So remember when my book came out and one of the giveaways was a cast iron skillet and fifteen pounds of bacon?
Well. I was actually supposed to give away two cast iron skillets. But I forgot all about that second one because the week before the book released I was very busy watching Mississippi State baseball while I tried to ignore All The Nerves. I really was scared out of my ever-livin’ mind, and baseball was my most favorite coping mechanism in my time of publication need.
I will pause for a moment so that you can marvel at my lack of mental strength and maturity.
So for the last three months, that second skillet has been under the watchful eye of my friend Maria at Tyndale. And earlier this week I got a couple of very funny emails from Tyndale friends that essentially said I AM TIRED OF MOVING THAT SKILLET OUT OF THE WAY WHEN I WANT TO SIT DOWN IN MARIA’S OFFICE. PLEASE GIVE IT AWAY.
Which is what I’m about to do.
But – but! – there’s even better news. Because this past weekend I got to hang out with sweet Misty from Petit Jean Meats, so after the Tyndale folks emailed me about the skillet, I emailed Misty and said, “Hey. You want to give away some more bacon?” And then she wrote me back and said, “Yep. Sure do.”
(That might not have been the exact conversation.)
(But you get the idea.)
And that is why today I am so happy to give away a 12-inch cast iron skillet along with fifteen pounds of Petit Jean Meats bacon.
These two things belong together. It’s the Southern way. And I can tell you without hesitation that Petit Jean’s black pepper bacon is the best I have ever had.
That is high praise considering that I am no stranger to the bacon.
SO. If you’d like to enter to win a a 12-inch Lodge cast iron skillet, FIFTEEN POUNDS-O-BACON, and a copy of my book because, well, WHY NOT, just leave a comment on this post. If you’d like a second entry, just go like the Petit Jean Meats Facebook page and then come back here and leave an additional comment (you can just say “PJM Facebook” or something like that in your second entry).
I’ll close comments on this post Friday night, and I’ll select a winner using random.org.
Happy Wednesday, y’all!
This giveaway is now closed.
I do! I do!
Ha! I was just trying to figure out how to resurrect my cast iron skillet that has rusted! So, yeah! I would LOVE to win this. Oh, and who DOESN’T need more bacon…???
I need a new skillet and I’ve never met a piece of bacon I didn’t like!
LOVE cast iron – my fav cooking tool!
Cooking in a “black iron” skillet is in my southern genes.
Loved the book and will probably read it again. Ready for another book. Keep up the good work.
Liked PJM on FB!
Look here Mrs. Boo – my husband is doing the low carb diet and it’s mighty expensive. Pack ye bacon up and send to me – El Pronto (pretty please).
I Love Bacon!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVED your book….and who doesn’t love bacon and good ole’ skillet to cook it up in!
I would love to have a cast iron pan-it would make my Granny proud. Plus some bacon and a great book-Squeee!!!
Sophie!!! You are the best!!!
I LOVED your book!!!! Brought back so many good memories for me growing up………..I love living in the South!!! And I would love a new cast iron skillet!!
Woot! BACON! What a fun giveaway. I adore cooking with cast iron, we go through some bacon ’round here too, and I loved your book–so much so that we used it as a read aloud while we were at the beach!
I loved your book and love bacon!
you had me at bacon.
PJM Facebook :)
Oh! MEMEME!!! We love bacon and iron skillets!
This is a perfect give away! Thank you SOOO much!
I’ve never had a cast iron skillet and my family loves bacon!
Oh how exciting! I love bacon almost as much as I love a good giveaway! And I’m especially hoping to win this awesome giveaway because (shamefully) I haven’t purchased your book yet. I’ve wanted to read it since before its release, but unfortunately, life (and my 1-year-old) keeps getting in the way. Sigh. Thank you for giving us this opportunity!
Book? Bacon? Skillet? Enter me!
Mmmm, bacon! Channeling my inner Homer Simpson…
Yes, I’d love it!
I would love a cast iron skillet and I have a copy of your book; read it, loved it! So I would give the extra copy to someone else…spreading the joy!
Cast iron skillets are my favorite! Well, along with bacon AND your book! Thanks for the chance!
PJM FB
please pick me! :-)
If I could win all that bacon, I’d be “as happy as a dead pig in the sunshine.” Don’t ask me what that means…my grandmother used to say it. It just seemed to fit the occasion.
Would love to win!
pjm Facebook, too!
Love love love your book!
Please, please pick me!!
I need a cast iron skillet – I’d love to win!
Loved your book and always love bacon!
PJM FB. Thanks!
want the book (it will be on my Christmas list) bacon and a skillet – bonus !!
I love your book, cast iron skillets, and bacon (maybe not in that order; hard to say since I LOVE all three)!
I’d love to win! Pick me! Pick me!
