Seven Dogs and a Baby is having a contest for a book by Lisa Tawn Bergren, who wrote several children's books that you might recognize.

I highly recommend checking it out!

Cool contest

Seven Dogs and a Baby is having a great contest for a fun Boon product. I definitely recommend checking out both!

Gossip Girl $50 Grilled Cheese

This sounds doable - leaving out the truffles and cooking the sandwich in truffle oil:

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Make the 'Gossip Girl' $50 grilled cheese

A famous chef presents the classic as you've never tasted it

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A $50 grilled cheese Jan. 4: It became popular due to the hit TV show "Gossip Girl." Chef Christopher Lee shows how to make the pricey sandwich on TODAY.

Chef Christopher Lee appeared on the CW network's pilot of "Gossip Girl." In the episode, he is seen serving two of the main characters their usual $50 grilled cheese sandwich with very expensive black winter truffles, fontina cheese and wild arugula salad. Here's that recipe, along with a heavenly smoked tomato soup recipe to round out the meal.

"The Gossip Grill" grilled cheese

Chef Chris Lee

Yields: 4 portions; portion size: 1 sandwich

"The Gossip Grill" is tricked out with black winter truffles and fontina cheese, and is served with wild arugula salad.

INGREDIENTS

• 8 slices of fresh baked white bread; look for a local bakery

• 16 slices of fontina cheese

• 2 tablespoons sweet butter

• 2 oz. fresh shaved black winter truffles

• Salt and pepper

Wild arugula salad

• Wild arugula

• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

• 1 shallot, sliced thin

DIRECTIONS

Layer 2 slices of fontina cheese between 2 slices of white bread and shave a couple of slices of truffles in the middle of each sandwich; do the same for all four sandwiches. Heat a large frying pan over medium heat and add the butter. When the butter melts, add the sandwiches and cook until the bread is nice and toasted. Remove and slice sandwiches in half and place onto four plates.

Wild arugula salad: Place arugula in a small bowl with the vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, sliced shallots, and season with salt and pepper. Toss the salad well and garnish the plates with it.

Apron Giveaway

Apronista is giving away a vintage apron and book on that subject.

A newly made "vintage" apron was one of my favorite gifts this Christmas. (Thanks mom-in-law!)

Another Diaper Bag Giveaway!

FlipFlop Mama is having another great giveaway: this time for a very practical Land's End diaper bag. It may not have the bling of the one a few posts below, but you can't beat it for durability and practicality.

She will draw a winner Jan. 9.

Another fun contest

Momsational also has a great contest for a booty-load full of fun prizes, including a super cute Wordsies t-shirt.

THIS is a diaper bag?

I can't believe this is a diaper bag. Hurry over and see what I mean (and enter to win).