It’s my one year blogiversary today! It all started with my pesto lasagna, and here we are, 92 original recipes later! When a fellow contestant at the Pillsbury BakeOff told me that Anna, the previous BakeOff $1 million winner, had a blog called Cookie Madness, I was intrigued. I checked it out and immediately became addicted to Anna’s blog and several others on her blogroll. It wasn’t long before I was toying with the idea of starting my own. Cooking had been my creative outlet for a few years by then, and I had a feeling I would enjoy blogging, but I never anticipated how amazing the food blogging community would be or how many friends I would make. You have all inspired me to challenge myself in the kitchen and prepare things outside of my comfort zone, and I’m a better cook because of it. Getting feedback has been incredible too – I appreciate each and every comment and there is no better feeling than the swell of happiness when someone says they’ve enjoyed one of your recipes!
I can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with a giveaway. I love buying presents – I’m one of those people who will brainstorm and research until I find the perfect gift. So, I’ve actually been thinking about this giveaway for a couple months now and slowly accumulating items for two prize packages that I would love to receive!
The first prize set ties in with my new blog design that is finally up (yay!) and is a Martha Stewart Cupcake carrying case, Williams Sonoma Daisy Crown Cupcake Pan, and a cute set of 6 spring sprinkles from Target.
The second prize set is an adorable apron from Anthropologie, a shower gel set from Sephora featuring apple pomegranate, vanilla cupcake, guava passion, and coconut crème scents, and a Stila Mango and Pomegrante Crush lip gloss set.
When you comment, just let me know which prize set you like the most and that’s the one you will be entered to win.
There are two ways to enter:
1. Leave a comment letting me know which of my recipes you’d like to try most.
2. You can get an additional entry for each time that you’ve blogged about one of my recipes (if you were inspired by one of my recipes and changed things a bit, that counts!). Post each link in a separate comment.
Remember, don’t forget to tell me which set of prizes you would like to be entered to win in each comment. Entries must be in by 11:59 pm EST on Friday, March 5. Good luck and thank you for following me on my foodie adventures. I’m already excited to see what the next year will bring!
p.s. The winner of the CSNstores Crème Brulee set giveaway was commenter number 55, Ashley – congrats!
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Happy anniversary! The citrus salmon recipe looks delicious!
Happy blogiversary!! What a great giveaway. I want me some nutella s’mores
I totally want to try the Cucumber Hummus Appetizers
And I love both giveaways so I wouldn’t care which I won! HAPPY BLOGIVERSARY!
Congratulations and Happy Blogiversary! Those are such great giveaways.. You know what, the truth is I’ve been really nuts about those dessert sushis that you made. and one day…I’m going to tr making those.
Happy blogiversary! I can’t wait to try the caramelized shallot and crispy sage mac and cheese (and I’d love set #1!)
I love set #1. My family is a big fan of the football chicken you made in honor of the Super Bowl! Congrats on one year!
Green monster cookies! (because I’m from the hub)
And prize #2 – apron’s so cute!
Congrats for being a year old! That is such an accomplishment, especially considering the fact that all of these recipes are original ideas. I am always so impressed with the dishes you come up with.
I think the one that really grabbed my attention the most were those plantain gnocchi. From what I can recall, they are what turned me into a verified Kerstin-lover.
Awesome giveaway! I would love the Williams-Sonoma set. And I love the new layout. Tres magnifique!
Thanks for the great giveaway! I really want to try the Apricot Pecan Spiral Coffee Cake but I might change it up a bit with a different fruit, maybe cherry.
I’d love the cupcake set. I’ll be honest an say that I’m really not much of a shower gel set kinda guy.
Your new blog design is AWESOME! I love it!!! So glad to see that all of your hard work (aka hours of watching the Olympics) paid off =) That is so awesome you have been doing this for one whole year! We’ll have to have a celebratory lunch!
Considering I’ve made a bunch of your recipes, I am still dying to try the avocado chicken cakes. I figure they will be great for a spring party! I love the first prize…I have some cupcakes that I have been wanting to try =)
http://yumventures.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/a-late-chicken-dinner/
Pecan Crusted Chicken with Lemon and Thyme
http://yumventures.wordpress.com/2010/01/25/power-yoga-and-sweet-potatoes/
Truly Outrageous Baked Sweet Potatoes
First of all, I love your new blog look!!! so cute! I will have to explore after commenting. There are so many of your recipes that I want to try, but the one that I’ve bookmarked the longest (and keep thinking about) is the dessert sushi!
