January Pick-Me-Up Giveaway

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Here in Lancaster, we’re settling in for the long, cold months. If we were bears, we’d be hibernating.

Since we aren’t bears, we’ll need to keep cooking and eating, and there’s nothing that warms the heart and the tummy like a slow cooker full of delicious food at the end of a long, cold day.

That’s why we’re offering you, our dear online friends, a January Pick-Me-Up giveaway. Start your new year off on the right foot with a copy of our Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly hardcover cookbook, autographed by Phyllis. Choose your favorite healthy recipes to make in your new 5-quart Smart Pot from Jarden. This sleek, black slow cooker has four time settings to make your food preparation a breeze. It conveniently switches to a warm setting when cooking is completed. Enjoy tasty, healthy meals for your family with these two tools for your kitchen!

(Jarden doesn’t know that we’re giving away this slow cooker.)

TO ENTER

To enter our giveaway, just answer the following question in the Comments section of this blog:

What’s your favorite cold-weather activity?

Scroll down to the very bottom of the page, type your answer into the Comments section, and you’re entered to win! (Or just say “Hi.” That’s fine, too.)

THE RULES

Just one entry per person. If you would like to respond to another entry, don’t worry; duplicate comments will be weeded out so everyone has an equal chance to win.

No entries after 11:59 p.m. (Pacific Time) today, January 7, 2013. We’ll post the one (1) lucky random winner here tomorrow, January 8. Don’t forget to check back to see if you won!

(The winners will be chosen completely at random. Winning is not based on the quality of your response.)

566 Comments and 16 Responses

582 Comments
  • Janice posted at 9:12 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Would love to win!

    • Shirlie posted at 9:31 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

      Cooking/baking ~ it makes the house smell wonderful!

    • Sue DiStefano posted at 9:43 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

      > my favorite winter activity is ice skating

    • Nikki Lurty posted at 11:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

      > Curling up with a good book !

    • Holly Fort posted at 11:43 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

      Reading up on garden stuff…planning what to plant….and daydreaming of warm summer evenings.>

    • Liz R. posted at 11:54 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

      I love making delicious dinners for my family!
      >

    • Margo Rockhold posted at 11:58 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

      > Love to sit in front of the fireplace, read, and sip my hot cocoa.

    • Cherie Coale posted at 1:17 pm on Monday, January 07, 2013

      > love to bake, cook. Something warm for the tummy. Cinnamon & spice smells the whole house wonderful. Also love to sew for my grand babies.

    • Laura posted at 2:53 pm on Monday, January 07, 2013

      > Love to snuggle under the blankets with a hot cup of soup

    • Kathy Ungvarsky posted at 6:54 pm on Monday, January 07, 2013

      > Love to sit and knit with an audiobook plugged in my ear.

    • Shirt Lady posted at 9:14 pm on Monday, January 07, 2013

      > Playing with my Jack Russell, Daisy Mae!

    • Deb posted at 11:02 am on Tuesday, January 08, 2013

      > My favorite cold weather activity is to watch the snow falling outside while working a puzzle and sipping hot chocolate inside.

    • Jan posted at 7:14 pm on Tuesday, January 08, 2013

      My favorite winter activity is assembling jigsaw puzzles.

    • marie adkins posted at 1:40 pm on Wednesday, January 09, 2013

      > Just having family time and spending time together. Things seem to slow down during the winter and it is a great opportunity to play board games, watch a movie or bake. PS I would LOVE to win the cookbook!!! :)

  • Gen posted at 9:13 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Sitting, knitting, and smelling wonderful aromas from the slow cooker. What else is there to do when it is cold and icy!

  • Laura Erwin posted at 9:13 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Staying inside and watching movies.

  • joyce wing posted at 9:13 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    first came to mind is just walking while the snow is coming down. But a real activity would be sledding
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    • Karen Ramsey posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

      >Love to get my cookbooks down and really look at them and read over the ones i havent made yet.

  • Dawn Shaffer posted at 9:13 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Love, love, love to cook during the winter months. If you’re talking outside, our family likes to ski together.

  • Michelle posted at 9:13 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    My favorite cold weather activity is sledding with my kids then coming in for some hot cocoa!

  • Alicia posted at 9:13 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Sledding

  • Jennifer Mohney posted at 9:14 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    My favorite winter activity is sadly to say shoveling snow in our driveway with the help of my daughter, and of course sitting on the couch with a good book and a blanket wrapped around me.

