Monday, April 19, 2010

Did someone say ice cream?!

It's no secret around here that I love ice cream.



And, having a nut allergy really limits what kinds of ice cream I can eat... unless, I make it myself.

In order to make ice cream, you need an ice cream maker.  It's one of those kitchen gadgets that makes homemade ice cream possible.


And, thanks to CNS Stores - you too can make homemade ice cream in your kitchen!

CNS Stores recently contacted me about doing a giveaway for my readers.  If you have not heard of CNS stores, you should check them out.  They have over 200 online stores where they sell everything from bedroom furniture, to TV stands, to baby toys and of course, to all-things kitchen!

CNS stores is letting me give away TWO Cuisinart Automatic Ice Cream Makers to two of you!!

Cuisinart ICE-20 - Automatic Frozen Yogurt-Ice Cream & Sorbet Maker in White
I happen to have this very same ice cream maker, which we received three years ago for our wedding.  I've used it hundreds of times to make vanilla ice cream, cake batter ice cream, cookie dough ice cream, cherry ice cream, and pineapple orange sherbet!

In twenty minutes, you have a delicious creamy soft-serve consistency ice cream that you can easily serve and scoop into freezer-containers for a more hard-packed version.  One of my favorite features is the open top, so that you can add your fun treats as the ice cream makes!



So, here's how you can have up to 3 chances win your own ice cream maker:


(1) Leave a comment telling me what ice cream flavor you'd love to make.

(2) Follow Finding Joy in My Kitchen (and leave a comment saying that are a follower).

(3) Share this giveaway on your blog, facebook or twitter (and leave a comment with the link to your post or tweet).

Please make sure you have your email address in your comment or linked to your profile so I can contact you if you win.  

The giveaway will be open to US and Canadian readers until Tuesday, April 27, 2010 until 12 midnight EST.  

Two winners will be randomly chosen and announced on Wednesday, April 28th.  

338 comments:

  1. Smores Ice Cream please!!! I've been drooling over an ice cream maker for a loooooong time!!! Sheree :-)

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  2. I'm a follower!!! LOVE your blog...have tried several recipes!!!

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  3. I follow privately, hope that counts for a second entry.

    I would so love to win an ice cream maker.

    I'm drooling at the thought....mmmm.

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  4. Decisions, decisions as to flavor. Can you really go wrong, with ice cream.

    Okay to choose I'd have to say something with fruit, like homemade strawberry ice cream.

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  5. I linked you on my blog!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

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  6. I would love one of these ice cream makers! I love making homemade ice cream even though I don't make it very often! I am not a follower, but I am going to go become one, I visit here every day!! = )
    Thanks for the comment about the rice....I am going to try that casserole! martha(at)lclink(dot)com

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  7. I would love to make chocolate chip ice cream or strawberry ice cream!

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  8. Oops, I was supposed to say what flavor I like to make! My favorite was to make raspberry frozen yogurt with homemade yogurt that was a little thin or root beer ice cream was another favorite!!
    I am a follower now!! martha(at)lclink(dot)com

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  9. Am I seriously the first comment?? Then I know I deserve to win!!! I want one!! I would make coffee/chocolate chip ice cream!

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  10. I too have a nut allergy and making it at home is the best way. I love the look of this and will have to do a search if I am not the lucky one. I will make strawberry ice cream for the husband and vanilla for me. I will post a link to your blog on mine and I am already a follower and have been. Thanks for all the recipes. I love having new ones to try. I have so many allergies I have a struggle at times plus we live in a rural area. Thanks for all your help.

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  11. Cake batter for sure! I fell in love with that flavor years ago on a road trip with girl friends.

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  12. I too have a nut allergy and making it at home is the best way. I love the look of this and will have to do a search if I am not the lucky one. I will make strawberry ice cream for the husband and vanilla for me. I will post a link to your blog on mine and I am already a follower and have been. Thanks for all the recipes. I love having new ones to try. I have so many allergies I have a struggle at times plus we live in a rural area. Thanks for all your help.

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  13. I've posted about your giveaway on my blog.

