Hi Kitchen Friends!
Spring is in the air so I’m celebrating with a fun blog hop! Hop around and you’ll find 10 days of gardening tips, recipes, 75 great giveaways and one amazing grand prize: a Kindle Fire or Nook (winner’s choice) along with a $25 gift card to get books for your new eReader.
For those of you visiting the Friendship Bread Kitchen for the first time, welcome! The Friendship Bread Kitchen is my virtual kitchen, launched as I was writing and researching my novel, Friendship Bread. It was published last April by Ballantine Books and the sequel will be out in 2013. There are over 200 Amish Friendship Bread recipes on the website (see the Recipe Box) which makes it fun for book clubs. The Kitchen’s Facebook page is 70,000 strong, and I invite you to come find me there, too!
Darien’s Garden Tip: Grow Rosemary
Even if you don’t have a green thumb, rosemary is one of the easiest herbs to cultivate and grow. Keep it on your window sill or plant it outdoors. Unlike many other herbs, this low maintenance herb will always be ready for your next recipe and serves as a pretty ornamental in the meantime. You can try to grow it from a cutting from a friend’s rosemary bush, but for fast and easy results, I recommend buying a small pot from a nursery for a couple of dollars (many grocery stores sell them too). A little rosemary goes a long way: you can sprinkle it, rub it, use it as a skewer. Better yet, chop it up and use it in our Rosemary Lemon Olive Oil Amish Friendship Bread (click for the full recipe)!
Rosemary bush in Darien’s backyard in Hawaii.
Rosemary Lemon Olive Oil Amish Friendship Bread
The Friendship Bread Giveaway! (giveaway ended)
I have a great giveaway for those of you participating in the blog hop! One winner will receive a hardcover copy of my novel, Friendship Bread, and a pair of Zyliss herb scissors.
To qualify, all you have to do is:
- Head over to Amazon and give it a thumbs up (“Like”): http://www.amazon.com/Friendship-Bread-Novel-Darien-Gee/dp/0345525345/ref=tmm_hrd_title_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1330982762&sr=8-1
- To be qualified to win: Leave a comment below telling us that (a) you gave the book a thumbs up (let us know what # thumb you were!), (b) your favorite dessert, and (c) where you’re from. That’s it! (note: all actions must be completed to qualify to win)
- Bonus entries: Follow me on Pinterest, Twitter, Darien on Facebook, Friendship Bread Kitchen on Facebook, give the Darien Gee author page on Amazon a “Like” (tell us your “Like” or thumbs up #) and/or subscribe to the Kitchen newsletter. Leave a comment on each action you complete. Bonus entries are for new likes and follows beginning 4/9/12.
- Open to (US/CAN/INTNTL) Kitchen Friends.
If you want to win the grand prize (a Kindle or Nook), you need to take our two short phrases
| Line 72: Consider instead, the bees. |
| Line 73: They’re willing to work hard for your nectar! |
and go find the phrases on all the other participating blogs. Assimilate all the phrases into the complete passage: “Authors in Bloom,” a vignette about a women’s personal growth and empowerment.
The tour ends April 18th at 11:59pm EST and then the winners will be picked. (see winners below)
If you’re new to blog hopping (like me), here’s a link that’ll give you a little more info on how it all works: Authors in Bloom Spring Blog Hop. If you want to visit my Mia King website and contest, click #67 below. Good luck, everyone, and thanks for stopping by! Here is the list of participating authors for those of you going for the big prize:
This giveaway is now closed. Thanks to all who entered. The winner of a copy of Friendship Bread by Darien Gee and Zyliss herb scissors is comment #25, Beth T. from Clatskanie, Oregon. Congratulations, Beth. Please send us your mailing address via the Contact Form on our website. Thank you!
I was # 311—My favorite dessert is Ole timey raisin bread pudding
I am from Rutherfordton,NC USA
I had already liked the book on Amazon. My favorite dessert is pistachio four layer delight.
Gave thumbs up 312. Love banana pudding! From Louisville, Ky
I was #313. My favorite dessert is the claasic friendship bread. Its just so yummy. I am from Fredericksburg, Virginia.
I was #314. Haven’t tried it yet, but I know I would LOVE pistachio 4-layer delight!
I was thumbs up #315. My favorite dessert is cheesecake and I’m from New Hampshire.