Due to the fact the my Bulldogs (UGA) aren’t playing this weekend, I could use a little excitement in my life. Fifteen pounds of bacon just might do the trick! :)
yes please from Western North Carolina!!!!
Me! Me! Me! I LOVED your book. I’ve read it twice and would love to give one as a gift in my book club. I could never part with mine though:)
There is nothing better cooked than in a cast iron skillet! I told my husband the other day, my biggest regret in our first year of marriage was that is took me a year to try cooking the bacon in the cast iron! Whole new ball game!!
I cannot find your book here in Kansas. I’d love to win a copy! And bacon…mmmmm, bacon.
I would love to win a Lodge skillet! The bacon would be the icing on my 17 year old son’s cake!
This just sounds divine!!
I would love the skillet. And I’m pretty sure my husband would pass out if I told him he was getting 15lbs of bacon! LOL
PJM Facebook.
Count me in!
I LOVE reading your blog and I would LOVE LOVE LOVE a skillet and some bacon! I have a loaded baked potato dip that I want to make that calls for copious amounts of bacon, so this would be perfect!
Oh black peppered bacon….my mouth is watering! Sign me up!
I somehow lost my cast iron skillet…in a move or something….would love to have a new one….AND bacon!!! Love bacon!! :)
yes please!
Hi Boomama! Love your blog, would love to enter this giveaway…I’m in Canada, can I enter pretty please?? Have a fabulous day!
PJM Facebook..or something….and I would love to read your book…i have not yet had an opportunity to get a copy….
Three letters – BLT!!!!
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How very sweet of you to offer us some more bacon! And a new skillet! Thanks!
Um, YES PLEASE. And for the record, I am also excited about the book, not just the manna, I mean, the bacon.
Love your book and would love to win!
mmmm ….. bacon sounds so good right now. Count me in in this here contest!
Cool bananas!
I would love to win this!! My boys love bacon!!
we love petit jean at our house! :)
I. Love. Bacon. and I’m from AR, so I extra love the Petit jean!!!!
Best giveaway ever ;)
Liked PJM on Facebook. Although, you should know FB recommended that I also like the Arkansas Razorbacks. *raises eyebrows*
I literally have a T-shirt that says “I’d wrap that in Bacon”, so i most definitely would love to win 15lbs of bacon and a skillet. I may be a 21-year-old girl but I can eat bacon better than a football player and I absolutely loved your book and it would be awesome to give a copy away to a friend. :)
I love bacon cooked in cast iron
Liked PJM on FB
I love bacon! And would love a cast iron skillet! And would love to read your book!
Yes…I want some bacon.
I would love to fry up some bacon!
PJM Facebook
Bacon is best when cooked in a cast iron skillet. Yum!
I have tomatoes, I have white bread and Duke’s mayonnaise – I just need some bacon to make my day complete! An iron skillet to cook it in couldn’t hurt either!
great prizes!! Thanks for the chance to win
1. Love your book, absolutely fantastic. 2. I have always wanted a cast iron skillet. (The only reason may be so I could make this amazing blueberry cobbler my dad made this past summer, but that’s not that important) 3. My fiancé eats way to much bacon on a daily basis and if I won 15 pounds of bacon, I’m not really sure what he would do, there may be some tears involved. (I’d be making major wife-to-be points!) yay!
Your book, bacon, and a skillet? I would LOVE to win this combination!
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PJM liked a lot!!
Can I bring home the bacon, fry it up in the pan?
I don’t own a cast iron skillet and would love to have one to pass on to my girls someday. And who can’t use more bacon in their lives ? :)
Why yes! I’d love to sign up for two of my favorite things ever. (Three if I include your fantastic book!)
PMJ FACEBOOK FOR THE WIN!!!!
I was just thinking that I could use a good cast iron skillet. :)
This is the first blog-give-away I’ve ever entered! I just couldn’t resist the bacon and skillet! Thanks!
–Amy
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I’m eating Paleo so bacon is a staple on everything!!! Love your book and blog!
Yum Yum!!!!
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Great gift….loved your book, but would pass it on as a gift!!
mmmmm, bacon!
I have been wanting a cast iron skillet SO BAD!! :) Maybe this is my chance!! Thanks, BooMama!! xoxo
I’m a firm beliver that bacon is one of the many ways that God shows us how much he loves us.
PMJ facebook, Baby! :o)
My husband ruined my cast iron skillet (did you know it’s a good catch basin when you’re changing the oil in a car? now you do). I could use the bacon and the book as a cheer up!
Ooh I’d love to read your book!
I love bacon and I also loved your book! Hope you write another masterpiece for me to spend hours and hours laughing absurdly at a book and scaring my daughter.
I loved your book and am planning to give it as Christmas gifts to some of my favorite people! Oh, I’m pretty fond of bacon too. ;)