Giveaway

The winners of the Banquet Select Coupons are:

#1 - Mercedes Budzinski

#3 - cheran salvaggio

#8 - Melissa

#11 - Renee Simmons

#12 - Beverly Clark

#17 - Ellen

#26 - Cori Westphal

#28 - Tracy M

#31 - Kendra

#33 - Kerrie

Congrats to the winners! I will be contacting you shortly to get your mailing information. Thanks to all who entered - Stay Tuned for LOADS of giveaways to help you with your New Year’s Resolutions  in the month of January.

Betty Crocker’s FREE Birthday Planning Site is a great way to plan your Birthday Parties on a Budget while creating wonderful childhood memories for your child. I recently tried my hand at making a custom purse cake last week and it turned out pretty good for a novice. I highly suggest watching the video tutorials before trying your cake. I didn’t watch the video first for my cake and would have learned several very helpful hints not included in the actual recipe or from looking at the picture. Like chilling your cake before cutting it so you get a clean cut.

I will be honing my skills for the upcoming spring birthdays we have at our home. With the price I can make a cake with Betty Crocker’s mixes & frosting, I can make each of the kid’s their own cakes instead of combining and only purchasing one cake from the bakery. (We usually do a 3 in 1 birthday party for our children whose birthdays range from April 30th - May 29th. Saves money and makes it easier to get together with friends & family.)

Want to try your own? I have (6) Betty Crocker Birthday on a Budget Cake Packages to giveaway to my readers. This Package includes (1) Box of Betty Crocker Cake Mix & (1) frosting. Perfect to get your started with your creation!

HOW TO WIN?

Easy Entry: Visit Betty Crocker’s Birthday Planning Site, browse around, and leave a comment here on your favorite cake or birthday idea from Betty Crocker’s Birthday Planning Site.

Bonus entries (Up to 4 additional entries):

• Blog about this giveaway.
• Make your own bettycrocker.com/birthdays cake and either post it on your own blog (share the link here) or sending me a picture of it via email. (This is worth 4 additional entries.) If you share via email, do be aware I will probably share your picture with my readers.
• Grab my button. (It is on my sidebar)
• Subscribed to my free newsletter via email or RSS. (You don’t want to miss out on any deals/giveaways!!!)
• Digg, Technorati, Twitter, Stumble, etc. (Just choose one please!) If you twitter, be sure to include me (@bargainbriana) in the twitter so it see it.

Leave a separate comment for each extra entry. It is very important that you leave a separate comment for each additional extra entry.

Ends Saturday, January 10th around 8am EST. (As long as you can still comment you can enter!) Winner will be announced on 1/11/09 and I will contact you to get your mailing address. Only US residents for this giveaway! (If winner doesn’t respond within 48 hours with their mailing address, I will pick another winner.)

CONGRATS,
#249  - Pamela White is the winner of the$50 Carrabas Gift Card & two free mini desserts!

Here’s her yummy order:

Antipasti Platter
Caesar Salad
Spiedino di Mare
Sogno di Cioccolata

Gift Card Promotion: Reward yourself while giving to others. Purchase $100 in Carrabba’s gift cards from November 1 through December 31, 2008 and receive a complimentary $20 Bonus Card. Note: Shipping is charged on purchases under $250.

WINNER OF THE $75 RIDEMAKERZ GIVEAWAY is….

Here are your random numbers:

57

Timestamp: 2008-12-21 06:18:57 UTC

#57 Beeb -

This is such a FUN idea!! I like the Chevy Corvette C6RS Dungeon Black. What a fantastic gift this would make! I’d probably give it to a 12 year old nephew, but I think all the adults would be fighting him for it! LOL!

Thanks so much for the awesome giveaway!

Thanks to all who entered. There is still time to enter my other current giveaways going on.

• $50 Carrabba’s Gift Card Ends tonight
• 18 month subscription to ALL YOU Magazine Ends 12/31
  

Remember Ridemakerz can be a fun and affordable experience. The free wheel stock RIDEZ are priced from $12-$32 - so your child could have the whole experience for as low as $12. You can then add accessories, remotes & battery chargers at any time.

