Paula Deen 's people have been gracious enough to offer me something truly special for this quarter's giveaway: an enlarged copy of her magazine cover, mounted on foamcore and personalized by The Lady herself! This is a treasure for the true Paula Deen fan, a collector's item since only a few are produced!
To be eligible to win: Read any of my Paula Deen posts (it's fun to see how our "friendship" has developed and how she now counts me as one of her stalkers most intimate of girlfriends) and leave a comment here about any of them. Make sure to express your enthusiasm about WHY you should win this giveaway, and you might just come away with this prized possession from one of the top Food Network divas!
Thousands of dollars are being given away at the Bloggy Giveaways carnival this week–click NOW for you chance to win!
(Please see my main giveaway post for a listing of all giveaways and eligibility guidelines).
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I love your “she’s trying to kill me” post. My favorite Paula Deen recipe is Georgia Cracker Salad and it is mayo laden fo sho. But sooooo good! I am also a big fan of her family because they are huge Georgia Bulldog fans.
Since I married an Atlanta boy with UGA ties I feel kindred to them and fantasize that I know the whole family and I have tailgated with them dozens of times. Yeah I am a little coo coo…I know 🙂 I would love to win this prize!
I love Paula Deen..sometimes my hips don’t like her “rich” and “creamy” cooking but it’s very yummy!
-sandy toe
Holy crap! I can’t believe there’s someone who POSSIBLY loves Paula more than me!!! And I’m so jealous that you got to speak to her, Jamie, AND Bobby on your birthday!
The other night I had a dream that she called me because I had won something from her. I was SO excited that I could hardly speak and she eventually got bored with me and hung up. I woke up thinking, “Paula doesn’t like me!” I’m sure that is impossible and I wish that someday I could take a trip to The Lady and Sons and get to meet her. {{I’m not making ANY of this up! What a coincidence!}}
I LOVE your Thanksgiving Day Disaster story about the Paula Deen Smithfield Ham Glaze exploding! That is totally something that would happen 2 me! I just love Paula’s down to earthness. We share our name & love of BUTTER 🙂
Here is one of my FAVORITE Paula post:
“So what if I’m stalking Paula Deen?
3, 2, 1…The “Fireworks Finale” of
Atlanta’s Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show”!!!!
I love love love love that you were able to meet here and get a picture with her!!!! She is such a beautiful lady on the inside and out (your pictures are amazing)!!!!!!!
I also like the Thanksgiving post! OH MY GOSH…lol…I missed that post some how?!?!? Mr. “S” did the same thing last week (WITH THIS: http://www.bettycrocker.com/Products/Warm-Delights/)….he read 3 minutes and it was 30 seconds – WHERE IN THE WORLD DID HE GET 3 MIN FROM 30 SECS??????? I feel your messy microwave pain!!!!! =)
PICK ME I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE ME SOME PAULA!!!!!!!! =)
Sorry to hear about your microwave mess–I can’t tell you the number of times I’ve done something like that!
I would love to win this–I always joke about Paula Deen with my husband. When he asks me what I’m making for dinner, I tell him it’s a Paula Deen recipe, and he gets excited right away, no matter what we’re having!
My dad and I are big Paula Deen fans! We were just watching her while I was visiting him in the hospital yesterday. Not only does she make amazing food, she’s absolutely adorable! She’s so fun and beautiful. One of mine and my dad’s favorite moments from one of her shows is when she forgot something was in the oven and said, “Oh crap!” LOL!
That is so awesome that you got to talk to them on your birthday!
It would be a dream to visit their restaurant!
THank you for the chance to win this awesome prize!! I would truly cherish it. 🙂
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I think any food network fan should go visit http://www.FoodNetworkHumor.com — and get ready to laugh their butts off.
