Thanks to all who participated in our contest. Dora (who twitters) had the winning list and will be sent a $25 Amazon gift certificate.

Dora’s winning list (totaling $92.93)

Our comments

All the entries were great and all of them made us hungry :) . We really appreciated the choices here. Completely agree about the Dutch oven. This is our first exposure to the Trudeau Melamine mixing bowls, and we are quite impressed with the reviews they are getting – we’ll have to get a set ourselves.

About the winner

I asked Dora a little about her family – she says she is not married nor does she have any kids. She just finished college, works full time, and lives with her family which she says works out great. Enjoy it, Dora – great way to save money while you start the rest of your life!

I also asked if she had any words to live by. Despite the corniness of my request, she obliged:

Long you live and high you’ll fly and smiles you’ll give and tears you’ll cry and all you touch and all you see is all your life will ever be.
- Pink Floyd

Pink Floyd?

I’m actually not a crazy fan or anything but I heard this song on the radio once in 5th grade and the lyrics really inspired me then so it’s remained my favorite quote! :)

There you have it parents: You can let your children listen to something other than Barney music and they may still finish college.

Thanks to the participants and the rest of our readers

Thanks to all the participants, and thank you to our readers for indulging us in hosting a contest – it was a fun experience for us. We hope to do it again.