Since it is now November 12, I believe it is time for a holiday-themed giveaway. I am not one for getting out the Christmas decorations out until after Thanksgiving, but in order to give the winner the maximum amount of time to enjoy this holiday platter, I am starting early. I have a Longaberger All The Trimmings Platter to give away to one lucky reader this month. This product was generously provided by my favorite Longaberger consultant, a.k.a my sister.

Longaberger baskets have long been a staple “decoration” in my family. I use the term decoration hesitantly as my mother will likely argue her hundreds (or at least what seem like hundreds) of baskets all serve a purpose. As a kid, I called that purpose creating extra work for the chore called dusting. As I grow older, however, I do see how many of those baskets actually serve a purpose.

I watched mom, and my grandma, carry many 9 x 13 baking dishes and pie plates to potlucks via those baskets. I must admit I like my Collegiate Series basket to contain a lot of smaller items on my desk. I also bake warm dips in one of the mini  pie plates I have, which I am guessing has since been retired since I can find only the regular size pie plate on the site.

To enter this giveaway, please leave a comment on this blog post. To give Thanksgiving its fair due, I’d love to know what your favorite dish for the upcoming holiday is. Or since this platter is great for holding holiday cookies, tell me what you consider your favorite Christmas cookie.

Interested readers have just under two weeks to enter. This contest will end at 1201 a.m. EST on November 26. I will use a random number generator to select the winner. I will contact the winner via the email provided in their comment submission. Good Luck!

It’s giveaway time! This month I will send one lucky reader a little baking kit complete with a 12-cup Mini Muffin Pan and pretty Mini Baking Cups. I also plan to throw in a little something else as soon as I find a little time this weekend to find just what it is I want to add.

As always, please leave a comment on this blog post to enter to win. Since this little giveaway is designed to encourage the act of baking, tell me, “What is your favorite muffin or cupcake recipe to bake?” I think my favorite cupcake recipe is all of them. And this time of year, I am looking forward to some more Pumpkin Cheddar Muffins.

As for the fine print, the contest will end at 1201 a.m. EST on October 29. I will use a random number generator to select the winner. Unless five or fewer people enter. Then I will probably just write your names on a strip of paper and pull the winner out of a hat. Good Luck!

It’s September12th, so it’s giveaway time again. This month one reader will win a one-year (10 issue) subscription to Everyday Food magazine. This handy publication of practical recipes is one of Martha Stewart’s side projects. You really want to win it now, don’t you?

When I started this whole 12 Months of Giveaways project back in January, it seemed like a good idea. Now that it’s in the home stretch, I’m wondering if brilliance or madness was behind it all. I’m leaning towards the latter. What I’m trying to say is, I’m running out of giveaways I think you might like.

Since I can think of nothing all that overwhelmingly interesting to ask of you, it’s up to you to tell me what you think I should know. Maybe you’d like to suggest giveaway ideas? Leave any comment your heart desires on this blog post to enter.

Sometimes I ask you to follow Love & Flour on Facebook or Twitter, but you know what, maybe I should follow you! If you have a page I should know about, let me know in a comment below or on the L&F wall.  Or send me a Tweet (I love tweets. To me, they are like little pieces of cyber candy.) Any such social media activity you engage in will earn an additional entry.

As for the fine print, the contest will end at 1201 a.m. EST on September 29. I will use a random number generator to select the winner.

Good Luck!!

***This giveaway is now closed.  Thank you for entering!***