Gooseberry Patch

Ready for a Spooky Giveaway?

This year's Halloween Bookazine is filled with the best of our Halloween book and with the official start of the season right around the corner, it'll be appearing on newsstands and wherever you buy your favorite magazines THIS FRIDAY!

Starting TODAY, for our online friends ONLY, you can
ENTER TO WIN IT before you can buy it anywhere!

It's super simple to enter and you can
get in the drawing in 3 different ways!

**CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED**
STAY TUNED FOR 5 LUCKY WINNERS!

Leave a comment on this post sharing a fun Halloween or harvest memory.

Post a fall photo on our Wall on Facebook.

 

 
Tweet about this giveaway, linking to this post and using the hashtag, #GBPgiveaway

 

Enter as many times as you like...contest ends
THIS THURSDAY, 9/1/2011 so don't wait too long!

We have FIVE copies to give away and one of them
could be coming YOUR way...good luck!

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5 Lucky Winners!

We picked FIVE lucky winners for
Our Best Desserts, on sale TODAY
where you buy your favorite magazines!

Click here to view a HUGE list of stores where you can find it.

 

And now for those winners...

1. Labellaluna on YouTube
"We love anything that has cheese and broccoli in it...thanks!"

2. MaryAnne Conley Gross on Facebook
"The crustless pumpkin pie sounds delicious and would be great for church dinners."

3. Jean on YouTube
"My 19 year old son is in college and he and his friends are forever getting together and, of course, snacks are crucial. As he is a vegetarian, so many things are off his list.  This is perfect. Easy to make, easy to transport, and super yummy."

4. Susan on the blog
"Just watched the broccoli casserole muffins and can't wait to make them! Thanks"

5. Sue on YouTube
"I love the warmth and affection you show each other and LOVE seeing the delicious recipes (!!)! I hope I get a copy of the book. Thanks! Sue"

All of you except MaryAnne should have
received a message from us...MaryAnne, drop us
a note at gooseberrypatch@gooseberrypatch.com
so you can claim your prize!

Thanks to ALL of you who stopped by to leave a comment about
our new cooking videos...stay tuned for lots more to come!

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Hope This Helps!

Looking for our Bookazine?

 

In addition to a few other select stores, look for our 2010 Christmas Bookazine at your local...

Wal-Mart
Lowe's
Publix
Food Lion
Albertsons
Harris-Teeter
Meijer
Winn-Dixie

If you're in the states, you can also order by phone if you call Oxmoor House directly. Call 800-765-6400 and let them know that you're looking for the 2010 Gooseberry Patch Christmas Bookazine. It'll be $10.99 + 5.95 shipping & handling.

For our friends in Canada, be sure to ask the newsstands in grocery stores and local bookstores to carry our bookazine. At this time, Oxmoor House does not ship to Canada. 

As always, give your stores a call to make sure they have them in stock before you make a special trip. If you have a minute, please let us know where you find them...we'd love to hear how they're being featured!

Did You Get Yours Yet?

On newsstands now...our 2010 Christmas Bookazine!

We selected some of our favorite recipes & crafts from our hardcover Gooseberry Patch Christmas Book 11 and tucked them into a brand new Christmas bookazine. A budget-friendly alternative to our $27.95 hardcover cookbook, it's just $10.99 and it's 100% good stuff...no ads!

Look for it where your favorite magazines are sold and, when you find your copy, be sure to come back and let us know what you think!

Here's a sneak peek to tempt your tummy...

Pumpkin Cheesecake with Ginger Cream Topping

This one will become a “must-have-every-year” recipe.

3/4 c. sugar, divided
3/4 c. brown sugar, firmly packed and divided
3/4 c. graham cracker crumbs
1/2 c. pecans, finely chopped
1/4 c. butter or margarine, melted
16-oz. can pumpkin
1 t. vanilla extract
1 T. all-purpose flour
11/2 t. cinnamon
1/2 t. ground ginger
1/2 t. nutmeg
1/4 t. salt
3 (8-oz.) pkgs. cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
Garnish: chopped pecans

Combine 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar, graham cracker crumbs, 1/2 cup pecans and butter; press in bottom and one inch up sides of a lightly greased 9" springform pan. Cover and chill one hour. Combine remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, pumpkin, vanilla and next 5 ingredients; set aside. Beat cream cheese at medium speed until creamy. Add pumpkin mixture, beating well. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Pour mixture into prepared crust. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Spoon topping over cheesecake. Cover and chill at least 8 hours. To serve, carefully remove sides of springform pan; garnish cheesecake, if desired. Makes 16 servings.

