I’m giving away something nice today.
It’s silver and boxy. Short and sweet.
And it will help you make beautiful creamy creations right at home.
It’s the Cuisinart 2-quart ice cream maker.
Very Cool! Freezing, actually.
Want endless ice cream options? Sweet scoopable treats? Fun frozen flavors right at your fingertips?
I think yes. Because I know I totally want one, too. But first I’m giving away one. And to go along with it, a copy of Jeni’s Ice Creams at Home. I love this book and her ice cream, too! It’s soooo so good.
Here’s the scoop for a chance to win a Cuisinart 2-quart ice cream maker and the book, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home:
- To enter leave a comment on this post and share something fun you’ve done this summer.
- Deadline to enter is
Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 at 8:00 pm ET. Sorry guys…Time’s Up. Winner announced below. - One winner will be chosen at random and announced sometime Wednesday evening.
Good luck!
Giveaway sponsored by me.
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And now we have a winner. Congratulations Princess! Looks like it’s party time for you guys.
P.S. Thank you all for entering and sharing your summer. You guys are having way too much fun. It makes me smile reading your responses. Hugs!
We found out we are having a baby! Also, we threw a great 4th of July party!
Ice cream is my favorite thing!! My husband & I went to Gettysburg for the 150th anniversary and we stopped at every place that had homemade ice cream that we could find. I think my husband thought I was completely crazy but he went along with it.
We’re just finishing up our homeschool this week. We’ve done year-round school. So our summer fun hasn’t really begun yet. But we stood outside in a crazy storm in order to watch fireworks. That was fun!
I took up a short Krav Maga training course, and I felt like a total badass doing it!
Had my 2 neices come visit for the week; they are lots of fun. Thanks for this opportunity.
We, along with our extended family, took an annual trip to WI to go ATV’ing. It’s always a lot of fun, quality time, and memories made. We also eat a lot of homemade food, cookout, and of course a few yummy drinks. Some cold ice cream would top off the meals!
My boys and daughter-in-law took me to Charleston – beautiful city!
The most fun thing I’ve done this summer is become a mom by having my first baby boy :)
I’m Currently Camping With 25 family Members…..We Hand CraNked Ice Cream Last Night!
I went to Disney with my family and boyfriend for a week =D and on Saturday I’m heading to Sanibel island with my family =3.
This summer I’ve taken the kids on a day trip to the beach. For the rest of the days I supervise our little pool while the kids splash and play, and unknowingly teach themselves to swim!! Thank you for the opportunity. Never made homemade ice cream before . . . .
We went on a first official family vacation and spent 3 days exploring Disneyland, it was amazing!
That ice cream maker looks awesome! One fun thing I did this summer was take a road trip down the East Coast with my boyfriend.
Vacation to Palm Springs and Disneyland
Went with the family to the beach three times!
Ooh, fun! I LOVE homemade ice cream. One fun thing I did was go to Noah’s Ark Waterpark in Wisconsin Dells. That place is awesome! Incredible water slides.
Went to Siesta Key Florida to celebrate mydaughter’s high school graduation.
I went to Disney with two of my best friends and while I was in a wheel chair the whole time I had an absolute blast!! Even got some ice cream while we were there to celebrate national ice cream day!! :)
this summer I go out with my friend to shop for our graduation day^.^
We tore out our cement patio and are building a wooden deck!
I took my almost 1-year old to the pool. He absolutely loves the water. The memory is tattooed on my brain.
I redid my kitchen!
I’ve been away from home, studying in Ottawa, Canada and meeting a ton of nice people in school!
Having fun with my grandchildren this summer. Found a great new recipe for homemade ice cream that would be sooooooooo refreshing on these HOT Texas days!
Cathy
I’ve had fun going to the lake with my husband and kids this summer. Ice cream is a great treat after swimming all day! :)
I had a baby girl and are currently mat leave so I’m trying to do a bake a day lol .as it turns out more like 2bakes a week just trying tarts and I made flour-less orange and almandine cake the other day.:)
My future aunts Bachlorette Party!!! Girls gone wild…adult style!
I’ve been trying all the ice cream flavors I can find so this would be a real treat!
I’ve been learning to boogie board.
We had a fun bonfire in our back yard with a bunch of teens last weekend. :)
This summer is all about expecting our second son in september, so I’am all in baby stuff! :)
for my son’s birthday I organized a bike ride with all his friends!
I got married!
