This is my first giveaway. I just wanted to thank all the great people who have stopped by my little blog and
showed me blog love. When I first started blogging it was
for me to have a creative outlet and for my children to
maybe one day look back at our lives and see all the things
we have done and recipes they can carry on.
The one thing I never expected was the friendship's that
would come along because of blogging. I'm grateful and
you have made my heart bigger. The Giveaway is my way
of saying, Thank you. Whether you have been with me
from the start or just today.
All you have to do to win is....You must follow my blog to enter
and just leave me a comment and let me know what your favorite
holiday food is..... A winner will be chosen one week from
today. Good luck. I know we all LOVE Pottery Barn!!
How fun! I follow you, and I love all your recipes! One of my favorite holiday foods (it's so hard to choose) are sausage balls. Yum!
ReplyDeletethis is an AWESOME giveaway.
ReplyDeleteAnd my fave holiday food is...pumpkin pie! :)
You didn't! My FAVORITE store! You are such a sweet blogger friend! Hope you are having a great week! OH and my favorite holiday treat is a breakfast casserole my mom makes on Christmas morning! Yum!
ReplyDeleteI am blog follower:):) My favorite holiday food (or one of) is brie stuffed with fig spread and gorgonzola! MMMmmmm!
ReplyDeleteAww, that is so sweet!!! I am so glad that I have met you, you always make me smile!! I am a happy follower and my favorite holiday food is Banket!!! Thank you so much!!! :)
ReplyDeleteyou are so cute!love your blog, and of course i am a follower! PB is one of my favs for sure!! So fun!!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog and that we have the same name! I love all the food you post! I save it all in a folder so i have the recipes at hand! my favorite holiday food is homemade taffy my mom makes. its made with vinegar and other stuff and is something you need a taste for. half my family loves it and half hates it. I shove handfuls in my pockets!!! lol. this year we are learning to make it, my mom doesnt want it to be a lost recipe no one knows how to make!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a lovely holiday and thanks for this sweet giveaway!
val
I follow your blog. Everybody loves Pottery Barn! My favorite holiday food is frosted and decorated sugar cookies made by my daughters. Happy Holidays to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteWow, Val!!! Your awesomeness just won't quit!!! And I love it. I would think between the honey spiral ham and mac and cheese...my favorite lies in between. Yummy!!! And of course I am your follower. I'd follow you anywhere. Thanks for a chance at this wonderful giveaway!
ReplyDeletegreat giveaway Val! My favorite holiday cookie is my mom's no bake swedish cookie balls. YUM!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet of you! I have really enjoyed reading your blog and glad I found ya! My favorite food for the holidays or anytime really are the sweets! ;)
ReplyDeleteHow awesome is this giveaway! My favorite holiday food is . . . Diet Pomegrante 7-up. Does that count?
ReplyDeleteWhat a FABULOUS giveaway!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food is Trader Joes Jo-Jo's! YUMMO!
Hi Val-
ReplyDeleteSo I'm a little embarrased, I double checked that I was following and I wasn't.....sorry....
Anyway, you know I love your blog and your fabulous recipes! My favorite is fried turkey!
Merry Christmas!
Enjoy our weather!
XO
awesome! i am a follower through GFC/Google Reader. I really love THanksgiving- football, hMacys day parade, eating everything...it's the best!
ReplyDeleteHow sweet of you! I love following your blog, and love your recipes. I have tried a few and they were so yummy! My favorite holiday food is actually the spritz and cocoa ball cookies I make with my girls ~ the same cookies I made with my Grandma. I also have a thing for cranberry bliss bars from Starbucks. yummmm!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog and all your wonderful recipes!! (and I love Pottery Barn, too!)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food has to be anything with chocolate and mint together.
My favorite "real" food is cornish hens . . . so easy, delicious and festive.
xox
cheryl
What a wonderful Give~~Away ~ like you said "We all Love Pottery Barn" I am a Follower & have been saving recipes I get from you, I actually copy & paste them into a Draft in an email account, hope they never get sent off... I Love all the Typical Holiday Foods, like any type of Hors devours, Yummy, Thanks for always sharing such wonderful & tasty gems and for hosting a great give-away *<<<-
ReplyDeleteCheryl
A must in our family every year is Martha Washington Candy. I am making your Holiday Stuffing this year so that may end up being my must have now!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower and I love gingerbread.
