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.
I would tell my younger self to experiment more with the variety of food I ate. Not that I didn’t love most vegetables, but I spent YEARS hating radishes and some other random veggies. Such a waste :)
I pinned your 2-minute Apple Cinnamon Peanut Butter recipe!
Do not care what others thing! … besides your mom. she is always right.
I would tell my younger self not to be so afraid of putting myself out there. Stop worrying about what you think people around you ‘might’ be thinking about you and start living your life. Do what you know you will love and not what you think you should do to please others. Take that step even though it scares you because you never know the amazing things that could happen if you don’t.
I would tell my 16 year old self that all of the high school drama and what they think does not matter – you’ll graduate and never see most of them again. And that you’ll regret the time wasted because of them!
I would tell myself to just ENJOY my childhood and teenage years while I can because soon enough you’ll have so many responsibilities it makes it harder to just let loose and have fun all the time!
I would tell my 16-year-old self to relax.
I would advise my younger self to start making healthier choices and take care of my body, because it would have made a huge difference in my health now. I always imagine how my life could have been changed if I had my present mindset when I was younger, I just wish I had gotten an earlier start on loving and nourishing my body.
Ok, this may sound kind of mean – but I wish I could tell my middle-school self that all those girls that are really mean to you are going to end up drop-outs, in jail, or in some other unpleasant situation – basically they will get their reward. Wow, I wish I would have known that!
Thank you so much for this wonderful blog! I have made probably about 20 of your recipes and they are all in regular rotation. In fact, I just dropped off a batch of your decorated chocolate at daycare for the Halloween party, and the teacher said “We love your cupcakes SO much! They are the only ones I serve the kids because they are healthy and the kids actually eat them!”
I would advise my 16 year old self that tanning beds are sooooo bad for you and that i need and should always wear sunscreen:) Now that i know better and know to always wear 30 at least my skin is a lot happier. I just hope my past transgressions don’t catch up with me.
I would tell my younger self to ignore all men whose names aren’t Rick. Rick is your future everything.
I would give my younger self a hugely needed hug and tell her to enjoy these years. I’d tell her she’s strong and beautiful and to take life by storm and find her passion by trying lots of different things.
I love love love your blog Angela. You’re creative and have wonderful foodie ideas. Thank you so much!
i tweeted! :)
Advice to my younger self: Don’t worry so much and enjoy the little things more. Who cares if you don’t get an A in all of your classes this semester? In the end does it really matter? No! So work hard, but give yourself time to relax and have more fun!
Just tweeted the giveaway!! Crossing my fingers :)
I tweeted!
https://mobile.twitter.com/Missle/status/263651524029337602?
Also, just tweeted! thanks for this awesome giveaway!
Tweeted the contest!
Yay- giveaway open in Canada!
I would tell my younger self to not worry so much about being cool! The people that you’re trying so hard to impress won’t matter in a couple of years so focus on being yourself!
That lesson took me a long time to learn.
I just tweeted as well:)