Quick! The this-turkey-has-to-be-won-by-Monday-morning giveaway!

It's a sooper, sooper-quick giveaway!

~ GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED ~

You see this fabulous collection of Christmas goodies - and yes, that does include a Turkey, all 4.5kg-5.5kg of it, stuffing, mince pies and dessert wine - well get entering via the Rafflecopter widget below and who knows?  It could be yours!

So when I say it's an enormous box - it's an enormous box!

I can 100% recommend the Turkey - one from Seldom Seen Farm - as I have also taken delivery of one of these enormous boxes full of loveliness.  I roasted the Turkey yesterday and boy oh boy, but it is fabulous!  So tender and moist - beautiful.

The mince pies are divine!  So crumbly with a hint of almond or vanilla that just makes them so special.

You can either follow Marco Pierre White's recipe for Knorr - his Roast Turkey with Orange and Smokey Bacon Baste - which I did and is lovely!

Or you can use the ingredients to make your own Christmas recipe, whilst quaffing the beautiful wine from Tenterden vineyards and munching on gorgeous mince pies.

Well, it would solve the quandary of what to have at Christmas, now wouldn't it?

There are two things to note before you enter.  First is that you absolutely HAVE to be available to take delivery on the 21st December.  If you're going to be away on that day, don't enter because the delivery date can't be changed.

Secondly, if you are resident anywhere but in England, Wales, Scotland or Ireland, again, please do not enter.  The box contains foodstuffs which although packed with cold bags, will not sustain a safe temperature for delivery abroad.

I really am going to have to think of a competition prize for all you folks who hail from foreign fields!

The competition has now closed - but Jo Hutchinson was the lucky winner!  Congratulations, Jo!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Win a £25 voucher for use with CSN Stores!

CSN Stores?  Who are they?

Many apologies to them, but that's what I asked myself when I was contacted by them to run a giveaway.  However, behind the letters "CSN" there lies a multitude of opportunities to find a very good use for £25.  From bedroom furniture through lighting both classic and modern, to - and most importantly - cookware, you'll be spoiled for choice as to what to ask for.

There are six - yes, six - websites affiliated to the CSN name and across which your voucher will apply, comprising :

http://www.csnstores.co.uk
http://www.allmodern.co.uk/ http://www.cookwarebycsn.co.uk/
http://www.furniturebycsn.co.uk/
http://www.lightingbycsn.co.uk/
http://www.tvstands.co.uk/

So.  What do you need to do for this competition?

  Simply tell me the very first recipe you ever made - that you felt really proud of.

For me, it was 31 years ago and it was a curry - made with chicken pieces cooked in the pressure cooker that I used to boil Linseed for my horses.  Made from scratch and with home-made stock, it was real cooking.

Post your responses to the blog here

and for an additional entry, re-tweet on Twitter!

Competition closes at 4pm on the 22nd November 2010

Good luck!