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- 3 Month Subscription to The Scramble meal planning service
- 24 Homemade Peppermint Patties from FatDaddySweets
- Matching Organic Linen Napkins & Coasters (set of 2 in green) from natsuminishizumi
- Mini Meal Planner from smbriones
- Tea Towl from dizzydesign
- 20x36 Basketweave Kitchen Mat from GelPro
- Blue Lotus bowl from redhotpottery
- 1 – 11 oz. Jar Pure Noe Valley Honey from PollenPrincess
- MomAgenda Kitchen Folio from Organized Parent
- 3 Kitchen Soap Bars from mirasolfarm
- Polka Dots Pot Holder & Kitchen Towel Set from BeanPickleSprout
- 20x36 Basketweave Kitchen Mat from GelPro
- 8 Many Mixers Cocktail Napkins from avrilloreti
- Handmade Maple, Cherry, and Black Walnut Cutting Board from Substrata
- $25 Gift Card for a Custom Granola Mix from MixMyGranola
- 24 Personalized Recipe Cards from Penny People Designs
- 20x36 Basketweave Kitchen Mat from GelPro
- Organic Raspberry Jam from Heidi's Raspberry Farm
- Set of 4 Reusable Produce Bags from Wonderthunder
- 2 Kitchen Prints (Plenty of Pots and Too Many Tea Cups) from seasprayblue
- 3 Qt. Round Covered Casserole Dish from Cuisinart
- Hostess Apron from Lorcomlane
- 20x36 Basketweave Kitchen Mat from GelPro
- Recipe Notebook from edessedesigns
- Set of 2 MOM reusable grocery sacks from Baggu
- 4 Herbal Blends (Vanilla Lemongrass, Fruits of the Forest, Angel Falls Mist, and Orange Grove Vanilla) from TeaForAllReasons
- 3 Piece Set (pot holder, towel, and magnets) from kitchenstitchen
- $50 Gift Card to From the Farm - America's Online Farmer's Market
- Kitchen Gift Set (dish soap, hand soap, all-purpose cleaner, and dishwasher detergent) from Method
- 20x36 Basketweave Kitchen Mat from GelPro
I love being in the kitchen! I learned how to bake from my dad, but I love being in the kitchen with my girlfriends. We have so much fun. We love getting together to bake or have dinner parties. Everyone has great recipes to share, it is so fun! Thanks for a fun giveaway! Happy Mother's Day!
ReplyDeleteAs a young girl, I remember standing in my grandmother's kitchen, crocks of homemade pickles ripening, garden fresh vegetables prepared and waiting for their turn to be canned and bread rising on the counter to be baked for dinner. Her farm was an adventure for this city kid and her ways of making meals for her family amazed me. There always seemed to be abundance for the family and more to share with neighbors. My love of cooking was definitely shaped by my time "being a helper" with my grandma.
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Thanks for this great giveaway. My favorite memory in the kitchen is learning to cook with my grandma. She is a wonderful cook...one of those who doesn't need a recipe. I spent many hours in her kitchen learning and trying out my new cooking/baking skills. I still remember her teaching me little things like how to measure flour or roll out dough. Good memories!
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My favorite memory in the kitchen is with my sister, Donna. We were trying desperately to make my mom's "recipe" for peanut butter potato candy that she used to make us when we were kids--my mom doesn't actually use recipes, she just adds some of this and some of that, so my sister and I were having a really hard time! We kept ending up with this gooey substance that looked like mashed potatoes and tasted like pure sugar. It was disgusting and nothing like my mom's candy, but we had so much fun laughing at ourselves and trying to convince my brother-in-law and my niece to try our concoction. After several failed attempts that even the dog wouldn't eat, I think we drove to the store and bought ice cream!
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite kitchen memory is watching my family prepare a crawfish boil. There is nothing like hungry southern people with wine ;)
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ReplyDeleteMy grandmother is my inspiration in the kitchen. She is an amazing cook and I have been honored to spend days in the kitchen with her showing me how to make some of her best recipes. I want to learn them all because when she passes on to heaven I want to be able to carry on her amazing recipes for my children to enjoy!
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My mom has definitely influenced me the most in the kitchen. Although she wouldn't consider herself a great cook, she taught me the importance of food in the family. She always grew her own garden full of vegetables and fruits that we ate with all of our meals- either fresh or canned by her. She taught me how to make healthy, colorful meals, and the value of family meal time each day.
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My father is a trained cook, so most of my kitchen memories as a kid involve Daddy instead of Mom. But there was one specialty that Dad always slept through, and its the mealtime I remember most from being a kid.
ReplyDeleteEvery Sunday morning when I was a kid, my cousins would get dropped off at my place to play with my brother and I for the day. My mom would be waiting in the kitchen, with our big stand-alone griddle and a huge batch of pancake mix. She would split our mix into separate bowls and let us food color it ourselves, then make pancakes in whatever shape we wanted. And my mother was a pancake artist. She could make all the characters from Winnie The Pooh, rainbows (in the correct color order), the Transformers (for my brother) and anything else we could imagine. The pancakes were always delicious, and those mornings meant so much to me.