    Thanx again, for hosting such a YUMMY giveaway!!!

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  14. Oh pick me! My kids would love it - I would too.
    I have you listed under my favorite links on my link list - is that close enough to being a follower? :)
    yolanda_jensen@yahoo.com

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  15. Oh yeah, my favorite ice cream that I would make EVERYDAY is OREO - mmmmm.

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  16. I have REALLY been wanting an ice cream maker! I would make tons of flavors, but the first would be chocolate brownie.

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  17. I posted this on my facebook. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/profile.php?id=1107175767

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  18. I think my kiddos would love your cake batter ice cream. Can't wait to try it! Thanks for all the great recipes!

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  19. Ooh, definitely ice cream with chunks of fresh fruit. The garden is beginning to blossom outside, and I need to find ways to yummily use it all! Gosh, that'd be good. Currant raspberry blueberry blackberry strawberry cherry peachy apricoty plumy gooseberry creaminess....

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  20. and, I am a follower. jessikap@gmail.com

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  21. Yum! I love ice cream!! I've always wanted an ice cream maker to make all sorts of homemade flavors. Cookie dough is my favorite!! And now I'm hungry... :)

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  22. Yes!! We all scream for ice cream!! My fav is strawberry...

    I actually have the larger Cuisinart Professional ice cream maker that I bought over two years ago...we have used it at least 4 or 5 times a week during warm weather and twice a week during cold weather...a GREAT appliance...

    I would love to be entered for this giveaway...and if I won, the prize would be for a gift...

    Thanks for the opportunity to enter...and I am already a follower...

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  23. My favorite ice cream that we have made is butterfinger ice cream. It is DELICIOUS!

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  24. I've been following Finding Joy in My Kitchen for a while though my RSS feed, but now I'm officially a follower. Thanks!

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  25. I gasped when I saw the ice cream recipes you have! Yum!! I've been following your blog for a while and love the "homemade goodness". :)
    I've been craving sherbert for a while. I'm also currently 36 weeks pregnant. Might explain a few things. ;)

    Sonya

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  26. Oh I would so love to win this to make a recipe for cinnamon ice cream that I found a while back, along with my favorites peach and cookie dough. :)

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  27. I love ice cream as well! I usually sit down after the kids are in bed and have a little bowl before I get moving again. Ice cream and bread are my weaknesses. My favorite ice cream to make would be Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.
    I have followed your blog for a while now, but officially became a follower today.
    Here are my blog and email addresses:
    www.dansonja.blogspot.com/
    dan.sonja@yahoo.com

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  28. I'd kill to make some great mint chocolate chip or coffee ice cream!!

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  29. I would most certainly be making cookies n' cream with soy milk - my bf LOOOOOOOVES this, but has a lactose intolerance, so he rarely gets it.

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  30. I would love to make cookies and cream ice cream--my husband's favorite!

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  31. I'd love to try making cake batter ice cream.

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  32. I would LOVE this!!! I am lactose intolerant and don't get to eat good ice cream unless I make myself sick doing so! I'd love to enjoy some strawberry ice cream!! :) Can't wait to see u next weekend!!!

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  33. Oooo...I want one of those. I would totally make oreo ice cream.

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  34. I am a loyal follower. You inspire me to eat more home cooked meals. Keep the yummy recipes coming!! :)

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  35. WOW - cool contest!!!

    I would totally try (never heard of it before but think it might taste yummy) SWEET POTATO ICE CREAM!!!!!!

    Also, I began following you! Not really sure what that means...I don't have a blog, BUT, I still clicked the following you and linked it to my gmail account. :)

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  36. Chocolate oreo sounds good to me!
    tara_bandy AT hotmail DOT com

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  37. Let's see...since I am an ice cream maker novice, I'd just start with simple but delish VANILLA!

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  38. Chocolate Oreo Icecream sounds great to me!!

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  39. Reese's cup for sure!

    I also tweeted about this wonderful giveaway. :)

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  40. I am a follower since yesterday when I came upon your website. So many recipes - so little time. Great blog!

