Mark Bittman's VB6 Review & Giveaway

Mark Bittman's newest book, VB6, came out last week. He's been a food writer for as long as I can remember noticing there were food writers; I have several of his other cookbooks, and I have lots of recipes saved from his New York Times columns. I like his recipes, and I like his food philosophies, which sound quite similar to those of Michael Pollan.

Anyway, in VB6, Bittman writes about his food lifestyle and diet. "VB6" stands for Vegan Before 6, which is just what it sounds like. Most days, he's a vegan until 6pm, at which point his food "rules" no longer apply. This means there's still wiggle room and room for decadence, and it also means it's a lot easier for him to be sociable. It's not an all-or-nothing approach to diet.

And the winner is....

Bobbie! She thinks VeganOs not only sound delicious, but that they should be made into a breakfast cereal! Did you know there used to be an Oreo cereal? Bobbie, we'll be in touch.

But, in reality, you're all winners! From now through next Sunday, January 16, visit Short & Sweets, place items you wish to purchase in your cart, and enter 1STBLOGIVERSARY as a coupon code during checkout to receive 10% off your entire order!   That's right, a little thank you to all of you! Please note, the discount only applies to merchandise, not shipping.

Fudge Giveaway!

I'm giving away fudge! I have two awesome milestones to celebrate! Obviously, I want to celebrate with you.

The first is my 1st Blogiversary, which we are celebrating all week :) The second big event was reaching 100 sales on Etsy! That milestone was a pound of chocolate fudge a lucky recipient got for Christmas. Now, I'm giving you the opportunity to taste some for yourself.

So, the details:

• To enter, visit my Etsy shop and look around. When you're done, add a comment to this blog post telling me what your favorite item is. 
• One winner will be chosen by a random number generator. I will ship 1 lb of vegan & gluten free chocolate fudge anywhere in the US. The giveaway will remain open for entry until this Saturday - January 8, 2010 - at 11:59pm Pacific Time.
• Sorry, Mom and Dad, you can't win. Neither can Official Tester or his parents. Everyone ELSE gets to enter once.

Good luck!

And the winner is....

Faby! She loves the mint oreos!

Thanks so much to everyone for entering! As a consolation prize, if you order something from my Etsy store, I'll give you a 10% discount on your entire order (excluding shipping). Just remind me you were part of the giveaway in the message to seller section at checkout. One caveat, though - wait until it's cooler! That way you can be sure your treats will arrive in tip top condition. I'll honor this discount code until September 30, 2010.

Below is a screen shot from when I used the random number generator to pick the winner.

There seems to be some confusion...

So, as you may know, there's a cookie giveaway going on, on this very blog, right now. I'm excited to see people are entering the contest and becoming fans on facebook and followers. However, in order for those actions to count as entries, you need to comment on the giveaway blog posting telling me you've become a fan.

For instance, say you are already a fan on facebook. Here's what you need to do:

FIRST leave a comment and say what looks yummy in the store. That enters you in the contest. To get bonus entries, you can leave a SECOND comment saying you are are a fan. Then leave a THIRD if you tell your friends about it on FB. Follow the blog? Leave another comment & so on for all the bonus opportunities. Each comment is an entry. Make sense?

A couple people have already left multiple comments/entries, so look at those, too. Let me know if you have any questions!

Happy 4th!

I hope everyone is having a happy and safe 4th of July! I know this is a repost, but I wanted to remind all of you of these cupcakes if you're trying to come up with something to make. If you want to use a box mix of some sort, just fill them and decorate them and no one will know they're from a box :) Read the original post here.

Don't forget to enter my giveaway!

Cookie Giveaway!!

Today is Giveaway Day! Why today? Because exactly 6 months ago, I published my very first blog post. So to celebrate the fact that I've stuck with it, and because people (besides my parents) read it, I thought I'd give one of you lovely people one dozen Light and Fresh Lemon Mint Cookies! I know a couple of you voted for VeganOs, but I think I'll save those for another giveaway. The Lemon Mint Cookies are super summery.

So, the details:

• To enter, visit my Etsy shop and look around. When you're done, add a comment to this blog post telling me what your favorite item is. Make sure to include an Etsy or Facebook username for me to contact you OR, if you don't have one, leave your email address. (Be sure to leave it in the emailaddress {at} whatever dot com format to protect your privacy a bit.)
  
• One winner will be chosen by a random number generator. I will ship 12 Lemon Mint Cookies anywhere in the continental US. The giveaway will remain open for entry until next Friday - July 9, 2010 - at 11:59pm Pacific Time.
  
• Sorry, Mom and Dad, you can't win. Neither can Official Tester. Everyone ELSE gets to enter once; if you want to qualify for additional entries, read on.

Bonus Entries are totally optional but increase your odds of winning free cookies. You can pick and choose which ones you do. If you're already a follower, fan, or heart my shop, you qualify for those bonus entries:

• Peruse this blog and let us know what your favorite post is. Just one!
  
• Become a fan on Facebook
• Follow this blog
  
• Heart my shop
• Spread the word! Get up to 3 bonus entries for promoting/sharing this giveaway on your blog or website, through facebook, twitter, etc.

Good Luck! I'll announce the winner next weekend!

Giveaway Coming Soon!

This Friday there's going to be a giveaway. Here. On this very blog. I haven't decided which treat I'm going to be giving, so I'm asking you, dear readers, what would you like to win? Check out Short and Sweets on Etsy and cast your vote in the comments!

Giveaway!

The lovely folks over at Two Little Cavaliers posted a review of my Vegan and Gluten Free Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies AND are doing a giveaway of them. Felicia is actually giving away lots and lots of things throughout the month of April, so check it out, see what you like, and enter to win free stuff! Click here to see my review and enter to with the cookies.

In other news, Short and Sweets has an official facebook page, so become a fan!