However, since I'm not a Mommy yet, I wouldn't keep this giveaway for myself. Instead, I would give it to my brother's girlfriend. She currently stays at home with my delightful one-year-old niece, and is a constant inspiration. Her and my niece love the kitchen, and cooking together (all organic and all from scratch!)
My Granny influenced me the most in the kitchen. Although she never had a lot of money and always used simple foods and recipes, she was known in the community for her DELICIOUS food but more so for her sweet and hospitable nature.
ReplyDeleteNot only did she teach me how to cook, she taught me how to be generous with it.
My mom taught me to cook, and she learned from her mother-in-law, not her mother. My mom is known for many of her recipes, and many of the recipes that people compliment me on are hers. She is constantly trying new recipes and always works to make every recipe more healthy. I love you mom! Dee H.
ReplyDeleteThough she is not an amazing cook with recipes passed down from generation to generation or appliances coming out of her ears, my mother has certainly influenced me most in the kitchen. I didn't really start cooking and baking from scratch until relatively recently, but my mom taught me from a young age the sense of accomplishment that can come from making something from scratch - one of my favorite memories is making chocolate chip cookies from the Nestle Tollhouse bag with her from scratch. She taught me that a few key recipes that are healthful and tasty are all you really need!
ReplyDeleteOne of my most favorite memories is making biscuits with my mother and her mother for Thanksgiving when I was 5 or 6 years old - three generations of women all helping out with the same dish!
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ReplyDeleteMy best memory is with my Grandma. She decided to teach me how to bake when I was 8. We spent all day in the kitchen as she taught me about meassurments, ingredients, and most of all the special bodning that took place...priceless!
ReplyDeleteQ-1. What woman has influenced you the most in the kitchen, and why?
ReplyDeleteA-1. Mt Aunt was a big influence on me. She and my Uncle live on 30+ acres of land in the country and every time I would visit her I was always amazed at how they live off the land and raise the majority of their food needs. Growing up in the city, I figured everything came from the store or you just didn't have it.
My Aunt taught me the art of home canning & preserving, money saving meal preparations, the attitude of "the best things in life are worth working for." She is truly an inspiration to me.
Now that I am married this has helped me to be a wife and home keeper.
Q-2. What is your favorite memory in the kitchen with an important woman in your life?
A-2. My favorite memory I guess would be the time that my Mother, my Aunt and myself (age 13) were all in the canning kitchen at my Aunt's house (she has a household kitchen and a canning kitchen...it's awesome) and we were learning how to make homemade grape jelly from grapes that we had just picked that morning. Although my Mother cooked, she was not very domestic in things like my Aunt so this was so fun to have everyone together learning, cooking, talking and laughing together. Our family isn't very close so to have this opportunity to be together in this fashion was a blessing. Now that I think back on it, this was the last time that they were together. That was over 20+ years ago. How sad now that I think about it.
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When I was living in San Fran, my sister and a group of friends starting a Supper Club. We picked themes and everyone cooked a dish and brought it or brought the ingredients and cooked at whoever was hosting house. It taught me all kinds of things about food and the kitchen being with these women. We had great dishes and some flops but we kept meeting and sharing great ideas. It made me realize you can make great meals and home and its great to share them with friends. Before this, I never really cooked, only heated.
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My mom has been a great inspiration, not only in cooking, but in savoring good food. We love to eat together!
ReplyDeleteHere is my entry for your Mother's Day contest -
ReplyDelete1. What woman has influenced you the most in the kitchen, and why.
Momma has. She has taught me how to prepare good, nutritious meals for my family and how to be frugal in the kitchen with the things God has given me.
2. What is your favorite memory in the kitchen with an important woman in your life.
When Momma taught me how to make good authentic Mexican enchiladas for Daddy. (He grew up in New Mexico.
I answered two of the q.'s instead of one. :)
My favorite memory in the kitchen is my mom teaching me to bake and cook and giving her a hard time about not measuring things. Guess what?! I do that now--thanks, Mom! :)
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My favorite memory in the kitchen goes back to when I was maybe 9 or 10 years old. I used to bake Zucchini Bread with my mom. The memories of these times are precious, seeing as how my mother really doesn't cook or bake all that much. We would spend hours cutting up zucchini (julienned, I believe) together. It was an all day affair. As a mother, looking back on this, I have a new appreciation for it. My mother chose to do this despite the fact that it was out of her element. She chose to bake with me to be able to spend quality mother/daughter time together. :-)
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ReplyDeleteMy mom owned a restaurant when I was little and I remember spending days and nights baking and making messes. I wish she hadn't sold that place, I think I'd still be there.
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What is your favorite memory in the kitchen with an important woman in your life?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite memory is with my sister-in-law. When I was dating her brother, we used to stay up late at night baking yummy goodies in the kitchen. One particular night, we decided to bake a cake from scratch. We got the cake all baked and then decided to make the icing as well. As we read through the ingredients we saw one that called for "confectioners sugar". We thought to ourselves, "What's confectioners sugar? It's gotta be just regular sugar, right?" So we went ahead and used regular granulated sugar. Of course that was a big mistake. The icing turned out all crunchy and not tasting good at all! We ended up scraping it off the top and eating the cake all by itself! We still laugh about it to this day! She even mentioned it in her wedding programs when she wrote a little blurb about each of her attendants!
