Remembering Our KitchenAid Stand Mixer & Cookbook Giveaway: A Special Thank You to Our Baking Community

We’re taking a moment to look back at a truly special event that unfolded just a few Christmases ago – a heartfelt giveaway designed purely to express immense gratitude to our incredible community. While this particular opportunity has now concluded, its spirit of appreciation continues to resonate deeply within us.

Please note: This giveaway is officially closed. The winners have been selected and notified.

Every single day, we are profoundly touched by your engagement. Whether you’re taking the time to recreate a recipe from our collection, sending an encouraging email, leaving a thoughtful comment that brightens our day, or sharing a beautiful photograph of your culinary creations inspired by our blog – each interaction means the world to us. This platform, this vibrant baking community, simply wouldn’t exist without your unwavering support, enthusiasm, and willingness to share in our passion for baking. For every read, every like, every share, and every delicious dish brought to life in your kitchens, we are truly and eternally grateful.

That’s why, in a past festive season, we chose to do something extraordinary to say a monumental THANK YOU. This wasn’t a sponsored campaign; it was a personal gesture, a tangible expression of our appreciation for your loyalty and the joy you bring to this space. We proudly gave away three magnificent KitchenAid stand mixers, coupled with a special gift from our own kitchen – signed copies of my cookbook, “Live Well Bake Cookies.” It was a gesture from our heart to yours, celebrating the magic you help us create.

The Prizes: Elevating Your Baking Experience

Imagine the excitement! Three fortunate individuals were selected to receive a KitchenAid Artisan® Series 5 Quart Tilt-Head Stand Mixer. This iconic appliance is more than just a kitchen tool; it’s a culinary powerhouse, a staple for any serious baker or aspiring home chef. Known for its robust construction, versatile performance, and timeless design, the Artisan series mixer simplifies countless baking tasks, from whipping delicate meringues to kneading dense bread doughs with effortless grace. Its powerful motor and planetary mixing action ensure thorough incorporation of ingredients, yielding consistently perfect results every time.

Winners had the delightful opportunity to select their stand mixer in the color of their choice, up to a $350 US value, from the vibrant array available on KitchenAid’s official website, ensuring it was a perfect match for their personal kitchen aesthetic. This customization added another layer of excitement, making the prize truly personal. Beyond its primary function, the KitchenAid stand mixer is also celebrated for its extensive range of available attachments, transforming it into a versatile appliance capable of everything from making pasta to grinding meat, juicing, and more, opening up a world of culinary possibilities. It’s a true investment in kitchen efficiency and creativity.

Complementing this incredible mixer, each winner also received a personally signed copy of my cookbook, Live Well Bake Cookies. This cookbook is a labor of love, filled with carefully crafted recipes designed to bring joy and deliciousness to your home. It’s more than just a collection of instructions; it’s an invitation to explore the comforting and rewarding world of baking. From classic favorites to innovative twists, the recipes in Live Well Bake Cookies are approachable for bakers of all skill levels, encouraging everyone to find happiness and creativity in their kitchens. Paired with a new KitchenAid mixer, this combination was truly designed to inspire countless memorable baking moments and sweet treats.

Giveaway Rules: A Look Back at the Entry Process

To ensure fairness and manage the logistics of shipping and prize fulfillment, specific rules were established for this giveaway. In order to be eligible to win these fantastic prizes, participants needed to be residents of the United States or Canada and be 18 years of age or older. This geographic limitation helped us manage shipping complexities and customs regulations, ensuring a smooth delivery process for our lucky winners. Furthermore, to provide an equal chance for everyone in our broad and wonderful community, only one entry per person was permitted. This policy ensured that the opportunity was fairly distributed across our dedicated readership, rather than being dominated by multiple entries from a single individual.

The entry period for this special event was time-sensitive, designed to build anticipation during the festive season. The giveaway officially closed on Thursday, December 9th, 2021, at 11:59 pm CST. Following the closure, a fair and unbiased selection process took place. We randomly selected the winners, a method chosen to ensure complete impartiality and give every eligible entry an equal shot at winning. Notification emails were then dispatched to the fortunate individuals on Friday, December 10th, 2021, bringing the exciting news directly to their inboxes.

A crucial aspect of the rules, designed to expedite the prize delivery, stipulated that each winner would have 72 hours to respond with their shipping address. This timeframe was essential for us to promptly organize the shipment of the KitchenAid mixers and signed cookbooks, especially with the holiday season approaching. If a winner did not respond within this specified period, a new winner would unfortunately have been chosen, ensuring that these wonderful prizes found a deserving home without unnecessary delay. This commitment to swift communication was paramount in making the giveaway a success for all involved.

How To Enter: Sharing Your Baking Dreams

The method for entering this giveaway was deliberately kept simple and interactive, designed to foster community engagement and gather valuable insights from our readers. To participate, all that was required was to leave a comment directly on the giveaway blog post. But it wasn’t just any comment; we asked our readers to tell us which recipe or baking how-to post they would most love to see featured on the blog in the coming year. This interactive entry method served a dual purpose: it made participation effortless for our readers, and it provided us with a treasure trove of ideas and inspiration for future content. Understanding what our community truly desires to learn or bake next is incredibly valuable, allowing us to tailor our content to your interests and continue serving up fresh, exciting baking knowledge.

We absolutely loved reading through all the thoughtful suggestions and creative ideas submitted by our community. It was inspiring to see the diverse interests and baking aspirations among our readers, from requests for specific cookie variations to advanced pastry techniques and gluten-free alternatives. This feedback was incredibly helpful in shaping our content calendar and ensuring that we continue to provide recipes and tips that resonate most with you. This giveaway wasn’t just about giving back; it was also about listening and growing together as a vibrant baking community.

A Note on Shipping & Holiday Spirit

We made every effort to ensure the mixers and cookbooks were shipped out as quickly as possible to the winners. However, due to the high volume of holiday shipping during that time of year, we wanted to be transparent that it was possible they might not arrive before Christmas day. Our primary goal was to get these fantastic prizes into the hands of our winners promptly, but the complexities of holiday logistics sometimes present unforeseen delays. We appreciate everyone’s understanding during that bustling period, and we were confident that whether they arrived just before or just after the big day, these gifts would bring lasting joy to their new owners.

Celebrating Our Winners!

The excitement on Friday, December 10th, 2021, was palpable as we prepared to announce the names of our three lucky winners. After a careful and completely random selection process, we were thrilled to congratulate the individuals who would soon be receiving their brand-new KitchenAid Artisan stand mixers and signed copies of Live Well Bake Cookies. It was a truly rewarding moment for us, knowing that these prizes were going to deserving members of our incredible baking community.

We are delighted to once again recognize and celebrate our three giveaway winners: Donna Olson, Kristen Ferguson, and Lisa Robson. We hope that their new KitchenAid mixers and cookbooks have brought countless hours of baking pleasure, inspiring new culinary adventures and creating many happy memories in their kitchens. Their feedback and participation, along with everyone else’s, truly made this giveaway a memorable success.

Thank you once again to everyone who participated, who reads, comments, and bakes along with us. Your passion for baking fuels our own, and we look forward to continuing to share delicious recipes and helpful tips with you for many years to come. Even though this specific giveaway is closed, the spirit of gratitude and community thrives on.