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Winner of Suite of Sweets for Sweethearts Final Giveaway–Allergy-Free Cookbooks Plus More

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Full disclosure: The Cook IT Allergy Free app was provided by its creator/owner, Kim Wilson-Maes. Free For All Cooking was provided by Jules Shepard and DeCapo Press. The cooking equipment was part of my food blogging conference swag. The peanut flour was provided by the National Peanut Board. Finally, I purchased Go Dairy Free. This is not a paid review; opinions expressed are strictly my own.

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(Note:  Prize is app only! It works on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. Photos are courtesy of  Cook IT Allergy Free)

UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. 

So here’s the big day, the one where I announce the final giveaway for the Suite of Sweets for Sweethearts event! Yes, I know the official month for sweethearts has passed, but I don’t think you’ll mind. March needs something special, too, and since those of us who are gluten free can’t drink the traditional green beer this month to celebrate St. Paddy’s day, we’ll stretch out the more appealing Valentine’s Day celebration with a sweet giveaway! At least, I haven’t seen green gluten-free beer offered anywhere and I wouldn’t drink it anyway due to the food coloring, but I digress. The giveaway includes what you see in the photos, plus a few more small swag goodies (from blogger conferences I’ve attended) that you may find fun and helpful in the kitchen. (I won’t reveal those items; I’ll leave them as small surprises for the winner.)

To be clear, the final giveaway package includes:

~ Cook IT Allergy Free app—If you missed my review, you can read it here (alert: Chocolate Fondue recipe!), but this is the “i” app that can convert your recipe to address your specific allergy/intolerance needs with just the touch of a finger. Then you can save your recipe and even create your shopping list—Kim Maes’ app, which she designed for all of us, is impressive! If you don’t have an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch to “run” your app on, you may give this prize away to someone who does. Your celiac/gluten intolerance support group leader? a gluten-free/food intolerant friend or colleague? You’ll end up with a very grateful friend!

~ Free for All Cooking—This is the newest cookbook by Jules E. Dowler Shepard. If you missed my review, you can read it here (alert: Coffee Cake recipe). There are not too many reviews on Amazon yet since this book is very new, but they are all 5-stars, and you only have to read the comments on my review post to see how loved both Jules and her recipes are. 

~ Go Dairy Free—What’s better than a cookbook? A combination resource/guide book and cookbook. Go Dairy Free, by Alisa Fleming, offers everything you want to know about going dairy free … the basics and history of dairy–“what” constitutes dairy and “where” other dairy is consumed (horse milk anyone?), the “why” of going dairy free, and, most importantly, “how” to go dairy free. Read my complete review here (alert: Easy Peasy Vegan Truffles 4 Ways recipe). Plus, don’t forget that Alisa’s Go Dairy Free, the website, is a valuable resource that’s always available to you.

~ Taylor TruTemp Instant Read Digital Thermometer—Perfect for checking doneness of meats (not to be left in the oven though). The digital display updates every second and is protected by a durable plastic lens. Thermometer has temperature range of –40°F to 302°F and comes with one installed 1.5V battery and one bonus battery.

~ Charcoal Companion Steak Station—Allows one to monitor the doneness of several steaks at once, so, for example, if Mr. GFE wants his steak medium rare and I want my steak cooked medium, it’s not a problem at all. No more undercooked or overcooked steaks!

~ Baker Josef’s Peanut Flour (1-lb bag) —This peanut flour was provide to me courtesy of the National Peanut Board with the goal for me to try it and review it. However, I’ve since been diagnosed with a peanut sensitivity, so no more Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies, peanuts, or peanut products for me right now. So, the National Peanut Board graciously told me to offer this bag to one of my gfe readers. Here’s what I found out about peanut flour. It can add a “healthful, lower-fat, and gluten free boost to a variety of foods. It is a great thickener for soups, a flavorful and aromatic ingredient for breads and pastries, as well as a creative coating for meats, fish, and other dishes. Peanut flour is a good source of Vitamin E, Folate, Fiber, Niacin, Magnesium, and Phosphorus.” I read that you can successfully substitute up to 1/3 of the flour in your recipe with peanut flour. Here’s a great looking recipe for peanut butter muffins from Sarena, The Non-Dairy Queen. The National Peanut Board also has many scrumptious looking recipes here. Crusted Pork Medallions with Ancho Peanut Sauce are shown in the photo on the right (photo is courtesy of the National Peanut Board). Note that not all recipes are gluten free, but appear to be easily adapted.