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite memory from being a kid in the kitchen would be baking with my mother and my Omi for Christmas...there were dozens and dozens of different cookies...we gave them to absolutely everyone...and always had tons for Christmas eve too.
ReplyDeleteMost influental woman in the kitchen would be my Mom - she is a great cook, even if she only uses recipes! And she taught me to love being in the kitchen and making great food for my family.
Thanks for organizing this....the prizes are drool-worthy!
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ReplyDeleteI was definately influenced by my mom. I don't think she loves to cook as much as I do, but she always made us dinner every night and we had dinner together as a family. Birthdays, holidays, and celebrations were always centered around food. It gave me a greater appreciation of food and preparing it with love for others like she did.
ReplyDeleteI have clear memories of cutting out sugar cookies and decorating them with my mom. I don't think it was just for Christmas, I think we did them at every major holiday. I still enjoy it today, especially with my son!
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ReplyDeleteWhat a great contest! My mom is the woman who influenced me most in the kitchen. She's great at whipping up something delicious with whatever's on hand, and is always ready to welcome visitors into her home. She also made a rule when we were growing up that if one of us kids wanted to plan a meal and cook it, we didn't have to help clean the kitchen that night. What an inspiration to start cooking! LOL I'd still rather cook than clean. :)
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ReplyDeleteMy grandmother was really my rolemodel in the kitchen. I grew up around her because my mom and lived with my grandparents. She was always home baking cinnamon rolls, or cookies and cooking a big pot of potato soup.
ReplyDeleteBut my mother also had a hand in inspiring me with her homemade bread, now I can make bread almost better then her!
The question I chose is: "What woman has influenced you the most in the kitchen, and why." I would have to say my grandmother because after school every day that is where I went while Mom was at work. She taught me how to follow a recipe and how to create my own recipes. She was the most loving and caring person and a great cook. I share my love of the kitchen with others since she inspired me and I am hoping to write a cookbook showcasing her recipes in her memory.
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I voted best food blog!
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ReplyDeleteI voted for you for the Best Food Blog, Best Blog Design, and Best Hobby Blog!
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I voted best blog design!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great contest! I have to give credit to Rachael Ray for influencing me more than any other woman in the kitchen. Her first cookbook was the first one I owned, and after trying a few recipes I realized that maybe I wasn't a complete failure in the kitchen :)
ReplyDeleteI'm also going to follow your blog and tweet about the giveaway!
My grandmother (my father's mother) has influenced me a great deal, in and out of the kitchen. As a housewife in her era, she took a great deal of pride in the meals she prepared for her family. She was very budget-conscious, and accounted for each penny as she planned meals. I fondly remember as a child, though, that she would always have baked crips, baked breads, and other sweet treats for us when we visited. My favorite memory with her in the kitchen was actually the last time I will probably ever see her and help her cook, as she has since moved to a nursing home. I helped her make a roast pork loin, wax beans with bacon, and potatoes, asking how she did things, every step of the way. She misses being able to prepare meals for her family, it was a way of showing her love. She regularly tells me how much she loves my food blog. The kitchen and food connects us.
ReplyDeleteI want to win this prize for my wife! My wife is an amazing mother to our 3 year old son. Ever since we got married almost 9 years ago, we've enjoyed cooking in the kitchen together. I've often said we make a perfect pair! I love to cook and she loves to bake. I help with the meals and she supplies all the sweets!! Sarah deserves a gift package like this for Mother's Day for loving me and my son so much.
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ReplyDeleteMy mom influenced me the most in the kitchen. She taught me to fear no technique and to never worry that I couldn't make it work. That brownies that were hard enough to use as a tray only meant that the next batch HAD to be better.
ReplyDeleteI am entering for my mom. My fondest memories in the kitchen are with her. She not only passed on the skill of cooking and baking but also the love for the art. She did it to see the smiles on our faces... I am entering for her because she has Multiple Sclerosis. I now do most of the cooking in her house and freeze meals to make sure they are provided for. This last weekend I was at her home cooking and she was able to help with some of the chopping and peeling. It was great to see the smile on her face! It is rare for her to have enough energy to fix most of or an entire meal but she has passed on the love and passion... She is an amazing woman who has inspired many. I hope to one day be a mom just like her :)
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I can't narrow my memories down to just one. I think anytime Im with my stepmom in the kitchen is quality time. She teaches me to cook and we bake together. I can't afford to buy her any nice kitchen things (starving college student) so if I won this I would share it with her. There's never a dull moment when we are in the kitchen. I'm glad that cooking and baking are things we can share.
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ReplyDeleteMy mom is the one that influenced me in the kitchen the most! She is an awesome cook!
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How precious! I am going to tell you a story about THE most important woman in my life, my PRECIOUS MOM, and this memory is so sweet to me! Quite a few yeas back my mom had made her FAMOUS stuffing for Thanksgiving! She was getting on in years, and when she took it out of the oven it was BLACK!!! I said "MOM, what did you do??" She said, "Well I baked it at 450 for an hour!"
