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First anniversary of the blog and my first giveaway

May 19, 2013 By elviira 50 Comments

Blog's 1st Anniversary | Low-Carb, So Simple!

I’ve been blogging actively for a year now. Every single week I have managed to publish a recipe which I have developed more or less from scratch. I have also published a recipe per week in my Finnish blog.

Well, this blog has been a real challenge — sugar-free, gluten-free low-carb recipes with 5 or less natural ingredients, using foreign language and foreign measures — but totally fun! Over 100 000 unique visitors, hundreds of lovely comments. Thank you all! Your great feedback really keeps me going.

I try to perfect my recipes but there is always room for improvement. That’s where your valuable comments really help. Please keep them coming, I appreciate every single comment (not spam, though) 🙂

To show my appreciation to you, I’m doing my first giveaway now. I would like to give you the moon and the stars but since I can’t afford them (and there are some technical issues in between), I’ll give away something more practical: a great compilation of my favorite low-carb goodies and high-quality ingredients for healthy low-carb baking. And, there is a bonus as well: two secret special recipes using super-healthy cold-pressed Finnish sea buckthorn juice, which is included in the compilation. Here is what you might win:

 

1st Giveaway | Low-Carb, So Simple!

 

That is:

  • 2 packs of powdered Zsweet sweetener
  • Sukrin Gold, the best brown sugar substitute I’ve tried so far
  • Cola stevia
  • Cherry flavor (makes great DIY Diet Dr Pepper with the previous one plus some club soda)
  • German chocolate, 85 % cacao
  • Organic garlic bread seasoning
  • Organic creamed coconut
  • 100 % Finnish cold-pressed sea buckthorn juice
  • + bonus: 2 secret recipes using that sea buckthorn juice!

 

The worth of the prize is approximately $70 (without the recipes…)

I’ve never done a giveaway before, but now I wanted to try out how it will work in practice. I have purchased all the products myself, except the Zsweet sweetener is sponsored by YesDeli, a great Finnish company which imports and sells high-quality special groceries.

 

 

How to participate?

Just simply leave a comment below in the comment field. In your comment, please mention what is your favorite comfort food which is saving your day no matter how dark the clouds are. Something you could eat every day if you could. Not that I just wanted to make something up, no, I’m really interested in that 🙂

You have one week time to participate. The last day to leave a comment is 26th May 2013 after which I randomly choose one lucky winner and let him/her know right away. Please leave your correct e-mail address (won’t be published) so that if you are the lucky winner I can contact you asap. If I don’t reach you within three days (= 72 hours), I have to draw another winner, which I really would hate to do.

If there are some restrictions which apply in your country, I might not be able to ship your prize. In that case I have to pick another winner.

1 comment per person, please. I have a second giveaway on my Facebook page, so if you would like to maximize your chances, you can simply like my page, answer the question there and that’s how you can win almost similar prize! Well, there is still another giveaway in my Finnish blog, but to be able to answer the question there, you have to be able to read and write Finnish 🙂

 

Good luck everyone (and sorry for using so many smileys… I’m just in a really good mood)! 🙂

 

Blog's 1st Anniversary | Low-Carb, So Simple!

 

 

P.S. Next week you are going to get a recipe which is perfect for hot summer days…

 

Update May 27th, 2012:

The winner of my first ever giveaway is Annette. Congratulations! Many thanks for all of you for your kind comments and thanks for participating!

 

The 1st Giveaway Drawing | Low-Carb, So Simple!

 

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Comments

  1. Annette

    May 28, 2013 at 19:03

    Yay! I won

    Reply
  2. Marie

    May 27, 2013 at 06:15

    I love eating chocolate covered strawberries

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 27, 2013 at 09:42

      That’s real indulgence! Thanks for your comment and good luck! You were the last one to comment and now it’s time for the draw!

      Reply
  3. Donna

    May 26, 2013 at 22:01

    sour patch kids!

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 27, 2013 at 09:40

      So simple and so great 🙂 Again a real challenge to convert into low-carb… Good luck with the draw!

      Reply
  4. Tracy Sturgill

    May 26, 2013 at 04:25

    I am a big pizza lover. I could eat a slice of cauliflower crusted vegetable pizza everyday!

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 26, 2013 at 08:19

      It’s so great that there are nowadays proper and healthy low-carb alternatives for pizza crust. Pizza is a great way to have your daily veggies as well! Good luck with the draw!

      Reply
  5. Julie

    May 26, 2013 at 03:17

    I love eating cotton candy!

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 26, 2013 at 08:16

      Oh yes, who wouldn’t! That would be a real challenge to convert a cotton candy recipe into low-carb. Maybe with maltitol that would succeed… The drawing is soon… Good luck!

