Blogoversary Giveaway!

In celebration of TWO wonderful years of blogging I would like to have a giveaway!  I recently had my Easy Peasy Pork Chop recipe published in Gooseberry Patch's Rush Hour Recipes cookbook!  I will give a copy away at the end of the month!

 
Easy Peasy Pork Chops
2-3 lbs. of boneless pork chops (I buy pork loin and have the meat counter slice it about 1/2 in. thick)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 1/2 cans water (No need to dirty a measuring cup, right?)
6 T. worchestershire sauce
1/4 - 1/2 tsp. black pepper (depends on how much you like pepper)
a few dashes of salt

Place your chops in a 4-ish qt. crock pot. Mix the remaining ingredients in a bowl or mixer then pour over the chops. If there are some parts of the chops exposed just pour a bit more water over it or half way through the cooking turn them over so they don't dry out.

Cook on high for 4-6 hours. Remove the chops to a dish and cover so they can rest (that cooking process is tiring, you know?). Strain the bits out of the remaining juices and if you feel it's a bit too runny add 1 T flour to take 1/2 cup of cold water in a small bowl or tea cup. Then when it's no longer runny add it to the juices and mix in a saucepan over medium heat until it's thicker. (I usually do this a bit at a time so it's just the right thickness.)

I serve this with mashed potatoes or rice. With a side veggie dish and rolls. Mmm mmm good, and easy peasy!

HERE'S THE GIVEAWAY SCOOP!

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**GIVEAWAY**

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Please be sure you leave something that distinguishes you from other comments like "Carmen from northern Indiana". 

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Entry 1

Leave a comment with your favorite Old House Kitchen recipe.

Entry 2

Share the link for this giveaway on Facebook.

Leave a separate comment telling me so. (Another entry)

Entry 3

Blog about this on your own site.

Leave the web addy in a separate comment.

(Another entry)

Please be sure you leave something that distinguishes you from other comments like "Carmen from northern Indiana".

**All entries need to be a separate comment for drawing purposes.  I count up the total number of comments and then enter it into random.org.  Random.org picks a number then I count down to that number in the comment section.  If all entries are left in one comment unfortunately you will only get one entry.**

**Prize**

One blessed reader will win a copy of Rush Hour Recipes!

** Giveaway ends February 29th at midnight EST **

 

Happy Blogoversary!

"You've come a long way, baby!" I think that used to be in a commercial, but I think it applies here very well. *wink* One year ago today I started a little blog for the sake of sharing my recipes with a few friends. My goal was to type them up so I had them all in one place on the computer. I never thought it would be that big of a deal. Wow!  Was I in for a surprise!

I have not only shared recipes with family and friends, but I've shared recipes with many new friends. Some that I chat with every day and I can't imagine not having them in my life cheering me on. Not only have I organized some of my recipes but I've shared them with you; hopefully making your kitchen enjoyable, one recipe at a time. By clicking on affiliate links you have added a bit of extra income to help our budget here and there. Thank you so much for clicking on those links and ordering where you feel led.

You've endured my shameless doting and pictures of our kiddos...  

and crazy farm animals.

I've been featured on Gooseberry Patch's Featured Friday Blogger (read that HERE).  I was recently interviewed about our home, family, and Old House Kitchen for a story in our local newspaper.  That story has lead to a monthly column in our paper where I share a recipe and a little story or tip.

I've also been a contributor at Raising Homemakers (the latest post is HERE) and have met so many wonderful ladies.

I am so blessed at how far Old House Kitchen has come in the last 365 days.  OHK has over 100 followers and over 500 fans on Facebook.  I often receive e-mails, messages on Facebook and comments on posts regarding how much ya'll appreciate this little 'ol blog of mine. Speechless. Blessed. Thankful. Those are just a few words that describe how I feel about this blog and all of you.  You have all truly touched my heart and blessed me many times over.  Thank you all so much.

To show my appreciation I have a lot of fun things planned for this month. There will be several giveaways (some sponsored), fun recipes, some cute crafts, lots of new items over at Old House Mercantile, and an e-book that you are going to love! Exciting!!

To start off I'm giving away a copy of Queen of the Castle! We've been working our way through this book since last March (start HERE) and we're in the home stretch!

Contest starts NOW (Feb. 1) and 

ends at 12:00 (midnight) (EST) Feb. 3. 

UPDATE 2/5/11:  CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED

THANK YOU FOR PLAYING!  WINNER IS "LANGELA"

To make things simple just comment with your favorite kitchen gadget and your name
(something distinctive like "Carmen with 7 kiddos from Northern Indiana").  

(Of course I would be grateful if you shared this giveaway with a friend or even blogged about it!)

(Each entry receives an ordinal number.  A number is chosen by the number generator at Random.org.)

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Here's to another wonderful year at Old House Kitchen!