Sweet Paleo Giveaway and Celebration!!!

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It’s finally here! The amazing giveaway I’ve been putting together to celebrate the release of my cookbook Sweet Paleo: Gluten-Free, Grain-Free Delights is up and running. I have some amazing prizes offered, including the Grand Prize: one of Blendtec‘s top-of-the-line blenders and a Twister Jar. Wellbee’s has also graciously provided some of their products, including the same finely ground, blanched almond flour I used while developing the recipes in the book. There are 4 total prize packages – each one made up of great products with several ways to win.

But first, let’s revisit the reason behind the celebration! Sweet Paleo

In my recent post I gave an in-depth look at the book and why I think you will love it, including sample photos. Check out that post for plenty of details on why you will love this book – including how affordable it is!

Photos from the cookbook "Sweet Paleo" by Lea Valle

Finding recipes for special occasions and treats that conform to certain dietary preferences, allergies and/or intolerances can be difficult. So I wanted to use what I have learned over the years to help others who want more healthful options but don’t want to sacrifice taste. I put my heart and soul into this book – doing all the recipe-development, writing and photography. Because I work full time, in addition to having a husband and two boys, the book work was done at night and on weekends. I even used my vacation time to work on Sweet Paleo – even missing out on a beach trip with the family. There were times when I doubted my ability to finish and whether or not I had made the right decision to even take on this huge project! There were times when I thought about throwing in the towel but something inside was driving me forward.

Photos from the cookbook Sweet Paleo by Lea Valle

I remember one particularly exhausting period when I happened to check my blog email and found a message from a mom of a little one-year old boy. She had made my recipe for Chocolate Birthday Cake and wanted to let me know the results. She was raving about how good the cake was, how everyone loved it, including her little guy, and how happy she was to be able to feed him something “safe” on his big day. She even sent a picture of the precious baby with a big smile, and a lot of cake, on his face!

It was messages like hers that kept me going and motivated! And I’m very excited for you all to see the book and try the recipes for yourselves.

THE GIVEAWAY (the giveaway is now over)

I’m really grateful to the amazing sponsors of this giveaway for helping me get the word out about Sweet Paleo. Check out what you can win! Then scroll down to the Rafflecopter Widget which will show all the different ways you can enter.

Prizes – Total Value $980! – 4 Winners (one grand prize winner plus 3 more prize packs)

Opportunities for Multiple Entries

I believe there are many people out there who would love Sweet Paleo and we want to get the word out there.

This giveaway will be open for two full weeks to give everyone a chance to complete all the entries, if they so choose. There are some mandatory entry gates that are easy for anyone with access to a computer. There are other ways to achieve multiple entries and some that can be done daily for even more chances. I greatly appreciate all the help you can give me to spread the word. I hope you love the book. Thank you.

Terms & Conditions are listed in the Rafflecopter Widget. USA only due to shipping restrictions.

GOOD LUCK!

-Lea

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162 thoughts on “Sweet Paleo Giveaway and Celebration!!!”

  1. I really love chocolate babka or sweet roll and i cannot find that easily. Or a black and white cookie from a new york deli

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    • Denise,
      Funny you should mention black and white cookies. I don’t have that recipe in the book. But it was one of the ones I tried to make because I love them so much! I didn’t like the results enough to put them in this book but I’m still going to work on it and share when it’s as good as can be.
      Lea

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  5. my favorite dessert is ben and jerry’s fudge brownie ice cream! i remember seeing a blog post a recipe once for a gf version of it….with brownies made from black beans. but my blender has never been able to handle the blending of beans smoothly enough for me to use them in dessert recipes. if i won this blendtec i’d definitely be giving that one a try 😀

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  9. Living in the south, I really love bread pudding, but it’s so difficult to recreate with grain free bread!

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  12. My favorite dessert is usually one that contains CHOCOLATE!!!! Brownies are a hit, but I also cook with no animal products, and I’ve yet to find THE perfect grainfree, egg free, dairy free brownie. Not much luck with black bean brownies that I’ve tried 🙁

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  17. I love baked bruit with a crumble on top! And cheese cake buy I don’t do dairy so that’s no good!!

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  19. I Love a perfect Chocolate Cake, not overly sweet, just the right amount and also a dark chocolate richness all at the same time. I have tried many times and it never comes out just quite right.

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  21. My favorite dessert would be just about anything chocolate. I’d love to have a recipe for paleo friendly tiramisu or chocolate croissants.

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  24. I think cinnamon rolls have been the most difficult paleo dessert to duplicate. I have tried several recipes which do satisfy the flavors, but none can produce that yeasty bread texture and taste.

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  32. I could definitely use a high powered blender that doesn’t die on me when I make nut butter!

    I love all things cake and all things chocolate, followed by berries, cinnamon, vanilla, mint,…(the list goes on). I’ve been craving a brownie fudge sundae for about 6 months now.

    I would say one of the most difficult baked good challenges when going gluten free is maintaining a fluffy, light cake texture.

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  35. My favorite desert is rich, lemony pound cake. My original recipe uses white flour, crisco, and lots of sugar…none of which I want to use anymore, but its the family’s favorite cake (its been handed down since great-grandma). I would love to have a paleo version with the same taste and fine texture.

