Off to see Martha and Kristen…

Have you noticed how CSN stores is all over the blogoshpere with awesome deals?  Well, if you haven’t you should.  Martha is hosting not one, but two giveaways this week.  One over at Seaside Simplicity, the other over at MM’s Missions.  Go check out her blogs and don’t forget to enter the giveaways and don’t forget to check out these sites, which are just a few of the ones they have to chose from.  And Kristen is offering one at Frugal Antics of a Harried Housewife so go see her too!  Here are just a few of the CSN sites available:
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And the winner is………

Congratulations to BloggerCool Lassi(e) who said…

Advanced Happy Birthday to your Blog!  My favorite appliance color is Silver. Well, I like Stainless Steel Appliances the best..if the color of steel is Silver, that is what I like best.
CSN will be contacting you with with details.
Be sure and check CSN stores for a wonderful online shopping experience  and it’s available right from your desk top. Whether you are looking for a sofa, TV stands, dining room furniture or cookware they have it all.

Disclosure: I did not receive any type of compensation for this post. CSN stores is sponsoring this giveaway and will handle prize fulfillment. All opinions are my own and I was not influenced to post them.

 

LAST CHANCE ends TONIGHT at 11:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time

CSN stores is helping us celebrate our birthday by giving YOU the present!

We were recently made aware of a wonderful online shopping experience  and it’s available right from your desk top. Whether you are looking for a sofa, TV stands, dining room furniture or cookware they have it all.

Seriously, you really need to go check out these sites
www.racksandstands.com
www.allmodern.com
www.diningroomsdirect.com
www.cookware.com
www.moremailboxes.com

Maybe you need a new spice rack like this one? How can you get it for free? By joining in on this giveaway of course!

The winner receives a $60 gift certificate to use
as they wish on any of the CSN.stores websites.

Kamenstein 16 Jar Acadia Wood Spice Rack

THE RULES
  • Answer one questionWhat is your favorite kitchen appliance color?
  • You can earn an extra entry by blogging about this contest. Come back and leave a 2nd entry with the link.
  • You can earn another entry by becoming a follower of OUR KRAZY KITCHEN. Come back and leave a comment.
  • You can earn another entry by signing up to be a guest host.  Your guest host piece would need to be completed and in place before the deadline.  We would then schedule it into our time slots available over the next 2 months.
  • No entries after 11:30 pm Pacific Time Sunday, 6/27.
  • Winner will be selected at random and announced Wednesday, June 30th.
  • Good luck!

Garlic Dill Pickles & Birthday BASH giveaway!

Hubby loves pickles!  I mean he reallllllllllllllllllllllly loooooooooooooooves pickles.  Unfortunately I am deathly allergic to mustard and just don’t make them enough for him because of my allergy.  But, the other day we ran across some awesome pickling cucumbers at the local farmers market produce and he begged (realllllly) and promised all sorts of fun stuff  (I’m blushing) so I gave in and made my super secret Garlic Dill Pickles for him.  Now I’m going to share them with you.

GARLIC DILL PICKLES
2 pounds cucumber pickles, washed
2 cups white vinegar
4 cups water
1/4 cup pickling salt
2 tablespoons fresh dill*
1 tablespoon mustard seeds
2 large cloves garlic, minced 
1 large Vidalia onion, whole

  • Chill the cucumbers in a bowl of ice water for 30 minutes or more.
  • In a medium non-reactive pan heat the water, vinegar and salt over a medium high heat until the salt is dissolved. Set aside to cool.
  • Cut cucumbers to desired size.
  • Place cucumbers in large jar.
  • Stir garlic, dill and mustard seed into vinegar mix.
  • Pour cooled mixture over pickles.
  • Place whole onion on top to weight pickles to keep them submerged.
  • Set in a cool place for 3-4 days at room temperature and then move to refrigerator for crisp pickles.

*you can use dehydrated, but I prefer not to when at all possible – fresh gives such a better flavor!


CSN stores is helping us celebrate our birthday by giving YOU the present!

We were recently made aware of a wonderful online shopping experience  and it’s available right from your desk top. Whether you are looking for a sofa, TV stands, dining room furniture or cookware they have it all.
Seriously, you really need to go check out these sites
www.racksandstands.com
www.allmodern.com
www.diningroomsdirect.com
www.cookware.com
www.moremailboxes.com

Maybe you need a new spice rack like this one? How can you get it for free? By joining in on this giveaway of course!

The winner receives a $60 gift certificate to use
as they wish on any of the CSN.stores websites.

Kamenstein 16 Jar Acadia Wood Spice Rack

THE RULES
  • Answer one questionWhat is your favorite kitchen appliance color?
  • You can earn an extra entry by blogging about this contest. Come back and leave a 2nd entry with the link.
  • You can earn another entry by becoming a follower of OUR KRAZY KITCHEN. Come back and leave a comment.
  • You can earn another entry by signing up to be a guest host.  Your guest host piece would need to be completed and in place before the deadline.  We would then schedule it into our time slots available over the next 2 months.
  • No entries after 11:30 pm Pacific Time Sunday, 6/27.
  • Winner will be selected at random and announced Wednesday, June 30th.
  • Good luck!

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Disclosure: I did not receive any type of compensation for this post. CSN stores is sponsoring this giveaway and will handle prize fulfillment. All opinions are my own and I was not influenced to post them.

DRUM ROLL PLEASE…

CSN stores has been exceptionally generous to all of us here in the blogosphere.  It is my pleasure to announce the winner of the CSN stores giveaway here at 3 Sides of Crazy is…..