ReplyDeletehewella1 at gmail dot com
I'm following and my favorite holiday food are truffles. Thanks!
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zekks at yahoo dot com
I am a follow and my fave holiday food is fresh baked cookies
ReplyDeletetanyainjville at yahoo dot com
What a great giveaway...I LOVE Pottery Barn! My favorite holiday food is frosted sugar cookies...my mom has a family recipe that is to die for!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower and my favorite holiday food is tamales. They are a Christmas tradition for my family.
ReplyDeleteUHm clearly i should win. lol. jk. Ps- my favorite holiday food -- anything dessert related OR Chicken Parm.
ReplyDeletesuch a sweet, thoughtful post! breakfast casserole is definitely at the top of my list, so good as leftovers too!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm delurking myself to follow and my favorite holiday food is apple pie!
ReplyDeleteI'm a happy follower!:D
ReplyDeleteMy fave would be my Mom's lasagna with super sweet ham!:D
***** Marie *****
allthingsmarie.com
Wow Val, you are awesome! My favorite holiday food is my homemade fancy mac n cheese. It's a long recipe so I only make it on Christmas. Yum! I'll be sharing the recipe later. xo
ReplyDeleteAw, thanks Val! It's been great getting to know you!
ReplyDeleteI've been a follower for a while.
~ingrid
Ok, I was just coming by to browse recipes for a get together this weekend and "to what does my wandering eye appear?" this fab giveaway! THANK YOU for having such a great blog, sharing recipes and friendship! My favorite holiday food would not be one recipe but instead the tradition that we go Italian on Christmas day! This year, I'm making braciole. Can't wait. You know I follow and that you are on my blog roll. Hugs and Happy Holidays!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous giveaway! Thanks for hosting!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower! And my favorite holiday food- hmmmm, I don't know! I guess all the yummy cookies made around this time.
First giveaway, exciting! My favorite holiday food would have to be... mashed potatoes. Although that's a bit of a year round food. They're just my favorite :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that you found my blog, so I could find your blog, and now I can follow you and enter for this awesome giveaway! My favorite holiday food would have to be all my Godmother's family cookie recipes. When I was little she would make hundreds and hundreds for our Christmas parties. My favorite was always her oatmeal chocolate squares. They're to die for! Merry Christmas. <3
ReplyDeletemy favorite holiday food is ham. i adore ham.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad you have opened your door and share this beautiful blog with all of us. You are adorable and without even knowing you I admire your spark and creativity and style! xo
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food is my dad's stuffing. I'm not sure exactly what IS in it, but there seems to be EVERYTHING in it. It is so yummy and my fav.
Happy Holidays Val!!
my favorite food is something my mom makes called Cranberry Fluff. i'm sure she's not the only mom on the planet to make this delight, but i don't think i've ever met another family who knows what it is.
ReplyDeleteit consists of cranberries, pineapple, marshmallows, and whipped cream. it's so tangy and sweet it makes your cheeks burns! it's really a great dessert and doesn't leave you feeling like you just ate a ton of bricks. :)
I love Turkey and Gravy...simple but sooo good! I am a follower.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway!! I'm a follower. My favorite holiday food is FUDGE!! I know that technically that isn't holiday but that's the only time I eat it. Growing up my mom always made it at Christmas & I've started doing it as well. I'm not a cook so this is a feat for me!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food is...ALL CHRISTMAS COOKIES! Especially classic sugar cookies - cut in the shape of ornaments or trees make them extra yummy, it seems.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to have found you in the blog-world!
Christmas Cookies!!!! YUM. I love to make them! We always decorate sugar cookie cut outs and then I usually make a few other kinds to have a varity :) Thanks for the chance to win!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway Val!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food has to be Chrusciki. They are Polish bow tie cookies. My Mom and I make them every year using my Grandma's recipe. They are delicious!
Val, I just love your blog and all of your creations. I am definitely a follower! :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food? (do I have to pick just one??!)
red and green spice drops
brined turkey
Russian Tea Cakes
Peppermint Mochas
Butter Dips
~I'll stop there! love ya, friend!
I LOVE soft gingerbread, the old fashioned cake kind with whipped cream on top! YUM!
ReplyDeleteI have followed your blog since day one. One of your friends which is one of my friends (I have no idea who it was now) posted on facebook that I should follow your blog. Love it!
