Celebrating a Lot of Stuff: Psst, Giveaway Included
Happy Friday! I don’t know about you, but it’s been a long week. It wasn’t a bad week, but for some reason I just didn’t have my mojo. Felt like I was lagging behind the rest of the world. Well all of that is gone now, and it is time for a “wee bit o’ celebration.” Yes it is the weekend, but we have so much more to celebrate today, including a GIVEAWAY.
Reason ONE to celebrate: Two years ago today I bought my domain. It probably doesn’t seem that long ago since Me, Myself and Mommy began, and that is because I didn’t gain the nerve to start writing until June of 2009. It blows me away that somehow you managed to come across my little blog in the midst of this gigantic world wide web. It amazes me even more that you are still finding your way here to listen to me talk about motherhood, marriage, money and Moanna’s poop.
Reason TWO to celebrate: Almost exactly one year ago today, Steve returned to his sales job with CUTCO. A job he loves, and a job that, praise the Lord, is supporting our crazy family. It’s not often that people come across a company and job that they love deeply AND pays the bills. We are blessed.
Reason THREE to celebrate: Because we have not done a grand job promoting our fundraiser for Haiti, I am going to extend the fundraiser until October 15, 2010. Angel Wings International is a wonderful organization that is working hard to bring good things to the people of Haiti, and their dreams can not come true without the support of others. As we speak, I am writing reports for a project that I am helping AWI with that will take place the third week in October in Miami, Florida, and I can’t wait to share pictures and stories of this wonderful service project with you. I’m also super excited about traveling to Haiti after the new year to help AWI during the grand opening of their clinic. I will share every detail with you. **Reminder I need to get my passport changed to my married name so thal the United States will allow me to leave the country**
Reason FOUR to celebrate: Today I am launching a new section of My, Myself and Mommy! Please meet Me, Myself et Manger! Pronunciation – Me, Myself A MongeA. Translation from Frenglish (French slash English) – My, Myself and Eating. You have no idea how much I love the world of food. I am fascinated by it. It is one of my passions in life. I love cooking, eating, watching other people cook, watching other people eat, learning about how other people eat in different parts of the world, eating at home, going out to eat, eating in someone else’s home. I have never in my life held a job that was not related to food. Eating is one of the most basic human needs, but everyone does it differently. Everyone and every culture has a different relationship to food, and it amazes me. I could spend my entire life studying the world of food and never tire of it. My dream would be to travel around the world eating and cooking. I would love to learn how to cook and eat food from every corner of the globe. Most food blogs center around cooking tutorials and recipes, not this one. I won’t lie, Me Myself et Manger will be littered with recipes and my messy kitchen, but it will also include my love for eating food and experiencing new flavors and textures. I will tell you about restaurants that take my breath away, iffy places that will knock your socks off, crazy foods that I find in the different markets around Atlanta, food that grosses me out, observations of the way others eat and anything else that catches my food loving attention. I hope you are excited because my mouth is watering just thinking about the possibilities!
Reason FIVE to celebrate: This is probably the reason you stuck around to the end of this post. Because I am so giddy about the future of my blog, Steve’s job, Angel Wings International and food, and because I love and appreciate you deeply for taking time out of your life to visit my blog, I’m giving away CUTCO! CUTCO is one of the best brands of knives made for the kitchen, it is guaranteed forever and your life will never be the same once you own it. One lucky reader will receive a CUTCO Trimmer and a medium CUTCO Cutting Board. I own a lot of CUTCO, but my Timmer gets me through a lot of meals. Today I made tacos and I used my Trimmer to cut the tomatoes, lettuce and avocado. I also used it to break into the hamburger and cheese packages.
GIVEAWAY DETAILS
One lucky reader will win a CUTCO Trimmer and medium Cutting Board, a total value of $72.00. The giveaway will close on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 8:00PM. A winner will be selected at random and notified. On Friday the winner will be announced along with another post under Me, Myself et Manger.
Here is how to get your name in the hat…
- Entry #1 – Leave a comment to this post finishing this sentance, “The most amazing food I’ve ever eaten was…”
- Entry #2 – Write about this giveaway on your blog and leave a comment with a link to your blog post.
- Entry #3 – Subscribe to my Feedburner and leave a comment telling me that you are a subscriber. If you already subscribe that counts – leave a comment letting me know!
