A Christmas Giveaway!

Whew, after all those gluten free Christmas gift posts the last two weeks and the new blog redesign, I feel like it's time for me to think about someone else in the world...namely, you! Our friends at CSN Stores are sponsoring another giveaway at Off the Wheaten Path, and if you click that link they have like a million stores that sell everything from furniture to leather messenger bags to cookware...of course my favorite is the cookware. The timing couldn't be better for most of us. The giveaway this time is...I'm rolling the drums...

A brand new Henckels 8" Chef's knife! That's right, if you have ever chopped vegetables with a steak knife, or if your last set of knives only has three left in the block, this giveaway is for you. I think a lot of home cooks out there underestimate the power of a good knife. It makes so many jobs easier, almost enjoyable. Like cutting cabbage for Kielbasa, Potatoes, and Cabbage (which we are eating, nay, dining on tonight), which used to be difficult when I didn't have my super Henckels knives from my lovely husband, er, Santa, last year.

And my friend Mo wrote this absolutely striking essay on her love of the chop here. Good knife skills are one of the main things that sets a good cook or Home Chef, as I like to call myself, apart from the rest. Here is some great information on how to cut correctly, with links to tutorials on how to hold your knife correctly to cutting different kinds of shapes. Cutting the right way is safer and it makes the food look more appetizing. And all of this can be accomplished with one tool: A great chef's knife.

So here's what you have to do to win: Leave a comment at the bottom letting me know what your favorite part of my new blog design is! (Hey, I can make up the rules because I'm in charge. I'm orchestrating some love here.) A winner will be randomly chosen Wednesday, December 1, so that you'll have plenty of time to receive your knife before Christmas party season kicks in. Good luck and happy chopping!