ReplyDeleteOMG, she had forgotten that it was 350 for like 35 minutes. hahha
She was so embarrassed. I told her Shhhh.. it's OUR secret... I had watched her for YEARS! I REMADE that stuffing and EVERYONE raved about Gramma's stuffing! From that year on, *I* made the stuffing with MY Precious Little MOM watching while sitting at the table. My mom passed away 2 years ago, and I miss her sooo much!
We had a laugh at Thanksgiving this past year though! Everyone said they KNEW that I had been making the stuffing the past 5 or 6 years! They just loved the smile on Gram's face when the told her how Delish HER stuffing was! hahahaha WHAT a hoot!!!
I love this Giveaway, thank you so much for the chance to win!!!
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My favorite moment in the kitchen was with my daughter (not yet a woman, but she counts doesn't she?). It was the very first time I let her make brownies all by herself. I stayed close for questions. She was sooo excited. I loved it!
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Leslie
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Wow...you have so many wonderful things here. Very impressive. I know a ton of Moms I would share this with were I to win. My own mom, of course. My step-grandmother. My aunt-mothers. (we are from a little place called Bozoo, and pretty much everyone who lives there raised me.)
ReplyDeleteWho I wish I could share it with is my Mom-maw. She died a few years ago. If anyone gave me inspiration in the kitchen, it was her. Everyday she would have a supper waiting on us when we stumbled off the bus - pizza, ravioli,etc...but our favorite was homemade potato soup. No one could make it like she did, and blieve me, we have all tried. If we were lucky, she would have attempted making chocolate fudge...and failed. It was so much fun to pull the old green plate out of the fridge and eat the failed fudge with a sticky spoon.
Geez...it makes my eyes tear up just thinking about it.
Happy Mother's Day.
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I voted for you for best blog design, Best Food Blog, and Best Hobby Blog! Best of Luck!!
ReplyDeleteThanks again for this very special Giveaway and the chance to win!!!
Leslie
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I would have to say my grandma inspired me. She was a southern woman who knew how to cook (and used such taboo things as REAL butter and bacon fat!).
ReplyDeleteMy mom has been my biggest influence. I can remember making chocolate chip cookies and mini cheesecakes when I was little and all the Christmas cookies. My favorite though is Pagacha at Easter time. Whenever I have a question about cooking, I call her first.
ReplyDeleteI am now following on my google reader! Love it!
ReplyDeleteI follow with the google reader
ReplyDeleteAnd I voted on each category..good luck!
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother influenced me in the kitchen. She lived behind us for years, and then moved in with us for awhile. She made the best meals. She is almost 80 now, and lives with my uncle. Her mind is so sharp. When you call her to ask about a recipe she knows most of them by memory. My favorites of hers were rolls and tamales.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite memories with my mom in the kitchen is baking Christmas cookies. We still get together every year.
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ReplyDeleteHappy Mother's Day!
I remember making sugar cookies each Christmas Eve with my Nana. Then we all played bingo for prizes. It was a blast. Thanks for the chance.
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My grandmother came here from Russia when she was just a teenager. She had no written recipes; she learned to cook from her mother and grandmother. My sisters and I used to watch her bake mandel-bread (sort of like biscotti). She never measured anything -- she would just say things like, "Now add some flour, but not too much!" She knew how to feel the right amount of ingredients, depending on the humidity in the kitchen or other factors. One time my sister tried to measure exactly what my grandmother was doing, but it never came out exactly right! Sometimes I feel like a slave to recipes, but I just don't seem to have the "magic touch" that my grandmother had. (By the way, she lived to be 101 and was still baking mandel-bread up until the end!)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite memories of being in the kitchen are with my Gramma. She taught me how to make pies, cookies, and heavenly mac n cheese!
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And of course, you are in my reader.
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My mom wasn't actually much for cooking when I was growing up, but she did always make lunches and loved to bake, which is probably where I got that from. I aspire to have the creativity, patience and positive attitude my mom had. I don't know any other kids in high school that could bring friends home for lunch to have a carpet picnic in the living room with their mom.
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing such a beautiful giveaway!
My mom has been my biggest influence in the kitchen. I grew up watching her make something out of nothing, and it always tasted good! I'm thankful that I was able to learn to cook by watching her, and hope I can pass it on to my own daughter!
ReplyDeleteI also am a new subscriber. Great blog!
ReplyDeleteMy mom was a great cook. She grew up in the depression and learned many ways to get creative when she didn't have all the ingredients of a recipe. The old saying is right...the heart of the home is the kitchen. My mom taught me the art of showing love with a homemade meal.
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My mom has influenced me the most. She is a fantastic meat and potatoes cook, and an incredible pie baker. I definitely learned to cook by watching my mom.
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My mom has influenced me the most in the kitchen. Though she is not a great cook, she taught me that the attitude with which you cook is more important than what you actually cook. She always made meals for us out of love and with a servant's heart--that's how I hope to be.
