooking appliances, seeing as i'm only a college student, but when I cook at school I can't do without an oven. I studied abroad in Italy and had no oven so I really realized how crucial it is for cooking and baking. I don't know how I survived without it!
ReplyDeleteI follow you on twitter: sgnyc10 and facebook!
I couldn't live without my favorite bowl for cooking and baking.
ReplyDeleteHuge fan of your blog, Shauna!
I follow you on Twitter and I'm your biggest fan on Facebook :)
I could not live without my Rachael Ray covered casserole dish.
ReplyDeleteI am your fan on Facebook (Cheryl HeartnSoulmom)
ReplyDeletei love my potato peeler. have tried several ones but it`s the best:))
ReplyDeleteI always need my trusty measuring cup! It's got crack marks all over, but it's still super handy dandy. It's really big, so I can measure and mix straight in it. No need for another bowl (:
ReplyDeleteI found you on Facebook too!
ReplyDeleteEllen Kim
Amusingly, my can't-live-without-it item is my apron that I got this last Christmas. Because when you add chocolate powder and a sifter, disasters can occur. Or at least powdered pants :o)
ReplyDeleteI already follow you on Facebook and Twitter, and am thrilled to FINALLY have reliable internet again to start reading all your hilarious and awesome posts again!
I know this is dumb, but i heart my whisk ! the reason being i only discovered the pleasures of using a whisk a few years ago. before, i was all "anti-whisk" suspecting it to be a fancied-up fork for baking. but oh, when i finally decided to use one, i LOVED it ! now, i whisk EVERYthing - even when i could just use a fork :)
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The Kitchen Aid has probably made my life much easier, but I go through rubber spatulas like crazy. So, it's a toss up.
ReplyDelete~Tara
Hmmm..does a microwave count? That's probably the only one I couldn't live without :)
ReplyDeleteI follow you on Twitter as "calidreamin87"
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of POC Facebook.
ReplyDeleteMy food processor. For real. Homemade salsa cannot be beat.
ReplyDeleteKitchen Aid Mixer - for sure!
ReplyDeleteIt's a tie between my kitchen aid stand mixer, cast iron skillet, super sharp chefs knife, and Le Creuset dutch oven. I could seriously make anything with those few things.
ReplyDeleteI'm also following you on twitter and facebook!
I love my Kitchen Aid for all the mixing alone. But the pasta and ice cream attachments are an extra bonus.
ReplyDeleteI'm already a fan on FB!
Wow, that's a hard question. I would say my trusty wooden spoon. I had to make a cake this past weekend...and gasp, didn't have my Kitchen Aid mixer as I was making it at a friend's house for her son's b-day. Well, my wooden spoon did the trick and I got a nice arm work out in as well : )
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to win such a great prize
Tough question! I'd have to say my crock pot... I know that's not necessarily a gadget but that counts as cookware, right?
ReplyDeleteI'm a new follower on Twitter (@107becca). Which by the way, would you mind following me back? I'm private but would love to be able to @reply you!
ReplyDeleteAnd last but not least, I'm already a fan of your page on Facebook. :) Commented the other day!
ReplyDeleteMy Silpats are my bestest friends. Until I was given them, I hated to make cookies!
ReplyDeleteI could not live without my knife set. I use it to cut and chop just about everything!
ReplyDeleteWm Son. silicone spatula
ReplyDeleteTongs, a close second
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I Love kitchen gadgets, my favorite being antique ones. I search yard sales, flea markets, consignment shops, So I have a few but the one thing I can't do without would have to be my measuring cups and my Kitchenaid Mixer! I love your blog I save it in my favorites and go to it every time I get online.
ReplyDeleteWhat an awesome giveaway! It's hard to pick my favorite kitchen gadget... I LOVE my KitchenAid, but, silly as it sounds, I probably use either my whisk or silicone spatula the most...
ReplyDeleteI am a fan of you on facebook, to. :)
My KitchenAid Mixer! Best Christmas present EVER!
ReplyDeleteI'm following you on twitter and a fan on FB!
