Cuisine Camino Baking Kit Giveaway!
You’ll win all this–PLUS a bag of Golden Cane Sugar AND a bag of the new Camino unsweetened Coconut! (I apologize for the old photo–the ones I took last week have somehow been eaten by my computer and I’ve already used most of the ingredients–sorry! Except for the two new additions mentioned above, though, the rest of the ingredients still look the same.).
My American cousin (hey! great title for a movie!), who, as it happens, is also my favorite cousin, does not love chocolate. I must tell you candidly, this almost ruined our relationship when we were kids. I mean, he’s just so great in every other way.
Okay, so I have a bit of an obsession with chocolate. When I was 17 and Sterlin and I visited San Francisco, the first stop we made was Ghirardelli Square so we could try out the chocolate. For our first Valentine’s Day together, I asked the HH to get me some Godiva truffles. Whenever a new organic chocolate comes on the market, I’m one of the first to sample it. And I’m willing to try just about any food if it’s chocolate-coated (I draw the line at garlic. . . that garlic ice cream I tried back in my twenties still haunts me).
Sure, the sugary, processed, artificial type of “chocolate” is what got me into this entire candida dilemma to begin with, but I’m not talking about that inferior specimen here. I’m referring to the organic, fair trade, high quality and (for me) unsweetened version. And Cocoa Camino products are at the top of my list. They’re not only top-notch quality and taste, but they’re ethical, too. And organic.
I’ve reviewed this brand of chocolate and baking products before for a giveaway about a year ago, when I first fell in love with their rich, smooth unsweetened baking chocolate. You can read a detailed review of the products here.
Suffice it to say that I use Cocoa Camino unsweetened chocolate at least two or three times a week, either for baked goods, mousse, truffle coating, for flecks in a nut butter, or for some other confection when I crave something sweet (and flavonoid-filled!). The quality is superior and the mouthfeel is gorgeous, silky and rich. In fact, my first taste of the stuff was straight–no stevia sweetness to mitigate the 100% cacao–and I still enjoyed it immensely. It’s that smooth.
[I did manage a pic of the new bags of coconut!]
I was excited to learn about the new unsweetened shredded coconut the company offers, though, because coconut is also a favorite ingredient in the DDD household, both for sweet and savory cooking (in fact, my recent Coco-Nut Shortbread Buttons were made with Camino coconut). The result was fantastic. So now it seems I’ll be stuck eating chocolate AND coconut on an almost-daily basis! 
[What I made with the new Camino unsweetened coconut. . . and a few other ingredients.]
While some of the ingredients in this giveaway package (the golden sugar, chocolate chips, etc.) are not permitted on the ACD because they contain evaportated cane juice (which means I can’t use them), there’s no reason you can’t enjoy them! If you love to bake and have a bunch of holiday cookies or other treats on the roster this year, this Cuisine Camino pack is perfect for you.
I can’t wait for one of you to try these fine products! I love my Camino chocolate and know that it will work wonders in your kitchen, too.
Here’s what you can win in the Camino giveaway:
- a box each of unsweetened baking chocolate;
- a box of semisweet baking chocolate;
- a bag of unrefined brown sugar;
- a bag of Golden Cane Sugar;
- a bag of Bittersweet (71% cacao) chocolate chips;
- a bag of unsweetened coconut; and
- a cannister of unsweetened cocoa powder.]
To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment on this page telling me what is your favorite thing to bake for the holidays. That’s it!
If you’d like extra entries, you can tweet about the giveaway (include @rickiheller so I’ll see it), post on Facebook, post on your blog, subscribe to this blog (see buttons at the top right of the page), follow me on twitter, or “like” the DDD Facebook page. Then please come back and leave a separate comment for each one you do to facilitate counting the entries.
The contest closes at midnight, Monday, November 22nd, at which point I’ll choose a winner at random. The contest is open to anyone in North America (with apologies to International readers–the next one is open to everyone, so please come back next Tuesday for that!).
PLEASE NOTE: If you win, you’ll need to send me an email with your full name and address, so please come back next Wednesday, November 24th, to check the winners announcement. I WILL NOT BE CONTACTING THE WINNER. If I don’t hear from the winner within three days, I will choose someone else at random.
Good luck, everyone! And happy baking 
homemade coconut patties are my favorite holiday treat to make. my poor mom gets them as a gift every year! well…maybe we shouldn’t pity her too much because they are REALLY delicious
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My favorite thing to bake for the holidays are linzer cookies. Love them!
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I’m already subscribed to your blog through Google Reader as well.
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I just tweeted about your giveaway! (http://twitter.com/#!/Deleilan/status/4913781817737216)
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YUM!
I was already planning to make your pumpkin/chocolate mousse for Thanksgiving and Camino chocolate would make that extra fabulous.
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I’m following you on twitter.