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  41. If I had an ice cream maker, my first batch of homemade ice cream would definitely be Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough--it's by far my ultimate favorite!

    I'm a follower!! :) And I posted this giveaway on my twitter account: http://twitter.com/R_Atwood

    rlmartin85@gmail.com

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  42. I would make peach ice cream the first time!

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  43. I want to try strawberry cheesecake ice cream!

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  44. I'd make something chocolate with pieces of chocolate and brownie in it. LOL

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  45. I am a follower and have done all 3 things. I hope I win one of those ice cream makers. I've never made ice cream before. :o)

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  46. Mmmmm... choices! I love peanut butter and chocolate, but I think I'd make homemade peach or strawberry, because it would remind me of making ice cream with my dad when I was young.

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  47. I follow every day through my Reader! Love your recipes!

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  48. I want to make some ice cream with peanut butter! Yum!!

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  49. I'm a follower on my Google Reader feed... I enjoy your recipes, and I also really enjoyed reading about your wedding at Our Lady's University.

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  50. I have been a subscriber...and now I am a follower...

    knox6306 @ gmail.com

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  51. with summer upon us I would make some fruit ice cream, strawberry would be the first one.

    knox6306 @ gmail.com

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  52. i am a follower :) love your blog and your amazing recipes!

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  53. i would make strawberry and mint chocolate chip!

    my email is jkarkoski003 at yahoo dot com

    i've been wanting an ice cream maker for a while ...

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  54. Would love to make some old fashioned yummy vanilla!

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  55. Butter Pecan, Mint Chocolate Chip, Cookies and Cream, Strawberry and many more!

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  56. This is on my wish list too! I would so love to get one of these!

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  57. Who doesn't love ice cream! My favorite of course is simply chocolate! I have been following your blog for some time now and have made lots of your recipes!

    kbosilovatz@yahoo.com

    kathi

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  58. I'd love to make mint chocolate chip... yummy. Thanks for the offer!

    Also, congrats on your defense. I know it took a lot of hard work, way to go!

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  59. I would love to make some chocolate ice cream!

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  60. Pistachio Rose water - it is a persian specialty! I bought a cheap ice cream maker last summer, but it pooped out on me the second time I used it :(. Would love to have a good one!!!

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  61. I'm such a sucker for ice cream! I love any flavor but my favorite would have to be mint chocolate chip. Yummm.

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  62. Pistachio rose water - it is persian specialty that by hubby always raves about, I'm dying to try it!

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  63. Rocky Road, or Almond Coffee--would love to replicate the Starbucks version--it is amazing:))

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  64. I am a follower and love your blog!

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  65. My favorite ice cream is banana, or just plain vanilla topped with fruit. GREAT giveaway!

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  66. I'd like to try to make black raspberry with Chocolate chunks.

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  67. Strawberry or Maple nut is the best.

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  68. I dont' care what kind of ice cream I would make - I would just be so happy to be able to make some. I think I would make your cake batter ice cream first! Of course, I am a follower and I tweeted about this giveaway.

    http://twitter.com/lucymariec/status/12524846087

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  69. I would start with vanilla and then add in so that everyone could have what they like (there are 3 of us... Hubby doesn't like ice cream, and Cubby has food allergies). But Smores Ice Cream sounds so yummy!! Thanks for considering me, SnoWhite, er, that's Dr. SnoWhite now! I'm a follower too!

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  70. Cookie dough is my favorite, but it would get a LOT of use here.

    Not sure if it counts as "following," but I am subscribed to your RSS feed.

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  71. I would love to make your recipe for homemade cookie dough ice cream!!!

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  72. I have been "following" your site for a long time, and just now I officially became a follower. :o) Your recipes are great! I've tried lots of them and haven't had one that my husband and I haven't liked!

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  74. I would definately make stawberry ice cream. Yummy!!

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  75. I tweeted about your blog, but I can't figure out how to link, so maybe that one doesn't count!

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  76. I would love to make fresh strawberry ice cream!

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  77. Cookie Dough ice cream, yum! :)

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  78. I can't get enough of your cake batter recipe!!! YUMMY!! jkcmccandless at aol dot com.