Great giveaway – as much as I love both packages, I think I’d have to go with the first one because I’m in desperate need of a cupcake carrier!
Your Black Bean Soup: http://bakeitafterall.blogspot.com/2009/05/black-bean-soup.html
Chicken Florentine Soup: http://bakeitafterall.blogspot.com/2009/06/chicken-sausage-florentine-soup.html
Turkey bacon spinach quiche: http://bakeitafterall.blogspot.com/2009/07/quiche-lorrentine.html
Those Cranberry Pecan Brie Bites look divine! Must try them for a friend’s surprise party tomorrow!
(loving the apron – set 2 looks awesome!)
Congrats! I love the new blog design. I like to try the Caramelized Shallot and Crispy Sage Macaroni and Cheese. It has been on my to do list for a while. It looks awesome!
I am loving prize pack 1.
I’ve starred so many of your recipes in my Google Reader but the latest one that I’m itching to try are your plantain nachos! yummm!
I love the first prize pack! I would love to try your mini bean black cups with Guacamole, yummy!
Thanks for a chance to win!
Maggie M.
The mushroom tart w/mashed potato crust is on my list of things to make!
Happy Blogiversary! I definitely want to try your avocado chicken cakes, those look wicked good.
I would have to go with the cupcake set, myself. Heh.
I love Chicken Soup and I also love spinach so the Chicken Florentine Soup is the combo of all things good for me.
# 1
I’ve been wanting to try your Apple Spiral Chai Coffe Cake since you first posted it! I’d love to win the baking set!
Happy blogiversary, Kerstin! Such wonderful giveaways! I love that cupcake pan, so cute! The butternut squash mousse is on my list to make soon!
pick me pick me pick me… I would look adorable in the apron
And I remember for sure that i made your pumpkin truffles… yum
Congrats on one delicious year! Looking forward to many more. As for your recipes? I’m definitely intriguted by your plantain nachos and champagne poached salmon. And I’d have to say the second prize is calling my name – I have enough specialty baking pans that don’t get used, but I am a makeup junkie!
I love cupcakes and my kids like decorating them. What a perfect prize the carrier, sprinkles and pan would make!
Thank you
I would love to try the Truly Outrageous Baked Sweet Potatoes, I am the only sweet potato fan in my family but this one might turn them! I would love that apron, super cute!
congrats on a whole year of blogging! thanks for such a great giveaway! i’d love to try your pumpkin mashed potatoes with fennel and spinach though – it sounds heavenly!!!
I can’t wait to make your Peanut Butter Chubby Hubby Bars! They look soooo yummy! Happy Blogiversary! I would LOVE set #1.
I have tried bunches of your recipes (all good!), but I have yet to try the Apple Spiral Chai Coffee Cake. It sounds delicious!!
P.S. I love anything Houndstooth! That apron is too cute!
First of all happy anniversary! Ive been following your blog for quite some time and to say one thing id love to try is hard-too many delicious looking recipes! My passion is baking sweets and since I am going to a gathering tonight, I am going to make your Peanut Butter Chubby Hubby Bars this afternoon. They look delicious and I am sure they will get great reviews! Looking forward to another year of following your blog! Keep up the good work! Forgot-I would love set #2-Thanks!
I have your Peanut Butter Chubby Hubby Bars printed and next on my list to make – can’t wait! Prize #1 would be my choice – Happy 1 Year!
Happy Blogiversary!!! Your blog is one of my favorites for sure! Great new look…I need one so badly! Wanna do mine too!! LOL
I actually am in desperate need of a cupcake carrying case!! And how cute is the cupcake pan!
I love your recipe for the strawberry truffles…I want to make those so badly! The look incredible! But really all your recipes look wonderful and I have so many marked!!