I went to Washington DC and celebrated my mom’s birthday with my siblings!
Spent a lot of time outdoors with friends and family!
My kids would LOVE for me to make ice cream at home! I can imagine all the creations they would come up with already….
I would love to win this! I have spent the last 4 weeks at the beach with my kids. Everyday has been fun, watching the dolphin swim by and even some manatees!
I’m cleaning out my closets this summer. While not ‘fun’ to do, it is FUN when I’m done!!!
I got to take my daughter camping for the first time! We had so much fun. She can not wait to go back! I am a huge fan of yours!
Visited a pharmaceutical plant and learned how the drugs made.
I went to Spain for 2 weeks and it was wonderful. Barcelona is beautiful and we had so much fun with my family and our friends.
Had vanilla ice cream with 100’s & 1,000’s for some old fashioned fun.
I’ve been watching my just turned one year old learn to walk and do all sorts of new things :)
Opened our home to all the children to swim every day for almost two weeks because of a heat spell!
Went to visit the family in Texas.
Spent lots of time in the pool with friends and family. Our summer was slow to start this year, but now that it’s finally arrived, we’re enjoying the heck out of it!
I have spent most of the summer with my 6year old granddaughter, having all kinds of fun. Making ice cream would be something she’d love to do.
We went to Lake Okaboji on a joint vacation with my sister-in-law and her family.
Nights on the boardwalk
This summer we have gone to the coast and to a really cool waterpark. My kids loved it!
Went to a Texas Rangers game!
We took our kids to an outdoor concert. The band played oldies music & the kids had a blast dancing around.
I was invited to my friends three year olds princess party as her guest. She had several beautiful princesses and of course I had to dress up too. I had so much fun with the kids, and I made yummy chocolate and vanilla cake pops! Thanks so very much for the ice cream maker give away. It sounds wonderful!
I got to go on an amazing trip to Paris and Croatia!
My 4-year-old granddaughter and I spent the night in sleeping bags on my screened in porch. Such fun!
We’re building a house so we’ve been having fun picking out new stuff and trying not to stress out!
Having Family & Friends over to enjoy the pool and some good food. But most of all enjoying our Grandchildren in our Pool
Went camping in the Adirondacks with my Sweetie!
We took our girls to Wildwood for some fun in the sun!
Made curtains with my mother in law!
We had a big birthday party for our daughter’s first birthday! It was a wonderful celebration with our family and friends!
I’m spending a month as a residential counselor at an English Immersion summer camp for kids. Some days it is extremely challenging and exhausting, but then someone will do something little, and suddenly everything is amazing.
I got married – does that count?
I made chocolate lava cakes and some muffins this summer. They turned out pretty well and my family love it.
Since I live in Indonesia, where summer happens throughout the year (lucky me!), I think an ice cream maker could be a very great thing to have on hand! :)
I got to spend some special time with my granddaughter before she moved out of state. She’s a sweetie!!!
Went to my Uncle’s wedding with my family, then to Disney with the in-laws!
The best fun I’ve had this summer ao far has been spending more time with my kids. Going to the park more often and spending time in the pool. I live in TX & we’ve gotten up to 108 degrees so far.
We took our two girls (age 2 and 4) to Storyland in New Hampshire. SO much fun!
I decided to leave Sweden, return to Greece to get married in an exotic place and start a new life!!
Hope you are feeling great bakerella!! My husband was promoted to Fire Captain and we are so proud!!
I took my new baby swimming for the first time. She loves the water :-)
I saw de first swimming pool bath for my babie!
He has only four months, it was to funny!!!
That is a great prize! I’ve been spending lots of time with friends and family. Also getting ready for a big vacation in August:-)
Just came back from Morocco. The food was wonderful. I hope to try some of the recipes.
I’ve been helping to plan a baby shower for my sister. I’m so excited to have my first niece!!! :)
I shot in a few archery tournaments this Summer, I also thought keeping in line with being from South Africa and it being Madela Month, if I have to win I would make Ice Cream for all my Archery friends at the tournaments, so that we can all share in the fun and love of Ice Cream!!
I love your site and have utilized many ideas in my shop. I have been busy this summer opening my shop, so this is the coolest place I have been. Coming to work every day to a place I love.
Watched my grandson take his first steps in my mothers kitchen where his mother took her first steps also. Great grandma was very excited! His favorite treat is ice cream. What better way to celebrate summer!