    PS Ive used CSN before and they were great...items arrived with damage and they made it right, pronto!! Thanks for the giveaway. I visit your site on a full tummy (kind of like going to the grocery store) since everything looks yummy and then I am able to choose something to cook without wanting to try everything in one night!!

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  79. If I won I would make a huge batch of strawberry ice cream!! Thanks for the giveaway.

    April
    guy015 (at) gmail (dot) com

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  80. And, I am a follower of your blog, I have been making my menus up strictly from your blog the last couple of months. Ha! I would love an ice cream maker, I think my kids would think it was so awesome!

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  81. My fav is rocky road! My email is, mamagazelle at hotmail dot com.
    Thanks! Caroline

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  82. I am also a private follower!
    Caroline

    mamagazelle at hotmail dot com

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  83. I follow you! (don't be scared) :)

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  84. OH, I've been wanting an ice cream maker for so long! I love cookies and cream. I bet it would be awesome homemade!

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  85. I follow your blog on Google Reader!

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  86. I would have to say Cookies & Cream...my absolute favorite!

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  87. I am now a public follower! I read your blog every time you make a new post!
    rmw1983@gmail.com

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  88. I would love to make the cake batter ice cream!
    rmw1983@gmail.com

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  89. great giveaway!! I would love to make mint choc chip or cookie dough ice cream my two favs!!!

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  90. I have Posted this giveaway on my blog:

    http://cottoncandydreamsjewelery.blogspot.com/2010/04/ice-cream-maker-giveaway.html


    thanks so much for your awesome recipes!
    rmw1983@gmail.com

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  91. Peppermint icecream is my favorite!

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  92. I blogged about the giveaway!

    http://www.survivingthekitchenblog.com/2010/04/you-can-win-ice-cream-maker.html

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  93. I would love to make apple pie ice cream!

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  94. I'm a follower!! Everything you make looks amazing!

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  95. I don't know how to make homemade ice cream but I'd love to try! I'd probably start with vanilla and work from there.

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  96. I would love win! If I won, I would make lots of coffee ice cream!

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  97. I would LOVE an ice cream maker and so would my hubby! So in honor of him and his love for ice cream I think I would have to make mint chocolate chip! It's his fav!!!

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  98. I would love to win and would make lots of coffee ice cream!

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  99. Hi! I tweeted about this giveaway.

    http://twitter.com/

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  100. Lastly, I am a follower! I love your site!

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  101. I would make mango flavored ice cream.

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  102. Yum...I'd pick chocolate...can't go wrong with plain chocolate!

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  103. I am now a follower :)

    juliannajones@gmail.com

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  104. I'd love to try to make Butter Pecan Icecream. yum yum!

    juliannajones@gmail.com

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  105. It's ICE CREAM that would be enough for me !! :) Although Chocolate is good too !!

    And I am a follower !!!

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  106. I've been a follower for awhile now! I love your receipes :)

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  107. OMG this would be so awesome! I have 4 kids we would seriously but this bad boy to use! I would love to make some real strawberry ice cream!

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  108. I tweeted it...not sure how to link you to my tweet so I'm trying this...

    http://twitter.com/suzekaz

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  109. I want to try making cookie dough ice cream using your egg-less cookie dough recipe.

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  110. I'm already a follower! Love it!

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  111. I would make some dreamsicle ice cream!

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  112. I'm a follower. Thanks!
    mommastaci33(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  113. I'd love to make raspberry. Yum! My son would have a blast coming up with new flavors!
    mommastaci33(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  114. Yummmmm... chocolate ice cream with bits of Reese's and hunks of chocolate. Delish.

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  115. With summer coming, I am thinking about some fabulous fresh strawberry icecream!

    vkleingirard@gmail.com

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  116. And I tweeted about the giveaway! Love your blog!

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  117. I follow, too!

    vkleingirard@gmail.com

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  118. Chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream. Mmmmm.

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  119. My favorite is plain old vanilla or maybe strawberry.

