Happy Halloween!
Before I get to part 1 of the giveaway, I want to share a last-minute Halloween idea.
I present to you: Spooky Shakes…
They are more homely than scary, but let’s just go with it!
I spotted this on Martha and I thought it was a cute idea. To make: all you do is melt a tiny amount of chocolate (about 1-2 tbsp) and then paint chocolate ghost faces on the inside of the glass using the end of a popsicle stick. Easy.
Place the glasses in the freezer or fridge to set the chocolate. For the shake, I blended vegan vanilla ice cream (I love almond or coconut varieties), with a splash of almond milk and some ice, served with a cinnamon stick. You could even make a healthier shake by blending frozen bananas with almond milk. The chocolate faces stay intact thanks to the cold smoothies.
Now, for part 1 of the giveaway…
Today, I’m celebrating YOU – the kick-butt, Green Monster chuggin, recipe-lovin’ Oh She Glows community! On October 31, 2008, I started the blog on a complete whim, not thinking I would ever have the attention span to stick with it, but here I am 4 years later still smashing my head against the keyboard daily and chasing my dreams. I am so grateful for each and every one of you who read the blog each day and my hope is that you find as much inspiration here as I’ve found in all of you.
Now, to celebrate!
1) Blendtec Total Blender & Twister Jar
Blendtec has been gracious enough to donate one of their coveted Total Blender Classic Wildside machines (picture above) valued at $454.95 USD! Whoa baby. I’ve reviewed the Blendtec before on the blog and I can attest that it’s a great machine.
About the blender: “Total Blender Classic Series® is the all-in-one appliance that makes smoothies, fresh juice, ice cream, milkshakes, cappuccinos, margaritas, soups, sauces, bread dough, dressings, salsas, and more! It replaces up to 9 other appliances with one fast easy-to-use machine, at a fraction of the cost. This package includes the new precision tuned 4″ blade in the large nearly 3-quart total capacity BPA-free jar. The new large blade / large jar combination powers through tougher blending tasks and larger recipes with ease, and in less time.”
In addition to the blender, they are also giving away a Twister Jar (shown below) valued at $119.00 USD!
About the Twister Jar: “Blendtec’s newest innovation, the Twister Jar, is designed to blend your thickest recipes such as: Nut Butters, Hummus, Baby Food, Dips, Thick Shakes, Dressings and more! Best of all, it’s compatible with all Blendtec Home Blenders.”
Update: The giveaway winner is….
Thank you for sharing your touching (and often hilarious!) “lessons to my younger self” comments. If you are ever feeling down and need a pick me up, just read through the comments. It’s amazing to see how many of us have struggled with the same life lessons.
The lucky winner of the Blendtec machine is #3659 – Alicia Woulfe! Congrats! I will email you shortly to collect your mailing address. Thanks to everyone for participating!
How To Enter:
Giveway is now closed.
What an amazing giveaway. Also, I would tell myself to stop caring about what other people think so much!!
Dear Younger Self,
Well you are probably freaking out right now, because after all I am talking to you from the future! Well once ya get over freaking out, listen up! I have some wisdom for ya! Here it is…Keep eating. Don’t compare yourself to the little sticks in ballet class. Don’t under nourish your body. Don’t shut others out in your quest to be thin. It will take too much from you. Strong is SO much healthier, prettier (and sexier! ;) then skinny! Cause guess what?! One day (perhaps very soon!) you will meet a truly incredible guy who will love you for who YOU are, not the size of your skinny jeans. Love life: keep eating: hug your family a few more times, and just have fun!!!….and start saving for college earlier!!!!!
Love,
Your older, wiser, (and so infinitively funny ;) Self!
I tweeted the giveaway!
I pinned your strawberry shortcake pancakes. A good use for all the berries I picked over the summer that are hanging out in my freezer!
I would tell myself to just go for it! If you never try, there is a 100% chance it won’t happen. You only live once and mistakes are apart of life!
I pin your recipes all the time, but I just pinned one for the give-away!
I would tell myself to relax, that everything would turn out exactly as I had dreamed it would.
I woiuld tell myself to CHILL OUT! Ha, I was one high-strung teenager. I wish I had just trusted myself a bit more to know that things would work out as they should.
I tweeted your giveaway! :)
Pinned your recipe for baked apple with date oatmeal, I am in LOVE with that recipe! I already add coconut and coconut dates to my oatmeal thanks to a Mama Natural recipe.
Just tweeted the giveaway as well!
Re-tweeted your Twitter Status!!!
I would tell my teenage self to have somehow figured out that there was a thing called vegetarianism instead of reluctantly picking at the meat my parents served us at home. It took a couple months of instinctively not eating meat at college and then meeting another vegetarian for the light bulb to go off.
I also tweeted!
Dear younger self: please, oh please, resist your constant urge to correct other people’s grammar. Contrary to your belief, they do not find it charming. In reality, they will hold grudges. Yes, even fourth graders. Do not become known as “grammar police girl.” Sometimes it’s ok to let the little things slide ;)
Hi Angela, I just tweeted the giveaway.
Don’t waste opportunities. But since you will, remember there will be other opportunities coming tomorrow. So learn from your mistake and don’t miss the opportunities that are still coming.
P.S. I tweeted!
I tweeted!
I would teach myself one of my favorite mantras: Do good, feel good. Feel good, do good!
I would also tell myself to remember to live (Memento Vivere…my other favorite mantra)!
My roommate and I were just laughing about how horrible our blender is as we were thinking about making pumpkin smoothies with our leftover pumpkin puree (from making this recipie (YUM!): http://kblog.lunchboxbunch.com/2012/09/vegan-pumpkin-pie-tarts-with-vanilla.html#.UE5SInVtoMY.gmail