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Love the blog, long time silent stalker! :P
My most useful piece of kitchen equipment (apart from knives) is my Jack Olive Casserole. Most of the kitchen ware that we see today is imported from some far off overseas factory but Jack's is made by hand in BC.Its great to see well made localy goods which are superb value!
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I cannot live without my Sur La Table Spatula, it is heat resistant, ergonomic and OSU colors to boot. I love it and give it as my favourite housewarming gift.
ReplyDeleteI'm going to have to go with my slow coooker on this one!
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I follow you on Twitter @sgrant2005
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I'm a fan of POC Facebook (Stephanie Petty-Grant)
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There are a few things - parchment paper, my bench scraper that also doubles as an apple corer and my plastic lettuce knife! Thanks for the opportunity!
ReplyDeleteI can't live without my electric mixer! I first became passionate towards baking during finals week at my college 2 years ago. I found it to be the perfect stress reliever and excellent break from studying (although it did bring my mind back to solubility...)
ReplyDeleteThough my kitchen-aid mixer holds the place of honor (her name is Ella), my microplane comes in a close second...and my cookie scoops, whisk, slicone spatula... :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is my pampered chef spatula thingy. I think i use it everyday!
ReplyDeletea Kitchen Aid Mixer! If only I could steal the one from my parent's kitchen...
ReplyDeleteThis is a tossup between my Kitchenaid stand mixer and my silicone spatula.
ReplyDeleteI like you on Facebook!
ReplyDeleteWow, for me this is like asking 'which child is your favorite?' But if I must name only one item, I will have to say my Kitchen-Aid Mixer! Thanks for the giveaway. Libby
ReplyDeleteI think I would shrivel up and die without my Silpats. Seriously. Shrivel up and die. (Except maybe not, because my wooden spoon is pretty close to my heart too.)
ReplyDeleteOh, and I like you on fb :)
ReplyDeleteMy one kitchen gadget I cannot live without is very simple: a good old flipper! Useful for so many meals - stir-frys, omeletes, lifting out pie pieces, etc. :)
ReplyDeleteI can't live without my hand mixer...I think I use it more than anything else! I've been coveting a food processor (can't believe I don't have one yet!) and a kitchen torch :)
ReplyDeleteI can't live without my glass nesting bowls. I use them for everything.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't live without a great big mixing bowl.
ReplyDeleteStephanie
My viking chef's knife. It's wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI'm also following you on twitter.:)
ReplyDeleteMy 2-in-1 blender/food processor!
ReplyDeleteI cannot live without my wooden spoon
ReplyDeleteDouble layer-baking sheets!
ReplyDeleteIf I had to choose just one thing it would be my microwave, but there are quite a few items that get used a lot.
ReplyDeleteI follow on Twitter vlbsweeps
ReplyDeleteMy favorite piece of cookware is my cast iron skillet. I love my cornbread made in it.
ReplyDeleteMy Wusthof 8" Santoku blade.
ReplyDeleteA close second: my immersion blender/mini food processor. I would have said my full-size food processor until the little guy broke down last month. Turns out I used it for just about everything - salad dressings, single serving hummus, even garlic and onions if that precious blade is being used by my boyfriend.
Since I am a complete cheese addict, the kitchen gadget I couldn't live without is my cheese grater. Or "sponge ruiner" as we call it in our house.
ReplyDeletep.s. Because you're awesome, I'm following you on FB and Twitter.
ReplyDeleteI love my heat-safe rubber spatulas. I use them every day!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog, and great give away!
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I can't live without my steamer baskets! As an avid vegetable eater, my steamer baskets make veggie cooking simple!
ReplyDeleteMy KitchenAid Mixer! I've only had it a year and have no idea what I did without it all this time!
ReplyDeleteLiking you on facebook!
ReplyDeleteSo excited about this giveway! I definitely can't live without my pyrex baking dishes. We use them almost every night. Also just "liked" you on facebook.
ReplyDeleteI can't live without my giant red le creuset!
ReplyDeleteI can't live without my 5.5 quart saucepan and a wooden spoon. I use both every single day. In fact, I even have TWO 5.5 quart saucepans, and BOTH get used every day.
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