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Yahoo Group

March 8, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Like to talk about cooking? Come join the CheapCooking discussion group on Yahoo. Join more than 1,600 other cooks and share your knowledge while you learn some new recipes!

Sweet Potato Recipe Contest

March 8, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission is holding a sweet potato recipe contest.  I’ve made sweet potato fries before, but mostly I just bake them and eat them. Don’t think I’ll the contest with that idea though!

Free Song: Let’s Get It On from Amazon

February 13, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Free e-Book Winners

January 30, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Since I got so many comments I decided to give away FIVE sets of my eBooks instead of just 1.  The lucky winners are: Leanna Jackie Lydia Karla Mindy I’ll be emailing the winners with copies of the eBooks. Thanks to all who entered. I hope you’ll come back around as there are lots of [...]

Blog Giveaways

January 26, 2009 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

It must be karma. In December I got to give away some chocolates. Now I just won a budget oriented cookbook from Cook Something – Even If It’s Wrong. I decided I should give something away too! So I’ll give my 4 eBook bundle away as part of the Bloggy Giveaway Carnival. Go check out [...]

Ferrero Chocolate Christmas Tree Giveaway

December 20, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

We have two winners! Courtney and Ann. Please email your addresses to me at ellen at cheapcooking.com and I’ll have them sent out!  Thanks for all the responses! I hope I can do another giveaway soon! Ann, maybe you’ll share your chocolate pudding with us too!

Chocolate Giveaway

December 19, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

It’s a bit last minute so I’ll have to make this short—but also very sweet! I’ve got two Ferrero Chocolate Christmas Tree gift boxes filled with Ferrero chocolates to give away. Add a comment below with something about chocolate, a favorite recipe or your favorite treat, by Saturday 5pm PST. I’ll use a random number [...]

Blog Action Day: Poverty and Food

October 15, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

A wise man I know once said “People can’t make good decisions on an empty stomach.” Alex runs Operation Dignity, a homeless shelter for veterans, run by veterans. Alex knows what it’s like to not have enough to eat, having been homeless himself in the past. He told me when he heard statistics on how [...]

Want to Get your Blog Reviewed by Martha Stewart?

September 19, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Go post a comment on this blog post on her site.

Happy 5th Birthday to the Blog

April 10, 2008 by Ellen · Leave a Comment 

Wow. Somehow it slipped past me but this blog has been going for 5 years now! Back when I started it in 2003, there were probably a few hundred food blogs online. Now there are tens (hundreds?) of thousands, I’m sure. The format and style has certainly evolved over time. In the beginning, I rarely [...]

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