Ok. I don’t have time tonight to write all the winner’s name here, and link to their blogs. Instead, I sent them all an e-mail (check your spam folders!) telling them they’ve won. If you were one of the lucky winners, congrats!
I want to try something a little differently this time. If you are a winner, take a picture of your trays when they arrive (they mail out next week). E-mail your photo to trays@picwing.com. In the subject line, copy the URL of your site. The subject line will be the caption on your photo, and since it will be your blog’s URL, people will see your site because it’s on my site.
Include nothing else in the e-mail. Just e-mail to trays@picwing.com. In the subject line, copy the URL of your blog. Finally, simply attach the photo(s) to the e-mail and send.
You can practice on this previous post.
Hello, Sooper Heroes. I’ve selected all the tray winners, but I’m not quite ready to announce them. I have to get them into a spreadsheet to send to the manufacturer to fulfill. The winners should be up on Monday or Tuesday. Stay tuned!
Comment on this post for a chance to win a set of these trays. If you prefer letter trays over number trays, tell me in your comment! The drawing will be mostly random, but I love how creative you guys get. Tell me what you’ll do with them, make me laugh or just say hi. I’ll pick 24 Letter Tray winners, and 24 Number Tray winners. Good luck! I’ll announce the winners on Sunday.
A few months ago, I connected with an insanely creative guy (via the Spoon Sisters) who created really fun letter and number trays. You can get a sneak peek at them below, but here’s how they describe themselves on their site:
It’s a mold that’s colorful, educational, flexible and non-stick. Make ice, sidewalk chalk, Jello-o, butter, soap, shortbread cookies, chocolate, muffins, candles… oven safe to 550F and freezer safe to -50F.
Don’t want to wait for the giveaway? Go buy them now from the Spoon Sisters!
I’m interested to see what you Blake Makers can do with these. This is NOT the giveaway post. That post comes on Friday. I’m sending out a not-so-sooper-secret e-mail tonight with the details. If you haven’t joined SOOPZ, get to it!
Let’s see if this thing works. The slideshow below displays photos that are emailed to a specified e-mail address. E-mail any photo you want (keep it clean) to blakekillian@picwing.com, and it will appear below. If this works, I’ve got any idea. Several ideas, actually. bk
Hello, Blake Makers. Before we jump into the fudgy bliss pictured below, allow me to talk about the photo itself. This post marks the debut of the first picture taken in my nifty, DIY light box. Thanks to my buddy Michael, I was able to build my box in about 30 minutes (and for less than $50).
I’ve still got some tweaking to do, both with my lights and with my camera’s settings, but so far I’m pretty pleased. Now, I can take food pics at midnight if I want. Yay! Let’s talk about this fudge.
I knew it was going to be good when licked the pot I cooked it in clean. It was more than a little dangerous as the pot was hot. Seriously, the remaining fudge was just this side of molten. I burned my lips a little, but was numb in a happy coma so I didn’t feel a thing. The pot looked like it had been scrubbed in hot, soapy water when I was done with it. Yum.
I’ve tried to make fudge before, and ended up with a watery, chocolate soup. Now that I think about it, I haven’t attempted fudge since college (I wonder if Patrick remembers that debacle?). My mom makes amazing fudge, and knowing that I could never top hers, I rarely try. I’m not sure what makes her’s so good. Maybe because she’s a great cook, or because she calls it “Fantasy Fudge.”
No matter. This stuff is good enough to have me sneaking cubes of it at least six times a day. It can’t stay in our house for another day, so the people in my office will be really happy tomorrow!
The Recipe
Melt 1 stick of butter in a medium sauce pan. Add 5 oz. evaporated milk and 3 cups of sugar. Stir constantly and bring to a rolling boil. Boil the mixture for 5 minutes stirring constantly.
Remove from heat, and add 7 oz. marshmallow fluff, 12 oz. bag of semisweet chocolate morsels, and 1 tblsp. of vanilla. This recipe also called for 1/2 oz. of praline liquor and 1 cup of chopped pecans. We couldn’t find any praline liquor, but decided to add the pecans.
After you’ve mixed everything together, pour it into a 9 x 9 pan lined with foil. It will (should) be thick. Good luck! I hope you don’t end up with chocolate soup!
This recipe is from The Encyclopedia Cajun & Creole Cuisine by John Folse.
I’m pretty busy. I’ve got three blogs, a food show, a secret (OMGF) and a full-time job. However, recently I was asked to blog for Brita’s Filter For Good site. Blake Greens is a blog that I’ve planned on launching since I wrote this post, but, alas, there’s no way I can do that. At least not right now.
Apart from Filter For Good being a paying gig, it’s allowing me to express my greener side along with Beth, Siel, Sarah, Stefani, and Neil.
I’ve got a couple of posts under my belt over there, but I’m just getting started. I’m really interested in blogging about green living in New Orleans, and green businesses. Check out the FilterForGood Blog every Wednesday for a new post from me, and hopefully soon, I’ll be shooting videos for that blog, too!
I’ve got a small request. We all know that bloggers live for comments, and I want to make Brita proud. So, if you have a chance, could you pop over to the Brita blog and comment on my posts? I’ll love you forever!
Very clever, Axe. Very clever. It turns out that the chocolate arm that arrived over a week ago was sent by Axe. They’ve got a new product line coming out that they say is as irresistible as chocolate. I brought this to work, and was surprised when my female co-workers liked it. Watch the hilarious commercial here.
They’ve got a contest to “Win The Sweet Life” at AxeDarkTemptation.com.
Go to BlakeSips.com to watch the champagne portion of the Surf & Sparkle celebration that’s going on at Bacco right now! Watch the lobster video here.
