Thursday, August 26, 2010

CSN Giveaway!!!

I was recently contacted by CSN Stores and I am super excited to announce this CSN Giveaway! The winner of this giveaway will receive an $80 Gift certificate to use on the CSN website as they wish. About the company: CSN is based in Boston, began in 2002 and has grown rapidly into a Top 3 online U.S. retailer of home and office goods with 400+ employees. CSN's product categories cover everything from Corelle cookware, ultra modern furniture, bunk bed-office combinations and fitness equipment to gaming chairs, grills, greenhouses and much, much more! Check out their more then 200+ online stores here.

Now the details: In order to enter this giveaway, you must be in the US or Canada (Sorry!) In order to enter, please leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite kitchen gadget is. For an additional entry, you can post on Facebook or Twitter. If you post it on both it will count as two entries. If you are not a follower and become one you will get an additional entry as well. I will announce the winner on Monday, August 30th. Good luck everyone!

In other news, my toe is better but OMG it was like having surgery for my pedicurist to fix it. It hurt so bad I actually cried. Went to Fish Market with my mom last night. It was the first time I had seen her in a couple weeks so it was nice to see her. We went to the Fish Market per usual. They have Ceviche which is new on their menu and it is devine! If you don't know what Ceviche is - it is a dish of raw fish marinated in lime or lemon juice with onions, peppers and seasonings. It is often served as an appitizer. I have had a hard time finding good ceviche so I am glad they have it now :-D

Tonight Dave and I are most likely going to Santa Cruz to get some relief from the heat. It has been over 105 degrees and that usually doesn't happen here. Our new apt. does not have A/C so it has been baking. I hate to even mention it given the weather chaos you all have endured lately but it is miserable (ask TJ!) That is about all for now. Until next time...


54 comments:

  1. Should be cooling down today Katie- hope you get some heat relief! That 105 crap was too much for me! lol

    Great giveaway- my favorite kitchen gadget has to be my food processor. I don't know what I did without it! :)

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  2. Favorite kitchen gadget? Hmmm. . .that's a toughie. Probably my heat-resistant silicon spatulas. I use them for everything. Probably own about a dozen. It's getting to be a bit of a habit :)

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  3. My favorite kitchen gadget is the microwave...you can't beat the convenience.

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  4. Stay cool!
    People here are renting hotel rooms to soak up the A/C!
    Not a bad idea, actually.

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  5. Hope you cool off soon. My favorite kitchen gadget is my magic bullet but I also love the rice cooker and crockpot. Of course I couldn't live without the toaster and microwave either.

    Sorry about your toe hope it's feeling better really quickly.

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  6. Great GIveaway. My favorite kitchen gadget? I can only pick one? hmmm It is a toss up between my grill pan and my awesome nonstick fry pan. I use it almost everyday to make my egg white omelettes.

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  7. My current favorite kitchen gadget is my new Immersion Blender! It's a whiz at pureeing soupls in no time flat. Thanks, Katie. I have to check out CSN - never been to their site before. Might be dangerous for me!

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  8. My magic bullet. I wonder what I did without it for so long!

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  9. Yeah, y'all don't get that kind of heat very often - it's brutal! Sorry you had to go through that much pain with your toe, you poor thing. Not fun to deal with at all!!!

    My favorite (at the moment) kitchen gadget is my collapsible colander - I use it for rinsing fruit on a daily basis and I love that it takes up so much less space in my cupboard!

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  10. hey, Katie. My favorite kitchen gadget is my food processor. :D

    The toe sounds awful! I'm glad it's feeling better.

    Deb

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  11. Man,
    I already follow (shouldn't I get BONUS points for that???) and I don't Tweet and you and I aren't FB friends, sigh. But I LOVE Ceviche! SO YUM! My favorite kitchen gadget? I'm not much of a cook so I'll have to go with the corkscrew because it gets a lot of use. :)

    IhopeIwinIhopeIwinIhopeIwinIhopeIwin......

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  12. I LOVE my salad spinner! It takes up a LOT of space but it's great! I grow a lot of lettuce and spinach in my garden and it's a breeze to clean up with the spinner!

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  13. Hope you toe feels much better & 105 sounds like great heat to me.

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  14. My favorite kitchen gadget is my can opener. I hope your foot feels better soon, and hopefully cooler weather is right around the corner. Thanks for the fun giveaway!

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  15. I have a super-sharp chef's knife. I use it every single day, without fail. Best purchase ever.

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  16. 105? It is hotter in your neck of the woods than my part of Arizona. Unbelievable! You must be cooked.

