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Contests / Giveaways

Congratulations Kimiko!

February 3, 2012 Print This Post

Congratulations Kimiko! You were “lucky number 24!” Thank for sharing your favorite guilty pleasure with us. It’s a good one! I bet even Emily Thorn loves a juicy TMZ marathon. You’ll be receiving...

Contests / Giveaways, To Buy / To Try

Tate’s Bake Shop Valentine’s Day Giveaway

January 30, 2012 Print This Post

I had to eat some serious crow last Thursday when in an effort to procrastinate on a project I started watching episodes of Revenge on Hulu and liked it. OK....

Contests / Giveaways

Congratulations Jesse!

January 11, 2012 Print This Post

Congratulations Jesse! You were “lucky number” 47! Thank for sharing your favorite Anne Taintor quote with us. It’s a good one! You’ll be receiving the Berry Box Journal in the mail shortly. Thank you to...

Cake, Desserts

Sticky Toffee Pudding

January 9, 2012 Print This Post

Kate Middleton turns 30 today (January 9th) and like a good little fan girl I decided to celebrate the #1 googled person in my life by baking a decidedly British...

Contests / Giveaways, Garden / Crafty, Gift Ideas

An Erin Cooks Giveaway: Anne Taintor Berry Box Journal

January 4, 2012 Print This Post

For Christmas this year I did something I haven’t done since probably elementary school. I gave several family members homemade gifts. Thankfully, instead of badly painted ceramic ornaments covered in...

Contests / Giveaways, Miscellaneous

I’m a Celebrate With Organic Finalist!

January 1, 2012 Print This Post

Happy New Year! I hope everyone is snuggled in with warm blankets, socks, and oodles of strong coffee. It’s unbelievable to me that it’s 2012. Time for a great big...

Holidays / Entertaining, San Francisco

Festive Images from the Great Dickens Christmas Fair

December 21, 2011 Print This Post

A few weeks ago a google ad (of all things) appeared on the sidebar of a blog advertising something called “The Great Dickens Christmas Fair.” It caught my eye and...

Desserts, Gift Ideas, Holidays / Entertaining

Pistachio Brittle

December 13, 2011 Print This Post

Until last week the only type of brittle I’d ever made was my mom’s microwave version. I documented it on this blog in a furious tizzy years ago after I...