- Entry #4 – “Like” Me, Myself and Mommy on Facebook and leave a comment telling me that you’ve done so. If you already “Like” Me, Myself and Mommy that counts – leave a comment letting me know!
- Entry #5 – “Follow” Me, Myself and Mommy on Twitter and leave a comment with your Twitter handle so I can follow you back. If you already “Follow” My, Myself and Mommy that counts – leave a comment letting me know!
- Entry #6+ – Tweet about the giveaway on Twitter with a link to this post. Leave a comment here with a link to your Tweet. You may Tweet about this giveaway once a day. That is a potential of 7 extra entries in the giveaway.
If you do not see your name pop up right away, have no fear, it will be up shortly.
Because I am in the giving spirit, each entry for this giveaway will be worth $0.25 in the virtual fundraiser for Haiti!
**This giveaway has been sponsored by Me, Myself and Mommy. CUTCO has no idea that I have a blog, much less a blog that is giving away CUTCO. I couldn’t live without my CUTCO in the kitchen, and because I love you, I wanted your kitchen to have some too!
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The most amazing food I’ve ever eaten was an amazingly beautiful plate of Sirloin on a bed of garlic and goat cheese risotto. I honestly nearly ordered another plate. I’m a sucker for whole cloves of garlic.
I’ll be doing some entries for sure! Do you want a photographer to go with you to Haiti? Just wondering…
….your Grandma Lightner’s fried chicken.
1. How exciting! We kind of do need a new cutting board right about now… And I think I interviewed with Cutco back in my freshman year of college. I’m not a great sales person, though, and didn’t have any start up funds to get the demo kit. Somehow, I think I should kick myself for not trying it out, seeing as how it’s brought your family such success.
3. I already subscribe to your blog. I heart Google Reader for making my reading so much easier. =)
4. Me, Myself, and Mommy is one of my 111 likes on FB.
5. I follow you on Twitter.
6. http://twitter.com/sailorscorpio — I tweeted it.
I’ll see what I can do about # 2 a little later. Thanks for this opportunity! =)
The most amazing food I have ever eaten was shrimp and grits from a restaurant that no longer exists in Columbia, SC. I always wanted to lick the plate clean! I just “liked” you , and am already following you on Twitter. I Tweeted about you too!
I also subscribed to your feedburner. Whew! (takes a deep breath) Check out my blog http://nerdygirlcreations.blogspot.com Where I also mentioned you! Thank you for this opportunity!
Roasted Turkey with fresh Avocado with sun dried tomato spread with carmelized onions on a freshly baked Chiabatta Bread with a freshly squeezed lemonade.
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“The most amazing food I’ve ever eaten was…” probably Texas sheet cake with ice cream and fudge topping. I am confessing right now that I am obviously not a cured, but recovering chocoholic. I haven’t had chocolate in over 17 years (no chocolate-no migraines, that ‘s how bad the migraines were) but I still remember how great that cake is. I made it for my daughter’s birthday last week and maintained my abstinence but it wasn’t easy!
I do not know if you are going to link to other sites but I found the recipe, which I had lost due to lack of use, for this cake on the http://www.homesicktexan.com. He has a blog spot too. It has great southern dishes that I remember from growing up and living in Texas.
I look forward to your food blog spot and your insights!
The most amazing food I’ve ever eaten was a chicken pot pie at the Navy Pier in Chicago. It was about 8″ tall with flaky philo dough and the filling was incredible. I think the snow outside helped.
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And, I am your fan on FB. Thanks for the entries!
The most amazing food I have ever eaten is my mother-in-laws Greek Stuffing. She only makes it for Christmas dinner so I only get to eat it once a year. Leftovers do NOT last long!
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The most amazing food I have eaten was a steak at a restaurant called High Cotton.
the most amazing food were fresh mangos when I lived in Taiwan one summer… no other mangos I’ve eaten in the US even compares to the flavor or texture of a fresh, local mango!!
And I love Cutco, too!! I would LOVE to win it;)
The most amazing food I ate was at a Japanese Hibachi steakhouse in Denver, Colorado and also Sushi restaurants in Japan- (when I visited my brother)
Miss you guys, hope you’re doing well- Lex and Bry are having a Halloween party for their birthday, wish you lived closer
“The most amazing food I’ve ever eaten was my mothers homemade sausage “.It was awesome!