      Reply
  6. Sara

    May 25, 2013 at 07:48

    Nice blog and cool giveaway! My favorite comfort food is chocolate chip cookies. I’m still trying to perfect this recipe as low-carb.

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 26, 2013 at 08:12

      Thanks, Sara! I’m also trying to perfect a recipe for low-carb chocolate chip cookies… they are simply so good! Good luck with the draw!

      Reply
  7. Ann

    May 24, 2013 at 11:00

    Love eating flourless chocolate cake when I can

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 24, 2013 at 23:51

      Yet another chocoholic, we are many! Chocolate always does its job. I really would like to develop a perfect recipe for flourless chocolate cake… Something very chocolatey… Good luck with the draw!

      Reply
  8. Helena

    May 23, 2013 at 22:58

    I love chicken salad as my comfy food..yummy

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 24, 2013 at 23:43

      Now that’s healthy comfort food 🙂 And sure delicious! Good luck with my giveaway drawing!

      Reply
  9. manda

    May 23, 2013 at 16:36

    Not a food but a mocha hazelnut latte from my favorite coffee shop always makes my day!

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 24, 2013 at 23:40

      Hazelnut is great! I wish they would have healthier alternatives for sugar-free hazelnut syrups, those what I have seen contain sucralose or aspartame. Good luck with the drawing!

      Reply
  10. Zsolt

    May 23, 2013 at 00:20

    My comfort food is definitely egg omelet. You can do it within few minutes and with vegetable along, it´s the best combination!

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 23, 2013 at 13:53

      Oh yes, omelet is so versatile! And a good way to use veggies and leftovers from the fridge. Good luck with my giveaway!

      Reply
  11. Calli

    May 22, 2013 at 07:25

    I always have a little stash of chocolate for when I’m feeling down.

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 23, 2013 at 13:51

      Me too… chocolate sure is healing the mind and body. At least for a moment… Good luck with the competition!

      Reply
  12. SJ Moyer

    May 21, 2013 at 19:51

    I am so glad I found your blog. I am enjoying it and your easy and delicious recipes immensely.
    My favourite comfort food is dark rye bread spread with butter.
    Keep up the good work!

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 21, 2013 at 23:34

      Thanks for your kind words! Great that you enjoy my blog and the recipes.

      For me, everything tastes good with real butter 🙂 And I think dark rye bread with butter is also the ultimate comfort food for most of us Finns… Good luck with my giveaway drawing!

      Reply
  13. Rose Linville

    May 21, 2013 at 14:55

    We ladies sure do love our chocolate 🙂 My favorite comfort food is chocolate yogurt pudding, which is simply 1 qt of full fat yogurt with a packet of sugar-free instant pudding mix (plus extra cocoa and sweetener). It is very thick and rich and I can eat it every day and not gain weight 🙂

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 21, 2013 at 23:28

      Rose, so true about chocolate 🙂 And that comfort food really sounds too good to be true! Good luck with the draw!

      Reply
  14. Karma

    May 20, 2013 at 23:27

    My fav comfort food is anything with chocolate. Hot cocoa, cookies ice cream — all of the above. lol

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 20, 2013 at 23:51

      Mmmm… chocolate…

      Reply
  15. Alicia

    May 20, 2013 at 19:36

    For my favorite I am going to go with my favorite beverage Coconut chai tea! 😀

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 20, 2013 at 20:37

      Alicia, that really suits every occasion!

      Reply
  16. Beverly

    May 20, 2013 at 17:30

    Great job with the blog!!!! It looks truly lovely for being so young, and I’ve loved every recipe I’ve tried.

    My favorite comfort food, without a doubt, is dark chocolate and raspberries. But that’s more a dessert–rare ribeye with pureed cauliflower and smoked gouda is my favorite “meal,” and it’s even made with under 5 ingredients:-)

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 20, 2013 at 20:36

      Beverly, so great to hear that you like my recipes!

      You get a whole meal with those 5 ingredients: ribeye, cauliflower and smoked gouda as main course + dark chocolate and raspberries for dessert. Perfect idea, indeed 🙂

      I cannot resist the combination of dark chocolate and raspberries… Yum!

      Reply
  17. Sarah Hartnett

    May 20, 2013 at 16:11

    Congratulations Elviira on the 1st anniversary of your blog!! Well done on all the fantastic recipes.
    I baked your Simple and Fluffy Bread again at the weekend. I love its versatility for breakfast with butter and jam or for sandwiches.
    My favourite comfort food is a nice scone with butter and jam or honey. Not the American-type, but the English-type which are crisp on the outside and light and fluffy in the middle. I could eat them for breakfast, lunch and dinner! I have tried lots of low carb subsitutes for the real thing, but still haven’t found a satisfactory replacement. Maybe that’s a challenge you can beat! 🙂
    Best wishes, Sarah (Ireland)

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 20, 2013 at 20:29

      Sarah, many thanks for your kind words! I’m so happy that you like my recipes.