One of your recipes that I am dying to try is your loaded Sweet Potato skins. I love sweet potatoes all year around and love turkey bacon. It looks like a delicious and satisfying dish. Thank you for all of your creations! I love the gifts you thought of. I haven’t gotten into a lot of baking but the baking set looks wonderful.
happy bloggiversary, and thanks for the giveaway! i would LOVE to win gift #1…i actually just made cupcakes last night for a baby shower and don’t have a good way to transport them!
as for recipes, you have several on my to-make list, including this one: http://cakebatterandbowl.com/roasted-butternut-squash-and-spinach-penne-pasta.html
I’d love to win the Martha Stewart and William-Sonoma set! I think one of my favorite recipes is the Avocado Chicken Cakes you made a while back. Delicious!
I would so enjoy both, but the first prize packet is so cute!
Thanks,
Elaine
I love your new look! Super cute! I would love to try the nutella s’mores tart. I also love all your dessert sushi! Oh and if I win I would love gift #2 because as an Alabama fan I really need the houndstooth apron:)
I would love to win the first set
A recipe that I have of yours bookmarked is your Pumpkin Mashed Potatoes with spinach and fennel! It looks so tasty.
I dom’t think I’ve officially blogged any of your recipes, but I did give you a shoutout in this post: http://brannyboilsover.com/2009/07/03/parsley-pesto/
You know, you have so many wonderful recipes it’s hard to choose! And I love that daisy cake pan–it’s too precious!
I think the one I’m going to try is the protien packed quiche. I’m a workout nut job, and I ADORE quiche!! It looks perfect!
I would love to try your nutella smores, how scrumptious! I would love to win the cupcake carrier prize set!
I just found your blog from A Healthy Fit, and I love it! Cute cute blog name.
And I’m lucky to have good timing with a giveaway! Your Goat Cheese Pizza with Spinach, Mushrooms, and Tomatoes sound awesome.
I want to try your pumpkin mashed potatoes! Congrats on your blog success. Love it!
I would love to try your Gruyere Risotto with Asparagus and Mushrooms…looks delish!
i’ve had my eye on your apple chai coffee cake for quite some time now–it looks so delicious! and i’m not much of a girly-girl, so the cooking gear is the prize i’d prefer.
I love your new look. It’s so cute and fresh!
I can’t believe you’ve only been blogging for a year. That blows my mind. Congrats on your blogoversary!
I love the 1st giveaway. I’m a sucker for baked goods
I love the first prize set…and your gruyere risotto with asparagus and mushrooms..yum!!
Happy Blogiversary!!!! i totally need a cupcake carrier, so i’d have to say the first batch
I would love to try the Chocolate Covered Strawberry Truffles because they look delish!!! What a great giveaway! I would love to be entered in the second one!
Awesome giveaway and happy blogoversary!
I am partial to your cranberry pecan brie bites – and I love the look of the first prize set with the daisy baking pan.
the green eggs and ham!
cindyascott{at}yahoo.com
Congrats! I can’t wait to try your roasted butternut squash and spinach penne pasta dish – it sounds amazing! I think that either prize set sounds great, but if I had to choose I would say #1. I look forward to seeing more great recipes from you in the future
Definitely the Butternut Squash Mousse. Butternut squash has to be my favorite ingredient in the world! So versatile!
I’d go for Prize set #1, if i’m selected to win.
I like the new look of your blog! Thanks for so many great recipes!
I would love to try the nutella smore tart. Yummy!
I would love to win the first package.
amandarwest at gmaildotcom
Definitely will be trying the Gruyere Risotto with Asparagus and Mushrooms! I have so many of your recipes marked to try that it’s not funny.
I would love to win the first prize package. We’ve been on a cupcake kick at my house lately, and the nine year old princess would adore that cupcake pan!
Kerstin love the new look and your new photo!
Happy blogiversary! I could have sworn you’ve been around for more than a year. Here’s too many more delicious years!
~ingrid
I would have to say the nutella s’mores tart. Oh it makes me drool! Congrats on your year anniv. Woo hoo how awesome!
I’m always looking for unique, but familiar, recipes so the avocado chicken cakes are especially intriguing. I’ll have to revise my shopping list so I can make them next week!
Congratulations. And love the fact that second comments count….esp as I’m making some plantain gnocchi today! I would love to win the cupcake set……Stay well and ♥ the new blog design, very much…..