As far as the entries, I’d recently vowed to only ask folks to leave a single comment, but then people have told me they were disappointed to not have as many opportunities to enter. So, once again, there are several ways to enter the giveaway below, but  it only takes one to enter the giveaway. Remember to leave a comment for each thing you do because I can only track entries by comments. (Saying “I like gfe on Facebook, follow you on Twitter, and am dying to make the cake on the cover of Jules new book.” would only earn you one entry. Make sure you get credit for them all!) And—big important and—remember that all your comments on the previous posts (if submitted by the individual giveaway deadlines) count, too! 

Originally published March 1, 2011; updated December 5, 2025.

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  8. trish says

    Would love the cookbooks! Our daughter has celiac and type 1 diabetes and I am always looking for meals that will work.

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  11. Joanne Kuchinski says

    Wish we lived closer to Fredrickburg. We are down in Danville Va. I love to read all about the Gluten free stuff. My spouse and I have been gluten free for two years.

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  18. Ricki says

    This is such an amazing giveaway, Shirley! And virtually everything in the package sounds great (love that you are keeping a few “surprises”!). In the GFE vein, I created a grain-free brownie the other day that I can’t wait to post about. I thought of you because all the ingredients are just naturally gluten free and easy! 😀

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  20. Marsha A. says

    The steak station is intriguing. The whole giveaway is so amazing. Everything included in it is a wonderful item. Thanks for the oppotunity.

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  33. cheryl says

    Love the idea of peanut flour. Please don’t include me in the giveaway (peanut allergy!) but I bet you can make delicious things with it!

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  35. Gail says

    Cookbooks are always a great resource especially dairy-free and free for all cooking. You can never have too many cookbooks. Great giveaway!

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  36. nicola @ gfreemom says

    Hi Shirley, we were recently offered a gluten-free beer while eating gluten-free pizza at Amici’s. I think the GF beer was: Redbridge Beer. I’m not a beer drinker and so I have no idea how it tasted, but my hubby seemed to like it. N xo

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  37. Laura says

    OOh, I would so love the Go Dairy Free book since we have a lot of milk allergies in our family (in addition to corn, gluten, soy, and eggs!!) Each family member seems to have their own special combination of allergies 🙂 The Free For All sounds awesome too!! Wish I could enter more times, but I don’t do Facebook or Twitter 🙁

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  43. Amber says

    That is a truly awesome package! Any of these resources would be hugely helpful since I’m still elimination diet testing foods (less than 1/4 done) and am already gluten, dairy, and soy free.

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  48. Susan R says

    Steaks aren’t in our budget too often, but I’d love to feel more confident when I do have them to cook.:)

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  50. Linda S. says

    I love Jules All Purpose Flour and would LOVE to add her latest cookbook, Free For All, to my collection. The peanut flour sounds interesting, too!

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  51. Linda S. says

    I found GFE through Jules Gluten Free Flour on Facebook and am glad I did! Thank you for your generous giveaway. 🙂

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  57. Tina P. says

    Hi Shirley,

    I would love the cookbooks. Jules is awesome and I would love Alisa’s book since today marks my one week anniversary of going completely dairy-free. And hey, if I win the app, maybe my husband will buy me an i-phone. 🙂 Tina.

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  58. Linda S. says

    I just ‘liked’ you on Facebook. Sorry I forgot to before. And I remember you from Jules’ Gluten Free Cookie Swap! 🙂 Have a great gluten-free day! 🙂

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  59. Shirley says

    Congrats to the winner, Alisa Joy! Alisa Joy, please email me with your complete name and mailing info. Thanks to all who entered!

    Hugs and happy Monday all!
    Shirley

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  60. Karolina says

    The Free for All Cooking cookbook sounds like something I would love to have. I’m always looking for wonderful new GF recipes.

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  67. Theresa P. says

    I found you from one of the other Gluten Free sites. I don’t recall which one there are so many i can’t keep track. If i like the site. i just add the site to my fav list. which has grown considerably!!!!! Love and appreciate you all!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS!

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    • Shirley says

      Hi domestic diva–Welcome to gfe! 🙂 Unfortunately this giveaway closed quite some time ago. Please stay tuned for another one very soon though. If you subscribe to gfe, you’ll always get to see them right away. 😉

      Shirley

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