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What an awesome giveaway! I love baking cookies and giving them out as gifts for the holidays.
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Cookies, of course! Lots and lots of cookies!
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I think this giveaway was made for me. I LOVE Cocoa Camino! I especially enjoy using their chocolate to make truffles for the holidays.
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I have subscribed to your blog.
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Favorite thing to bake for the holidays are cookies. I make a galore of them and give them away! This sounds like a GREAT product giveaway. Thanks Ricki!
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I’m already a fan on Facebook.
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Pumpkin pie!!!
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I tweeted! http://twitter.com/singerinkitchen/status/4927613961244672
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I already subscribe to your blog
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I love to bake and usually do enough baking every year to fill 40 baskets for Christmas gifts for the folks who volunteer at the fire dept my husband works for. This would be fabulous!!!!!!
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Bread and cookies!! Trying to recreate old childhood favorites that work with diet and create new ones for my children to love. We are chocoholics!!
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my favorite thing to bake is cookies of all types!!
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Oh my! Organic AND fair trade–that’s wonderful! My favorite thing to bake during the holidays is gingerbread. Not the thin kind you can use to make cookies or houses, but the dark, intensely-flavored cake kind.
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My favourite thing is shortbread! All kinds of shortbread! Sweet or savoury, they go down so well with coffee, tea, or hot chocolate!
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For me, the holiday season means making a gingerbread house! I have already started dreaming of this years creation. Still looking for a good and sturdy vegan gingerbread cookie recipe.
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My favorite thing to bake is absolutely sweet breads.
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Boozy homemade custom-ordered chocolate truffles (cognac, amaretoo, irish cream, grand marnier) and a german almond stollen!
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My holiday baking favourite is coconut chocolate truffles!
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Just one thing? So many favourites but I would have to say that butter tarts are my family’s absolute fave. And while I am an absolute chocoholic, I really can’t argue
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I’d love to try these products since I see them mentioned in your recipes. Makes me wonder how they’re different from what I use. My holiday fave (as you already saw on FB) are Cranberry Noel cookies.
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Hmmm..my favorite thing to bake has always been chocolate chip cookies, but I’m having to learn a healthier way to make my favorites.
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I love baking pumpkin pie, but it will be a challenge this year trying to make a gluten-free, dairy-free, and sugar-free version!
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Wow…great giveaway! During the holidays, I love making a variety of chocolate truffles and baking anything with pumpkin.
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Mmmmmm. I couldn’t eat the sugar either but the choco would be awesome for the holiday season since I love to make 12 egg flourless chocolate cake for my GF mom & sister!
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I just ‘liked DDD on Facebook
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Oh wow, that’s one awesome giveaway. It’s tough to narrow it down but two of my favorite things to bake during the holidays are almond half moons and gingerbread men.
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Sugar cookies! Then our whole family decorates them. So much fun.
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Pumpkin pie. Sweet and simple. Perhaps if I win I could add a layer of chocolate mousse!
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My favorite thing to bake are my gramma’s Christmas cookies and her banana bread. It took a while to veganize them, but they make me feel like a little kid again, so it was worth it.
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snickerdoodles!
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I like to bake Chocolate Cake
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Wow, looks yummy!
My favorite thing to bake in the holidays are Gingerbread cookies.
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I love to make peking duck for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
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I subscribe to your blog. Otherwise I would miss so much.
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Favorite thing to cook for the holidays…hm, well my favorite of the family cookie experience is these white cookies with a Greek name that I cannot spell much less say, thus I call them the powdered sugar cookies. This year, I am going to attempt to veganize them, if I can find the veg. powdered sugar. Maybe I will just adapt with something from my (hopefully) newly-won basket. I hope I win…the contest closes on my birthday –what a gift this would be
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I tend to go savory over the holidays because everyone else is in such a baking frenzy that there’s always enough to go around. I’m a sucker for sugar cookies which seem ridiculous any other time of the year.
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Wow–what a great holiday baking give away! I love to bake biscotti for the holidays…they make great gifts and freeze well and people seem to like them.
Courtney
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I subscribe to your blog
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There’s a recipe that I’ve made over the years that’s baked in the oven like a casserole and then scooped out with a spoon into balls to be rolled in cocoa or coconut. The ingredients include dates, coconut, walnuts/pecans, sugar, eggs and a few other ingredients. Will have to look it up soon. They’re kind of like a date ball and then some. They’re great!
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I already subscribe to your blog.
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My favorite thing right now to make is butternut squash muffins with dried cranberries and pepitas.
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I love my chocolate plain and dark and organic but who am I kidding, I would eat any kind of (vegan) chocolate! My fav thing to make for the holidays is either hard vegan toffee or peppermint bark.
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I’m a subscriber
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I love fudge and truffles. Oh, and toffee. Too much sugar. Its only temporary!
