Monica Bhide Dear Reader: Today you have a chance to win something very exclusive. I was one of the people who supported Carla Hall’s Kickstarter for her new restaurant! In return for the support, she sent me an autographed copy of her menu and several fabulous recipe cards! Today, you will have a chance to enter to win the her menu and cards and, as a bonus, you will receive my new book, A Life of Spice, as well!
About Carla Hall: “ Carla Hall is a co-host of ABC’s popular lifestyle series “The Chew,” seated alongside restaurateurs and “Iron Chef America” stars Mario Batali and Michael Symon, entertaining expert Clinton Kelly and health and wellness enthusiast Daphne Oz. Hall is best known as a competitor on Bravo’s “Top Chef,” where she won over audiences with her fun catch phrase, “Hootie Hoo” and her philosophy to always cook with love. Hall is the owner of Carla Hall Petite Cookies, an artisan cookie company that specializes in creating sweet and savory “petite bites of love.” Her approach to cooking blends her classic French training and Southern upbringing for a twist on traditional favorites. She is committed to health and balance in everyday living. Her newest cookbook, Carla’s Comfort Food: Favorite Dishes from Around the World will be published March 25, 2014, and her first cookbook, Cooking with Love: Comfort Food That Hugs You, was published in November 2012 and recently re-released in paperback. A native of Nashville, TN, Hall received a degree in Accounting from Howard University, but traveling through Europe awakened her passion for food and inspired a new career path.” – This bio is reprinted from her website.
In order to enter, here is what you need to do – (no purchase necessary) –
1. Follow me on FB and/or Twitter. If you are already following me – THANK YOU!
2. Follow Carla Hall. If you are already following her – YOU ROCK!
3. Help us spread the word about this giveaway – any way you choose – tell friends!
4. Leave a comment here and tell us why YOU should win!
I will pick a winner on May 10th,2015 at 6:00 pm.
Rules –
1. US residents only. NO P.O.Box please
2. One winner will be selected at random. If you win and do not respond (within a week of) when I contact you, I will choose a different winner.
3. I will ship you both books by media mail.
4. No purchase needed to enter.
PLEASE NOTE – I paid for the kickstarter myself. No publisher or publicist or author has paid for these copies.
Hi there, I have been following you both for a long time. I do so enjoy everything I learn from you both. I’d love to receive the cookbook, as well as the menu, as a constant inspiration that I should never give up my dreams, never stop writing, and never stop cooking!
What a great giveaway, Monica! I love supporting kickstarters and then seeing them soar. So cool! I should win because I’d love a hard copy of your book to go along with my ecopy, plus Carla’s recipes sound fantastic. Thanks for the chance!
Guess who is the winner! Jenni Field!! Please do send me your address so I can get the book and the recipes to you right away!
Woo hoo..give away telling me all about spices..spices and the lure..got to have good spices and make a little heaven in my camp dutch ovens!
Your beautiful book and Carla’s recipes all in 1 bundle? So wonderful!
I love experimenting with and exploring spices from around the world. Discovering a new flavor lifts you up!
Two of my favorite ladies and loving all they have to say!
I follow you on all social media. I would love to win this giveaway. I watch Carla Hall daily on The Chew. Wish meeting her in person was also part of your prize 🙂 Thanks and hope I win, Monica!
I started following you just today on FB and Twitter, I already followed Carla and The Chew. I have been to tapings of The Chew and adopted Carla’s hootie hoo to find my boyfriend in crowded places, she ROCKS!
I follow you both on FB and twitter. I shared in The Cookbook Junkies. I have all your books and Carla’s and I would love to win!
I am sure all who commented want to win just as I do, so may the lucky one win! I would like to win this because I think you are a great writer and I love Carla’s personality.
What a lovely prize! Two wonderfully talented writers, chefs and a fabulous cookbook to add to my collection.
I follow you and winning this book would help me become a better cook.
I should win cause I adore Carla and already have your book on my wishlist!
I think Carla has sense for life that makes her ageless. She tries different things is always smiling. SHe knows how to live life and I’s love to learn from her.
Been following your blog for a while now. Love the butter chicken recipe.