Alexis
Ok, Robin..I guess there are MANY of us fans! I’ve even got Paula on my Facebook as a friend. I missed your post about her talking to you on your bday? I think.. I’ll have to go back and read. That would be so awesome. I would LOVE to just get in the kitchen w/ her..and even the “boys” and cook and eat. It would be soo much fun. I love her. We actually started vacationing in Savannah a few years ago. The first year we waited in line for over 2 hours, and we were the FIRST in line..so we got there EARLY.. Well..later…we went riding..found her house..and..pulled on up.. I stood on top of my sister in law’s van to take a pic. of Paulas house. Saw someone comeing out on the porch and I DOVE into the van, as my sister in law began to start it up and pull away. It was HILARIOUS!! Of all the times I’ve been there I’ve never seen her..When she filmed Paula’s Party at Uncle Bubbas..I knew she was “in town”, cause all the “stuff” was up (lighting,etc) that night we ate at UB’s and they told us she had filmed a show that morning. We were sooo close! haha.. Anyway..I am rambling.. But just so you know..I’m crazy too..to get on top of a van to take a picture of her house!
Oops..I got so side tracked..I liked reading about your trip to The Lady and Sons..and dinner w/ your friend Phil..he sounds cool too!
That cracked me up that you read the directions wrong on the ham glaze. That sounds like something my husband would do and then blame the ham. haha. I love Paula Deen. She is my favorite!! I watch her on food network all the time. I just made one of her meatloafs for dinner last night. Yuuummmyyy! Thanks Y’all! 🙂
OOO! Please enter me:)
I loved reading all along. Like the 1st time the webmaster contacted you and you didn’t for sure if he was real and HE WAS:)!
So cool!
I guess you stalk her for the same reason I stalk her;) She (and you) are very cool people!
(Does that get me extra brownie points?)
Oh I want to get my booty to Savannah so badly! What would I give to get to the Lady and Sons. I am so jealous that you’ve enjoyed that butter laden goodness…
And despite the fact that I love Paula, there is no one who loves her more than my Grandmother. I can’t express in type the kind of reactions she has watching her cook. She makes many many ooo and aaahh noises when she add certain things (and usually butter is one of them!). Thanks for the chance!
The post about the Smithfield Ham Glaze exploding cracked me up!! I love me some Paula Deen..I just finished reading her book, It Ain’t All About The Cookin’, and boy, was it interesting! Who knew Paula has such a potty mouth..lol..It just makes her so much more real to me though…I love seeing that famous people are just like us! I am having fun finding all of these new blogs…yours is definitely fun to read..thanks! Have a fun week!
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I loved your post about glazing the ham. Honestly, because it is something that I would do. (I won’t mention the time we were pan frying ham and glaze exploded everywhere). It made me feel a little better to know I wasn’t alone!
I would love this for my dad who’s a HUGE Paula Deen fan! He’s having a rough few months (with heart surgery and my grandma’s heart surgery). I know that even though he can’t eat many of her recipes (that pound of butter isn’t too good for the heart), he would definitely love this!
Thank you for having this!
I would love to win. I have had things explode in my microwave before as well. The glaze should have a warning 🙂
Thank you
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First, may I just take a moment to be jealous… just a minute – that’s all I need…..
*sigh* okay minute over, but I’m still jealous!!
Favorite Post:
“So what if I’m stalking Paula Deen?
3, 2, 1…The “Fireworks Finale” of
Atlanta’s Metropolitan Cooking & Entertaining Show ”
Here is where my jealousy turns all sorts of shades of green… YOU GOT TO SIT NEAR HER!?! You GOT TO SEE HER!?! YOU GOT TO LISTEN TO HER!?! YOU HEARD UP FRONT AND PERSONALLY Y’ALL!?! I’m “SHREK” lookin green right now!!
Paula is my sunshine on a cloudy day, my rain so my roses bloom, the gravey to my biscuits, THE BUTTER IN MY RECIPE OF LIFE!!!
I mean, what is NOT to love!!
I adore her, everything about her… (sung to the song “getting to know you .. getting to know all about youuuu…) *smiles*
Bonus: my 20 year old daughter and I adore her, on this one thing we agree – do you know how special and rare that is!!! It bears repeating, my 20 year old and I share our love of all things Paula Deen!! The rest of the time she is too busy to bother with her ‘ol mom!
