And the winner of the Spice Giveaway sponsored by Cooking Planit is…. Ginnean!
Congratulations to a very lucky Ginnean and thank you, thank you to everyone that entered!
And My #SXSW13 Vacation Begins!
I am officially off of work until the 18th and plan to soak up as much SXSW goodness as possible. I started last night by picking up the INDMUSIC fellas from the airport and getting them badged, housed. and fed.
(INDMUSIC & Ariel/Kristin Dinner During SXSW12)
A little backstory… Brandon and I met at a happy hour in LA during my first Ariel visit in 2009 – pre-FoodFash, pre-INDMUSIC. We remained friends over the years since he’s good buds with Ariel and I spent more time in LA than one could possibly imagine. I started FoodFash and moved to Austin, Brandon started INDMUSIC and moved to Brooklyn, and SXSW12 and the virtual world kept us in contact.
(A Lockhart BBQ Trip During SXSW12)
Last night, I took the crew to South Congress Cafe where they soaked in the quaintness of the restaurant and Austin in general. And then they updated me on all the wonderful things that INDMUSIC has had their hands on lately. Like have you heard of the Harlem Shake? They are not only responsible for monetizing any video playing the Harlem Shake song, but they created the technology that connects a band’s YouTube page views with their ranking on sites such as Amazon, which subsequently affects Billboard rankings. It’s a pretty big deal and you can read more about it here!
Some Savory Scone Confessions
Confession #1: My only motivation for making these scones was to send them to my ramen-noodle-eating-actor friend, Adam.
Confession #2: I was out and about all weekend doing SXSW shenanigans and completely forgot to make a trip to the post office.
Confession #3: I brought them to my coworkers and hoped with all my might that this is one of those occasions where it’s the thought that really counts.
Looking back, they probably wouldn’t have fared well during the four-ish day ATX -> LA journey anyway. Looks like I’ll be sending out another batch of postal cookies soon!
A @CookingPlanit Spice Giveaway!
Did you know that the shelf life of a ground spice is roughly 6 months? Six months! Even with as often as I cook, the bulk of my spice collection dates back to before I moved to Dallas in 2008. Which probably means that my collection is in dire need of a makeover. If your spice situation is anything like mine, then you’ll be pleased as punch to find out that the winner of this giveaway will receive 26 spices from Spices, Inc.!
To enter, simply leave a comment below letting me know your favorite spice between now and 8PM CST on Sunday, March 17th. I’ll announce and contact the winner first thing on Monday, March 18th. Easy peasy!
The Spice Collection, sponsored by Cooking Planit, includes:
For additional chances to win, please check out any or all of the lovely blogs listed below:
2013 COOKING PLANIT SPICE GIVEAWAY |
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| 1 | 3/6/13 | 3/12/13 | Sophistishe | Field and Feast |
| 2 | 3/7/13 | 3/13/13 | The Wicked Noodle | The Cooking Planit Blog |
| 3 | 3/8/13 | 3/14/13 | The Aliso Kitchen | Slow Down & Savor |
| 4 | 3/9/13 | 3/15/13 | Chicago Foodie Sisters | Jessiker Bakes |
| 5 | 3/10/13 | 3/16/13 | My Happily Ever After the End | The Food Yenta |
| 6 | 3/11/13 | 3/17/13 | Notes from Maggie’s Farm | FoodFash |
| 7 | 3/12/13 | 3/18/13 | My Kitchen Addictions | What Jew Wanna Eat |
| 8 | 3/13/13 | 3/19/13 | Bite Sized Blog | Nicole’s Nickels |
| 9 | 3/14/13 | 3/20/13 | A Busy Mom of Two | Food Squeeze |
| 10 | 3/15/13 | 3/21/13 | Kasey’s Kitchen | Kitchen Concoctions |
| 11 | 3/16/13 | 3/22/13 | Daily Ups & Pounds | Lisa Cooking |
| 12 | 3/17/13 | 3/23/13 | Ditch the Box | Huppie Mama |
| 13 | 3/18/13 | 3/24/13 | Hungry Hutch | Food Fetish |
| 14 | 3/19/13 | 3/25/13 | Cook the Blog | Three Diets. One Dinner |
| 15 | 3/20/13 | 3/26/13 | Sugarfoot Eats | Gear Live |
| 16 | 3/21/13 | 3/27/13 | CopyKat Recipes | The Mouthy Housewives |
| 17 | 3/22/13 | 3/28/13 | Burnt Apple | The Butterfly Mom |
| 18 | 3/23/13 | 3/29/13 | The Mama Report | Ancestral Chef |
| 19 | 3/24/13 | 3/30/13 | A Food Centric Life | We Like To Cook |
| 20 | 3/25/13 | 3/31/13 | Dixie Chik Cooks | Baby Boomster |
| 21 | 3/26/13 | 4/1/13 | Unorganized Mommy of 3 | Much Ado About Fooding |
| 22 | 3/27/13 | 4/2/13 | Better with Butter | The Primlani Kitichen |
| 23 | 3/28/13 | 4/3/13 | Mother Would Know | California Country Gal |
| 24 | 3/29/13 | 4/4/13 | Yi Reservation | NY Foodgasm |
| 25 | 3/30/13 | 4/5/13 | ME Redone | Creative Culinary |