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Monday, December 27, 2010

Kicking Off the New Year Give-Away!

We're right at the end of 2010 and as we're about to start a brand new year, I have finally gotten around to creating a Facebook profile page, as well as a Twitter page for my blog. In honour of that, I wanted to do something really exciting to jump-start 2011, so I am holding my very first competition and giving away something that I just know you will love.

If you love Olive Garden as much as I do, you'll understand how excited I am about launching this give-away. If you look closely at my banner, you'll see that it is actually a plate of OG's salad and bread stick. Yes, I love Olive Garden, and I really like that they have so many cost-effective meals. Their lunch special of all-you-can-eat soup and salad for $6.95 is a favourite of my girlfriends and me. It's lovely to sit and chat over delicious bowls of soup, crisp salad, and fresh-from-the-oven breadsticks for such a great price. 

So to kick off 2011, one lucky reader is going to have a chance to win a gift certificate to Olive Garden!



Make sure you join my Facebook page as well as my Twitter page to get regular updates about new recipes, restaurant reviews, and give-aways. 

There are three seperate ways you can enter the competition:



(1) Just leave a comment below telling me what your favorite dish at Olive Garden is!
(For your comment to be counted as an entry, you must be following Cooking With Leyla on Facebook, Twitter and/or Google Friend Connect!)

(2)  Share my blog with your Twitter friends. Just @ reply "CookingWLeyla" and tell your friends to enter this contest give-away.

(3) Update your Facebook status and be sure to tag Cooking With Leyla; of course, share my blog and social profiles with your friends and tell them about this contest.

There is no limit to the number of times you can enter this give-away. 

This giveaway is only open to U.S. residents and will end Monday, January 31st at Midnight (PST). The winner will be chosen randomly and there is no purchase necessary to enter. The winner will be announced here on the blog sometime during that week. Good Luck!


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16 comments:

  1. CallieDecember 27, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    I'm a new GFC follower and at Olive Garden I always get lasagna! SOOOO good.

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  2. TZelDecember 28, 2010 at 3:51 PM

    I love the Zuppa Toscana! It is so great! Thanks so much :)
    following as bridgestranslation
    bridgestranslation at yahoo dot com

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  3. Lisa ShahDecember 28, 2010 at 4:52 PM

    I only ever get salad and bread sticks, but it's SO good and that's all I ever want in life!

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  4. Benjamin HurDecember 29, 2010 at 2:33 PM

    Totally awesome!! Got a hankerin' for some Italian now. May have to go to OG before I win the contest though, lol.

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 4, 2011 at 5:58 AM

    Love Olive Garden! I always have the Stuffed Chicken Marsala with Chicken Gnocchi soup. Thanks for such a great blog and giveaway!

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  6. AubreyLaineJanuary 4, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    GFC follower! My favorite thing at Olive Garden is their stuffed mushrooms.
    aubreyfick@yahoo.com

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  7. Ramona WerstJanuary 12, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    I had their butternut squash ravioli and they were soooo sweet and delicious!

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  8. UnknownJanuary 17, 2011 at 7:12 AM

    Leyla, like you I love the salad and bread stick lunch. At my Olive Garden I always order my salad made using only Romaine Lettuce instead of the Iceberg and they are so happy to accommodate me. Love your blog. Please visit mine http://cocineira.com

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  9. DontSayHurryJanuary 18, 2011 at 1:54 PM

    I follow your blog! (cinella from blog frog chat!)
    vetsmom_rgv(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  10. DontSayHurryJanuary 18, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    I love the fresh pasta, like the ravioli!
    vetsmom_rgv(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  11. DontSayHurryJanuary 18, 2011 at 1:56 PM

    I tweeted (cjrthemommyblog)
    vetsmom_rgv(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  12. DontSayHurryJanuary 18, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    I shared with friends on facebook!
    vetsmom_rgv(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  13. Lauren's LatestJanuary 19, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    I love their soup and salad, but the calamari is pretty killer, too!

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  14. Leyla HurJanuary 19, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    So many great suggestions for new things for me to try at OG! LOL

    Lauren, their calamari is honestly one of the best I've ever had. Completely concur with you.

    Cinella, thanks for all your entries, that is really awesome.

    Good luck to everyone, we still have a few more days and I am excited to be able to announce the winner on February 1st! :)

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  15. DontSayHurryJanuary 26, 2011 at 10:50 PM

    I shared with my friends: http://www.facebook.com/#!/cinellajreyes/posts/183640281669048
    vetsmom_rgv(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  16. DontSayHurryJanuary 29, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    I tweeted!
    vetsmom_rgv(at)yahoo(dot)com!

    tnx leyla!

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