ReplyDeleteMy favs are pumpkin raisin cookies and my grandma's recipe cinnamon rolls.
Hi Val!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog....love even more southern california where you're lucky enough to live - Boston is very cold this time of year!!! Fave food - Ghirardelli Peppermint bark with a hot Dunkin Donuts coffee.... (does that even count as food???)
Keep up the great blog posts - love them!
I am a follower. I had you on my rss feed but I wasn't on the Google reader but I added myself:)
ReplyDeleteI love ribeye steak. I cook it on the bone and it is delicious. We have that for Christmas every year.
I know just what I'd get - one of those luxurious faux fur blankets. My favorite holiday food would have to be PIE - all of it!
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower. And my favorite holiday food is whatever pie is served!
ReplyDeleteLook at all those followers!! I'm so happy for you, you deserve it. My favorite is my mothers yummy Anise Cookies. Merry Christmas! <3
ReplyDeleteYou certainly deserve the following! You always have amazing recipes and are the sweetest! My fave holiday treat is probably pumpkin pie or maybe pecan tassies. =)
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Hmmm...favorite holiday food? I would have to go with Christmas cookies. My sister makes these wonderful almond cookies that I could eat by the handful. Of course I am a follower :)
ReplyDeletehmmmm....favorite holiday food?
ReplyDeleteCan I say pretty much all of it?;)
Okay.....chocolate. Anything chocolate:))
Have a great weekend!
Well, I just found your blog but would love to follow. I see you have some delicious looking recipes.
ReplyDeleteOur daughter lives in SoCal. We'll be visiting out there soon.
Thanks for stopping by my blog and for your sweet comment.
Great giveaway! So kind of you.
Val, thank you so much for stopping my site, so glad to find another yoga lover! I see you're from socal :) what studio do you practice at?
ReplyDeleteI do hope to win this giveaway! I love pottery barn!
I'm following you, dear! And boy I hope I win this one (: I'm addicted to Pottery Barn! My favorite Holiday food is sugar cookies I bake with my grandma each year (:
ReplyDeleteI'm not much of a cook..does wine count as a food??????? I love to look at recipes and think about cooking though :)
ReplyDeleteYou are so kind and generous to have this. I am a follower, but will double check that. I would love to win, as I am a cheapo and tend not to buy myself things from there. Thank you for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteI follow your blog. 1 of my fave holiday meals is baked ziti. I usually make it for every holiday. dramaqueensmum at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteGreat blog Val, I enjoy! I'm an appetizer girl, can't help anything wrapped in bacon! ;)
ReplyDeleteI'm a follower and my favorite holiday food is pecan pie.
ReplyDeleteHi there Val~ Wow! What a fantastic giveaway! I am a follower, of course, and I know just what you mean about the friendships on here. You were one of the first people I met out here in blogland ! !My favorite holiday food is my grandmothers mashed potato casserole! Delish!!
ReplyDeleteI love your blog! I'm a new follower...found you googling "lemon bars". I might make your delectable lemon bars for a Christmas party. Fudge is my favorite food this time of year, the only time I'll allow myself the indulgence. I make it to give away, and so does everyone I know. Chocolate overload...heaven!
ReplyDeletemmmmmm... i would have to say Church Windows..I am not sure what other people call these, but...
ReplyDeletethey are the colored marshmallows with chocolate poured around them and coconut sprinkled on top!
To me, a bake sale is not a bake sale unless it has these!
thanks for stopping by my Blog!
luv shell
What is my favorite Holiday food? I think it's the tray of miscellaneous cookies my Grandma makes. I just love the tradition of her cookies. While I love to bake, I have yet to make her Christmas Cookies, because I love to wait until Christmas to have them at her house!
ReplyDeleteVal - I love that you are doing this! I totally want to say "DITTO" to everything you said. I just love my new blogging friends. I just started this in July - had no idea what I was doing - and it is so much better than I expected.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Christmas! I love time off work/school just to hang out and be with family. We usually travel to TEXAS so we get to be even more family!
Jesus is the Reason for the Season!
Merry Christmas! Susan www.ugogrrl.com
thank you so MUCH for the love you left on my blog!! I just love getting comments and checking out my readers blogs! And I love yours! great work!
