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.
Also re-pinned your Baked Apples Stuffed with Cinnamon Date Pecan Oatmeal recipe. I feel a Costco trip for some Honeycrisp apples coming on!
I would tell my younger self to always live life with confidence, follow my dreams, and to never take my loved ones for granted!
I would tell myself to work as hard as I could and travel as much I could before I had children.
I would tell my younger self to take more risks! And to party more…hehe
Advice to my younger self: Get married later, go veg sooner!
Sometimes you should just let things take its course because it usually works out in the end.
I would tell myself to pay attention to all the home cooking my grandma’s did for me and the family. One is now gone and the other no longer cooks those amazing farm-house, all from scratch meals. Now that I am into the local foods, home preserving and making things from healthy wholesome ingredients movements I would have loved to had more knowledge on how they cooked and preserved back then. Things made at home are so much more yummy and healthy!!
Hi Ange! Just letting you know that I tweeted the giveaway :)
The advice I would give to my younger self is to give my mom a break!
If I had one piece of advice to share with my younger self it would be to learn to relax. I tend to be high strung, and have a hard time settling down. I am finally at age 30 learning to breathe deeply, enjoy yoga, and embrace “calm”.
I pinned: http://pinterest.com/pin/201395414558144516/
i would tell a younger version of myself to embrace who i am, quirks and all, and to just be myself and let people accept that if they want. it took too long, but now at least i know my friends are real. :D
just pinned your delicious crunchy twix bars!! I love that you use dates for the “caramel”. Genius!
I would tell my self not to sweat the small stuff and relax a little more and enjoy being young
I just tweeted about your giveaway! I would tell my younger self to worry less, and travel more! I would LOVE to win this blender!!! xoxo
I would tell myself not to listen to what other people say. They always have their own agenda and I should trust my own instincts.
I would tell my 16 year old self to not obsess so much over school and have a little fun :) Also I would tell myself to wear my hair down once in a while…. ha ha I’m embarassed of my hair back then!
pinned the roasted potatoes and brussel sprouts recipe – they’ll be showing up for our thanksgiving dinner (if i can wait that long!)
Make decisions based on what your heart feels and not what your mind thinks is the right thing to do.Also, give up eating animals and animal products, you won’t believe the differences it will make in your life and other lives, for the better.
I would tell my younger self to stop trying to please everyone.