538 comments
16 comments via Facebook
79 ReTweets via Twitter
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633 total contest entries
RANDOMIZED!!
Now this is where it took a little figuring out. Since the random number was higher than the actual blog comments…I had to go past the Facebook comments and into the twitter posts. The random number was 588…so I subtracted the original post comments (538) and then subtracted the Facebook entries (16) to land on the number 34. And the 34th twitter ReTweet of this post was…
Katie Jane Parker! Now maybe, just maybe I did that math wrong. But it would be RANDOM that I suck at math and that means she still wins.
Check out Katie’s website. It looks like she’s an incredible photographer in New York City. New York City?? said in a Pace Picante Salsa Commercial Voice – Yes. New York City.
Now one more thing before I end this ridiculous display of blogiosity. You people have GARLIC ISSUES. Far more than half of you said that your very, most favoritest flavor/ingredient is garlic. Some people described this miracle as if they’d put it on their corn flakes and even shine their shoes with it.
I have no problem with it at all, but you might have issues when it comes to the vampires. As you know, they have a bit of an aversion to this wonderful little root bulb. Just look at the message I got from this harmless little vampire – urging you to stay away from the stuff.
Last week it became apparent pretty quickly that many of you are interested in The Flavor Bible. I held a contest for The Spice House and literally dozens of readers said they would like to own this book more than the spices themselves. It’s understandable…I’ve wanted the book myself, but the $35 price tag kept me away. But not anymore.
Behold the power of Google. Karen Page, co-author of The Flavor Bible, contacted me since all of your dreams of owning The Flavor Bible caused her google alerts to ding loudly. Karen sent me two copies of her book…one for me to sleep under my pillow with, and one for me to give away. Nice lady huh?
This book is really pretty cool. I’ll allow YouTube to explain what I mean:
Here are a few photos I took of the book contents:
I love this book because I don’t like using recipes. I like to see what I’ve got on hand, and try to pull together complimenting flavors. This book will help you do that. Got a Skirt Steak, but you’re not sure how to coax the most flavor out of it? You do now.
Or you can try to win one. All you’ve got to do is leave a comment on this post mentioning your favorite flavor/ingredient. What’s that one thing that just tastes great on everything to you? Chipotle? Brown Sugar? Garlic? Parmesan?
I’ll pick one random commenter and ship you a brand new copy of The Flavor Bible. One entry per person please. All cheater-cheater-pumpkin-eaters will be disqualified.
You CAN be entered into the contest a 2nd time by RE-TWEETING this post – using the button on the bottom of the blog post. I’ll add all re-tweets to the end of the comments and you’ll have another chance to win.
It’s cold outside. I needed some warmth. So I changed the desktop background on my computer to this image I took in South Carolina and thought you might want to as well. Click the photo for a big one.
You can save it as your desktop background, or you have my full permission to get it printed. It should look great in pretty much any size up to 16 x 24 inches…maybe even 20 x 30. Frame it up nicely and hang it in your place, or give it to someone else for Christmas. Or both.
