And the Winner Is...

#2, Tangled Noodle!

"I would love to try the Original Blend plus the basil, oregano, cilantro and dill. I love soupy-type of dishes over rice so I would use the basil and oregano with cannellini, zukes and tomatoes (among other things) to create a simple cassoulet-type dish. Now I'm hungry . . .

May 8, 2009 10:39 AM"

Congratulations! Shoot me an email at bobcooksstuff@gmail.com with your info and we'll get your herbs right out to you. I can't wait to see what you do with them.

Sorry about missing all my posting this weekend, but I've been wicked busy and haven't had much time to be on the computer. But, I did make this: It's braised chicken chunks, broccoli, cauliflower, cheese, garlic, olive oil and basil wrapped in pizza dough. Instead of doing it like a calzone I baked it in an oiled loaf pan. It was pretty good, it got all kinds of crispy edges. Anyway, I'll make up for the lack of posting on Wednesday. I'll post about the cupcakes I made this weekend. Mmmm, lemony.

Giveaway Time! Daregal Frozen Herbs! All Done, Calculating Winner.

That's right, it's time for my very first giveaway. The folks over at Daregal have offered to send five packages of herbs to one lucky reader. Now I don't do Facebook, Twitter or any of that other stuff, so you only have one chance to win. And to do that you need to tell me which five herbs you want. If you win, those are the ones you get. That by itself would be a bit too easy though, I think. So I also want you to tell me at least one thing you are going to make with them. You don't need to give a recipe or anything, just a description. It won't help your chances to win (I'm going to use a random number dealie) so feel free to admit if it has mushrooms, tofu or fish. Heh. I'm just curious.

So, to review, these are the herbs they have: basil, oregano, dill, cilantro, Italian parsley, the Original Blend (which is basil, oregano, rosemary and thyme), the Grilling Blend (thyme, rosemary, savory and parsley and my favorite of the blends) and the Italian Blend (parsley, red onion, oregano, basil and thyme). You can also visit their website, if you want more details on the product. I've used all of them but the dill (still can't find that specific Greek yogurt I'm looking for) and I love them. Unfortunately they only deliver in the US, sorry non-US residents. I'm going to run the giveaway through the weekend ending at, say, 6pm EST on Sunday and announce the winner on Monday. Good luck!