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mmm, my favorite thing to bake for the holidays is vegan shortbread dipped in dark chocolate;)
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I’ve been wanting to try the cocoa camino unsweetened baking chocolate! Here’s a good chance. I have a GREAT recipe that is like pecan pie but with chocolate chunks. Perfect, non? It’s my favourite thing to bake during the holidays! Do you add sweetness (like agave or stevia) to your unsweetened chocolate when you bake with it?
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My absolute favorite thing to bake, at any time, is fresh bread. Somehow, with that aroma filling the air, the crunchy crust and soft crumb inside…. I just can’t imagine how bread can possibly be bad for me. :-p
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Yum! My favorite thing to bake for the holidays (or any time, really) is my mom’s recipe for chocolate-banana muffins with toasted walnuts. I’m still perfecting my vegan version– maybe I’ll try making a batch next week.
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I’m a happy DDD subscriber!
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Um, you had me at chocolate. Probably my greatest weakness (and an unhealthy obsession). But my favorite holiday baking is actually in the form of a pie – apple to be exact, although I can go for a good pumpkin pie, if pressed. I plan to try out a new idea next week for Thanksgiving…
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And, of course – I already subscribe and follow your blog religiously!
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I ‘like’ you on FB (and love getting updates that way).
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I don’t have a twitter account, and despite losing a chance to potentially obtain some goodies from my favorite food group, I will continue to resist becoming a tweeter!
I did, however, just share the give-away on FB.
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you say it like it’s easy to pick your favorite thing to bake for the holidays! that’s a tough one, so i’m taking the easy way out and saying christmas cookies
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My favorite thing to bake is definitely (vegan) shortbread cookies!
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I really enjoy unbaking raw cheesecakes.
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my favorite thing to bake is PIES!
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My favorite thing to bake for the holidays are Rudolph’s Noses, chocolate cherry bites that are no bake cookies that you roll in red sugar and used to have another name before my kids christened them thusly.
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My favorite thing to bake is probably gingerbread, either the fluffier cake form or cookies, because I love the smell of the spices filling my house!
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And I follow your blog!
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I bake gingersnaps. Mountains and mountains of soft, chewy, delicious gingersnaps. For my family, my friends, my coworkers, for any seasonal parties… it has gotten to legendary numbers of batches per holiday season.
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My favorite thing to bake for the holidays is probably vegan spritz cookies!
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I follow you on Twitter
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I tweeted (@AlmostVeganBlog)
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I like DDD on FB
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And I’m a subscriber via Google reader!
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my favorite thing to bake during the holidays is a pumpkin pie! i’ve been tweaking my recipe for years now and will probably do so again this year. so far i’ve replaced all dairy with almond milk to good affect as well as sugar with stevia.
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“Chocolate crack.” Hands down.
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Oooooooh! My favorite baked treat is shortbread cookies. I want to try your Coco-nut Shortbread next!
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Gingerbread cookies and chocolate truffles.
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I follow you on Twitter
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I just liked your Facebook group
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Last night I made some delicious vegan pumpkin cookies for a party. They were a huge hit!!
Don’t ask me to pick a favorite… I love everything!
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I’m so boring – I just love baking lots and lots of cookies!
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i rarely bake sweet (i’ve got too much of a sweet tooth) – when i do, i like to make an excellent tasting carrot and spice cake with walnuts. So i guess that’s what i would make for the holiday season also.
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Awesome giveaway package! My favorite thing to bake for the holidays is this hungarian cookie that translates to Cherry Ravioli. It is a basic cookie dough (with lots of vanilla beans) filled with cherry jelly and made to look like a ravioli with the cherry jam slightly oozing out of the top. Back when I ate it, it was my favorite, but now I just make it for my family as I can no longer enjoy it myself, and my family considers it their favorite. Have a great Thanksgiving!
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oh wow. oh wow. wait, what was the question? my favorite thing to bake changes every year. I think maybe brownies this year, but who knows.
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Long time subscriber via reader =)
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I love baking gluten free cookies…and letting people be surprised when they find out that gluten free is still just as good!!
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I love to bake savory pies and sweet cookies during the holidays
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I follow you on twitter
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I “Like” DDC on facebook
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I tweeted! @cookveganlover
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I love pumpkin pie!
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Tweeted @the_vegster
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I’m already a fb fan!
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@gfshorty retweeted!!
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My favourite thing(s) to bake for the holidays are nanaimo bars and my “melt-in-your-mouth” shortbread!
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My favorite holiday item to bake is pumpkin bread!
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I love baking peanut butter chocolate chip cookies! Great for cookie exchanges around the holidays.
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Following you on twitter!
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Retweeted your contest!
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My family’s favorite flavour for the holidays is pumpkin and I’ll bake any and all variations of it. A friend asked if it’s a coincidence that red-heads abound in my family. ;-D
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