Day 23 Gift > Fabulous French Desserts {Free Trial}

December 24, 2011

Yesterday, my gift was to offer a free pass to my 4-week Fabulous French Desserts Cooking Class. I’m happy to announce that the winner is: Lorraine (comment #2).  Lorraine, you should email me your desired username/password, and I’ll get you registered right away. Today’s Gift: Thanks so much for the fabulous responses to yesterday’s give-away, [...]

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Day 22 Gift > Fabulous French Desserts

December 23, 2011

Living in France takes some adjustments. You have to get used to the outdoor cafés, the cheap and plentiful wine, and the beautiful views. You also have to get used to the desserts. Gateau aux pommes (Upside-down apple cake made with yogurt so the cake stays nice and moist) Clafoutis aux cerises (Cherry clafouti, like [...]

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Day 21 Gift > Free Report – 30 Business Ideas That I Might Even Try Myself!

December 22, 2011

t’s been a long time since I’ve had a boss. You know, the kind of boss who tells you what to do, when to do it, HOW to do it — “no, don’t do it like that. I like it done THIS way.” It’s also been a very long time since I’ve had a co-worker. [...]

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Day 19 Gift > Double Gold Gift Package worth $669

December 20, 2011

On Saturday, September 3rd of this year (2011), my husband André lost his job.  Well, he lost his ability to work, because his work permit was denied … but it amounts to the same thing. For about three weeks we were pretty freaked out. Living in Paris is magical, and we were NOT enthralled with [...]

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Day 18 Gift > Back to Basics (Discount)

December 19, 2011

Yesterday, my gift was to offer three free passes to my 14-week Back to Basics Cooking Class. I’m happy to announce the winners: Muriel (comment #10), Sandy (#16), and Sunshine (#32). Winners were chosen using random.org. Winners should email me their desired username/password, and I’ll get you registered right away. If you didn’t win (boo!), [...]

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Day 17 Gift > Back to Basics Cooking Class

December 18, 2011

Have you ever wondered how to make the perfect hard boiled egg? What about home made hamburgers, roast chicken, and apple crisp with cinnamon ice cream? Well, for today’s gift, I’m going to give away 3 free passes to my 14-week Back to Basics cooking class (value = $49 each) and all of those recipes [...]

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Day 16 Gift > Gourmet Pizza Homemade

December 17, 2011

Yesterday’s Gift: Yesterday, I asked you to tell me about your favourite Christmas present that you either gave or received. The winner will receive a $25 Gift Certificate from Toys“R”Us. Here’s the winning entry: The best and most honored Christmas present I ever got was the boxed set of Little House on the Prairie by [...]

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Day 15 Gift > Toys”R”Us Gift Certificate

December 16, 2011

Today is Day #15 of my 29gifts. Each day for 29 days I’m giving something away. Classes, CDs, recipes, and sometimes $$. Today is one of the money days For today’s gift, I’m going to give away a $25 gift certificate for Toys”R”Us to someone who shares their story about the BEST Christmas present you [...]

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Day 14 Gift > Today’s gift is a job

December 15, 2011

Today’s gift is a job.  And I know that may sound a bit wacky.  What I’m looking for is a 3-month intern who can help me with some of the tasks that I have at One Roast Vegetable, in the form of a virtual assistant.  Obviously I’m not looking for someone to help me ‘in [...]

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Day 12 Gift > Apple Crisp

December 13, 2011

How did I get started cooking when I was 12? Well, I literally had no choice, considering my electives in Grade 7 made me choose between Family Living (girl and boy body parts, puberty, etc.), Metal Class, Woodworking (where my sister nearly lost a finger), Sewing, and Cooking class. So the decision wasn’t that difficult: [...]

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