It's Dad's Time Now!

Father's Day is rapidly approaching and Great American Cookies is running a contest to find the Great American Dad. Wouldn't it be a great way to honor your father on Father's Day. All you have to do is share your story in 200 words or less. Here is the form you need to fill out - Entry Form

They are offering a 52" Flat-Panel LCD HDTV, Blu-ray Disc Player and Home Theater System as the Grand Prize, 52" Flat Panel LCD HDTV as the First Runner Up Prize, and (5) $50.00 gift certificates to Great American Cookies as runner up prizes.

So kids, here's your chance - get out those pens and pencils (okay, your generation will just go on the computer and type it in) and tell the world why your Dad is the greatest!

For all the Moms out there, you can also submit your story about your husband and why he's a great Dad as well, so go ahead and enter your tribute as well.

If one of my readers wins, please be sure to let me know by posting a comment or e-mailing me...

Good Luck to all my readers and kudos to all the wonderful Dads out there!



Since I am feeling guilty that I didn't mention Mother's Day in my blog as I was traveling with three of my four kids for the week, I am going to do a belated Mother's Day - Happy Mother's Day right now.

My friend Nancy just sent me this link that Le Creuset is having a contest as well.
Le Creuset is introducing a new product of Tri-Ply Stainless cookware, and they are giving away a hundred products for a hundred days. Just go to their site Le Creuset and fill in an entry blank.

Thank you Nancy for this great information.

Once again, good luck everyone....

A Day for Winners!!

Today, I am celebrating a day for winners. Those of you who follow the blog may know that yesterday was Match Day, which for medical students is the biggest day of their medical school career second to Graduation Day. It is the day when the student finds out where he or she will be doing their residency.

Our son David is graduating from Medical School and we are so thrilled that he got his chosen residency in Orthopedics and will be doing his residency in Buffalo, where he attended Medical School.

Since we were traveling back and forth to Buffalo yesterday, I didn't have time to prepare a food column today, so I thought I would post this article about my winner and show you some pictures.

In addition, I received this in my e-mail yesterday, and here is an opportunity for one of you to become a winner as well, in a cookware contest. Check out the link and enter to win a set of beautiful cookware!

Hi Elise,

I was looking at your site and I thought that you and your readers might want to check out a contest that my company is hosting. As a way to introduce people to our newly expanded collection of professional cookware, we are giving away a 19-piece Wear-Ever cookware set to one lucky person. This set is commercial quality, and is actually used by professional chefs. It is perfect for the serious home cook. Check it out for yourself at Food Service Warehouse

Thanks, and good luck to you and your readers!

Ashley Howard



Check this out for yourself, it looks like a great set of pots. I hope one of my readers will be the lucky winner, and since today is a lucky day, I hope you'll be lucky as well...

Here are some photos from our day yesterday

David just received the news that he matched in Buffalo

David sharing the news with his brother Jeff
and sister Lauren


Marc and I are so proud of David


Steven and his girlfriend JoAnna came
to support David


David and his girlfriend Laura
who is an anesthesiology resident


Blood is Blood...the brothers


David, Laura, Steven and JoAnna


David and his good friend Susan


We are all so happy for David!

Laura, David, me, Marc, Steven, and JoAnna