    My favourite gadget is, hands down, my tongs. I use them for all kinds of tasks from cooking and serving pasta to grilling. I have two lengths and couldn't live without them. My whisk runs an extremely close second. :D

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  17. I love my Kitchen Aid Mixer (she's pink)! I make a lot of Christmas cookies. A close second is my grill. I know it's not inside my kitchen but I couldn't live without it!

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  18. I love my emersion blender. It's so fun!!

    Great giveaway, glad the toe it better!!

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  19. WOW - no A.C. , girl be careful. Drink plenty of water!

    Give Away: I have several favorites, but my favorite new gadget would have to be my Microplane Fine Grater......... Love It!!!!

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  20. I'm not sure I can just pick one kitchen gadget! It might have to be my Kitchenaid mixer but since I consider that an appliance and not a gadget, I'll go with my immersion blender...it's not big enough to be an appliance :-)

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  21. I LOVE my George Foreman grill! Use it all the time. I have the one w/ interchangable plates.
    lindseylu8 at gmail dot com

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  22. My absolute favorite kitchen gadget is my Kitchen Aid Mixer. Too many attachments to count and I swear it practically cooks for me.

    New follower, though long time reader.

    Great giveaway!

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  23. I love my avocado slicer. I eat them almost everyday, and I love how it scoops all the way down to the skin and makes even slices in one swoop!

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  24. My fave gadget is my Kitchen Aid stand mixer. I rarely get to use it b/c DH saw fit to bestow me with the Professional Series which is so big it requires a double batch of anything to mix properly. But I still love it!

    Sarah
    miss_sarah_76@yahoo.com

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  25. My favorite kitchen gadget is my potato peeler.I sometimes peel things that don't need it because it is relaxing.
    jacksoncrisman@yahoo.com

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  26. I am a new follower too! YAY!! Thanks and have a fun week.
    jacksoncrisman@yahoo.com

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  27. You'll be cold in Scruz. It's been a great day over here.


    My fave kitchen gadget is the bullet -type blender because all the protein drinks are whipped up quickly in that thing.
    But don't enter my name. I already have too much stuff in my house.
    See me next week on Hoarders, the Next Generation.

    Thanks for your good wishes.

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  28. Sorry about your toe! I've been through that too. It sucks!

    Favorite Kitchen gadget - I have two! My Cuisinart duel blender/food processor is the first. My second is this little plastic tool that makes peeling oranges so easy!!

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  29. and i'm tweeting this! love giveaways!

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  30. I actually love my ice tea maker right now! It is perfect for the summer time heat :)

    kshuttle@uoguelph.ca

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  31. I love my hand blender... it helps when I am on the go!

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  32. I'm loving my cuisinart ice cream maker :)

    dreamzz12{at}aol{dot}com

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  34. http://twitter.com/DeeGee13/status/22233696352

    tweeted!

    dreamzz12{at]aol{dot}com

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  35. I follow you via gfc as DG :)


    dreamzz12{at]aol{dot}com

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  36. shared on fb as Dee G

    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1449584700&v=wall&story_fbid=136891733020090&ref=mf

    dreamzz12{at]aol{dot}com

    thanks!

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  37. My blender! Great for making smoothies every morning.

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  38. I shared on FB as sarah linette -
    http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000158340324&v=wall&story_fbid=126269884086752

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  39. Let's see...
    My favorite kitchen gadget has to be my crock pot, I use that baby all the time, it is so convenient and quite the time saver!!

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  40. My favourite kitchen gadget is my Tassimo. mmmmm Coffee, fresh and hot, everytime.

    karenb1961(at)gmail(dot)com

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  41. My favorite kitch gadget is a blender! :)

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  42. I love my knives! I don't blame you for seeking relief from the heat. We have had a very hot summer and don't know what I would have done without AC!

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  43. My favorite kitchen gadget is my OXO tongs with the silicone on the grabby part :-)

    nblexp at gmail dot com

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  44. I'm a new follower
    nancy

    nblexp at gmail dot com

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  45. Fave gadget is my melon baller!
    ceecee
    withinthekitchen(at)gmail.com

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  46. I'm a new follower!

    ceecee
    withinthekitchen(at)gmail.com

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  47. My fav kitchen gadget is the microwave LOL

    Sweetimpishpixie(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  48. I follow on gfc

    Sweetimpishpixie(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  49. I shared on fb

    facebook.com/pennypinchingpixie

    Sweetimpishpixie(AT)gmail(DOT)com

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  50. My magic bullet (love my Isagenix shakes for breakfast). t.kieninger(AT)comcast(DOT)net

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  51. I'm a new follower & will add you to my Google Reader as well. t.kieninger(AT)comcast(DOT)net

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