  • tami posted at 9:14 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    I love to read and I am trying to teach myself to crochet.

  • kathleen gromek posted at 9:14 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    hi…sipping hot chocolate by a fireplace..

  • rusty jameson posted at 9:14 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    since i don’t like the cold at all (and live in PA), my favorite winter activity is staying in and spending quality time with my sewing machine.

  • Janice Miller posted at 9:14 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Love the crock pot meals.

  • Dawn posted at 9:14 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Staying indoors and reading a good book.

  • Eva Holloway posted at 9:14 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    trying to finish writing a book, some hot chocolate and music
    Eva

  • Vickie posted at 9:15 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Staying inside by the fire and cooking!

  • leeann pyles posted at 9:15 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    watching my kids enjoy playing in the snow- they’re not going to be little forever

  • Karen posted at 9:15 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Sitting on my couch wrapped in a blanket!

  • Mary Jane posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Sledding

  • John Brindiar posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Curling up on the couch wrapped in a cozy blanket while dinner cooks my the slow cooker.

  • Crystal posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    My favorite cold-weather activity is to stay indoors, snuggled by the fireplace with a hot cup of fresh coffee! :)

  • Joyce posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    When the weather turns cold, my favorite thing to do is stay inside with a book and a mug of hot cocoa. Then I just sit back and let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!

  • Shelly posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    I like to crochet.

  • Kate Davis posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Since I live in FL there are so many winter things to do! The best thing is to be able to get outside and enjoy the warm weather and a light breeze..picnic weather.

  • Bette Musto posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Sitting by the warm fire place with a good book – especially if it is snowing out.

  • Elizabeth Runyan posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    I love to make hot chocolate and wrap up and watch a movie and Cross Stitch

  • Angela posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Staying inside under a warm throw reading a good book!

  • Kim Smith posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    My favorite cold weather activity is to go sledding with my three boys when there’s a nice batch of snow then come in and have soup or stew!!! YUMMY

  • Teri L. posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Curling up w/a good book or scrapbooking!

  • Frank posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Sitting by the fire!

  • SHERRY posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    staying inside and watching the snow fall outside ..with a good movie on and some popcorn!!

  • Cindy Taylor posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    I love watching the snow coming down and seeing the Kids outside making snowmen and sleighing, while I’m warm inside drinking hot chocolate!

  • Maureen Polson posted at 9:16 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Right now it is reading since I am recovering from arm surgery so outdoor activities are a bit limited but I will be continuing half marathon training soon so I love making slow cooker comfort meals to warm up.

  • Beth posted at 9:17 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Sitting by the fire

  • Allie Em posted at 9:17 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Making chili in the crockpot and then going back to bed to watch a good movie before everyone else gets up!

  • Beatrice Price posted at 9:17 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Our favorite cold weather activity is board games inside our warm house!

  • April Houston posted at 9:17 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Cooking for my family!

  • Marie posted at 9:17 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    My favorite winter activity is running across the snowy deck to the hot tub and relaxing under the stars, smuggling with my hubby .

  • Lynn Poythress posted at 9:17 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Cooking and sitting by the fire with a good book!!!!

  • Michelle Shaffer posted at 9:17 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Nice fire, hot tea and a sewing/quilting project.

  • Yvonne Baker posted at 9:18 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Cuddling up with a good book on a cold winter’s night.

  • Debra McCarter posted at 9:18 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Quilting with my friends

  • Kristy F. posted at 9:18 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Sacked out on the couch reading a good book with some hot chocolate.

  • Karen posted at 9:18 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Watching movies and enjoying a fire in the fireplace.

  • Danielle P. posted at 9:18 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    I love to cook & bake :)

  • Raylena Jara posted at 9:18 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    I love to cuddle up with a good book and cooking something warm and hearty.

  • Deb Cutler posted at 9:19 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Reading a cozy mystery novel under a blanket drinking a cup of hot chocolate.

  • Michelle posted at 9:19 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Taking pictures of the beauty the snow brings to the outdoors.

  • Renee DeMartin posted at 9:19 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Getting all my cleaning done!! So when the nice weather comes I’m out the door!! Ha Ha

  • Sabrina Weiss posted at 9:19 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    Driving to Julian, CA to see the snow and shop.

  • shannon posted at 9:19 am on Monday, January 07, 2013

    My families favorite outside winter activity is sledding together as a family!

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