I have been debating on which blog I should give a copy of this book away on.  However, since this blog mainly focuses on food, I decided this one. 

Food Fights is a great book that talks about the food issues most of use have at our dinner tables each and every day.  It is about which battles are worth fighting over and which are not.  It also has some great advice on what to do with certain behaviors like thowing food.  There is even a section about the 5 second rule!  As a parent, this is must read.

Sounds like something you’d be interested in?  Well, I have a copy that I will be giving away to one of my lucky readers!  What do you have to do?

1. Leave a comment on this post. I want to know why you would want this book.
2. Twitter about this contest. Please leave me your username so I can verify.
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Good luck! This contest will end November 16, 2008 at 11:59 PM CST and is for US residents only.

What better way to show the world that you are true foodies than to write notes on your very own foodie stationary?  Blue Egg Photography has some of the best food photography out there.  The paper these cards are made with good heavy card stock.  They scream quality to you!  The pictures are so good and so realistic that my 15 month old son keeps trying to eat the cards.  I will be honest, I almost hate to use these cards, because they are so pretty.

If you want to impress your family and friends, you definitely need to get a pack of these for yourself.  You can order them one by one or just get a 12 pack of them.  The 12 pack has all 8 photos in there randomly (so you will have some repeats.  However, each pack is chosen randomly, so you won’t get the same ones each time!  This stationary also comes with the envelopes and is packaged in a clear gift box.  This is certainly perfect for any foodies out there.

Blue Egg Photography has been so kind that they are giving me the opportunity to give away one of these gift boxes to one of my readers!  I know you all want these, so here is what you have to do:

1. Leave a comment on this post. I want to know which picture you like best.  Click here to see all the designs.
2. Twitter about this contest. Please leave me your username so I can verify.
3. Stumble this post. If you don’t know what Stumble Upon is, please read Lori’s post at Blogging Cents. She explains it extremely well.
4. Add this post to other social media sites like Digg, Kirtsy, Blogging Zoom, Reddit, Propeller, Etc.

For 5 additional entries,

1. Blog about this on your blog. Please give me the URL, so I can verify.
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Good luck! This contest will end October 13, 2008 at 8:00 PM CST and is for US and Canadian residents only.

I love when I find a product that we can use on several items and in recipes.  Country Bob’s All Purpose Sauce is one of those products.  Not only can you use it in recipes such at meatloaf (more on that later), but you can use it on steak, hamburgers, pork, and chicken.  Personally, I am a ketchup person, but I may have found my ketchup replacement.

My husband made their meatloaf recipe the first night we had this.  I don’t normally care for meatloaf at all, so I wasn’t thrilled to be trying this sauce on something like that.  However, I was impressed.  The meatloaf was not dry, and it was awesome.  Not once did I feel the need to dip it in ketchup.  My kids even asked for seconds!  My husband wanted to know if there were more recipes we could try!  It is just as good on steaks and hamburgers too.

Country Bob has several other products you can try also:  BBQ Sauce, Seasoning Salt, and Spice All Purpose Sauce.  If they are as good as the All Purpose Sauce, then these are winners too!  Now, their product is good, but how about their site?  I love that too.  It is super easy to navigate.  You can easily find recipes to try and retail locations close to your house besides a ton of other stuff.  I found several local grocery stores by me that carry this besides the one I normally go to.  If you check out their online store, all of their products have free shipping!  If you are looking for a present, they have a cookbook and gift pack that would work out great!

Now, because I liked this product so much, I asked if I would be able to give a couple of my readers a chance to try this.  Of course, they said yes!  So Country Bob’s will be sending 2 lucky readers 2 bottles of their All Purpose Sauce.  What do you have to do to win this?

1.  Leave a comment on this post.  Check out Country Bob’s site and tell me what recipe you would like to try.  One comment please and let me know everything you did on that comment.  If you don’t list a feature, you are not eligible to win.
2. Stumble this post. If you don’t know what Stumble Upon is, please read Lori’s post at Blogging Cents. She explains it extremely well.
3. Vote for this post on other social media sites. One extra entry for each social media site you vote for this on.  (I’ll be adding some links to make this especially easy for you to vote — Digg, Propeller, Reddit, Mixx, Kirtsy, Blogging Zoom, Entreview)
4.  Twitter about this contest.  Please leave me your Twitter name in your comment.

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This contest will run from now till August 27th at 8 PM CST.  It is for US residents only.  Good luck!

If you live in the Chicagoland area, here is a list of farmstands you should definitely check out!

The Farm - 31st east of Wolf Road, Westchester

Didier Farms - 16678 W Aptakisic Rd., Prairie View  847-634-3291

Garden Patch Farms and Orchards - 14154 W 159th St., Homer Glen 708-301-7720

Glasscock Farms - 198 W Laraway Rd, Joliet 815-723-3792

Ida and Sal’s Produce - 36089 N US Hwy 45, Lake Villa 847-245-3705

Keller’s Farm Stand - 516 Knoch Knolls Rd., Naperville 630-369-5319

Krueger Farm and Vegetables - 28572 W IL Rte 120, Lakemoor 815-385-4981

Klein’s Farm and Garden Market, 1175 Lillian St., Elgin 847-683-9647

McCarthy Farms - 10301 W 159th St., (3 blocks west of La Grange Rd), Orland Park 708-349-2158

Natural Farm Stand - 3016 Rte 173, Richmond 815-678-7072

Norton Produce - 39 W369 Rte 64, St. Charles 630-377-8118

Red Barn Farm Market - 3500 S Rte 47, Woodstock 815-338-4343

Stade’s Farm and Market - 3709 Miller Rd., McHenry 815-675-6396

Von Bergen’s Country Market - 9805 IL Rte 173, Hebron 815-648-2332