And the Winner is???

Last week I offered up a cookbook to all of you in North America (sorry Vince. I can't even comprehend how much it would cost to send something to Ireland. Last time I sent a Christmas card with some photos in it to JR's cousin in 1993 it cost somewhere around $5 dollars. And to tell you the honest truth I'd rather save my coins to send myself to Ireland first. Really? Wouldn't you rather have me show up on your doorstep than some silly old book from New Orleans? Don't answer that!)

Speaking of places I'd like to go to right this very minute (because our weather is a steamy 95 degrees and we are praying for rain just to cool us down to 89 degrees because that would seem cool. And, the humidity is so nasty sticky these days showering more than once a day is a necessity and yet a total waste since once you step outside you need another shower. Oh the South in the summer *sigh*. I need to stop complaining about traveling so much. At the least it gets me out of the Houston weather.), all tangents aside, our winner lives in one of those places.


The winner is:

Pseudo

If you haven't read Pseudo before please spend sometime reading her stuff. She is wonderful. Also, she shares her beautiful island with us in her photography. 

Congratulations Pseudo!!!

Pseudo; please send me an address to send your book to you.

I'll have another book giveaway later this week. It is a children's book this time.


Now, I'm off to take another shower and day dream of someplace warm but not humid. Where would you like to be right now if money and time were not a problem?

Love,

M

Book Giveaway!

While at the American Library Association Annual Meeting I attended a couple of the cookbook demonstrations. These events are held in the exhibit hall, on a stage with the author in attendance to sign books. There were times in between meetings and presentations that I found myself in the exhibit hall and as you know I can't refuse a cookbook. 

Most of the books are free but this one cost me $10. I was more than willing to pay the price because all the proceeds are going to New Orleans Habitat for Humanity - Katrina relief. I picked up this cookbook for the expressed purpose of giving it away to one of you.

From Tom Fitzmorris's website:

"A collection of the best dishes in all of New Orleans cuisine, from the point of view of the city's most experienced observer of its restaurants and cooking trends. Tom Fitzmorris has written and broadcast for almost four decades about his obsessive quest for the best food in his cherished home town. The first edition, published right after Hurricane Katrina, has now been updated with 25 new recipes, plus Tom's latest tweaks on the older ones. Every one has been tested in Tom's own home kitchen, as well as by his thousands of readers and listeners. Who are forever telling him how much they've enjoyed Tom's take on New Orleans food."

I'm copying the Ragout of Mushrooms with Grits recipe on page 261. I'll skip the grits since I don't really like them. Just like I don't like polenta. You know they are virtually the same thing, right?  I'll serve this over cheese toast instead because cheese, bread and mushrooms in sauce are like best friends. It will be almost like one of the dinners I had while in NOLA. It was the best food I had in NOLA. I sort of embarrassed myself by scooping up the sauce with my finger. Hey! There wasn't a spoon on the table. I licked my fingers on the sly. I don't think anyone noticed...too much.

If you want this book just leave a comment saying that you want to cook all those recipes that you've heard that New Orleans restaurants are famous for. Never been to New Orleans? No problem, still leave a comment and I'll add you to the hat. 

I'm going to have to limit this giveaway to those that live in North America. Sorry about that but the shipping can be expensive outside of the United States and Canada. From what I hear the Canadian postal workers are on strike so those of you from Canada may be waiting for awhile if you win. 

I'll be drawing a name on Sunday and announce the winner on Monday, July 11th. 

Please leave only one comment per day. If you post it on facebook or tweet the giveaway let me know. I'll add another slip to the hat with your name on it. 

Good Luck!

Love,

M

Recordable Book giveaway Winner!!!!!

 

Remember a week or so ago I put this lovely book up for grabs? 

I knew you would. 

Me? 

Uh yeah, well about that...

I just about didn't but then I'm old. 

Old people forget things.

There are a whole host of age related reasons for memory loss. 

Topping the list? 

Menopause. Trust me, we do not want to go there. 

Again.

After traveling all last week, then catching up on 80 billion emails, then catching up but really not commenting too often on all of you (sorry about the not commenting), then cleaning my house of all dog fur and dust (breathing, I'd almost forgotten how wonderful it is) I almost forgot about the drawing.

So without further ado;

The winner is:

Laufa!!

And no, she didn't win because she complimented me on my realness. 

Though compliments very hurt.  

She won from the random drawing of names from a hat or in this case a cereal bowl. Sans the cereal.

Laufa, please send me your address. I promise I'll walk my lazy butt over to the student copy/mail center and ship it out. At the same time I'll send out the postcards for Capt. Dumbass that I've been carrying around the Southern United States. Hope he still wants them.

Love,

M

Book Giveaway! Just because.

 

Because I'm going out to town on Monday. 

Technically, I'm going out of town today but that is just to Galveston, so it really doesn't count.

Because I'll get to visit with this wonderful woman on Monday

We're going to the art museum.

I don't think we'll see any horse's playing guitars.

I could be wrong.

If there are, I will surely take some photos.
Becky loves her some dressed up bigger than life characters.

Because I meet that wonderful woman at Blissdom

And, I received this adorable book in my Blissdom Prep kit.

Ha!

Some kit.
So totally like "some pig"

Guess what book that is from?

Because I'm a librariana 

(Spell check that is a word. Because I said so.)

 And, I must pedal my wares everywhere.

And, last but not least

Because "All the Ways I Love You"

I'm giving away my copy of this recordable storybook.

When this book showed up the first thing I thought was...GIVEAWAY! So I'm offering this book to whoever leaves a comment answering this question. What was your favorite childhood book?

According to my mother my favorite book was Humpty Dumpty. There seems there was some kind of unfortunate incident involving this book and my uncle. My mother maintains, I likened my uncle to Humpty Dumpty. Ah, the truth of children.

So here are the deets: U.S. and Canadians only. The shipping is a killer. 

One comment = one chance. 

Tweet it = one chance. 

Put it on Facebook = one chance.

All that equals 3 chances to win. You've got to let me know about the Twitter and Facebook thing though because I'm not clever enough to figure out how to find out this info. Oh, who am I kidding...I'm too lazy.

Neither Hallmark, Blissdom, or any of the Gods of Giveaways put me up to this. 

Drawing will commence Saturday the 19th. It will be a random drawing of names from a hat. There may be a dog and peanut butter involved. Just trying to let you know how things roll around here.

Love,

M