Congratulations to Beverly Justice! Beverly is the winner of the $25 gas card giveaway! Enjoy!

And thanks to everyone who entered.

Have you seen the new Kia Soul? I came across these pictures and they look pretty darn cool. It comes in 8 cool colors/4 trim levels and has an industry-leading 10-year/100,000 powertrain warranty! For more information, visit www.kiasoul.com.

Currently, Kia is running a “Playlist for Your Soul” promotion. Participants are asked to submit their favorite playlist and whichever playlist receives the most votes wins a chance to go to SXSW (South-by-South-West festival in Austin, Texas!). I wish I could go!

Why am I telling you about this? Because I love my readers and want you to have TWO chances to win a great prize. You can enter the “Playlist for Your Soul” contest and you can also enter to win a $25 gas card right here at JloStalker! With things being so tough in today’s economy, $25 in gas can go a long way!

ENTER TO WIN

For a chance to win the $25 gas card, leave me a comment about what you would do with the extra gas. There’s no right or wrong answers. Of course, don’t forget to enter Kia’s “Playlist for Your Soul” for a chance to win a trip to SXSW!

CONTEST ENDS FEBRUARY 10 at 11:59pm PST.

Image used with permission

Jennifer Lopez loves Macy’s (and has for years). If you love Macy’s you can get a $20 gift certificate there by heading over to BabyLune and describing your favorite Christmas memory.

Image: Bauer-Griffin

Congratulations to:

Francine

Katherine!

They are the winners of the Latin Cooking cookbook giveaway from JloStalker!

Francine said:

“I love to try new recipes - Latin cooking would be totally new and different to me! Thanks for the giveaway.”

Vivian said:

“My husband is a gringo and I am Puertorican (like JLo and Marc Anthony) but in the kitchen department a little (lot!) lacking… I need this cookbook!!!”

Katherine said:

“I loves me some food with spice! Hook me up!!! Thanks for a great giveaway!”

Well, ladies, I want to hear all about the recipes you try. Send me photos and updates if you’d like, because I’m sure we’d love to hear all about them here!

I absolutely adored this book, The Panic Years. It was funny and charming, and yet had good info if all your friends are up and getting married while you sit on the sidelines.

The Panis Years “will show you how you can win the race to the altar by changing your tactics from Panicked to Proactive—and keeping your sense of humor along the way. You will learn how to:

Cope with Panic by Proxy—pushy friends and parents.
Successfully hunt for PFs (Potential Fiancés).
Project hotness and desirability when you have neither but want both.
Set—and stick to—dating time lines.
Avoid being bitter at your friends’ weddings—and ruining all their pictures with that scowl on your face.
Get the ring and the proposal and seal the deal!”

To find out more about the book and get a look at the fabulous cover, be sure to check the author’s website. In the meantime, I’ve got one copy of this book to give away to a lucky reader of our blog.

To enter the contest, leave a comment on this post by Thursday, December 4th. I’ll choose a winner at random and announce the lucky guy or gal the next day.

Jennifer Lopez really has found peace in her life, hasn’t she?

It’s not just about the money or the fame, but she seems to have finally found a balanced life with her family and career.

So I thought, why not take some inspiration from J-Lo and have a giveaway that reflects a simplified life. What better way to do that than with the book Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff by Richard Carlson, PhD. The subtitle of this book says it all: Simple Ways to Keep the Little Things From Taking Over Your Life. For a full description and photo of the book, click this link.

To win, leave a comment below with one way you help keep things simple in your life. Leave your comment by Sunday, November 16th and I’ll choose a winner at random and announce them the next day.

It’s no secret that Jennifer Lopez loves to cook. Both Marc Anthony and Ben Affleck have said that she likes to make a few recipes that have been passed down in her family.

Speaking of which, remember that great Dateline segment with Ben and Jen? Jennifer made a red beans and rice recipe with some fried chicken. She looked right at home in the kitchen! Here’s that segment:

So I got in three copies of this great book, Latin Cooking by Ricardo Olivarez. The pages are bright and colorful, and the recipes look delicious. (You can get a look at the book cover here.) I couldn’t think of a better giveaway item for my JloStalker readers!

To win, leave a comment below by Wednesday November 26th. I’ll choose three winners at random and announce them the next day.

In celebration of the Breeder’s Cup, the Sports Channel here at b5 is having a contest!

And what can you win?

A $200 gift certificate to Amazon to buy whatever you please.

How do you win?

All you have to do is leave a comment on any of the following blogs. (Be sure to comment on the following blogs, because if you comment on this one you won’t be entered.

You can choose which posts that you want to comment on, but one of them MUST be the horse racing blog - Thoroughbred Fever.

• All Poker Addicts
• BCS Frenzy
• College Fast Break
• Dejuiced
• Every Morning Quarterback
• Girls Dig Sports
• Green Posse
• Hockey Beat
• Hoops Fantasy
• Jab and Grapple
• Knuckle Curve
• Light the Torch
• NBA Obsessed
• Sneaks ‘N Gear
• Squib Kick
• The Fantasy Kickoff
• The Footie
• Thoroughbred Fever

Contest ends at 9:00am on Monday. On Monday morning, they will track all the entries and draw a random winner who will be emailed the $200 gift certificate.

Easy right?

Start Commenting!!

Photo credit: b5media

Congratulations to Anne who is the winner of the Ticket to Ride giveaway. Anne, I’ve already sent you an email so be sure to watch for it.

I loved hearing your responses on what Beatles songs Jennifer Lopez should record, too. I’ll have those results in an upcoming post.

For those of you that didn’t win, remember we are also giving away two copies of Simple One Pot Stews here at JloStalker. Today is also the last day of Blogtoberfest over at the Lifestyles channel. What does that mean for you? It’s your last chance to win some really terrific prizes. Check out this post for the details.

Don’t we all need a fast and easy meal once in a while? I know it really helps me during the week if I have a handy recipe I can just pull out and make a one-pot meal. And as I said in the title of this post, I’m sure even Jennifer Lopez makes a fast and easy one-pot recipe every once in a while. (Or maybe her cook does.)

To that end, I have a great giveaway for all you fabulous JloStalker readers. It’s a book called Simple One-Pot Stews, and as the cover says, several “delicious, satisfying stews from arond the world, for the stove top or slow cooker.” More information is available on google books.

I’ve thumbed through the book and thought there were a couple great recipes in here myself. Of course, these books aren’t for me, they are for YOU.

I have two copies of Simple One-Pot Stews to giveaway. To enter, leave a message on this post by Thursday, October 23rd. I’ll choose two winners at random and announce them the next day. Good luck!