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  38. 😀 Chocolate spritz cookies! I still haven’t found a GF recipe that works well in a cookie press though…

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  45. My absolute FAVORITE dessert is cheesecake. I have a dairy issue though. So I don’t really know where/how to fix that one. I would TOTALLY go without crust. 🙂

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    • Amy, I have a dairy-free cheesecake recipe in the cookbook. It uses cashew cream in the base. So maybe that’s an option if you can eat nuts. But I know what you mean about cheesecake. It’s hard to resist!
      Lea

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  51. My favorite dessert is cheesecake but I’m not sure about the nut “cream cheese.” I haven’t attempted a Paleo one yet.

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  53. My favorite dessert is Tiramisu, I don’t even know where you would start with making that one Paleo but it would be amazing.

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    • It’s in the book! There’s a grain-free Lady Fingers recipe (nut-free) and a dairy version of the rest of the recipe as well as dairy-free option that uses a Sabayon sauce with whipped coconut cream for the filling. It will never be exactly the same but our family loves this version.

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  54. My favorite dessert is key lime pie. It’s hard to transform because removing the gluten ingredients would probably ruin the pie crust.

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  56. I have loved the recipes you come up with!!! so I m thrilled for you that is dream has become a real live book!!!!! yipppeeeeeeeee!!!!!!
    and although I adore books with real paper, I just bought your kindle version!!!
    can’t wait to dig in the pages for goodies!!!!!! thanks for all your hard work!

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  57. or of course I could have skipped saying all that and just said,

    you had me at Paleo Blueberry Muffins. (July/2013)

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  61. I like a good soft brownie and those gluten free ones that I have tasted just don’t cut it.

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  63. Favorite dessert = ice cream! Still haven’t found a way to exactly replicate the flavor and texture..

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  64. My favorite dessert is pretty much any kind of cupcake unless it has coconut on it. I like toasted coconut by itself, so I guess it’s a texture thing.

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  66. My favorite is anything chocolate. The hardest thing to convert to paleo/gluten/grain-free is anything in the pastry family, especially puff pastry, laminated doughs. The holy grail would being able to make croissants again. Oh, how I miss them!!

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  70. My mom’s brown sugar cinnamon kringle fits both questions — favorite dessert (looked forward to 364 days a year) + might be difficult to deviate away from traditional ingredients. Congrats!

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  71. Nice Giveaway. I’m not on facebook so I wasn’t able to “like” your facebook page but I did visit it.

    Apple cider donuts or cinnamon rolls.

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  74. Love your paleo chocolate snack cake and so does everyone else that i make it for.
    Great giveaway and thank you, Lea.

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  78. My favorite dessert is ice cream. I know there are many paleo recipes out there, but I cannot duplicate Haagen Dazs. I love it.

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  79. My favorite dessert is the old fashioned ice cream cake yet that I have yet to successfully recreate as grain/dairy free. Congratulations on Sweet Paleo!

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  83. Vanilla ice cream that actually has the texture and taste of ice cream. I have tried so many and none satisfy.

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  95. I think its really difficult to recreate gluten free pastry. It just doesn’t taste the same.

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  96. I really love Crisps and or crumble bars. I’m still experimenting with various forms of flours to see what I like best. I would love to experiment with squash flours and plantain flour. Love your Blog!

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  104. Yummy! I love your chocolate birthday cake!!!! Yummy yummy thanks for all your recipes that have been a great help in our family!

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  107. My favorite dessert has always been cheesecake. I have not tried the cashew dairy free version, but I really want to!

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  108. My favorite desserts are creme brulee and decadent chocolate cakes. I haven’t found a sub yet for the creme brulee, but I’ve been enjoying cacao “chocolate milk” each evening…

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  111. My problem is that one of my favorite desserts is sticky rice with mango topped with a sweet coconut milk sauce. I bet the mango and coconut sauce could be converted into a paleo dessert, but I’d miss the stickiness of the rice.

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  112. Croissants is a grain free baking challenge…..I love chocolate creme brulee though & have a dairy-free recipe that I use for that occasionally.

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  114. My favorite dessert is chocolate candy with caramel!! I love anything with caramel. I would like to find a tiramisu that is paleo…yum!

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  119. would LOVE to try a paleo pancake recipe. since i gave up gluten, I find that pancakes are the hardest for me to fit my paleo diet!

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  122. Tiramisu! Oh my! Thank you, Lea! Sooooo much! Went to Barnes & Noble this morning & got my book! And now off to stock up …
    I am going to make Chocolate Madeleines this week too

    Thanks again for all your efforts!

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  123. I really love cinnamon rolls and cinamon crumb cake, I’ve tried many paleo recipes and they just don’t taste very good.

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  127. What an incredible giveaway, thank you for the opportunity! My favorite dessert is Paleo chocolate pudding; made using avocados, melted dairy/sugar free chocolate, and some almond or cashew milk blended together.

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  134. Cookies….I have been successful with brownies & pies, but cookies still just stump me. They’re either too crumbly or a gunky mess.

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  139. My mom’s brownies made gluten free are always a favorite since I thought I’d never have then again after being diagnosed celiac. my adoptive mom’s almond sheet cakes is next on the list.

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  147. My favorite dessert is Triple Berry Cheesecake with Graham Cracker Crust! I have not found a good gluten free recipe yet.. but I’m still looking!!

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  149. I’m really having a love affair with my paleo take on lemon poppy seed cake that I make with coconut flour and chia seeds in place of poppy seeds. Superduper delish and very refreshing and satisfying this time of year. 🙂

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  151. I would have to say crumb cake..and so hard to make it free from anything that will hurt me..thanks for the chance

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