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My mom was the woman who influenced me most because I saw her cook the most. She could throw together an amazing meal in minutes from nothing. It was a sight to see! :)
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ReplyDeleteWhile I was only 4 when she died, my great grandmother has been the biggest kitchen influence on me so far. I never got the chance to get to know her, but her recipes grace our holiday tables and recipe books.
ReplyDeleteShe immigrated here from Germany when she was 18 and worked as a cook for Jewish families in Pittsburgh for her entire life. My mom says that I've inherited her cooking gene -- I have freezing-cold hands, perfect for pastry, and a love of the kitchen.
Whenever I cook, I always imagine her there with me, showing me what to do. I regret never getting the chance to know her aside from the stories, but my mom has always made sure I know where I got my interest =).
Happy Mother's Day!
One favorite memory is cooking with my Grandma when i would visit her. She would bake anything I wanted and let me help. She was a wonderful cook and just the thought of days in her cozy kitchen fill my heart with fond memories.
ReplyDeleteMy mom has influenced me most in the kitchen- we all have really bad (and different!) food allergies, so she's had to be really creative when it comes to cooking for the family. She's great at it!
ReplyDeleteMy mom has influenced me most in the kitchen- we all have really bad (and different!) food allergies, so she's had to be really creative when it comes to cooking for the family. She's great at it!
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Wow, everything looks so great! My mom has probably been my biggest influence. She is a great cook and baker, and I still call her all the time with kitchen questions. One of my earliest and happiest kitchen memories was making cheesecake with blueberry topping with my grandma.
ReplyDeleteI have also voted (er, well, nominated:) ) you for each of the categories!
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ReplyDeleteI think my sister Jessica has been the biggest influence on me in the kitchen. When I was in college, we lived in the same town and I got to enjoy many a homecooked meal made by her. She also put me to work in the kitchen too and taught me a few things.
ReplyDeleteOkay first I have to say these are all awesome giveaways!!
ReplyDeleteSecond, I just voted for you in each of the categories.
Thanks for the chance!
My mom has influenced me the most in the kitchen. She taught me how to use appliances, and gave me tips and tricks for preparing foods. I have some great memories of making recipes from the American Girl cookbooks when I was younger, like the Victory Garden Soup and the Volcano potatoes! We had a lot of fun with those recipes, and I remember being in awe of her knowledge.
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ReplyDeleteWhat an amzing giveaway! I have to say my most prized memory in the kitchen is w/my grandma. About a year and a half before she passed away, I spent the afternoon learning how to make pie crust with her. So happy I spent that time with her while I still could.
ReplyDeleteMy mom has definitely been the more influential women in the kitchen for me. Even when I was a little girl she would always let me help her! We had so much fun that even today her and I have a little side cookie business out of her kitchen and we also bake together every month to send cookies to our deserving military! And surprisingly enough we manage to NEVER fight while doing it! I know all the time we spend in the kitchen now will be something I cherish so much later in life! :-)
ReplyDeleteMy Grandmother has influenced me the most over the years. She took great pride in preparing and cooking for the family. She always stressed how important it is to eat together as a family.
ReplyDeleteI remember as a child, my grandmother sitting in the kitchen peeling apples and listening to a recipe radio show called "Kitchen Klatter"
When visiting almost daily, our time together was almost always spent in the kitchen with the warmth of the oven filling the air with yummy goodness!
I miss those days!!
I added you to my reader :-)
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Also, want to add that I found this because of Susan (doughmesstic)'s tweet!! And man am I glad I did!! I think these giveaways are filled with awesome products!
I subscribed to your blog last month and love it...I've already made several meal. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteJoy H.
My mother was a great cook and was very patient in teaching me her tips!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite kitchen memories was baking bread with my Yiayia(Greek grandmother). She never read a recipe, cookbook or food blog:) but she knew how to cook! Her "special" bread was a family tradition and a 90 years of age I was finally able to shadow her in the kitchen and take detailed notes that included statements like, "1/2 juice glass of warm water, 2 large spoonfuls of orange juice, a medium size handful of wheat germ." I will always remember that day and certainly her free spirit in the kitchen...especially as I carefully clutch my recipe cards! I love family food traditions!! Joy H.
ReplyDeleteMy fondest memories are of cooking with my Dad as he was one of the best cooks in our house! When I was first learning to cook~he took me to the store and bought all kinds of spices and sat and told me what each one was for.To this day I still use all the spices that he told me about!
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ReplyDeleteFun stuff! My grandmother (who lived on a farm) most influenced me in the kitchen. She grew everything and did everything fresh... jams/jellies, pies, veggies, roasted meats, etc. Loved every minute I spent at her farm :)
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ReplyDeleteThe woman who influenced me the most in the kitchen would have to be my Banny(grandmother) she was always encouraging me to come help her in the kitchen and never criticized my ideas of things to add to the dish we were making. She would encourage me to think outside the box. Take for instance when we made oatmeal(which was every weekend) we usually put raisins in it but she had some dried cherries and I wanted those in so we did and I remember asking why we didn't put vanilla in it. I thought it was strange that we didn't cause we always added it to the oatmeal cookies. She said lets try it and you know what it was really good. I've been doing my oatmeal that way every since. We found out that you don't have to add as much sugar as the fruit and vanilla add a sweetness to it. Thanks to my Banny(who has been gone from our lives since 1999) I have learned to experiment in the kitchen and have come up with many great results and a few flops. But you never know if you don't try.