::SPECIAL OFFERS

• Right now, you can get a free RIDEMAKERZ Calendar (Dec. 1-31) with any purchase online or in-store. Featuring RIDEZ customized by Chip Foose. (It is a very nice LARGE calendar with awesome pictures in it.)
• Special for Bargain Briana Readers: RIDEMAKERZcoupon code: By entering the code 93444 you will be entitled to $10 off a $30 RIDEMAKERZ purchase. This offer expires on January 4th, 2009.
• Deal Seeking Mom is giving away another $75 Gift Card - Ends 12/23.

I had to choose a new winner of the Holiday Decadant Giveaway since the original winner has not responded to several emails!  So the new winner is #16  - Judy who said “I would love the cupcake topping to win. I can’t wait to try it. I have been voting for it. Thank you!”.

The Carrabba’s Italian Grill near us is ALWAYS busy and it looked so fancy, we were scared to take our wild children in with us. However, one Sunday morning this past winter before shopping we were in the area and decided to go ahead and try it even with the kids. We were so impressed with how warmth and the friendliest of the staff. Not sure if this is standard practice, but our server brought out dough for the kids to play with…it kept them entertained like play dough! For readers with kids, Carrabba’s offers a Bambino Menu which includes Pizza, Spaghetti, Ravioli, Chicken Breast, and Chicken Fingers priced around $5 per meal.

Carrabba’s serves cuisine based on traditional Sicilian fare with bold flavors inspired by Creole & Southern flavorings picked up by their family stepping off the boat in Louisana on their trek to Galveston, Texas. Their recipes have been passed down for four generations. Sign up for Carrabba’s Amici (friend) Club to receive recipes, cooking tips, special offers, and invites to Amici Club events.

Carrabba’s is also introducing a new line of mini-desserts. They are smaller versions of Carrabba’s most popular desserts - Dessert Rosa, Tiramisu, Cannoli, as well as nightly specials such as Zabaglione, Chocolate Mousse, and Chocolate Espresso Mousse. My mouth is watering right now, is yours?! I love the idea of smaller portions of the best desserts are a great idea. We usually shy away from the desserts when we eat out because the portions are so huge even if you share with a friend. And these little guys are so cute - check them out to the left.

Gift Card Promotion: Reward yourself while giving to others. Purchase $100 in Carrabba’s gift cards from November 1 through December 31, 2008 and receive a complimentary $20 Bonus Card. Note: Shipping is charged on purchases under $250. Or you can just win my $50 Gift Card Giveaway & (2) Free Mini Desserts. Scroll down to see how to enter.

Here’s a Special YUMMY Freebie for everyone to enjoy at home:

Carrabba’s Mini Cannoli Recipe (If you are unfamiliar with a Cannoli check out wiki. This recipe actually looks like a doable one for me.)
1½ cups            ricotta cheese
½ cup               powdered sugar
½ teaspoon       vanilla
¼ teaspoon       cinnamon
½ cup               mini choc chips
1 cup                Mascarpone cheese

Mix ricotta cheese and powdered sugar in a mixer with a wire whip until smooth (5 minutes). Stop the mixer and scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula.  Add vanilla, cinnamon, and chocolate chips.  Mix on low speed until blended.Stop the mixer and add the mascarpone.  Mix by hand with a wire whip until blended. Place mix into a piping bag to serve.

To serve mini cannoli:
Pipe cannoli mix into a tall shot glass about halfway full.
Layer a tablespoon of crumbled cannoli shells.
Pipe cannoli mix to the top of the glass.
Top the mix with a teaspoon of chopped pistachios.

HOW TO WIN?

Carrabba’s wants to me to give one reader a $50 Gift Card Giveaway & (2) Free Mini Dessert Certificates!

Easy Entry: Visit www.carrabbas.com and start planning your visit. Basically, give me your order! Browse around too because there are interesting and fun facts throughout the site.

Bonus entries (Up to 4 additional entries):

• Blog about this giveaway.
• Grab my button. (It is on my sidebar)
• Subscribed to my free newsletter via email or RSS. (You don’t want to miss out on any deals/giveaways!!!)
• Digg, Technorati, Twitter, Stumble, etc. (Just choose one please!) If you twitter, be sure to include me (@bargainbriana) in the twitter so it see it!

Leave a separate comment for each extra entry. It is very important that you leave a separate comment for each additional extra entry!