Happy Blogiversary!!!
gotta say i am a huge fan of the apron prize pack…
Happy Blogiversary! I have only recently discovered your blog and there are so many delicious looking recipes that I can’t wait to try. I do have a sweet tooth so I think the first recipe I will make (soon!) is the Pomegranate Blueberry Crumble. It combines two of my husband’s favorite fruits so maybe I won’t eat the whole thing myself!
What a great giveaway! I would love to be entered for prize set #2.
Congrats!
I love risotto so I can’t wait to try your Gruyere Risotto with Asparagus & Mushrooms!
I love the cupcake prize package!
Happy blogiversary! These are great gifts, and so nice of you to offer them. I’d love to win the cupcake pan gift.
I’ve been waiting to try the spicy black bean soup. I and I love the apron prize set. So cute!
Swiss Chard Quinoa! I recently discovered this AMAZING grain and I am always looking for new ways to prepare it
The strawberry truffles look wonderful!
I had a bad incident of food poisoning with sushi a few years ago and have been avoiding it fairly steadily ever since. But I think I’d like to try your dessert sushi =) YUM!
Feliz Blogiversary! Here’s why I should win the cupcake gift package:
1. I have been dying to try the Gruyere Risotto with Asparagus and Mushrooms recipe since I found your blog last week.
2. I tredged around NYC in the snow storm of the century last night to get the ingredients for this feast.
3. I am making the risotto right NOW while enjoying an entire day of What Not to Wear in my pjs.
4. I have a dance company called cakeface – we compliment our performances with post show cupcakery and would love to bake and transport in style.
5. I have the most magical comment with 5 bulleted reasons to pick me.
happppy blog birthday! I’d love to win either, but the first prize the most! I most want to try your Banana Bread French Toast Kabobs with Strawberries and Pineapple…they just sound amazing!
Happy Blogiversary!!! I love both prize packages, but I am smitten with that daisy pan in the first package so I think that would be my top pick!
The M&M Cashew Pretzel Bars look divine!
Just found your blog from a comment on another site. Great content! I can’t wait to try your sweet potato and black bean hummus. I’m such a hummus fan.
The site looks great! Happy blogiversary, what a great giveaway.
I love following your blog and reading your new creations! I love both prize packages – was just talking about getting a cupcake courier tonight in fact!
but I LOVE the apron, so my pick would be # 2! 
Congrats!
Hi Kerstin, 2nd comment…..as I just blogged about chocolate-filled plantain gnocchi….inspired by you!
Congrats on the blogiversary—I just love all your recipes, they never fail to be creative and yummy! I love the 2nd prize–I can never have enough good smelling stuff!
I’ve wanted to make your potato, parsnip, bacon hash ever since you’ve posted it!
Great giveaway and congratulations on 1 year! I’d love to win the second prize set – that apron is adorable:)
Hi Kerstin! Happy Blogiversary! I can’t believe it’s only been a year? You have so many amazing recipes and are such a fantastic cook (not to mention, you’re a sweet person), I would have thought you’ve had this blog for decades! Congrats!
Both prize packages are awesome! But if I had to choose one, it would be the first one. Thank you!
I would like try your Caramelized Shallot and Crispy Sage Macaroni and Cheese. Mac and cheese is one of my favorites!
I was inspired by your Cranberry Pecan Brie Bites, and made a savory holiday appetizer. It came out great!
http://healthychow.com/2010/01/08/onion-bacon-gorgonza-bites/
I think I have to go with the Avocado Crab Cakes because that recipe combines 2 of my very favorite things!
That apron is adorable!! And I think I’d have to go with prize pack #2 mostly because I love the apron and my mom just gave me that awesome cupcake tin! And I have a much-used cupcake carrier
BTW your site looks awesome!!
Either Set – I’m excited to try making quinoa and champagne salmon!
I want to try the coconut curry mussels.
I love the new design of your blog! It looks great!
Congrats on your one year blogiversary. I hope you keep blogging for a very long time.
I would love to try making your “M&M Cashew Pretzel Bars” sometime. I’ve been thinking about those babies for months!
Congratulations! I know I have enjoyed following your trials and tribulations (and I had no idea Anna was a million dollar winner!). There are several recipes of yours that I have bookmarked but the one I’m drooling over today is the Gruyere Risotto with Asparagus and Mushrooms! Oh and I’d pick the cupcake prize pack.