My mom taught me to cook at a very young age but my SIL really inspired my to try different ingredients and make things pretty. She taught me everything from how to cater a wedding to a simple elegant dinner party. She is my biggest inspiration.
ReplyDeleteBelieve it or not the woman who is most influential to me in the kitchen is my mother in law. She is wonderful in the kitchen and wonderful with impromptu recipes. She is also a great frugal cook. Basically, she can make nothing out of nothing and it comes out wonderfully.
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ReplyDeleteI would have to say Alice Waters and the "slow food movement" has influenced me and reinforced my own feelings about the value and joy of cooking.
This is a great giveaway! My favorite kitchen memories are always ones about my Mom. My very favorite one is about a Thanksgiving meal when I was 14. It was the first year I asked to help my mom with the big meal. We got up early to start the turkey. We were the only ones awake in the house and I felt so special. My mom told me things about her childhood that she had never told me before. I think that was the day that I really understood that my mother was had once been a young girl herself. I remember feeling really sad when my father woke up and came into the kitchen. I felt like he ruined my special time with my mom.
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When I was first married my husband had a good friend that worked at an amazing restaurant. That GUY taught me tons (made me look good at dinner parties with his amazing advise). The rest of my kitchen ed is due to FOOD network. (I loooove Giada!)
ReplyDeleteWhat a great giveaway!! Wow! From the time I was a little girl, Santa always brought me these kits that had cake and cookie mini-mixes, frostings, cake pans, spoons, etc.( I think they were the forerunner of Easy Bake Ovens.) My fascination with baking was born!! My mom made the best meals, and I did the baking...quite the team! Today, I love Food Blogs and collecting cookbooks.
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Well I am Canadian but have a wonderful friend in teh USA so perhaps I can enter and give it to her if I win.
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We grew up living right next door to them and every Saturday we baked bread with Gramma. We'd get it all ready and then put it to bed to rise (they had a waterbed!). Gram always let us make our own creations too. She made yummy donuts and so much more.
Gram is having health problems right now and I've been thinking a lot about the impact that this wonderful godly woman had on my life and praise Him that I have had her this long!
My favorite memories in the kitchen are with my grandmother. I used to sleep over at her house and breakfast was always poached eggs in little china egg cups and toast with me sitting at her island with legs dangling, wearing one of her silky nightgowns. She would always buy egg knots to serve with our sunday dinners and she would slip one to me b/c she knew they were my favorite while spagetti sauce simmered on the stove for sunday dinners....She was definately the person who made me want to spend time in the kitchen and ties me to my italian roots:) - monica-
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My favorite memory was the rare times we were all in the kitchen together.
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The memories of my childhood mostly are from our kitchen; my siblings and I would do everything in there; cook, bake, play and eat. We'd even bring our mattresses and bedding to the kitchen, throw it on the floor and jump from the kitchen counter right on top of it. Yes, my parents were pretty laid-back :-) My favourite thing to do in the kitchen was baking with my mom; chocolate cake... We'd make it so often than by aged 8 I almost knew the recipe by heart. The best part was licking the bowl of course.
ReplyDeleteMy MOM has definitely been the biggest influence for me in the kitchen! If she gets asked for a recipe, she kinda giggles and says, "Oh, I just add some of this and that until it tastes good."
ReplyDeleteThe first place everyone goes upon arriving at her house is the freezer-that is where the choc. chip cookies are stored.....Yum-O! I hope one day to become the cook my mother is!
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ReplyDeleteDefinitely my mother. She cooked a real dinner every night, which many people can't say about their mothers. And she doesn't stick to the same old meals — she loves trying new things.
ReplyDeleteMy Mom did not cook when I was growing up but my best friends mother did and she had a great influence on me. I loved being at their home for home made sit down family meals. I knew that this would be something that I wanted for my own family some day. We have several sit down family meals every week and I put a high priority on it in our home. Now I include my daughters in the meal preparation just like my best friends mom did with us. This woman had such a big influence on my that 30 years later she is still a role model for me and a big part of my life.
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ReplyDeleteMy inspiration in the kitchen has to be my mom. She is such a great cook and rarely uses actual recipes. She always cooks for a crowd even when there isnt one and our "friends" are always welcome at her table no matter who they are. One of my fondest memories as a kid was making rosettes (these fried cookie things that were then covered in powdered sugar) with my mom in the kitchen-how could you go wrong with that? Thanks katie-hope I win!! :) Erin J.
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ReplyDeleteMy Gramma John was amazing in the kitchen. She visited us once and stayed about 2-3 months to get away from the snow and help my Mom with a new baby. She taught us how to make our first casserole, Laura Doone Raspberry frozen dessert, Lemon Meringue Pie, Chocolate Chip cookies, pretzel dessert... the list continues. She was very creative in all aspects of cooking and baking. I am so thankful to have spent that time with her in the kitchen.