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The most amazing food I’ve ever eaten was on The Hill in St. Louis!
The most amzing food I’ve ever eaten was fresh lobster when I was in Florida visiting. tracy.parker458@gmail.com
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Cool giveaway! As a fellow foodie I like the Me
Myself and Manger blog! Your blog
is one of my fb likes and I
would love to tell you about
the most amazing thing I ever ate!
It would be the garlic braised
short ribs at The Stinking Rose
in San Francisco CA. Absolutely
devilishly delicious!!!! Breakfast at
Brennen’s in New Orleans LA was
a very close second!!!!!
The most amazing food I’ve ever eaten was chinese from peking duck
My best meal that I can still drool over was duck with rasperry sauce eaten 30 yrs ago at the Houston City Club for a pre wedding celebration
I don’t know if I can pick just one thing. I have had a few dishes in my lifetime that are amazing. I guess if I had to choose one then the most amazing food I have ever eaten is my Mom’s lasagna.
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The most amazing food I’ve ever eaten was my grandma’s sweet potatoes. I miss them. No one makes them like grandma did.
The most amazing food I’ve ever eaten was Wegmans Ultimate White Cake. Amazingggg.
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The most amazing food I have eaten was my husband’s grandmother’s roast beef with gravy and potatoes with homemade rolls
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The most amazing food I have ever eaten is Bobby Flay’s Mesa Grill Potato Salad that I made a few weeks ago. Then there was that flatbread with chorizo at Yuca Grill…..
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chicken picatta from morton’s steakhouse in georgetown. we’re enjoying our cutco knife as well.
take care!
The most amazing food I’ve ever eaten was probably at the culinary school restaurant at the school my parents work at… it’s called Winston’s
The most amazing food I have ever eaten is, well, pretty much any of my Dad’s specialties, and any of my mom’s pies. Ohno Chicken, any cream based soup (chicken & dumplin, corn chowder…), and he makes the BEST sticky rice ever! If you’ve never had my mom’s 100% made from scratch Mississippi Mud Pie, you have missed out on the best pie in the world! I also recently had the best steak of my life at the Berry’s. Cameron bought some t-bones and broiled them, and they were perfect! We paired them with a garden salad and some potatoes! YUMMMY!
P.S. We miss you guys!
The most amazing food I’ve ever eaten was the woodland mushroom torta at Xoco, one of Rick Bayless’ Chicago restaurants. It’s the perfect combo of flavors with a mix of mushrooms, garlic, black beans, salsa, arugula, goat cheese and a crusty wood-fired bread…mouth watering!
Pumpkin Cheesecake from the cheesefactory
The most amazing food I ever ate was in China. I had some great food over there, and I still miss it!
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Ok the most amazing food that I have ever had was when I was in Paraguay. I spent my 2 birthdays in this country but the first one was the most special one. One of the poorest families that I met there invited me and another guy to their house for dinner (this was the only time that I ever ate there). That night we had milanesa (thin slice of meat), salad (lettuce and tomato no dressing) and a 2 liter bottle of coke (only time I saw a coke at their house). This was not the best tasting food that I have ever had but it was the most amazing meal that I have ever had and the love behind it is what made it so special and so amazing that it is still one of my fondest memories of my time in Paraguay and THE BEST birthday meal that I have had to date.
A parisian crepe in Monteray Bay, CA. Crepe with lemon butter sugar heaven
I love Cutco! The most amazing food I have ever eaten was my father-in-law’s Pasta Fagioli.
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1. The best food I’ve ever eaten was at a Senegalese retaurant in Harlem, NYC
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3. Clicking “like” on FB” as soon as I click publish on this comment!
The most amazing food I’ve ever eaten was swordfish in Brasil, cooked on a tiny brick oven type thing in my uncle’s backyard. Pair that with rice, beans, shrimp the size of the palm of your hand, fresh pineapple, and guava juice and you’re in heaven!
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The most amazing food I’ve ever eaten is my Mom’s beef pie with shortcrust pastry
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the most amazing food I’ve eaten was my Dad’s cabbage rolls and my Mom’s periogies