      A recipe for gluten-free and low-carb English-type scones sounds like a real challenge. But I love challenges 🙂 Thanks for a great idea and good luck with the draw!

      Reply
  18. Madeline

    May 20, 2013 at 14:28

    This might sound weird but I love Greek yogurt with cocoa powder mixed in. I eat it all the time!

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 20, 2013 at 15:06

      Madeline, thanks for you comment and good luck with the draw! Doesn’t sound weird to me, sounds delicious!

      Reply
  19. Kathy

    May 20, 2013 at 14:02

    First, congratulations on your anniversary! This is quite an accomplishment developing all these recipes using so few ingredients! I, for one, would be quite happy if, after a whole year of this restriction, you gave yourself permission to increase the number of ingredients per recipe. I love reading about your method in recipe develpment, and seeing your helpful and artistic photos.

    My favourite comfort food is/was ice cream. I could eat it every day (almost any flavour) if I weren’t following a low carb diet.

    Thank you for all you do.
    Kind regards,
    Kathy

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 20, 2013 at 15:04

      Thanks, Kathy, for your nice words! I’m thinking of starting another blog for low-carb stuff consisting more than 5 ingredients. Or then I’ll write a cookbook. Haven’t decided yet 🙂

      I love ice cream, too! I just made an experiment using that brown sugar substitute which is included in the prize. Otherwise nice, but faaar too sweet. You can make low-carb ice cream quite easily. Have you ever tried?

      Good luck with the competition!

      Reply
  20. Joanne T Ferguson (@mickeydownunder)

    May 20, 2013 at 11:05

    Happy Birthday indeed, TRUE!
    A LOT to be proud of in one year’s time too!
    Never heard of buckthorn juice…now have my curiosity,
    Wonder what it tastes like? Am sure the question will not be unique to me!
    Cheers! Joanne

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 20, 2013 at 14:51

      Thanks, Joanne! Sea buckthorn juice is filled with vitamin C and good oils. It’s very strong tasting and quite bitter. You can’t drink it just like that, but in drinks, sauces, frostings and toppings it tastes great! Good luck with my giveaway draw!

      Reply
  21. Jordan D

    May 20, 2013 at 05:46

    Coconut milk ice cream or Dole whip can always cheer me up. In colder weather, I love a spicy chili with tortilla chips.

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 20, 2013 at 14:48

      Sounds yummy! Coconut milk ice cream is also my personal favorite. Good luck with the draw!

      Reply
  22. Cynthia

    May 20, 2013 at 04:44

    My favorite comfort food is mac and cheese. That makes any day better!

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 20, 2013 at 14:46

      That’s real comfort food, indeed! Good luck with the competition!

      Reply
  23. Eileen Lorich

    May 19, 2013 at 22:14

    I’m just starting out looking for recipes an ingredients
    for my husband he is diabetic an now gluten free
    I have heard that gluten free stuff taste bad? so I can’t offer any thing to make because I’m not sure what I’m doing 🙂

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 20, 2013 at 14:17

      Eileen, depends on the recipe and the ingredients how the result tastes. Some sweeteners have really BAD aftertaste whereas some taste okay. I’ve tested numerous sweeteners and try to use those which I have found to be the best tasting.

      Goods baked with almond flour and whey protein usually taste pretty okay for everybody. Hope you find something useful and tasty, and good luck with the draw!

      Reply
  24. Annette

    May 19, 2013 at 18:57

    Oops, forgot the comfort food – sugar free low carb chesecake using almond and coconut flour for base

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 20, 2013 at 14:14

      No problem 🙂 Low-carb cheesecake has a dedicated place in my heart (and in my table) too. Yum! Good luck with the giveaway!

      Reply
  25. Annette

    May 19, 2013 at 18:56

    I love your blog and would love to win your giveaway

    Reply
  26. Lucy

    May 19, 2013 at 18:45

    My fav comfort food that I am able to eat every day is 2 minute protein cake.

    I use 1scoop of protein powder+1egg+pinch of baking powder+2tbsp of milk.

    Mix it together and put into microwave for 2mins and the cake is ready 🙂

    Reply
    • elviira

      May 20, 2013 at 14:12

      Lucy, sounds like a great recipe! Thanks for sharing and good luck with the competition!

      Reply

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