ReplyDeletexox
My favorite holiday food is stuffing just like my mom used to make. It's the law around here. And yes, I love Pottery Barn.
ReplyDeleteVal, Thanks so much for stopping by!! I have to tell you I LOVE your profile! Hilarious!! If you find that Target support group let me know!! Looking forward to following along here on out ;)
ReplyDeleteVal, thanks for stopping by my blog. Your comment made me smile. I am bumming because my SUV was broken into last night & my canon digital slr was stolen along with my lenses. Your photos are beautiful & was wondering if you could email me (on my blog) with your camera info.i love your blog design & will be checking out Lucky Girl Design. Running off now to follow you & maybe my luck will turn around with a win on your PB giveaway! hugs, Cathy
ReplyDeletewould love to win
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I am already a follower! I would love the Pottery Barn gift certificate. I just was looking at their catalog drooling. I haven't been to the store this season, guess I need to go (about 45 min. away though). Thanks for a great giveaway and I agree, the friends are so fun. At first I thought the comments were so fake, now I don't feel that way at all. I was completely wrong. I love all my blogger friends, everyone is fabulous and soooo supportive of little old me!
ReplyDeleteWow, Val! What a generous giveaway! Oh I hope I win! I just realized I wasnt a follower. I swear I was, but I fixed it in a jiffy :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you liked the men's gift guide, and thanks for letting me know. Those razors handles are pretty sweet! My world is about to turn topsy turvy with my move AK next week, so I wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas now before I go MIA. Hope you have a wonderful holiday! I will be only be able to check emails and comments for a couple weeks but I have some AWESOME guest posters to fill in the gaps while I am gone. See ya in the new year! :)
Hi Val,
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting me and voting for my picture! I just signed up to be a follower, your blog looks great! What a wonderful giveaway...please include me.
My favorite holiday food is Christmas cookies!
Hugs,
Penny
Oh, I love food so much, it's hard to pick just one favorite! :) I love turkey, stuffing, fresh rolls, baklava, cinnamon rolls...I could go on, but I should stop now because it's making me hungry!! Thanks for the great giveaway! I love Pottery Barn.
ReplyDeletethanks for the giveaway! i follow via google reader! my fave holiday food is probably any kind of Christmas cookie :) I need to stop eating them!!!
ReplyDeleteAwesome giveway, love me some Pottery Barn, was actually just in there yesterday! My mom makes these Texas Millionares, they taste basically like Turtles that you can buy, but these are homemade and fabulous!
ReplyDeleteGreat giveaway ( I have my first one going on too!)So my favorite holiday food is apple pie..just something great for fall and even Thanksgiving. I love it!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Holiday Food are homemade cinnamon rolls. They are amazing!!
ReplyDeleteAngela L.
lasitera at yahoo dot com
Count me in! So sweet of you! I love cookies every kind you can think of..Oh and fudge and chocolate covered cherries.Ok truth be told anything with sugar.LoL..Warm Blessings!~Amy
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is hot cocoa with gingerbread!
ReplyDeleteohh! i hope its me!
such a great giveaway!! fingers are crossed!
thanks!
Val, you are just precious! Thank you for the chance to win this great giveaway.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite holiday food is my grandmother's dressing (stuffing). It instantly takes me back to my childhood and those happy home-cooked meals.
Hello Val!
ReplyDeletePleased to meet your blog, it's so so so inspiring!
I am following you now
Barbara
Hi Val, thanks for stopping by my blog! I am your newest follower and my favorite holiday food is eggnog....mmmm!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic giveaway, so sweet of you! I'm a follower, and my favorite holiday food will always be frosted Christmas sugar cookies! What can I say, I have a sweet tooth!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful give-away!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI would love to know where and how you advertise your give-aways....
you can e-mail me at heather@simpledaisy.com
if you have time....that is!!!
Thanks and hope I win!! I love Pottery Barn...love !
Hello,
ReplyDeleteLove your blog...
I love the dessert called Yule Log. It's delicious.
Thanks for the giveaway! My favorite holiday food is cheesecake!
ReplyDeleteeemoody77 at gmail dot com
Am I too late to play? Pick me pick me! Holiday food, so hard to pick! I love all the yummy sides...stuffing!
ReplyDeletehmmm maybe I am too late in the game I can't count but I am following!!!
ReplyDeleteAw man I missed it! :)
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