Congratulations!  I have forwarded your email address to them and they will be contacting you.

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IT’S GIVE AWAY TIME!

I was recently made aware that there is a wonderful online shopping experience available right from your desk top. Whether you are looking for TV stands, dining room furniture or cookware, they have it all.
Remember all these wish list posts I did about all the wonderful quality kitchen dreams and wishes I have? Well, all the items I’m dreaming about to complete my dream kitchen are available from these sites from CSN stores and so are yours!


Seriously, you really need to go check out these sites
www.racksandstands.com
www.allmodern.com
www.diningroomsdirect.com
www.cookware.com
www.moremailboxes.com

Maybe you need a new spice rack like this one? How can you get it for free? By joining in on this giveaway of course!

The winner receives a $60 gift certificate to use
as they wish on any of the CSN.stores websites.

Kamenstein 16 Jar Acadia Wood Spice Rack

THE RULES
  • Answer one questionWhat is your favorite kitchen tool?
  • You can earn an extra entry by blogging about this contest. Come back and leave a 2nd entry with the link.
  • You can earn another entry each by becoming a follower here at 3 Sides of Crazy, at ALWAYS EAT ON THE GOOD CHINA and/or OUR KRAZY KITCHEN. Come back and leave a comment for each.
  • No entries after 11:30 pm Pacific Time Tuesday, 4/27.
  • Winners will be selected at random and announced Wednesday.
  • Good luck!
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Disclosure: I did not receive any type of compensation for this post. CSN stores is sponsoring this giveaway and will handle prize fulfillment. All opinions are my own and I was not influenced to post them.

It’s giveaway time at 3 Sides of Crazy

I was recently made aware that there is a wonderful online shopping experience available right from your desk top. Whether you are looking for TV stands, dining room furniture or cookware, they have it all.
Remember all these wish list posts I did about all the wonderful quality kitchen dreams and wishes I have? Well, all the items I’m dreaming about to complete my dream kitchen are available from these sites from CSN stores and so are yours!


Maybe you need a new spice rack like this one? How can you get it for free? By joining in on this giveaway of course! The winner receives a $60 gift certificate for them to use as they wish on any of the CSN.stores websites.

Kamenstein 16 Jar Acadia Wood Spice Rack

Want to enter? Head on over to 3 Sides of Crazy for YOUR chance!
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Chocolate Cinnamon Coffe Cake

Stop by Comfy Cook for a fabulous giveaway – your choice of 4 gifts. Someone has to win. Why not you?

Coffee Cinnamon Chocolate Squares adapted

Last week, I found a plastic bag, filled with chocolate goodies, brownies, these squares, some cookies. They are odds and ends, leftover from previous times. When I took a bite out of these coffee cinnamon chocolate square, memories came flashing back. I had brought these to my middle son and family’s home. I loved them then and I love them now.
There is something about these bars that makes them better than average. The combination of the coffee, cinnamon and chocolate flavors meshed completely and left with us an aroma and a taste that warms the heart. If you are coffee or tea drinker, sit down with one of these and a cup of java, and enjoy/
This could be my dream cake.
(from Baking: From My Home to Yours) (another Dorie success story)
Cake:
1 1/4 cups + 2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp + 2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp instant coffee/espresso powder
1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 Vanilla Rice Dream
2 egg beaters
1/2 tsp vanilla
10 tbsp margarine, melted and cooled
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips or 3 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
Glaze:
6 oz bittersweet chocolate, chopped
2 1/2 tablespoons margarine, softened

Method:
Preheat oven to 350F. Spray with cooking oil an 8-inch square cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper. (I used aluminum foil). I also used a 9 inch square pan and it was too big. My cake would have risen to a more appropriate height with the proper size.
In a small bowl, combine 2 tbsp sugar, 2 tsp cinnamon and the espresso powder. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, the remaining cinnamon and salt.
In a medium bowl, whisk together Rice Dream, eggs, vanilla and slightly cooled, but melted, margarine. Pour into the flour mixture and stir until just combined.

Pour half of the batter into the prepared pan, spreading it evenly over the bottom. Evenly sprinkle on sugar/espresso mixture and mini chocolate chips, then top with the remaining batter, spreading it evenly.

Bake for 35-40 minutes at 350F, just until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the cake cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and remove the parchment. Let cool completely before frosting.

Confession 1 – I added more mini chips to the filler.

Glaze:
For the glaze, melt together the chocolate and the margarine in a double boiler and stir until smooth. If it is runny, let it stand for a minute or two, but otherwise the chocolate should be thick, smooth, shiny and spreadable. Spread on the top of the cake (the flat bottom side should be facing up, which makes it easy to frost) and allow the frosting to set up before serving.

YAY! A new coffee mug is on its way to me…

I never win anything! Then I opened my email yesterday and found I had! All I did was update my blog information on their website. Foodie Blogroll is sending me a new coffee mug and you know how I love my coffee so I’m sure that will become my new favorite. YAY, Foodie Blogroll announced that my blog won on the contest page too!
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GIVEAWAY EXTENSION!!!!!!!!

We’ve extended the deadline to enter!

Country Bob’s All purpose Sauce Product Review & Giveaway

Now for the giveaway. Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce has offered 2-two bottle sets for me to give you. The giveaway will run from today through Saturday, September 12th. You will earn 1 entry for each recipe you link to one of the tHe KrAzY KiTcHeN memes during this week. We will announce the winner on Simply Delicious Sunday September 13th. As a bonus you will earn an additional entry for every recipe that uses Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce.