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Ashleybug Organics & Sheyna Giveaway Winners
Posted by Natalie Kaar / Friday, July 8th, 2011
Thanks so much to everyone who entered our Ashleybug Organics and Sheyna giveaways over the past week. Without further ado, our winners are:
Ashleybug Organics bib-burp cloth gift set: Jelaire Grillo of Centreville
Sheyna earrings: Carlota Bindner of Woodbridge
Congrats!
And happy shopping, everyone!
–Natalie Kaar
Exclusive Sale & Giveaway: Sheyna D-I-Y Jewelry
Posted by Natalie Kaar / Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Circle Charm earrings, designed by bilasalina, $31.96 (Sheyna.com)
Hello there, shoppers! Love to spice up your wardrobe with jewelry that’s uniquely you? If you haven’t already, it’s time to get acquainted with Sheyna.com! The site allows you to build your own jewelry, using gold vermeil or silver plus a host of different stones, or you can purchase pieces already designed, for super-fun baubles to suit just about bank account.
To get inspired, I suggest checking out the page of necklaces already designed. The options are virtually endless.
How fun, right?! I would love to make some jewelry for my nieces, and I can see the DIY jewels as great bridesmaids gifts as well. Of course, I also have a few ideas in mind for my little princess and myself.
If you can’t wait to get your design on, good news! Sheyna is offering an exclusive deal to SWAG readers: With the code SWAG20, save 20 percent on any orders placed until the end of the year, Dec. 31, 2011!
PLUS, Sheyna is giving away a free pair of drop earrings, pictured below, worth $44.41. NoVA residents, enter below by noon on Thursday, July 7! There is no purchase necessary to win. One winner will be selected at random by next Friday, July 8.
(sheyna.com)
–Natalie Kaar
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Local and Lovely: Baby Organics from Ashleybug
Posted by Natalie Kaar / Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Large Dragonfly Bib (Ashleybug.com)
Hello there, shoppers. As any parent will tell you, burp cloths and bibs are absolute baby musts. At first, I wasn’t so sure about the bibs, but now that my baby girl has entered the world of bright orange and pukey green solids, I’m a believer.
While burp cloths and bibs are functional friends, when you see so much of them, having them be stylish is a big plus. They’re almost like an accessory; and it doesn’t get more fun than baby accessories. But, most importantly, you want your babe’s tender skin to be surrounded by the best in fabrics but don’t want to pay a bundle. Thanks to Centreville-based Ashleybug Organics, you can have it all.
The local company features adorable custom designs of organic sateen, organic flannel-backed bibs and burp cloths for reasonable prices (small bibs: $10, large bibs: $12, burp cloths: $15, gift sets: $25-$35).
Function, fashion, eco-friendliness and frugality — score! The site is even running a month-long special that will save you more moolah: The code 5OFF will save you $5 on any order of $25 or more in June.
Plus, NoVA shoppers, if you enter the sweepstakes below (no purchase necessary) by noon on Thursday, July 7, 2011, you could win a free combo gift set, with the design of your choice, worth $25! We will randomly select a winner next Friday, July 8.
Good luck and happy shopping!
– Natalie Kaar
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Brian Atwood Pumps & 1K Gift Card Giveaway
Posted by Natalie Kaar / Friday, June 17th, 2011
Hello there, shoppers! While entering giveaways can sometimes be a pain-in-the-you-know-what, when Rachel Zoe and Rent the Runway team up on one, you’ve got to pay attention. Really, where can you go wrong?!
Get this: All you have to do to enter and score a chance to win two pairs of Brian Atwood pumps and a $1,000 RTR gift card ($2,000 in absolutely fabulous prizes) is sign up for promotional emails from both parties.
(renttherunway.com)
And if you’re a fashionista, you’ll love what they have to say. Trust me.
This is bananas!
Good luck! (Though if you win, I won’t.)
–Natalie Kaar
Giving Up the Goods: The Perfect Fruit
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Monday, January 4th, 2010
Feliz Año Nuevo, Gut Checkers!
I don’t know if you’ve made any hard and fast resolutions for 2010, but if adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet is one of’em, here’s a little piece of advice: think local.
And I’m not saying that out of allegiance to the locavore movement or because regional producers line my pockets with kickbacks (NY Resolution #23: Take more bribes!).
I just want to spare you from fixating on some exotic foodstuff that’ll require you to totally rearrange your life and burn through frequent flier miles like kindling. Which is exactly what happened when author Chip Brantley wrapped his lips around his first pluot.
As documented in his engaging expose, The Perfect Fruit, that first bite compelled the fastidious food sleuth to track down the hybrid food’s creator, wander the fields were scientists have their way with Mother Nature’s wares and commune with the fruit vendors who bring their battle to your local produce aisle every week.
To claim your copy of The Perfect Fruit, just tell us where you load up on fresh produce. Farmers markets, CSAs, boutique groceries, pick-your-own orchards are all ripe for the nominating.
We’ll select one winner at random from all the comments submitted before 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan 8.
–Warren
Giving Up the Goods: The Bubbly Bride
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Friday, December 11th, 2009
(Image: The Liquid Muse)
Former Cocktail Corner columnist cum author Natalie Bovis-Nelsen, AKA The Liquid Muse, is back with another tome on proper tippling–this time tackling the always anxiety-ridden task of wedding planning.
And who couldn’t use a dose of liquid courage before taking that LOOOONNNNNGGGGGG walk down the aisle?
Bovis-Nelsen hopes to take the edge off the big day with “The Bubbly Bride,” a feel-good guide for brides-to-be that weaves wedding etiquette (Hate hangovers? Hydrate, eat, shun sugar and pop aspirin before bedtime; freezing water in bundt cake pans yields eye-catching ice wreaths for punch bowls) and cocktail lore (Angostura bitters were created by a German physicist while living in Venezuela; Pisco is a direct descendant of Roman Catholic communion wine).
She also shares dozens of drink recipes, as well as a tutorial on designing your own wedding cocktail (base recipe: 1 1/2 ounces spirit of your choice + 1 ounce simple syrup + 3/4 ounce sweetener/bitters + embellishments of your choice = custom coolers).
Noteworthy selections include: Lambrusco Rosemary Fizz (herby sparkler), D.C. mixologist Derek Brown‘s Jackelope (bourbon, oak-infused maple syrup, ginger liqueur), the Schoolgirl Fantasy (black cherry vodka, vanilla liqueur, flavored soda) and Nuts About You (cava, tawny port, almond extract).
She even breaks out the calorie count of many cocktail ingredients–the biggest offender? Liqueurs (120-150 calories per ounce). The most waistline-friendly additive? Lemon or lime juice (8 calories per ounce)–to allay any fitting-through-wedding day disasters.
To claim your copy of The Bubbly Bride, just tell us where you what specialty shops get your business when its time to reload the bar. We’re talking wines, beer, spirits (liquor/liqueurs) and mixers, folks.
We’ll select one winner at random from all the comments submitted before 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec 17.
–Warren
Giving Up the Goods: Modern Spice
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Friday, November 20th, 2009
Although author and food writer Monica Bhide now calls Vienna home, her artistic center and culinary sensibilities pogo between the otherworldly sights, flavors and smells she experienced as a youth in New Delhi and the modern flourishes she’s amassed after years of stateside cooking and dining.
Modern Spice is the culmination of her intercontinental education, providing home cooks with a very personal road map chronicling the intersection of traditional South Asian ingredients/cooking techniques and contemporary cuisine.
Bhide shares over 120 recipes that challenge the status quo of classic Indian cooking–don’t come looking for tandoori chicken or vindaloo anything in these pages–including:
* pineapple-lentil relish (a tangy topping gleaned from a D.C. chef);
* emerald-ade (a rum-mango-mint cooler);
* roasted spicy fig yogurt (laced with shredded coconut, cloves and honey);
* paneer-stuffed chicken breasts;
* pomegranate shrimp, and;
To claim your copy of Modern Spice, just tell us where you go to stock up on exotic spices or ethnic staples in the comments below.
Bhide suggested that she spends most of her time (and money) at her neighborhood go-to, the Aditi Spice Depot. But she has been known to wander the aisles at other local specialty shops from time-to-time.
“I love Penzeys and also going into Hmart to see what I can find!” she admitted.
We’ll select one winner at random from all the comments submitted before 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov 26.
And don’t forget to check back next Friday for our next cookbook giveaway.
–Warren
Giving Up the Goods: The Entertaining Encylopedia
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Friday, November 6th, 2009
With the latest 50 Best Restaurants roundup finally behind me (have no illusions; these awards issues will be the death of me), I’ve finally had a chance to sort through the mushrooming stack of culinary tomes that were threatening to overtake my office.
Turns out, I’ve neglected some real page-turners.
But no more.
For the next few weeks we’ll be spreading the literary wealth by offering up free copies of various food titles, beginning with Denise Vivaldo’s party planning primer, The Entertaining Encyclopedia:
(Image: Robert Rose)
This indispensable hospitality guide aims to assuage any event planning jitters by serving up a buffet of comprehensive theme menus–25 in all, ranging from casual gatherings like “garden brunch” and “girls night in” to stun-the-neighbor soirees like “Turkish twilight” or “African Ivory Coast”–classic cocktail recipes and even a cheat sheet for on-the-fly coffee service (easy-to-read chart plots everything you’ll need to produce piping-hot java for from six to 75 guests).
Vivaldo also tackles the ins and outs of pantry stocking (a cooking equivalency grid projects the final yield for all your fresh produce), proper place setting procedures and savvy clean-up tips.
Oh yeah, and she weaves in around 200 recipes ready for deployment at just about any hour of the day.
A must-have for budding hostesses, we’re fairly certain even veteran socialites will find a few new tricks worth swiping from Vivaldo’s 400+ page manifesto on merrymaking.
All you have to do to get your hands on it is leave a comment below sharing where you go to keep your kitchen in optimum working order (i.e., where you do shop for kitchenware, glassware, barware, cutlery, appliances, specialty cooking tools, etc.).
We’ll select one winner at random from all the comments submitted before 5 p.m. on Thursday, Nov 12.
And please don’t get discouraged if this cooking resource happens to slip through your fingers. Because we’ll be rolling out another giveaway next Friday.
–Warren
D-A-V-E Spells “Free BBQ” This Sunday
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Friday, August 28th, 2009
(Video: Famous Dave’s)
Barbecue baron David Anderson wants to reward all similarly christened Joe’s fellows with grilled goodies, so he’s rolling out the red carpet this Sunday with “Dave’s Day.”
Brothers-in-arms formally dubbed Dave, David or Davy–including celebrity gourmands David Duchovny (where did I leave that fresh fruit?), David Hasselhoff (best damn burger – EVER!), David Letterman (java-safety advocate extraordinaire) and David Cross (bottoms up!)–will enjoy a free entree (anything below $15, anyway).
Meanwhile, anyone who carries the Dave, David or Davy badge of honor as a middle name qualifies for $7.50 off an entree.
Those whose parents didn’t have the foresight to consider future food giveaways as part of their naming should still be able to enjoy the $1 spareribs and discounted beer specials Anderson has cooked up for his 15-year anniversary.
Participating NoVa locations include: Alexandria, Chantilly, Fredericksburg, Oakton, Sterling and Woodbridge.
–Warren
Posted by The Editorial Desk / Friday, June 19th, 2009
We’ve got a copy of the latest Morton’s cookbook up for grabs. (Whet your appetite here).
To claim it, all you have to do is share:
a) where you shop for choice cuts of meat (local butchers, sustainable farms, commercial groceries, etc.), or;
b) the best steak deals you’ve discovered around town (prime rib nights, chateaubriand specials, cut-rate sirloin sandwiches).
We’ll randomly choose a winner from all comments posted by 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 23.
Anyone who misses out on the gratis meat manual can snag a signed copy from Morton’s co-founder Klaus Fritsch at next week’s D.C. and Reston receptions. Each ticket ($59) nets guests a book, access to a dinner auction and includes a $5 contribution to Feeding America.
–Warren
