Sunday, November 30, 2014

The Virtual Potluck Reunion Tour: A Make Ahead Bread Mega Giveaway

When I throw a party, I don't just throw it. I blast it out of a cannon.

I decided that I wanted to do a big giveaway as part of the launch of my book, Make Ahead Bread, and I decided to call upon the enter Virtual Potluck team - past and present members -  to help me get the book of the launchpad. And they all said YES.

And then I sent some emails to a few companies I worked with in the past, and they all said, sure, we'll toss some stuff into the prize basket. You know, a few things here and there. Enough for 12 prizes!

This is what I've gathered:

Taunton Press, the publisher of my book, is supplying a total of 12 copies of Make Ahead Bread, one to each winner.





SilverStone is giving a 5-piece set of bakeware (11x17 cookie pan, 10x15 cookie pan, 9x13 covered baking pan, 9x5 loaf pan and 9-inch cake pan) to one winner, in the winner's choice of red or blue.


King Arthur Flour is giving one winner a rye bread baking kit.


Duralex is giving one winner a 9-piece set of mixing bowls.


Harold Import Company is giving three winners a made-in-the-USA hardwood baker’s rolling pin.


Microplane is giving each of the 12 winners an Elite ZesterCube Grater, and Spiral Cutter.


GIR is giving each of the 12 winners a silicone scraper.


King Arthur Flour is giving each of the 12 winners a coupon for a bag of flour of your choice (good at your local supermarket) and a plastic bench scraper.


And Walker's Shortbread is supplying cookies to three winners.



That's a pretty amazing bunch of stuff, right?

So, this is how the prizes will be divvied up:


Giant Super Grand Prize:


Make Ahead Bread cookbook

Magimix 3200XL 12-Cup Food Processor in Brushed Chrome

9-Piece set of Duralex Mixing Bowls

Made in the USA hardwood baker’s rolling pin from Harold Import Company

Microplane Elite Zester, Cube Grater, and Spiral Cutter

GIR silicone scraper

Coupon for a free bag of  King Arthur flour and a plastic bench scraper

One package of Walker's shortbread cookies



    Really Big Grand Prize:



    Make Ahead Bread cookbook

    Wustoff CLASSIC 9-inch Double Serrated Bread Knife
    5-Piece set of SilverStone Bakeware in winner’s choice of red or blue

    Made in the USA hardwood baker’s rolling pin from Harold Import Company

    Microplane Elite Zester, Cube Grater, and Spiral Cutter

    GIR silicone scraper

    Coupon for a free bag of  King Arthur flour and a plastic bench scraper

    One package of Walker's shortbread cookies



      Grand Prize:




      Make Ahead Bread cookbook

      Rye Bread Baking Kit from King Arthur Flour

      Made in the USA hardwood baker’s rolling pin from Harold Import Company

      Microplane Elite Zester, Cube Grater, and Spiral Cutter

      GIR silicone scraper
      Coupon for a free bag of  King Arthur flour and a plastic bench scraper
      One package of Walker's shortbread cookies


        NINE MORE WINNERS GET:



        Make Ahead Bread cookbook

        Microplane Elite Zester, Cube Grater, and Spiral Cutter

        GIR silicone scraper
        Coupon for a free bag of  King Arthur flour and a plastic bench scraper


        Tomorrow there will be twelve FANTASTIC bloggers who will help me give all of this away. Because, yanno, I can't carry all of this on my own.

        The participating bloggers (and links to recipes posts and giveaways) are:
        You can find my book on Amazon (www.amazon.com/Make-Ahead-Bread-Melt-Your-Mouth/dp/1627103953) as well as brick-an-mortar retailers.

        If you want an autographed or personalized copy, you can order one from my local bookstore Barbed Wire Books (www.barbedwirebooks.net). I'll go there to sign it, and they will ship it directly to you.

        Make sure to come back tomorrow for the giveaway, and I'll have links to all the posts from the 12 bloggers who made recipes from my book!

        This event is sponsored my multiple companies, all listed above. I want to sincerely thank them for their amazing generosity.
        Yum