Visited a friend and came home with more than just a friend. =D
We actually live right by the beach ,so we have fun every day with the kids!.. discovered a couple of “secret ” beaches too!! adventured trails.. & icecream everyday! Saluti from Italy :)
Had some long-overdue one on one time with nature, especially at dawn.
Oh that ice cream is such a gorgeous color! Awesome giveaway! We drove to New Hampshire from Maryland with our 1 month old son- our first family trip!
My fun day this summer was 4th of July. My family and I did everything outside. We went out in the yard at about 12 noon; cooked, had the pool & water toys for the kids and cool drinks for the adults. We finished the night with glow sticks for everyone & a few fireworks. Simple fun. I love my family.
Hanging out with my 12 and 5 yr olds! Summer is never long enough!
Got together with family over the Fourth of July and had a lot of good food and a lot of laughs.
OMG, I would L O V E this ice cream maker! I could live on just ice cream during the summer! There are so many great recipes.
Something fun I’ve done this summer:
I walked 160 km in 4 days last week – the Nijmegen March in the Netherlands. Unfortunately, there was no ice cream involved…
I cycled 38 miles in lovely sunshine to go to a birthday party!
I baked the pillow cookies!!! Yum yum!!!! Guests loved it, and it was SO easy to make! Thanks for the great recipe! And for the great website :)
I started planning my sister’s wedding! :)
Have had lots of swimming play dates with my kids and their cousins! Thanks for the giveaway!
Danced around my bedroom in my underwear … yea that’s right =P
Ice cream makes my summer!
My best friend and I went on a two week backpacking trip around Italy. Fabulous!!
I went hiking for the first time. It was really fun.
i just went to Hawaii and the weather was so nice. I shredded on my boogie board!
I have had my great grandchildren stay with me and that is as much fun as I could wish for!!!
I build a floating terrace in our lakeside garden and already spent some great hours there!!!
As contradictory as this sounds, I entered and won a knitting competition at summer farm fair.
Spending some time with my mom. :)
I just got back from Boy Scout camp with my 11 year old son…really hot, lots of dirt, not much sleep, but a great time hanging out with him!
Visiting all in-laws. And each everyone of them live in different city. Tired but fun.
We just went digging for diamonds….we needed a LOT of ice cream after that!
I work full time (gah!), so I couldn’t go to the beach like I wanted — but I think the most fun I’ve done this summer was to learn how to bake brownies and cookies and sharing them with others.
I was at the beach with my mom and my dog. Well the weather was nice so we thougt we should go into the water and as we looked back we saw our dog comming along with us. She really don`t know that she can swimm because of that she just goes in till the water reach her tummy (let me say she is just 40 cm big XD). While going into the water she tries to get her legs above the water insted of just going (it`s so funny to look at). When we came out my dog laid on my towel and wouldn`t stand up >.<.
ahhhh such a fun day ;D
I spent the weekend in Los Angeles at Anime Expo :)
I just finished culinairy school and spent the last few days making choco pops for the upcomming birth of my niece
Touristing it up in Chicago over the fourth plus lots of time on the lakefront here in MKE.
I had a baby!!
I spent time in San Francisco and Napa, hula-hooped in front of a live audience in public, ate two donuts a day, and discovered that I love oyster shooters.
I finally bought an oven and started baking!
The best thing I’ve done this summer is make homemade play dough with my kids. Then spent the whole day making little figures and playing make believe with them.
I’d love to make fresh ice cream with them!
I went to a summer camp and we hiked up the Grand Canyon. It was so hot we went and got ice cream to celebrate after! :)
This summer I went to see David Attenborough talking about all the amazing animals in the world and his incredible experiences throughout his life.
Thanks for this competition, the prize looks amazing!
I took my little cousin to water park. It was HOT! :)
My family and i took a trip to SoCal to meet with some friends and family then got to visit alot of great places!
Travelled to south-east asia including Thailand, Malaysia & Singapore in a cruise where all adult parties took place that too with my parents!! Best trip of my life :D
I planned a trip to Europe and am leaving next week! Very excited to try real Italian gelato. :)
This summer included a 8 day camping trip to the Kaibab National Forest, a visit to Williams to see the gunfights and show put on in the streets. Of course we found a old fashioned Ice Cream Parlor and had to step in for some fantastic Ice Cream. After a good nights sleep off to the Grand Canyon and take the grandkids to hike the Canyon. We hiked Bright Angel Trail and it took over 4 hours to hike down and 8 1/2 hours to hike back up. We had a blast. Had to keep stopping to rest from all the laughing, singing and elevation lol. There was lots of shade, water and utterly fantastic scenery. The kids want to go again before school starts!
Went to the mountains with my family
Spending our first summer as a husband & wife and with our little puppy – taking trips to our own secret beach (where he proposed!) to splash & swim with our little pup!
I went to Rome and had Breakfast dessert, lunch dessert and dinner dessert of creamy gelato! My favourite was peach, followed by Nutella! I would love to recreate this at home!
This summer I went snorkeling! :)
Spent most of our summer teaching my 6 yr old to swim while entertaining my 2yr old with my 7 month old on my hip…you can say we had to make some ice cream runs to keep our sanity!
I been having a lot of fun. I’m pretty much baking every day! Also, I went to camp earlier this summer and i had so much fun!
I love ice cream!!! In summer (six months ago for us in Australia) my daughter and I went to Sydney and saw Chitty Chitty Bang Bang on stage. It was wonderful!
Summer is always time for me to have fun with my family! We do BBQs and sit out by a fire and roast marshmallows and just talk and laugh about everything!!
Pitched a tent in my parents backyard ( they have a pool) with my best friend and all our kids, then when the kids woke up at 6 am we sent them in to visit grandma & grandpa:) Think they deserve some ice cream!
This summer I went to the beach with a group of friends! That was the highlight of my summer.
I went water skiing! I haven’t done that in 15 years!
Have enjoyed spending lots of fun time with my 15 month old.
This summer, I have baked cupcakes and gone up to yorkshire for a week.
The fun thing I did this summer was give your hamburger cupcakes a try! They were so fun to make.
I had a baby. Hard but fun in its own way. Also was able to explore a bit more of my new home – Hawaii.
Made cakes with my nieces, played cards with my sisters, and ate an obscene amount of raspberries!
yessss! ice cream! I threw my friend a bridal shower at an ice cream parlor complete with customized couple wooden tasting spoons!
I adopted a dog! I also spent every moment possible out on the ocean in my parents new fishing boat.
A small trip south, barbecued with the family, but mostly just relaxing, and trying to stay cool in this crazy, hot/humid weather. I reckon home made ice cream would help with that lol!
We saw Free Shakespeare in the Park production of Macbeth after a picnic supper.
explored some quaint european towns with my hubby!!
Bought my first house!
I attended my sons wedding and when the ice cream truck showed up I bought ice cream for my grandchildren.
just returned from 8 days on the beach in CA with my family and two other families. i kind of want to go back…
Just got off a 14 hour flight to China – hope this trip will be my “something fun”!
Took our boys on their first airplane ride to visit cousins in CA.
My boyfriend and I got a cheap inflatable raft and have been paddling/floating around on the lake all summer. So serene!
My one year old daughter would say yuuuummm, yuuuuummm to this beautiful ice cream machine) You know my family and I haven’t gone anywhere outside California, but just spending time with one another every weekend is what makes this summer wonderful)))) Love u BAKERELLA and the creative stuff that u do!!!!!
I know this might not sound fun to most people, but this experience I have recently had will make my life more fun. I just received a pancreas transplant this month and have been home from the hospital for two days now. I am extremely grateful to my donor and their loved ones. What a gfit to give someone. Four years ago my wonderful husband was able to donate a kidney to me and my life has been more fun since then.now I have come full circle and and I am ready to take on the world full force. I know your story and advocacy of organ transplantation and I am inspired by you. You are an amazing woman and I wish you the best.
Watched our youngest son (18) graduate from high school; my husband and I took our first trip ever alone together. . .one night in Boise, Idaho and went to the Farmer’s Market, was the best time ever!
The funnest thing I’ve done recently is spend the day with my grandsons. They were here all day long on Saturday and I loved every moment! Thanks for the giveaway.
I spent 4 weeks at a language school in France. Thanks for the giveaway!
I just spent a week as a leader at a camp for 12-18 year old girls. It was both crazy and fun!
I’ve spend the last two months staying in Austin, enjoying the food and shopping!
I made an ice cream sundae with homemade hot fudge sauce.
I made the best deep dark chocolate ice cream in my ice cream maker.
I went to Chicago and finally got to see Cloud Gate!
Hmmmnn… There sure are a ton of Megans/Megs/Meghans… Well I went on a cruise in Florida which was super fun!
Spending the summer with my lovely little ladies playing at the park, pool & beach! :o)
Would LOOVE this!!!
Took a family trip to D.C. We really enjoyed that trip!
my summer job is outside – automatic fun!! :D
I ate tons of ice cream of course!
Went to the beach!
Hmm, I would have to say when me and the sweetheart had our first movie date! We went to see the new Star Trek movie!! I had so much fun that day.
Baked the heck outta my oven xD it’s been on overdrive since summer started. Oh and I would love the ice cream maker. It is scorching in Texas!
I went to the beach!
every afternoon i enjoy swimming at the sea with my friends!! thank you for your kind giveaway!!
We took several road trips including one to Portland and had VooDoo Doughnuts!
Went to a fancy hotel in Lousiana and had tons of fun!
Oh I would love this! Fun thing we’ve done this summer is take our kids to the beach! My 3 year old daughter loves playing in the sand and looking for seashells.
Flew with my 21 month old son and husband to New York and drove around all of the East Coast – his favorite spot was the Polar Cave Ice Cream Parlor… would love to try and recreate those flavors for him :)
Quality time with Friends and Family!! Gearing my little youngest one up to start Kindergarten in a few weeks!!! Fun R&R hanging with my girls, at the pool each week of summer break!!
My kids and I upcycled coffee cans into pots by painting them and then we planted several varieties of flowers. Awesome!
Spent my first day at the beach today
Lucky to live so close to so. Cal. Beaches
Thanks
A few friends and I traveled back to our childhoods and whipped out two slip-n-slides to create an adult size slide. We had a blast in the summer sun! :-)
Fourth of July Fireworks cruise in Chicago!
Thank you for the giveaway opportunity. This WEEK I am leading crafts at VBS. The kids faces are just awesome and they are so excited and having so much fun. I love this opportunity to volunteer and have a blast with kids. Today we made Hobby Horses out of Fun-noodles! YeHaw! Good luck everyone!
Walked on the beach with my feet in the water! It’s the little things. :)
Spent a weekend with friends scrapbooking!
Painted bedrooms for a fresh new look! And yes that doesn’t sound like fun but the out come is and will be fun!
Solo driving home from Albuquerque to Dallas after finishing my last day as a med student, and then spending two months with my family with not a care in the world.
Heading to oregon to beat the heat in Arizona!
Just spending some extra time with our 4 Grandsons, 9,4,2,& 1, they keep us hopping.
Got to visit friends!!
Planning a trip to Macchu Picchu and going to see the Grand Canyon next week!
This summer we went up to the high desert and camped out. You could see so many stars!
I went to a four day conference for yearbook advisors! :) I did learn a lot, but it was also a ton of fun! Got to stay at a fancy hotel, ate delicious food, made new friends…It was fantastic! :)
Hanging out with my 4 year old grandson, Ryder!
Just got back from Balboa IIsland in Newport Beach ,California and enjoyed the annual family tradition of munching on the famous Balboa Bars Yumm!
I visited a relatives organic farm and watched my little boys enjoy the animals, plants and stream.
Have been working all summer which was really fun:))))eagerly waiting for September for our trip to the Aegan sea:)
Definitely have been making the most out of this summer by eating my way through the city, beach visits, weddings, graduations, and turning 23!
I took a semi-spontaneous road trip through Texas for the 4th of July! Other than that I have been allowing myself to read for pleasure more and am loving it.
I did random acts of kindness! Loved seeing the smiles it brought to others!
I just got back from spending 2+ weeks with grandchildren and great grandchildren in Ohio. It was wonderful. Miss them all already.
I just started my first job after graduating college- that’s what I call fun (kind of)! lol
I’ve gone tubing down the river twice so far this summer!
We took the kids camping!
Just about the ONLY thing I’ve been doing this summer is preparing for college, and a girl needs her ice cream fix!
I spent the week at the beach in Maine and also went canoeing with my dog!
First i have to say I love the recipes you send to my email. The photos are wonderful and so colorful. You always make me laugh with your comments. We have not had a chance to do anything this summer. The month of June, we were all sick with the flu.This month I’m battling shin splints on my left leg and a broken toe on my right. So I daydream a lot about gong to the beach,going swimming,hiking,camping etc.I really want an ice cream maker.I even did some research on them online. Even if I don’t win, I love your site!!!
I’ve been spending a good portion of my summer baking with my older daughter, who is almost four. She loves ice cream and making our own would be so much fun!