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ReplyDeleteMy biggest kitchen inspiration is my Mom. She taught me so much and I have learned to cook from her. I love that still today, we consult each other over the phone on new ideas and recipes to try. It is a fun part of our relationship.
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One of the most influential women for me in the kitchen was my grandmother... my dad's mom. Her coconut pie (which I never tried because eww- coconut is not msy thing) won awards and her chocolate pie was to die for. At her funeral in 2007, her cooking and pies were talked about... a lot. She always made things from scratch and seemed to find great joy in it. I think I got that from her. There are many legacies that she has left in my life and cooking is just one of them.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely my mom, who learned down home country cooking from HER mom (my daughter's namesake) and fancy shmancy entertaining cooking (MY favorite) from her mother-in-law (my namesake). Elinore M
ReplyDeleteI'd have to say my Mom is my influencer in the kitchen. I like to learn her tips and tricks for cooking!
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ReplyDeleteThe most influential women for in the kitchen and good food was my grandma. Every Sunday we will go and eat at her house. She had a garden and a small farm, and by doing this food even taste better. It was simple food but really comforting and even though she is not here anymore I still can remember how her food tasted, thanks Laura B
ReplyDeleteMy Mother has influenced me the most in the kitchen. I owe everything to my her for being such a great cook and baker. When I was little I use to help her in the kitchen before she got really sick with M.S. Then when she couldn't I took over and cooked after school. Today I have a daughter who shares the same enthusiasm as I did when I was her age. She is always baking something and she is tweleve years old.
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I have very fond memories of my grandmother, Iona, and it was she who influenced me the most in the kitchen. From the time I was a young child up until my early teens I spent my weekends with my grandmother and a huge chunk of my summers as well. Being in the kitchen and cooking was what she loved best and indeed it was what she did best. Always in her apron from sun up until sun down (except when gardening) she cooked, and cooked and canned for hours on end. She had a huge garden in which she grew just about anything you can imagine. She canned everything, including meat and froze many others. She also had a big cellar where everything was stored. Everythng back then she made from scratch and of course recipes and measuring spoons were never used. Meals were always full course and well rounded. This is all how and why she ended up being a huge influence on me. Even today I make everything from scratch and do not own a bread machine. The unfortunate thing is how I didn't pay attention to the gardening and canning like I should have. It is something I grew to regret and still regret today. I love to cook and bake and I owe that to my grandmother. Oh how I wish I could garden and can like she did, too.
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as a child My mother would let me stay up late to help her clean our Thanksgiving turkey, That meant pulling out all the pin feathers, then my mother would take out all the insides and we'd look to see if there were any eggs inside then she'd take out the liver etc and then the stomache would be opened to see if there was anything of value inside, and she'd tell me stories of how rings and coins woud sometimes be found inside. I was the youngest of 12 children and this was a special time for me and my Mom. Judie
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ReplyDeleteThe woman who influenced me most in the kitchen was my mother. She taught me how to cook. She got me my first cookbook which was a Disney cookbook! The first thing I ever cooked from it was a cookie recipe. Mom supervised me in the kitchen but let me do my own work including making my own mistakes! The first batch of cookies were still in a ball shape and hard as rocks - when Dad threw one on the ground, it didn't even break - LOL! The second batch burned. But eventually I got them right. I'm not sure I would have the patience to let my child make a few batches of cookies until getting them right, but I learned so much when she did that!
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ReplyDeleteThe woman that influence me most in the kitchen was my mom! She is an amazing cook and now so am I....is that bragging? LOL!
The very best thing I learned from her was how to make jam! Now that is what I give everyone for Christmas and people star asking if that is what they will get as early as August! LOL!
And my family never has to eat "store bought" jam!
Thanks, Mom!!
My favorite memory in the kitchen is one with my grandmother. She loved to cook everything homemade. She also had a wonderful garden. I remember watching her can tomatoes and fruit and telling me that she would show me how to make sauce with the tomatoes. I can still see her standing by her stove, me sitting at the table waiting for a delicious plate of Chicken Cacciatore, my favorite. I often think of her when I cook Italian food or when I buy fresh vegetables.
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When I was little I always stayed with my grandmother. She is the one that influenced me in the kitchen. She would show me step by step how to make all her homemade dishes. I loved helping her and being included not to mention the taste. I cook all my big holiday dinners from scratch (except for the turkey). My husband always tells me he got a good deal on my cooking and I tell him he and I owes it all to my grandmother.
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My favorite memories are of being in the kitchen with my Southern grandmother who for every family meal always made enough food for an army! She experienced a lot of loss in her life through the death of her husband, son, and grand-daughter, but she is still the most resilient, hard-working person I have ever met.
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My grandmother has been my complete inspiration whenever I cook. She always made cooking an adventure for me, and I will always treasure my memories of being in the kitchen with grandma.
ReplyDeleteBoth my mother and grandmother are to be given credit for instilling in me a love for cooking. Sharing the joy of feeding a family and teaching me how to use that very special ingredient to every dish: LOVE.