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  120. I almost forgot, I'm a follower, too!

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  121. i love rocky road ice cream!

    and i'm a new follower now!

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  122. I want to try your cake batter ice cream recipe! I've never made my own ice cream and would LOVE to try it! Also, congratulations on your PhD!

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  123. http://thesanfordsagas.blogspot.com/2010/04/giveaway-at-snowhites-blog.html

    I posted your giveaway on my blog for another entry! Thanks!!

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  124. Okay, I really like ice cream! Can you tell? :) I just became a follower, even though I check your blog every single day. I make at least 2 of your recipes a week. Thanks for your help.

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  125. My kids would love to make any flavor of ice cream, but I would have to say that cookies and cream ice cream would be their favorite.

    Kristie, Michigan

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  126. Chocolate raspberry ice cream!!

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  127. Tweeted: http://twitter.com/Ice_Cream_Forum/status/12583700912

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  128. hmmm...I'd have to say cake batter ice cream...or always the wonderful fall back of cookie dough

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  129. I am a follower and love your blog!! and I would LOVE to make mocha coffee ice cream! Yum! I have been looking at ice cream makers for 2 or 3 years and have just never bought one ,but I really,really want one ! What a great give away! Thanks for the chance!

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  130. I love anything Mocha! I have been wanting an icecream maker!

    I have been a follower for a while. You even have a coveted spot on my blog roll:)

    I can't wait to tweet this giveaway!

    Thanks!

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  131. I'd love to make some homemade strawberry ice cream!

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  132. I'd be happy making vanilla! My family loves the Blue Bell homemade vanilla, so it would be so yummy to make it ourselves!

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  133. Chocolate peanut butter ice cream is my favorite!! YUMMY!!

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  134. I would love to make just about any flavor of ice cream, but would try to make something w/ Splenda right now, since I'm doing a no-sugar diet. I would love to make strawberry!

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  135. I just tweeted about this. Link to my twitter

    http://twitter.com/shayks

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  136. Oh... I'd definitely make something with chocolate and cherries!!

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  137. I tweeted: http://twitter.com/barefoottams

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  138. Yum! I want one! I'd lik to make something with plenty of chocolate and nuts in it.

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  139. I follow your blog.

    shevilkenevil1 at aol dot com

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  140. Oh my gosh, this would be so awesome to win.Your ice cream photo looks so yummy. I'd like to make pistachio and cherry almond vanilla. Yummy!

    Thank you :)
    shevilkenevil1 at aol dot com

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  141. I tweeted the giveaway:
    http://twitter.com/lipstickncandy/status/12615563480

    shevilkenevil1 at aol dot com

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  142. Cookies and Cream icecream is probably my favorite. Though I do love plain old vanilla.

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  143. I would make Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough ice cream.

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  144. I would love to make fruit flavored ice cream - lemon and strawberry are at the top of the list!

    Also, I have been a follower for a while - I love your blog!

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  145. Strawberry Ice Cream pleeeeeez!!! I'm hoping to be the proud owner of an ice cream maker either from buying one for myself or WINNING one from YOU (merci beaucoup!). I definitely am a follower of yours - I adore your blog!!!! :-)

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  146. Tweeted today:
    http://twitter.com/lipstickncandy/status/12642718035

    shevilkenevil1 at aol dot com

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  147. Mint Chocolate chip coming up!!! Homemade ice cream is the best!

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  148. I would love to make cinnamon ice cream! I have trouble finding it in the stores and it's my absolute favorite. Thanks!

    Julie
    jaforslev@aol.com

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  149. It's a toss up between making cookie dough or cake batter first. Probably cookie dough . . .

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  150. I think I would try and make a banana foster praline kind of ice cream.

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  151. mmmm....I'd make a fruity one or perhaps some chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream! :D

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  152. I follow your blog and I love it-we have the same interests and tastes! thanks for the recipes
    kwvogler@st-tel.net

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  153. homemade vanilla ice cream-plain and simple and heavenly
    kwvogler@st-tel.net

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  154. I would love to make plain old homemade vanilla ice cream. Yum:)

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