Ginger Cream Topping:

1 c. whipping cream
1 c. sour cream
2 T. sugar
1/4 c. crystallized ginger, minced
3 T. dark rum or 1 t. rum extract
1/2 t. vanilla extract

Combine first 3 ingredients in a bowl; beat at high speed until soft peaks form. Fold in ginger, rum and vanilla.

 

Thanks for Entering!

Halloween Book winners...

 

• Colleen Busch 
• Kristie Morgan
• Kristin DeBusk
• Tina Hudgens
• Leah Beyer

 

Halloween Bookazine winners...

 

• Crystal Shook
• Debbie Muer
• Joni Wallman
• Cris Goode
• Mandie
• Tina
• Laura Lindquist
• Amy Hunt
• Mary Fanara Coleman
• Abi

Click on the links above to see all the tasty recipes, clever crafts
and inspiring photos our winners shared...big thanks to everyone who entered!

Special note to Laura Lindquist: We need your email address...click here to drop us a note!

Where to Find our Bookazine!

Available April 9th...that's TOMORROW!

In addition to a few other select stores, look for our Quick & Easy Bookazine
at your local...

Wal-Mart
Lowe's
Publix
Food Lion
Albertsons
Harris-Teeter
Meijer
Winn-Dixie

Give your stores a call to make sure they have them in stock but they should be available by the 10th at the latest. Let us know where you find them...we'd love to hear how they're being featured!

Winners of our Bookazine Contest!

Thank goodness for the bucket we use to select winners because there's no way we could have picked a favorite recipe out of the ones you all shared! We closed our eyes and pulled out these 5 names...

1. Kristen Stone
Chocolate Cranberry Cheesecake

2. Kristy
Unfried Refried Beans

3. Cathy Lopez
Quick & Easy Beef & Tater Burritos

4. Cris Goode
Hands Off Cream Cheese Brownie Bites

5. Carmen
Easy Peasy Chops

Congrats to the lucky five and a big Gooseberry THANK YOU to everyone who shared a recipe. We appreciate them and they'll ALL be considered for 101 Easy Everyday Recipes and future books too!

Even if you're not a winner today, we hope you'll enjoy three of the winners' recipes...click on the links above to visit their blogs!

Thanks again,

 

P.S. If you ARE a lucky winner, email us your shipping address as soon as you can, so we can get your copy of our Quick & Easy Bookazine in the mail!

Win It Before You Can Buy It!

Our NEW bookazine is due out on newsstands in a few weeks and you're gonna LOVE it! Filled with our best quick & easy recipes, it includes recipes with 5 ingredients or less, easy slow-cooker favorites and so much more...101 recipes in all plus NO ADS taking up precious pages!

It won't be on newsstands until the 10th of April, but we're giving five copies this week! (Now aren't you glad you read this blog?)

So, how can you WIN one of the FIVE free copies?

We're gathering recipes for a new book called 101 Easy Everyday Recipes and we'd love to include yours! So...

1. Pull out those recipe boxes and send us your can't-miss, go-to meals for any time of day. Please CLICK HERE to go to our share a recipe page on our website.

2. Once you've shared your recipe, come back here and leave us a comment with the title of the recipe and you'll be entered to win!

Want to enter more than once? Go right ahead! Enter the titles of ALL your recipes here in separate comments and you'll be entered once for each recipe.

We'll pull 5 lucky winners and announce them
here on the blog on Saturday, April 3rd!

Best of luck...

Win it before you can buy it!

Our very first Bookazine is here!

 What's a bookazine, you ask?

Well, it's all the goodness of a book combined in a 112-page glossy magazine! Full of tasty holiday recipes, easy ways to deck the halls and gifts to give from the heart, it's bursting with full-color photos and ideas that are sure to inspire your creativity.

Due out on newsstands and in bookstores in early November, it can be found wherever you pick up your favorite mags. It's so exciting for us and, since we couldn't wait to share it with you, we're giving away 3 FREE copies right here on our blog!

How do you get YOUR hands on one?

Just leave us a comment at the bottom of this post before midnight EST tonight telling us your favorite Christmas tradition and you'll be in the running to win!

We'll announce who'll be getting them tomorrow morning so be sure to check back to see if you're a winner...good luck!