Ends Sunday, December 21st around 11pm PST. (As long as you can still comment you can enter!) Winner will be announced on the 12/22 and I will contact you to get your mailing address. Only US residents for this giveaway! (If winner doesn’t respond within 48 hours with their mailing address, I will pick another winner.)

Winner of the Home Depot $100 Gift Card is….

Heather C

I will be contacting you shortly for mailing address. Thanks to all who entered this AWESOME giveaway!

Still looking for a gift for that hard to buy person? There is still time to purchase a gift from HomeDepot.com or a gift card! (Last day for Express Shipping is December 21st.)

In addition to the great everyday savings & sales, the Home Depot is giving away $25,000 in gift cards over the next 10 days. Here’s how it works: the first 50 people each day to spend $350 or more on homedepot.com, from Friday, Dec. 12 through Sunday, Dec. 21, will get a FREE $50 gift card from The Home Depot. (Excludes appliance purchases).

Promotion runs between 6 a.m. and 11:59 p.m. ET and only one entry per mailing address per day. Winners will be determined the week of Dec. 22 and will be notified via e-mail. You must have a valid e-mail address for notification. You can read more about this promotion HERE.

Remember, free shipping on most orders over $149. If you buy from the Home Depot.com, shop through EBATES as you will receive 6% back! If you don’t know about EBATES, you can read my previous post about this cash back site HERE. (Note: Currently EBATES is having a $10 bonus just for signing up and making your first purchase with them!)

Winners of my Coupon Giveaway are..

#33 -MaryAnne - Email Subscriber!

#34 - Elaina - I love all of these products! Winning $30 worth of coupons would be awesome.
I will be contacting you shortly to get your mailing addresses. Thanks to all who entered. Please check out my other giveaways:

• Giveaway: $100 Home Depot Gift Card Ends 12/14
• Ridemakerz - A BLAST! & $75 Giveaway! Ends 12/20
• Subscription to All You Magazine Ends 12/31

Thanks to Vocalpoint, we also had the opportunity to try Kashi’s new cereal bars. We were also able to try Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate with Peanut Butter Filling Squares thanks to She Speaks. I was also sent coupons to share for both of these products. I’m giving both of these products rave reviews. Kashi is your healthy delight and Ghiradrdelli Milk Chocolate with Peanut Butter Filling Squares can be your indulgence.

So I’ve paired these coupons with some others I have from products I haven’t had a chance to try yet like the Del Monte Fruit Naturals, StarKist Creations/Pouch, and Crest Weekly Clean Intensive Cleaning Pacs.

::$20 in Coupons Giveaway (2 winners)

• $1/1 Ghirardelli Squares Peanut Butter Bag (4 oz or larger) Exp. 4/30/09
• (2) $2/1 any box of Kashi TLC soft baked Cereal bars Exp. 2/28/09
• (3) $1/2 Del Monte Fruit Naturals (Plus each has a scratch off to win code. Enter at TheRipeChoice.com.) Exp. 1/11/09
• $1/1 StarKist Creations or StarKist Pouch (4 oz or larger) Exp. 12/31/08
• $1/1 Crest Weekly Clean Intensive Cleaning Paste Exp. 2/28/09
• (2) $2 when you buy any (1) Nabisco Multi-Pack AND any 2 Capri Suns Exp. 12/31/08
• (5) $1/1 any Ore-Ida Steam n’ Mash Potato Product Exp. 4/30/09

How to win?

Easy Entry: Just leave a comment on this post.

Bonus entries (Up to 5 additional entries):

• Read my complete reviews (Ghiradrdelli Squares Peanut Butter or Kashi Cereal Bars) and leave a comment.
• Blog about this giveaway.
• Grab my button. (It is on my sidebar)
• Subscribed to my free newsletter via email or RSS. (You don’t want to miss out on any deals/giveaways!!!)
• Digg, Technorati, Twitter, Stumble, etc. (Just choose one please!) If you twitter, be sure to include me (@bargainbriana) in the twitter so it see it!

Ends Thursday, December 11th around 11pm PST. (As long as you can still comment you can enter!) Winner will be announced on the 12/12 and I will contact you to get your mailing address. Only US residents for this giveaway! (If winner doesn’t respond within 48 hours with their mailing address, I will pick another winner.)