This would be something we could talk about, gaze at lovingly, take pictures with, fight over… *laughing*
This would be the next best thing to meeting her in person!! IT WOULD IT WOULD!!!
*sighs* *dreams* *wishes* *hopes* *grabs the butter* *reaches for her newest Paula Deen Magazine to get her Paula Fix* *is suddenly crazy as I refer to myself in the third person* *laughing* PLEASE PICK ME!!
OMG!! I LOVE Paula! She cooks everything my grandma cooked for me when I was a little girl. Watching her reminds me of my grandma and grandpa.
I like your post “cookin up a little something special.”
Oh my, we are kindred spirits. I adore, ADORE Paula Deen. I want her to adopt me and be Grandma to my four children. I love her husband, her children, her dogs and her food. I am so envious of your visit to The Lady And Sons!!
lol i love this blog. your she’s trying ot kill me post is so true. I swear she’d make a butter kabob if she could!
I do love that she uses real butter and makes flavor filled meals and desserts though.
I love Paula Deen Yall! (best paula accent)
I’m having so much fun making friends and blog-hopping again this year.
Thanks for such a generous giveaway! I hope I’m chosen as the lucky winner!!!
I loved her ham blew up- I had a turkey blow up….we must be soul sisters! She is just so fun and real…and loves butter and I love butter- real butter. She is not afraid to say how she feels and I love she is such a beautiful person inside and out. Yeh Paula- you rock and roll with lots ooo butter! Your sons are amazing and your husband well, you got a winner this time around. I wish her only success and fortune in all she does and pray food network does not say bye to her because she is what makes the network..only one of a few I actually watch and with her she makes real food that is edible and admits when flubs up..laughs it off and goes on with life.
The ham glaze story is definitely something I can relate to I would love to one day be able to go to Paula’s restaurant. I have all of her cook books and unlike many other cook books I have I actually use Paula’s. my favorite recipe of this week that is hers is the gumbo. YUMMY!
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I love your post about the Glaze packet exploding in the microwave. Your photo looked almost as gross as my microwave did when I exploded a winter squash in it…..yes I poked holes in it before I put it in the oven. The squash rolled as it was cooking and covered the holes……..then BAM……it blew the oven door open and we had squash in and out of the microwave.
I would love to win this prize and add it to my kitchen decor.
I remember reading about the microwave incident, but it was still funny. I do stuff like that all the time. Perhaps if you had first wrapped it in aluminum foil and THEN stuck it in the microwave, it would be close to my usual incidents.
I have a good friend who LOOOOVES Paul Deen and I would love to be able to give this to her.
I am completely jealous that you met her and got a great picture with her. Great sotry!
Paula reminds me of home. With my husband in the Army we travel everywhere and currently live in Alaska. I am originally from Georgia and when I miss home I cook Paula style. I love her and would love this 🙂
I am so jealous, too. I would LOVE to meet Paula Deen.
A friend went to her restaurant and brought me back the apron that says “Country Cookin’ Makes you Good Lookin’!”
At that rate, I should be a beauty queen by now. 🙂
My favorite is the Uh, oh: Our Thanksgiving Day Disaster post. I thought my microwave looked bad lol. Well one time I put a cup of Ramen noodles in the microwave without any water and boy did the place smell so bad. It took awhile to clean the microwave since the cup melted halfway down into a burnt mess. I would love to have this for my brother who is a Paula Deen Fanatic. He always watches her show and uses her recipes from her cook books. My brother use to never be able to cook and after he moved back from Atlanta Georgia he fell in love with Paula Deen and cooking. Now he cooks for all the family gatherings and everything looks like it came out of a resturant. I think my brother would jump and down or cry if he got this.
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I love how you freaked out until you knew that Phil was a real person. I would love to take a trip like that with my sister who is younger than me, but she would sit on me and torture me. I love Paula Deen and would love to win this awesome prize. Thanks for the laughs.
Love Paula Dean…your stories about her are so fun. I would love to win this for my SIL in Michigan…she is a big fan!
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