It’s true, friends, I’m doing TWO giveaways in ONE week this week. Why? Because we have something fun to celebrate!
Yours truly has started a fun side gig with a local newspaper, The Seattle Weekly. Starting today, and coming out every Tuesday, I am writing a blog column, The Eatside, for Seattle Weekly’s food blog, Voracious. I cover all things on the Eastside of greater Seattle (so that’s East of Lake Washington).
Today’s article is on a fun little joint called Lil’ Jon. Go check out the article when you have time:
http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/voracious/2010/10/working_title_lil_jon_review.php
Meanwhile, we’ll start a giveaway today to celebrate my new adventure! Sooooo, what’s up for grabs today?
It’s a Lasagna Lover Stoneware dish from Rachael Ray:
That’s right! It’s blue, shiny and just BEGGING you to splatter tomato sauce and noodles into it’s softly curved corners. It’s dishwasher, microwave, freezer and oven safe to 500 degrees. AND, it has a glazed interior that’s nonporous so your food won’t stick! It’s 9″ x 13″ with extra wide handle holes.
What are you making, and what time should I be there? Ha ha, just kidding. But seriously, send me your address, I’ll bring the wine.
So, if you’re interested in winning todays giveaway, here’s how**:
1. Go read my article (which will take you about 3 minutes), and share it with a friend (you’ll see at the bottom there’s a button to email it to a friend, or you can use the buttons at the top to share via a social media outlet like Facebook or Twitter).
2. Come back to the blog and post a comment letting me know who you shared it with (you can just give me a first name), and any feedback you have for my column. This could be a critique, a place you think I should review, or just plain advice you think would benefit my column!
3. We’re using the honor system here, kids, so don’t let me down. I’ll have no way of knowing if you really shared the article, so do me proud!
The giveaway runs from October 19th at 9am Pacific Time to October 25th at 11:59pm Pacific Time. Good luck and thanks for all the support! I’m excited to take you on this wild ride with me!
shared on facebook, lady. i’m so proud of you! article was great. only feedback i have is that I always like to know approximate prices of dishes – not sure if that’s appropriate for the kind of blogging you do.
love hes
good call, and I thought about that after the fact and am already working on incorporating prices into next week’s article. thanks!
I posted that baby all over facebook land! Agreed on the point about prices. But it’s so delightfully your voice!
Siiri,
Happy Birthday to A Half Cup! I can’t believe it’s been a year already!
I forwarded your article in Eatside to my friend Charles.
May I second what Liz stated above…it is so delightfully you…and in your upbeat tone, it really comes across as a one-to-one dialogue…very refreshing, I must say!
When I go to these bistros, I am looking for good, simple food, stuff like, pork chop, applesauce, peas and cornbread, with apple pie with a chunk of cheddar cheese,washed down with hot black coffee. And salads too, like lettuce, tomato, green onions with a light white cream dressing. Radicchio is for dressing up. And like the others, price is always something I am thinking of when I seek out these places. Nothing like a high price after a great meal to bring on indigestion you otherwise might avoid!
As I said in my post to Eatside, great review, keep ’em coming!
Dad
Thanks DaDa! You’re the best, and your comment makes me miss those cold, Autumn mornings in Oregon when we’d pile into the car and go to a diner for breakfast. Good thing I’ll be there in a couple of weeks and we can do it again! YAY! Love you!
Finally the east side gets a little attention. Look forward to more posts. I posted a link to your column on my facebook wall.
What a fun new job! Shared on twitter. Great writing. Sounds like my kind of place 🙂