A Give Away and an Upcoming Review

And the winner is Sarah Naveen of Vazhayila! Congrats Sarah!

It has been over a year since I have been "actively" blogging. When I say "actively", I mean at least 3-4 posts a month. I had started this blog in mid 2008 and did 2 posts during that year and then went into a long hibernation mode for a year and half. I started back up again in late 2009 hoping to get some momentum going and I should say I was successful so far, at least in my terms. It was mostly due to the support from all my fellow bloggers, my readers out there and of course, my family! In this one year, I gained a lot of good friends, got blogger awards and recognitions from my fellow bloggers and also got selected as a Preferred Blogger by CSN stores. In addition to trying and posting recipes, I also did some reviews and have more coming. Keep looking in this space for an upcoming review to see my new toy from CSN! It could be anything from leather messenger bags to a cooking gadget!

So for this one successful year and for all the support that you guys have given me, I have decided to do a small giveaway! I bought a copy of "Cooking Yourself  Thin Faster" for the giveaway. This book has around 75 recipes that you can make in a flash and still be on your diet, without sacrificing the foods you love! Most recipes in this book would be familiar to most of you, but with much scaled down calories. It has recipes for Breakfast, Starters, Main Course, Sides/Soups/Salads and Desserts with great pictures.  I have started trying some guilt-free desserts from the book already and they have turned out great - not at all compromising on the taste! Please note that this is not a sponsored giveaway. Here are some pictures of the book for you to take a sneak peak:

Getting on to the rules for the giveaway:

1. The contest is only open to US, Canadian and Indian Residents. For all others, if you have a friend/relative in US, Canada or India, you could always get it shipped to them.
2. The contest closes on December 31 at 11:59pm PST. Winner would be announced in this blog on January 1st.
3. The winner will be selected using random.org and will be notified via email. Please post your email id as well, if you are not a registered blogger. In the event that winner does not respond back within 3 days after they receive the email, a new winner would be chosen.
4. You could leave a separate comment for each one of the below activity:

1. Follow Thattukada publicly via Google friend connect and leave a comment under this post saying so. If you are already a follower, just comment so. (Mandatory)
2. Share this post on your facebook and leave a comment about it under this post. (optional for additional entries)
3. Tweet about this giveaway and comment here. (optional for additional entries)
4. Post about this giveaway in your blog and comment here. (optional for additional entries)

So you could leave a maximum of 4 comments and quadruple your chances to be the winner.

So what are you waiting for! Keep the entries flowing in and Good Luck to you all!

Give Away Time - **CLOSED**

And the winner is Shabitha Karthikeyan of My Home Kitchen! Congrats Shabitha!

I am sure most of you have by now seen giveaways happening at a lot of blogs. I am one of the lucky ones who also got the privilege to do a giveaway sponsored by CSN stores to thank my dear readers out there. For those who do not know about CSN stores, it is comprised of more than 200 different shopping sites under the overall csnstores.com umbrella. Most of their sites are named for their primary product offerings or the styles they provide. CSN's product categories cover everything from cookware, ultra modern furniture, bunk bed-office combinations and fitness equipment to gaming chairs, grills, greenhouses and much. So for all your needs ranging from a corner TV stand, entertainment centers, rugs, house wares to home improvement stuff, you could visit that one place - CSN Stores. Now let’s get into what CSN has agreed to offer for my dear friends - you get to pick one from the below 9 choices:

Black & Decker Mini Pro Plus Food Processor

Presto Flip Side Belgian Waffle Maker

Back to Basics Brushed Chrome Smoothie Elite

Le Creuset 2-Quart Batter Bowl

Oster 12-Speed Osterizer Blender

Cuisinart Power Advantage 5-Speed Hand Mixer

Paula Deen 2 Qt. Double Boiler Set in Stainless Set

Farberware Classic Stainless Steel 2 Quart Covered Saucepan with Double Boiler Insert

Rachael Ray “Bubble & Brown” 2-Piece Stoneware Baker Set

So what do you want to pick for your sweet space? Now let's get into the rules and requirements for you to enter this contest.

Rules

1. The contest is only open to US and Canadian Residents. For all others, if you have a friend/relative in US or Canada, you could always get it shipped to them.

2. The contest closes on May 12th at 11:59pm PST.

3. The winner will be selected using random.org and will be notified via email. Please post your email id as well, if you are not a registered blogger. In the event that winner does not respond back within 3 days after they receive the email a new winner would be chosen.

4. You could leave a separate comment for each one of the below activity: (Note: - The first 2 are mandatory to enter the contest)

1. Follow Thattukada publicly via Google friend connect and leave a comment under this post saying so. If you are already a follower, just comment so. (Mandatory)
2. Visit the furniture store under CSN umbrella - RacksandStands and leave a comment as to what you would love to have from there.  (Mandatory)
3. Tweet about this giveaway using the tweeter link below this post and follow me on twitter. Leave a comment with your tweet URL under this post.
4. Join Face book group - Thattukada and leave a comment about it under this post.
5. Add Thattukada to your blog roll and leave a comment about it under this post.

So you could leave a maximum of 5 comments and quintuple your chances to be the winner - please remember that the first 2 are mandatory for you to earn any additional entries.

Good Luck dear Friends! Happy Commenting!