Whats For Dinner?. .. and A Giveaway!

Hello Friends~ ~ ~

Do you love tomatoes? We do and all the roadside stands are

bursting with fruit and vegetables right now.

This plate was part of dinner. The meatless main course was

Corn On The Cob. For me it's not a side dish.

This lovely bowl of red beauties are my

heirloom tomatoes from last years garden.

Unfortunately this year we do not have a garden

but we do have the roadside stands.

More bounty from last years garden.

Thank goodness I did up all these pickled beets.

We have enjoyed them all winter and it's time to

begin again for the coming fall and winter.

Have you ever made

Tomato and Bread Salad?

We love it and here is how I make it.

First I heat a large fry pan with olive oil

and a few minced cloves of garlic. Add to this

about 3-4 cups of french bread cubes and toss

till golden brown.

Cube tomatoes in large chunks.

Slice a sweet onion into thin rings.

Add small mozzarella balls or grated cheese.

Fresh Basil leaves

Toss with your favorite oil and vinegar dressing.

Only make enough salad for your meal.

It does not keep well. Serve immediately.

I sometimes serve this on a bed of Fresh Basil

and mixed spring greens.

This was the main course for tonights dinner.

Fresh Sweet Corn.

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Now we are getting to

The GIVEAWAY

The wonderful folks at Girards Dressings

contacted me and asked if I would like to try their dressings.

Of course I said YES.

Shame on me but I had never seen their

dressings in my local stores. Have you?

Well, this most lovely box of 4 dressings arrived tonight

just before dinner.

The packaging was beautiful and I was so excited

that I forgot to take pictures of it.

But here are 3 of the dressings.

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Girards Signature Champagne Dressing

Peach Mimosa

Apple Poppyseed

As you can see I opened the Champagne dressing

and drizzled some over my corn on the cob.

Amazing~ ~ ~Try it yourself

When You Win One of Five Gift Sets

that I will be giving away!

That's Right 5 Giftsets!

Each containing 4 bottles of Dressing.

This is so generous of Girard's

Did I mention that they make 18 different dressings?

You have 3 chances to WIN!

For each chance you must leave a seperate comment.

1. Leave a comment and tell me if you have ever tried

Girard's Dressings.

2.Become a Follower of my blog.

Leave another comment and tell me so

or if you do follow me please tell me.

Thank you ahead of time.

It's so sweet of you to visit often.

3. Visit Girard's Blog and Sign Up for their Newsletter.

Check out their amazing recipes.

Click on a picture

which will take you to the recipe.

Scroll to the bottom of the page

to comment and sign up for the

newsletter and coupons.

As A Special Right Now Gift To All Of You

Girard's is giving away a limited amount of $2.00 off coupons

at this link. So grab yours now!

Did I mention that the Champagne Dressing drizzled over

Corn On The Cob was amazing?

I'm linking to Foodie Friday
and the amazing Michael Lee West
at Designs By Gollum

click over and check out all the
wonderful recipes there.
Thanks so much for stopping for a visit.
~ ~Ahrisha~ ~

French Giveaway

Hello Friends and Welcome~ ~ ~

A few days ago I was contacted by the lovely Ashley at CSN. Would I be interested in CSN sponsoring a Giveaway on my blog she asked? Are you kidding! I was not familiar with CSN but have come to learn that they have many websites. Quite a few have to do with the things we love for our homes and entertaining. There is a website that sells all the name brands of Bar stools and Furniture that you all know and love. Then there is their cookware site that I just adore. There is a site where you will find the most amazing mail boxes I have ever seen. There is even a site that has pet supplys.

Ok, your saying. Then why all the pictures of delicious pies?

Well, remember I said that I loved their site filled with cookware?

These pies all look great, don't they?

The first picture is my favorite pie.

Banana Creme Pie with Pecan Crust

The next two are from Bon Appetit.

Well, wouldn't they look even better in a beautiful Pink ceramic Pie plate

made in France by Emile Henry?

Have you ever cooked in Emile Henry's ceramic pie plates and casseroles? I have been using Emile Henry baking dishes for many years. I began using them when Martha Stewart talked about how much she enjoyed using them. They are amazing at perfectly browning your crusts. You will love the results when you bake pies in them.

THE GIVEWAY

The picture above is the giveaway pie plate you will receive if you are the winner!

(not the glass pedistal)

Here is how you can enter to win.

FOR 1 CHANCE TO WIN

Just leave a comment on this post and tell me what kind

of pie you would bake in your new pink pie plate.

FOR YOUR 2ND. CHANCE TO WIN

Become a "Follower" on my site then leave another comment

and tell me you are Following me.

( If you already Follow just tell me so in your comment)

FOR YOUR 3RD. CHANCE TO WIN

visit http://www.cookware.com/ and take a look around.

Then come back here and tell me which product

you would love to own in your 3rd. comment.

FOR YOUR 4TH. CHANCE TO WIN

Mention this Giveaway on your blog with a link back here to this post

@ Joyously Living Life then come back here and

comment again and tell me that you did.

If you participated in all 4 ways to win you should have commented 4 times.

If you do not have a blog please be sure that you leave your

email so that I can contact you if you win.

The winner will need to email me her name and address

so that the good folks at CSN can ship her prize.

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Should you decide you can't live without this beautiful PINK Pie Plate

Please know that Emile Henry will donate 10%

of the sale of each pink dish to

Breast Cancer Research.

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I am joining in for the fun this week at

BetweenNapsOnThePorch for

TABLESCAPE THURSDAY

I can see this on a lovely table set for Valentines

or Easter Dinner.

Thanks to Susan our hostess.

and

DesignsByGollum for

FOODIE FRIDAY

Thanks to Michael Lee our hostess.

The winner will be announced on Monday February 1, 2010

Be sure to stop back to see if your the winner.

Thanks for joining in for the fun

~ ~Ahrisha~ ~

Sweet Little Apron

Greetings friends~ ~ ~

Just a quick post to say I Won! This great little apron was made my Laurie at Meggie Mae Aprons. (I'm so sorry but I can't get this link to work. Click on Laurie's name then choose her site.) I must say she is a great seamstress her hand stitching and sewing is neat and precise. Oh yes, they are lined too.

If you are in the market for an apron for the holidays or everyday use visit her site and take a look at her aprons.
I am a seamstress too and sew my own aprons so I know a talented seamstress when I see one. Laurie does a great job.

Well I did say I won this apron so off you go to visit Julia @ The Apron Goddess to register to win your own apron. Julia is a great gal with a big heart and an amazing love of aprons. Visit her sweet blog. She has a give-a-way going on. Check it out.

Thank you my friends for supporting these lovely gals. See you tomorrow for Susans Tablescape Thursday.
~ ~Ahrisha~ ~