With Christmas fast approaching, my oldest child was talking about ideas for Christmas gifts for everyone on his list, what with his budget so strapped and the economy in the toilet. He was going down his list and when he got to me, he said, “Oh, YOU are ALWAYS easy!! Anything for the kitchen.” Bingo!! My boy DOES know his mother. He could get me a pot holder and I’d be thrilled. Even better. . . if he MADE me a pot holder. I’m really that easy. My son knows what a freak I am about ALL kitchen stuff; appliances big and small, gadgets, cookware, silverware, etc, etc. The list goes on! So you can just imagine how excited I was to receive this from Progresso.

And because this is the holiday season and the holidays are all about sharing, I have a surprise. Progresso is giving away three more gift baskets that include a free coupon for Progresso Broth, a recipe card holder, recipe box and wicker basket, as well as a set of serving spoons and a spoon rest that I’d like to give away.

I used Progresso Chicken Broth in my White Turkey Chili the other day, as a matter of fact. If you want a coupon for their chicken broth, click here to get one. It’s valid until March 23, 2009. Also, here’s the link to the Progresso website. Their site has a whole bunch of recipe ideas, party planning tips and even wine suggestions. The recipes are from Michael Chiarello and they look DIVINE! I can’t wait to try the Mashed Potato Gratin, the Mozzarella Stuffed Portabellas, and the Panko-Crusted Sole with Basil, Garlic and Orange. My mouth is watering just looking at the pictures.

Now to the fun stuff. To participate in this giveaway, leave a comment with YOUR favorite holiday recipe – or if you don’t have the recipe, just share your most treasured dish that you look forward to the most during the holidays. I will use a random number generator to select one winner Friday evening, a second winner Saturday evening and the third winner Sunday evening all at 6:00 pm Eastern Standard Time each evening. So get your comments in if you’d like a Progresso Gift Basket.

Copy and paste this link into your web browser to print your coupon now for the Progresso Broth.

http://bricks.coupons.com/bstart.asp?o=54526&ci=1&c=GM&p=KhuiQaPe

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We have our first Giveaway Winner! I used a Random Number Generator because I can’t take the pressure of doing a contest where I have to choose a winner. I like the idea of the Random Number Generator taking all the heat.

Number 3, Mo, is the winner of today’s drawing. Mo, email me at dcamurray@hotmail.com to send me your address. I’ll get this out to you ASAP.

But this giveaway is not over. There will be one more drawing tomorrow night, so you still stand a chance to win a Progresso gift basket. The deadline for the next drawing is Saturday at 6:00 pm EST.

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We have our second Giveaway Winner! I used a Random Number Generator because I can’t take the pressure of doing a contest where I have to choose a winner. I like the idea of the Random Number Generator taking all the heat.

Number 3, Michelle, is the winner of today’s drawing. Michelle, email me at dcamurray@hotmail.com to send me your address. I’ll get this out to you ASAP.

But this giveaway is not over. There will be one more drawing tomorrow night, so you still stand a chance to win a Progresso gift basket. The deadline for this last drawing is Sunday at 6:00 pm EST.

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We have our third Giveaway Winner! I used a Random Number Generator because I can’t take the pressure of doing a contest where I have to choose a winner. I like the idea of the Random Number Generator taking all the heat.

Number 6, StarWoodGal, is the winner of today’s drawing. StarWoodGal, email me at dcamurray@hotmail.com to send me your address. I’ll get this out to you ASAP.

Congratulations to all the winners! Thank you all for participating.

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In the meantime, I found this over at UndomesticDiva. She calls these YouTube videos her Christmas Crack. Now they’re MY Christmas Crack. I keep going back to them. I’ll feature a new one with each announcement throughout the weekend. For the time being, enjoy! It’s awesome!

Carol of the Bells 2006 – Holdman Christmas Display

MERRY CHRISTMAS!