LOVED the book!!! love the recipes for ALL the things you can do with the bread!! My fav is still the original recipe!! I’m # 316 and Im from St Louis, Missouri.
i signed up for Mia King email…liked your facebook/blog posts..I have already been a member on your friendship bread kitchen on facebook!! you are a fantastic writer! KEEP IT UP!!
I was # 316. My favorite dessert is chocolate cake and I am from Berne, IN
I Liked you before so the # now is 316. My favorite dessert is peanut butter sundae. I am from Lock Haven, PA.
I follow you on Pinterest.
I liked you on Facebook..
Friendship Bread Kitchen on Facebook I liked..
I was the #320 “like” on Amazon. My favorite dessert is angel food cake, strawberries and whipped cream. I am from Haines, Alaska.
I was like number 321! So my family is newly addicted to Amish Friendship bread so this is exciting! Thanks for being on the blog hop!!!!
number 361 On pinterest
#1235 on twitter
963 on Facebook for Darien
Sadly I don’t know what number for the Friendship bread on FB I did it through a link. But I’m going to share your page with my sis in law because it’s her fault we’re all addicted!
I was thumbs up before on Amazon, I love Creme Brulee, I am from Vancouver Washington
Following you on Darien Gee on Facebook. I like Pie, I live in Vancouver, Washington
Thumbs up number 10 on Darien Gee Author page on Amazon. I also posted it on my Facebook page. I like Cupcakes, and I am from Vancouver, Washington
i make lots of bread and share with lots of friends my best bread is the chocolate/ nuts butter cream on top and banana bread/ with nuts and butter cream poured on top of bread while it is hot.
I was #322 to like “Friendship Bread”. My favorite dessert is chocolate ice cream, and I enjoy it here in Clatskanie, Oregon.
I was the 11th person to “like” your author page.
I gave a big ‘ole thumbs up (#323), my favorite dessert is Tiramisu, and I’m from Lorton, Va.
I also am following you on Twitter. Thanks! I’m glad you are participating in the blog hop. I remember making friendship bread years and years ago. I loved that. Make three batters. Give away two. Is that the way the one works in your book?
From Darien: Hmm, you’ll have to read it to find out! Okay, okay, I won’t make you do that but the recipe I follow is on Day 10, you divide the batter into 4 portions and bake with 1, give the other 3 away. If you ever have a chance to read the book, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
I gave Friendship Bread thumbs up #325 on Amazon.
I love all kinds of desserts. how about triple chocolate tres leche cake. That’s a good one.
I live in a tiny town in Arizona, right on the Mexican border.
I follow Friendship Bread on twitter: @carlrscott
I liked Darien Gee’s page on Facebook: (Carl Scott)
I liked Friendship Bread Kitchen on Facebook. (Carl Scott)
I was thumbs up #12 on the Facebook author page.I was thumbs up #12 on the Facebook author page.
I subscribed to the newsletter:
carlscott(at)prodigy(dot)net(dot)mx
Favorite desert is a toughy I’ll go with my mom’s strawberry pie!
hi im pin desree reilly and on fb page and on amazon desi reilly
and why did i do it i ove to read the book and then the amish bread are great
desi the blonde at msn dot com
I was #327. My favorite desert is cheesecake. I’m from Tampa, FL.
I was number 328, I love anything served in a trifle dish and I am from Michigan!
I was thumb #329 on Amazon for the book and #14 for the author.
My favorite dessert is coffee cake.
I am from Iowa.
what # thumb you were!), (b) your favorite dessert, and (c) where you’re from. That’s it!
#330 thumb
baklava
canada
#15 like on amazon author
liked darien on fb
a) I was #331
b) My favorite is pineapple upside down
c) Manteca, Ca.
Bonus Entry
I liked Darin on Amazon, I was #16!
I was like #331. My favorite desert is chocolate cake made from scratch. I’m from near Buffalo, NY.
Thank you for the fun hop and for the awesome giveaway! My favorite dessert is chocolate.
Liked your book (#332) and you on amazon (#17): Shadow Kohler
I live in the USA
Liked Both Facebooks: Shadow Kohler
Twitter: @LuvToRead09
newsletter subscriber
shadowluvs2read(at)gmail(dot)com
I was 333 to like your book, favorite dessert are brownies…
Thanks to all who stopped in and entered the giveaway. It is now closed.