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Growing up I don't have many fond memories. However I remember visiting my grandma and sitting on a stool watching her measure, pour and cook. We would talk about anything and everything, we would laugh and eat. She is asian so we always had such wonderful food. I loved watching her cook fresh fish because my grandpa would bring it home from fishing, she would scale it and gut it and she would take the time to explain all the steps to me. I loved it! I still love cooking by her side.
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Well, she's not a woman (yet) but my favorite person to cook with is my six year-old daughter. We have a great time planning menus and trying out new foods.
ReplyDeleteWe have a new baby in the house and big sister cannot wait to make food for her new little sister.
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I grew up watching and helping my grandmother cook and bake, and she has always been my biggest influence in the kitchen.
ReplyDeleteThere was a white stool in her kitchen that I sat on to help stir the corn, turn the chicken or scoop out the cookie batter! I now live in her house, cook in her kitchen, and I have that same little white stool that I hope my little boy will one day sit on to help me!
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Oh my gosh, I was exposed to cooking and baking in the kitchen all my life. My Grandmother and my Mother were both extraordinary cooks. My grandmother has an extensive collection of recipes for absolutely ANYTHING as she lived on a farm and raised my mother and 6 other children. When my Mom turned 18, she gave her and my Aunt each a copy of a Betty Crocker cook book. My mom later enrolled in the Navy and became a cook there. She recently just passed away, but her cooking was delicious, and anything she baked turned out to be BEAUTIFUL. She was a perfectionist when it came to anything, especially in the kitchen. I remember she made gingerbread Houses but that wasn't an accurate name for them. She made gingerbread Castles and Mansions. My favorite memory of baking with my mother was making these checkerboard shortbread. And with my grandmother, was baking french baguettes. If I were to win a prize, I would split it between my Aunt and my Grandmother. After my Mom passed away, my Aunt decided to be my guardian and has been amazing to me. And my grandmother (along with my mother)were the two biggest people of inspiration for my passion in the kitchen. To this day, I still use the Betty Crocker cook book that my mother got 34 years ago.
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I have many fond memories of baking sweet treats with my mom. My favorite time of year has always been making Christmas candy and goodies with my mom. We make everything from homeade caramels and divinity to cinnamon rolls. Makes my mouth water just thinking about it. :)
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I have the fondest memories of cooking and baking in the kitchen with my Grammy.. She was an amazing cook. She said she was a "Dump" cook.Dump some of this, Dump some of that.. and TaDA.. yummy goodness.
ReplyDeleteI don't know that I ever saw her cook anything with a recipe. She of course knew how much to "Dump" in to make it come out perfect.
She used to make me Stewed Tomatoe Dumplings. I don't even like Tomatoes, but I loved those, they were made with love.
They were also made with her own canned tomatoes, maybe that is why they were so good.
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My favorite memories in the kitchen always happened around Christmas. My mother, my three sisters, and I would make many different kinds of cookies and then wrap them on plates to be taken around to friends and neighbors. We couldn't leave anyone out so we had a lot of cookies to bake--which meant we spent a lot of good laughing time together.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite memory was with my mother when I first tried to scramble an egg. Aside from almost burning myself, and burning the eggs, and...burning her, I'd say it went pretty smoothly!
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This may sound weird but I do not remember cooking in the kitchen when I was growing up. But my Step-MIL has taught me that you can basically make a complete meal out of pretty much nothing. We would go visit my FIL and she could whip up a wonderful meal from scratch from odds and ends and it would be fantastic.
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My favorite memory in the kitchen is when my mom would help me make jam and cake. She took time out of her day to help me learn, and although my hubby does most of the cooking, I still like to get in there every once in a while - and it always funner with new toys!
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite kitchen memories is peeling shrimp for my mom. They were fresh off the boat and there was such a satisfaction in pulling off their shells and little legs. Then my mom would fry 'em up in cracker crumbs and we'd eat them with homemade tartar sauce, always counting to make sure no one got cheated out of their rightful shrimp.
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My Mom is my biggest influence in the kitchen because she always came up with something for dinner but hardly ever used a recipe. She and my dad both taught me not to be afraid to just throw stuff in a pot and see what comes out. My favorite memory of cooking with my mom is making cookies when I was little. That's why it's so special that my little boy likes being in the kitchen with me, especially when I'm baking. :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite memory is of standing on the step-stool next to my mother while she baked. Now I do the same with my 3-year old.
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My mother is definitely the one who influenced me in the kitchen the most. I cook just like her, too! She's a great multi-tasker...and, with being gone from my home for the last ten days, I spent today cooking. I made tacos, sloppy joes, ribs, spaghetti sauce, brownies & chocolate chip cookies...we are set for the week & it was done in and hour and a half!
ReplyDeleteMy mom would be proud! And...this is an AWESOME present for any woman! THANKS!
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite memory in the kitchen was with my Mom. We used to bake Christmas cookies and nutbread together. My love of baking began when I was very young, and my Mom taught me so much. I wish I'd learned how to make her pie crust, because I've never tasted anything to match it. She's been gone many years, and I always miss her the most on Mother's Day.
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