{"id":1217,"date":"2011-08-05T14:20:22","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T18:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2011-08-08T20:29:22","modified_gmt":"2011-08-09T00:29:22","slug":"matt-armendarizs-on-a-stick-review-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/matt-armendarizs-on-a-stick-review-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Matt Armendariz&#8217;s On A Stick Review &#038; Giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"drop_cap\">H<\/span>appy Friday! I have a wonderful giveaway set up for you today. But before that, a review of what I think, one of few unique recipe books out there.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Presenting, On A Stick by Matt Armendariz from <a href=\"http:\/\/MattBites.com\" target=\"_blank\">MattBites.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0040.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1220\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/matt-armendarizs-on-a-stick-review-giveaway\/dsc_0040-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0040.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1312482477&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0040\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0040-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0040.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1220 aligncenter\" title=\"DSC_0040\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0040.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"515\" height=\"344\" \/><\/a>Through blogging and <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/?s=social+media\" target=\"_blank\">social media<\/a>, I&#8217;ve met wonderful <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/blog\/?s=blends\" target=\"_blank\">bloggers<\/a>. Some personally, many virtually. Matt is one of them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0055.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1234\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/matt-armendarizs-on-a-stick-review-giveaway\/dsc_0055-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0055.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"740,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1312482789&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;48&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;900&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0055\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0055-216x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0055.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1234\" title=\"DSC_0055\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0055.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0055.jpg 740w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0055-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a> His book features many delectable treats, all on a stick. From tips on sticks and skewers, dips &amp; sauces to variety of recipe ideas on savory and sweet foods. Matt guides you to create your own party-perfect presentations, serving convenient yet delicious foods to your guests and offering everything with a variety, on a stick.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0049.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1224\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/matt-armendarizs-on-a-stick-review-giveaway\/dsc_0049-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0049.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1312482602&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0049\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0049-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0049.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1224\" title=\"DSC_0049\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0049.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0049.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0049-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a> From street foods, to gourmet cuisine, there&#8217;s something very nostalgic about having food on a stick. It takes me back to memory lane &#8211; having cotton candy, fudge-sickles, hotdog at street fairs whilst growing up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0046.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1223\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/matt-armendarizs-on-a-stick-review-giveaway\/dsc_0046-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0046.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1312482540&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;26&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0046\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0046-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0046.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1223\" title=\"DSC_0046\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0046.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0046.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0046-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a> Matt also featured some delectable dip &amp; sauces recipes. Well, you can&#8217;t have Panzanella on a stick without a dip in some sherry vinaigrette? I don&#8217;t think you would \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0050.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1225\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/matt-armendarizs-on-a-stick-review-giveaway\/dsc_0050-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0050.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1312482643&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;38&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0050\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0050-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0050.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1225\" title=\"DSC_0050\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0050.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0050.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0050-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a> The book features mouth-watering photographs. Be prepared to drool. Seriously.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0051.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1226\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/matt-armendarizs-on-a-stick-review-giveaway\/dsc_0051-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0051.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1312482657&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;38&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0051\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0051-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0051.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1226\" title=\"DSC_0051\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0051.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0051.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0051-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>I wiped my chin off and selected fruit salad skewers just because we had the ingredients, and the weather is just plain hot out here. There&#8217;s nothing more refreshing than eating fruit skewers (minus the skewers) in these scorching hot weather I tell ya. Not. A. Thing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0054.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1227\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/matt-armendarizs-on-a-stick-review-giveaway\/dsc_0054-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0054.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1312482691&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;38&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0054\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0054-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0054.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1227\" title=\"DSC_0054\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0054.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0054.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0054-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a> Colorful fruits are just as pleasing and appetizing. With a squeeze of lemon juice and a few sprinkles of dessicated coconut, this fruit skewers is simply TROPIC.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1218\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/matt-armendarizs-on-a-stick-review-giveaway\/dsc_0008\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0008.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"680,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1312384404&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0008\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0008-199x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0008.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1218\" title=\"DSC_0008\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0008.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0008.jpg 680w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0008-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a> You will not put it down simply because it&#8217;s just too delicious and somewhat, a fun way of eating. I realized I need to save some for the camera. Sigh. Being a food blogger is never easy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1219\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/matt-armendarizs-on-a-stick-review-giveaway\/dsc_0017-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0017.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1312385111&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0017\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0017-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0017.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1219\" title=\"DSC_0017\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0017.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0017.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0017-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a>Dip these fruit skewers into a sweet and fluffy dipping sauce. If you want the recipe, get the book. Now \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0040-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1221\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/matt-armendarizs-on-a-stick-review-giveaway\/dsc_0040-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0040-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,680\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1312385447&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;36&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DSC_0040-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0040-2-300x199.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0040-2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1221\" title=\"DSC_0040-2\" src=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0040-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"553\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0040-2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/DSC_0040-2-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 553px) 100vw, 553px\" \/><\/a> Sometimes, eating fruits on a stick is just pure fun than fancy!<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Giveaway!<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Enough of the shenanigans. One of you lucky readers would be getting <em>On A Stick<\/em>, courtesy of me! Can I hear you say, YAY?<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #888888;\">How to Win?<\/span><\/h4>\n<p>Very simple, there are a few ways to win:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Leave a comment telling me, <strong>\u201c<em>What&#8217;s your favorite food on a stick?\u201d<\/em><\/strong><em> if there aren\u2019t any, be creative <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"..\/..\/blog\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_wink.gif\" alt=\";)\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Subscribe to my Blog via <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/YumO\" target=\"_blank\">Google Reader<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=YumO&amp;loc=en_US\" target=\"_blank\">Email<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Like us on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KiranTarun\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook page<\/a>, if you\u2019ve not done so.<\/li>\n<li>Follow us on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/kiran_\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a> and Tweet or ReTweet the following message:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p class=\"note\"><em>Win MattBites On A Stick recipe book &amp; recreate delicious party-perfect recipes. Follow @Kiran_ &amp; RT <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/nD7Jen\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/nD7Jen<\/a> #giveaway #recipes<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #888888;\">Giveaway details<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Giveaway is open to anyone from around the world!<\/li>\n<li>Entries are acceptable from the time this post is published &amp; ends on Thursday, August 11th 2011 @ 23:59:59 pm ET.<\/li>\n<li>Winners would be announced on Friday, August 12th 2011.<\/li>\n<li>For each entry, leave me additional comments letting me know you\u2019ve done so.<\/li>\n<li>Winners would be selected by Random.org, neither me nor Matt.<\/li>\n<li>This giveaway is sponsored by yours truly.<\/li>\n<li>Good luck!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>__________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>I received a complimentary copy of On A Stick for review. In no way I was compensated for this post. <a href=\"http:\/\/kirantarun.com\/food\/disclosure\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Read my disclosure policy<\/span><\/a> for more details on my role as a food blogger.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Friday! I have a wonderful giveaway set up for you today. 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