1) I LOVE the new layout!
2) I love Anna’s blog as well. I didn’t know she won $1 million for one of her recipes. That’s awesome!!!
3) I’d love to be entered to win the first gift. One of the recipes I have bookmarked from you is the gruyere risotto with asparagus and mushrooms, but there are dozens of others. You are one creative cookie.
The cupcake package please!
Bread is the best part of the meal!
Love your website…love #1 set too!!
Thank you!!
I would love to try the nutella smore tart and win the first package.
Happy One Year!
Cupcake carrying case prize please -Love the “Baked Oven Fries”. Cutting down on fat content? Instead of 4T of oil for the pan, I use non-stick aluminum foil sprayed with a little oil.
I’d love to make your avocado crab cakes, but really everything you post looks wonderful!!!!
The apron is so cute! (set # 2)
I want to try the roasted butternut squash and spinach pasta, as well as the chocolate covered strawberry truffles!! (I’ve made truffles before, but never with strawberry- they look delicious)
This is probably slightly cheating since your question is about what I want to make, but I made your Loaded Sweet Potato skins recently and LOVED them!!! So many delicious dishes to choose from!
I would most like to try (and will) the chocolate covered strawberry truffles. I like the Martha Stewart Cupcake carrying case, Williams Sonoma Daisy Crown Cupcake Pan, and a cute set of 6 spring sprinkles from Target
Kerstin,
I have a confession…I’ve been shamelessly following your posts for quite some time now. And, I love your recipes. Love them!
I have already tried the sweet potato hummus- delish!
What to try next? I’m dying to make one of your coffee cake concoctions. Or, your strawberry cheesecake pancakes. YUM!
In any of my forthcoming cooking experiences with your recipes, I believe option #2 would be supremely appropriate!
Congrats on the One Year!
I’m always inspired for Brunch recipes and the bacon, egg, mushroom sandwich looks so good!
I love the first prize set, and I absolutely love your new blog design!!
I’ve made several of your recipes, but that thai sweet potato soup or the pesto lasagna you mentioned will be next!
Protein-Packed Quiche with a Chickpea Crust! I am so intrigued by the crust!
Love ‘em both but I’ll say prize #2.
Love your new blog look!
I NEED to try your pb chubby hubby bars.
And I like the first prize set best.
http://twofeettentoes.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-want.html
This is when I tried the plantain nachos!!
This is where I made amazing Pretzel Coated hot dogs! I have definately been a fan of yours for a while now. Your creations make so much sense in my mind, and I keep kicking myself for not coming up with them myself!
http://twofeettentoes.blogspot.com/2009/12/dark-chocolate-guiness-cake-with-dark.html
And for the next recipe I would love to try of yours…probably the plantain gnocchi!
I would like to be entered to win prize number 1. The cupcake carrying case is far too cute to pass up!
I want to try the avocado chicken football thingies you made for superbowl. Yum. I would want prize package #1 for cupcake making!
Thanks to everyone for entering – I really enjoyed reading your responses! The lucky winners were numbers 12 and 96, so congrats to Sophie and Christine!
I am right now watching URS. Your cupcake looks so good, I think the score you got is just so worng. I think it’s a cupcake and not a muffin.
As soon as you said you had a blog I came to the computer and googled it. i love to bake, but have never made up my own recipe. I’m excited to try your boston cream pie french toast. I love boston cream pie, so I’m sure it’s going to be good with french toast.
Not sure if you’v picked a winner yet for your giveaway, since it’s been over a month, but if not I would love the baking one, number 1.
Congrats on blogging for 1 year, and rooting for you on URS
Hi Kerstin,
What a GREAT give-away. Congrats to winner and too you on your blogoversary!
I happened upon your blog again while doing a search in my engine about CNS since they have contacted me about a give-away. I wanted to see the reviews about them. Looking good… I just had to take a moment to acknowledge the info you wrote about Anna from Cookie Madness. I LOVE her blog but I had no idea she was a Pillsbury winner. So cool…Thanks for that info. I’m going to take a quick look around. Your blog is simply lovely, Louise: