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Nice Cream Giveaway

 

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!

 

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4,508 comments on “Nice Cream Giveaway”

  1. My husband and I took our daughters to the Turkey Hill Experience. They had all you could eat ice cream and iced tea. The girls had a blast :)

  2. I went to Ireland and England for my 21st birthday!

  3. Went to a BBQ with some friends (nearly in our 30s) where we ended up reverting to childhood days of recess with an exciting game of kickball.

  4. Swimming in the pool with my niece and nephews!!!

  5. I’ve been helping my best friend plan her wedding and in a few short weeks will be standing next to her when she gets married!

  6. We took our boys to Disney World!

  7. I’m in South Africa and its actually Winter for us. My husband, daughter (3yrs) and I went on a fantastic hike in the nature reserve near our house. Saw Horses, Zebras, Bucks and a Meerkat all on foot. Was magical. Love your blog, thanks for the giveaway!

  8. Oh my! I have wished for one of these machines for a long time! This summer was a stay home summer for budget purposes so we’ve done some geocaching and some picnic lunches and spent a few days at our local pool with friends.

  9. I bought a new house! That qualifies as fun, right?

  10. Got married!!!

  11. Enjoyed a getaway with our family of 7 (3 under age of 3) in a beautiful cabin. So fun!

  12. We’ve gone on two canoe trips so far. One on the St. Croix and one on the Namekogan. It has been a good summer so far.

  13. The something fun for the summer is actually next weekend, I am doing a fun run 5k at Citifield for a friend’s bachelorette party ! But otherwise, I did a caribbean cooking class a few weeks ago with my boyfriend (but it may technically still have been spring). Thanks for the chance !

  14. I helped coordinate and celebrate a huge birthday weekend getaway for a friend at a resort!

  15. A year ago we moved to a resort area. This summer, we’ve spent great time with great people and been able to host them in our home! So much fun to have people we love in our home!

  16. We (me, my husband, and our four wild kiddies!) spend all day outside! Plastic pool, popsicles, and bbq are making for a very fun summer! We love Ice cream too…..

  17. Had a great birthday @ home :)

  18. Making I’ve cream at home is the best! Lots of wonderful memories are created :)

  19. I get to Babysit for my Precious Newborn Grand Daughter!!!

  20. I ran the rock n’ roll half marathon in chicago!

  21. Swam in a 90+ foot deep freshwater Cenote in Mexico with my family and boyfriend! :)

  22. went swimming at my best friend’s parents house…it was just like when we were in high school

  23. I did a great deal of baking! Birthday cakes, cupcakes, cake balls, and even the cute burger and fry happy meals! :)

  24. Coincidentally, I have discovered the fun of making ice cream (with an ice cream maker borrowed from a friend). It has been fun, though not helping the waist line at all!

  25. I have to say, that looks wonderful! Yum! Ice cream!
    I went kayaking last night, that was pretty fun – despite being rained on! I also went to a concert a couple weeks ago (Def Leppard, Cheap Trick & Sloan) – also pretty spectacular.

  26. I’ve had a lot of crazy study groups (in summer school) so far. We laugh, play, and just do random stuff after finishing a really hard problem (engineering major). This is my last summer in college so it’s been totally fun.

  27. Went to the Jersey Shore!

  28. Had my parents come visit in our new home, watched my daughter discover the sprinklers in the yard, and made new memories.

  29. My husband and I took my kids to the boardwalk for a night of rides and cotton candy.

  30. Signed up for the Glow Run next month. Looking forward to it. =)

  31. I’ve had a great summer so far! The most fun I’ve had so far this summer is spending a long weekend in Newport, RI with my husband. We have also spent many weekend at the beach with family. More fun to come…

  32. Discovered Tupelo Honey Cafe in Asheville, NC. Wow! Terrific! Regret not buying a jar of Tupelo honey!

  33. I’ve been spending time around the house this summer. Most of my time has been spent studying (I’m in grad school), but my sweet husband has taken me on a few unforgettable dates!

  34. I spent a week in Rome with my wife!

  35. Went to Mexico for my brother in law’s fantastic beach wedding!!

  36. Now that my girls are old enough, we’ve been doing a *lot* of baking together. Fun times!

  37. Front row harbor view for NYC Fourth of July Fireworks!! Awesome!!!

  38. My hubby and I drove to a reunion in Canada. He had never been there, and it had been 20 years since I lived there. It was great to visit lots of friends and also have my husband get a little taste of my upbringing!

  39. Half day Fridays in the summer equal time for a date with my husband (kid free!) every week.

  40. I went blueberry picking with my grandkids!!! (I’m thinking blueberry icecream??)

  41. The Family went up to PA for a family Reunion.

  42. I moved this summer, which is not really fun, but now I live closer to my family.

  43. I am going to seattle this summer for the first time

  44. This summer hasn’t been too exciting thus far, but Next month, my family and I are going out on a boat to spread Grandmas/ Grandpas ashes. It’s going to be beautiful.

  45. This summer, I took a cross country road trip from Boston, MA to San Diego, CA…did some amazing hiking along the way and found as many cupcake shops as I could.

  46. I love making food for my family. I made chocolate covered strawberries for my son last night–in preparation for him asking his girlfriend to marry him.

  47. Lots of swimming with my daughter and we are doing to disney soon,

  48. I had a nice dim sum brunch with my family :)

  49. I’ve always wanted an ice cream maker. This looks awesome!

  50. We went to the beach for a few days! Thanks for the great giveaway :)

  51. Galena, OH This summer I am spending time with my favorite and only son…..

  52. Got to take my 70year old aunt on her first deep sea fishing trip!

  53. Learned to Surf!???????????????? i?????

  54. The funnest and best thing that happened this summer was watching despicable me 2 ! :D minions<33

  55. I went to Santa Barbara with my family!

  56. We introduced our boys to geocaching!

  57. Getting back into the gym

  58. Oh ice cream, my love. I
    Have gotten back into the gym and strength training!!!

  59. Spending as much time with my family and friends in the sunshine!!

  60. I went with my family and we traveled from Georgia to Sarasota, Florida, to visit my sister-in-law and her husband. What a beautiful place and fun, fun people to spend time with!

  61. Its winter here in New Zealand ;p
    I have been back to work from maternity leave and the funnest thing in my day is the bath time with my 18months young baby boy :) Fun indeed! x

  62. This weekend my bf and I are going up to central CA to see Hearst Castle! :)

  63. went to Las Vegas for a week, had a blast reuniting with family members, and took a tour of the Hoover Dam.

  64. I went to Quebec for a wedding!

  65. So far this summer I have been to some outdoor concerts, had a picnic, visited the dog park, did a mud run/obstacle course, and… bought a house! Whew!

  66. I’ve had a couple pool days at local resorts with my friends and fam!

  67. This summer we took the kids tubing down the creek. They had a ton of fun even though Mommy and Daddy have some bruises to show from it.

  68. I helped my sister plan wedding!

  69. Fun this summer? Helping my cousin get married…during our annual Story Family beach vacation!

  70. two family reunions and lots of pool time with my little boys

  71. My husband and I ditched the kids and left them with grandma and headed off to Northern California and San Francisco. It was fantastic. When we got home we made it up to our boys by taking them to amusement parks and water parks!

  72. I have gone to the local water park with My kids :) Thanks for chance to win!

  73. Went on a shopping trip :)

  74. Went on a canoe ride down the Cumberland river. Beautiful!

  75. Went to Charleston SC for the best food in the most beautiful city.

  76. I taught music at VBS!

  77. I have seen some wonderful theater productions!

  78. i went to the beach with my friends!(:

  79. I have been on numerous beach trips with my almost 2 year old twins this summer, each time is a blast.

  80. Technically, I haven’t done it yet, but next week I’m going on a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! I’ll be gone for 18 months teaching about Christ! I can’t wait!

  81. My sister got married!!!

  82. My fun thing this summer is that my husband and I discovered a state park near our house! It’s been so fun going horseback riding, hiking, and going to the lake there.
    This ice cream maker is so fun! Great giveaway.

  83. I went to the mountains and played disc golf with my sons and hubby on the top of Beech Mtn., NC. Some homemade ice cream would be fun, too!

  84. This summer I participated in my very first Ironman Triathlon (2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike, 26.2 mile run) in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. I did this race in honor of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. I raised over $14,000 dollars for this organization during my 8 months of training, which will go towards cancer research and patient services. Honestly, it was the greatest thing I’ve ever done and I am so proud to have done it for such an amazing cause!

  85. I’m spending every Friday taking care of my new granddaughter!

  86. I’ve been taking as much advantage of the sunshine as I can – spending time by the lake, running outside, and enjoying outdoor concerts!

  87. Most fun thing I’ve done so far is hang out with my brother, sister in law and my wonderful nieces & nephew who just arrived in town and whom I haven’t seen for almost a year and a half. Having such a nice visit! Ice cream would be a lovely treat to add!!

  88. Haven’t done too much this summer but sweat! So that Ice Cream maker would really be a blessing! LOL!!

  89. We have visited cousins, aunts/uncles and grandparents just about every other weekend so far this summer. One more trip to go before school starts in 3 weeks.

  90. Hi Bakerella!!

    This summer I had a blast while preparing furnishings for my new college apartment (especially the kitchen)! I am so excited to be able to cook and bake in my own space, especially to help manage my life-threatening nut allergies. I so have longed for my own ice cream maker! Thank you so much for the chance to win this giveaway :)

  91. My friends and I have been going to our local beach and running! All the while drowning ourselves with ice cream sandwiches!

  92. It’s unfortunately winter over here, but let me think of something fun I did last summer… I made a gingerbread house :) Hehe.

  93. My family and I went to House on the Rock. It’s my favorite place in the whole world!

  94. I went on a great cruise!

  95. I am going to try to make pie from scratch, triple berry!

  96. I went to Maine to visit family!

  97. Took turns grilling with my teenage daughters. Everyone marinated their own steaks a different way, and then we shared them.

  98. Haven’t had time for anything fun yet- one more work trip and then it’s my turn. Maybe I’ll make some ice cream!?

  99. I went on a mini vacation with my new husband :)

  100. went to the beach with family from faraway sacramento! we bbq’d it up at laguna beach :)

  101. I went to Cancun with my best friends! (:

  102. Planned our first ever big family trip with the kids! We go next month and they are SUPER excited!

  103. cheated and had chocolate malted milkshake

  104. We went to a new farmer’s market on a big farm that has special coffee. Best Saturday morning ever.

  105. My family went camping! And then we bought a little $7.00 blow up pool that my kids have been in every day… silliness!

  106. I went to visit my grandma who lived across the world!

  107. I have two little boys who would think making ice cream was a dream come true.

  108. have enjoyed being able to waterwalk again and take grandkids to the pool!

  109. I saw Despicable Me 2 with one of my friends!

  110. I love summer! Reading is fun! Lunch with friends is fun! Going to outdoor theatre is fun! Hosting movie nights for the family is fun! Canada Day party was fun! Thanks for the fun giveaway!

  111. went to florida to celebrate my husband’s grandmother’s 90th birthday!

  112. I signed my first lease… ever! It was the most scarily thrilling experience ever. Now I’m busy bargain hunting to fill and decorate my first apartment and I bet that ice cream maker would look pretty awesome on my bare kitchen counter. And that book would look lovely on my Ikea coffee table ;)

  113. Spent time camping on the beach in our RV at Camp Pendleton. While we enjoyed the ocean air, we watched our Marines train hard to protect this great country!

  114. My daughters & I enjoy Splashtime at the pool & eating watermelon! :)

  115. Went to Singapore with my family !

  116. Passed all my exams, so finally treated myself to a Southern California adventure by snorkeling at Catalina Island, visited the San Diego Zoo and went to Universal Studios and saw my favorite minions from Despicable Me! :D

  117. Ran a 5th and 6th grade week of church camp with my husband.

  118. This summer I am going to Japan. I leave July 31st and i can’t wait! Been saving for a while for this trip and i intend to eat a lot while i am there.

  119. I’ve been able to spend a good deal of time with my brand new grandson. Joy!

  120. We house sat and it was like a vacation

  121. I shared a cotton candy ice cream with my 8 month old after supper this evening – messy and fun!

  122. been hanging out at the pool with my munchkins

  123. We leave this Friday to go back east (first time in 10 years) to visit family and my boys first flight. … well my oldest was 2 months so it doesn’t count. I cannot wait to visit with family friends and visit places!!

  124. Pitching a baking show!

  125. One of my best friends and I are both graduating and her older sister has taken the two of us out for a couple of best friend senior picture photo shoots! Fun times and awesome new memories.

  126. This is the summer of weekend adventures. So I’ve been traveling around this summer so far!

  127. Running through the sprinkler and lots of other play outside with the kids and dogs.

  128. Go to the beach with my mom, cousins and my dog!

  129. San Diego County Fair! Thank you!

  130. This summer we went on vacation to visit family in New Mexico!

  131. Had a great time swimming with the grandkids. Sad summer is almost over.

  132. Went to the beach.

  133. I moved into my first apartment! And what better way to celebrate than to have an ice cream party!

  134. I went to the rainy East Coast to visit my family and take a tour of the most amazing cities including Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington D.C, and New York.

  135. Family Reunion and fried food at the San Diego County Fair!!! So much fun memories!!! I would love to make coffee ice cream!!! Thank you!!:D

  136. I’ve been escaping the heat by going to a lot of movies!

  137. Took my baby girl swimming for the first time!

  138. I’ve gone camping twice (once in the rain!) and visited my parents in Oregon. We usually have homemade ice cream, but didn’t this year. Thanks for sponsoring such a fun giveaway!

  139. Took my baby girl to the pool for the first time!

  140. I love to make ice cream cakes in the summer for all my friends

  141. Spent time with my sisters watching movies and baking cookies!

  142. Something fun, well not too much really, but I got a little tub of icecream with my friend, and ate it while walking along the lake :)

  143. We’ve had lots of fun swim parties at our house along with homemade ice cream!

  144. This summer I spent three weeks on the beautiful island of Catalina with my absolute best friends and earned my advanced scuba diver certification!!

  145. I love BAKERELLA so much I’m in Brazil right now to attend the World Youth Day!!!!
    ;)

  146. Love, love your website! Moved our oldest daughter and her boyfriend down to North Carolina from New Jersey and missing them terribly. Your website always helps to put a smile back on my face and I love to share your ideas with all three of my girls.

  147. I just got back from surprising my best friend by attending the renewal of her wedding vows! :)

  148. Made an interesting birthday cake for an orienteering runner, a landscape with animals, river and a church. I even drew a cave painting in the cave! Thanks for the giveaway!

  149. I gave birth to my first child two weeks ago. The labor wasn’t exactly fun, but my daughter definitely is.

  150. We have had the most fun this summer playing at Lake Havasu.

  151. I have been jet skiing on a lake with family and friends! It’s been a great summer and would be even better to have an ice cream maker!!

  152. Disney World!!!

  153. Watched Back To The Future at an outdoor amphitheater with my nieces. They hadn’t seen it and loved it, too!

  154. My boyfriend and I found the house of our dreams and will soon be moving into our first home together! :) x

  155. I went to a concert with my best friends and we danced the night away! :)

  156. This summer I’ve fallen in love… with ice cream… yet again. :)

  157. Survived a windstorm in a tent trailer! It was at our favorite spot tho, so the rest of our week was great!!

  158. It may sound boring to most people, but just spending time with my 16 year-old son and 8 year-old daughter is an adventure all its own! You never know quite what to expect from these two!!!

  159. On a trip to the beach with my family right now and having so much fun!! I’ve wanted that ice cream maker for so long. Would love to win it.

  160. It’s been a crazy-busy summer, but the most fun part has been enjoying the concerts at Bethel Woods Performing Arts Center (on the site of the original Woodstock Festival). I splurged on a season pass this year!

  161. I went to visit my brother and sister-in-law with my mom for a week, a concert with my best friend and going to many parties also

  162. Went to Disneyworld.

  163. went to the desert hot springs for the weekend and spent the entire time in the pool!

  164. i sat myself next to a pool for a week on vacation…. now back to reality!!

  165. Visited the local farmers market with my mother and sister last weekend for a day in the sun and delicious treat to go with the weather :)

  166. I live in the tropics and I would like nothing more than to make cold and delicious ice creams! I spend my days in Summer hiding from the heat and making jewelry on the shade. Awesome giveaway!

  167. Went to country concert at fenway! Nothing says summer like outdoor country concert!… well except ice cream.

  168. no importa la epoca, no importa el animo lo mas fabuoloso que puede existir es un cono de nieve, gracias por tu pagina me hace ser una mejor persona.

  169. I am planning a wedding! So much fun :) This would be a great item to win!!!

  170. I’m taking summer classes so I haven’t been able to go anywhere yet, but I’ve learned how to bake chocolate chip and coconut cookies from scratch!

  171. I went to Niagara Falls for the first time. Seeing the Falls was a lot of fun. I also dove up to Toronto and stck feet in the coldest water I have ever felt in the middle of July. I’d love to wi. The ice cream maker.

  172. This summer we took our 3yo to Sesame Place. This was her first amusement park and she had a blast!

  173. Baking, baking, and more baking. I’ve also attended a leadership program at Boston College and played a lot of tennis. :)

  174. We went to Joe Pool lake for July 4th, cooked out wake boarded, watched fireworks and had amazing family time together! Every day is a fun day with FAMILY!

  175. went fishing with my hubby.

  176. Our family went to Gettysburg from the 1st thru the 4th for the 150th anniversary of the battle. It was awesome!! :)

  177. I entered to win an ice cream maker, then dreamed up all the delicious fun yet to come :)

  178. I went deep sea fishing for the first time!

  179. My husband and I spent 8 days hiking in Yosemite. Amazing!! :)

  180. Well… I can’t think of something big that just jumps out at me, but I would say just getting ice cream and eating it out in the sun would be one fun thing I’ve done recently!

  181. I adopted 2 adorable kittens!

  182. I adopted a German Shepherd rescue and spend my pedicure time with friends discussing which recipes from your website to try next. Thanks for being a great resource!

  183. I went to my first musical and saw Wicked. It was amazing!

  184. Been out to some motor sport events, they were fun

  185. Es invierno por acá… Estuve andando en bicicleta por el barrio con mi hermanito y cocinando cupcakes casi todos los dias!

  186. I got to go visit my best friend in Puerto Rico! One of my favorite things I got to do? Taste their fresh guava and coconut ice cream!!

  187. Made LOTS of lemonade so far. Its pretty warm here in San Diego. :)

  188. I went to visit college friends in Chicago this past weekend and had a great time despite the heat. I discussed homemade ice cream with one fellow baker-friend, and she recommended Jeni’s book, so seeing this post was serendipitous!

  189. One of my favourite things to do this summer is to hang out with my 6 month old nephew – his drool kisses and baby giggles are to die for :)

  190. I started riding my bicycle to work everyday!

  191. This summer I have taken my boys to the beach, played catch, and made s’mores in the new fire pit. Summer perfection!

  192. Went to the beach!

  193. I celebrated my birthday by baking the perfect cake for myself

  194. My boys and I just went strawberry picking this morning! We have also had lots of time with family this summer, and big brother conquered potty training.

  195. This summer I baked a Key Lime Pie with my brothers and it was great!

  196. We spent a little time at Myrtle Beach. It was so relaxing and we have a new favorite vacation spot!

  197. We have been to baseball games and the pool.

  198. I’ve gone hiking almost every weekend with my puppy! But it would be so nice to cool down with some ice cream at home!

  199. I took my son on our first mother/son vacation!

  200. I ran the SF Marathon- my first 26.2! Also celebrated my twins’ 6th birthday and baked lots of goodies, and took the kids to Disneyland and San Diego.

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