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Crazy For Carrots – Giveaway

By Mavis Butterfield on -

UPDATE: This giveaway is now closed. 

Are you crazy for carrots? Well then this giveaway is for you!!!

Remember my friend Zoë who made me that fabulous postage stamp quilt a while back? Well not only does Zoë love to make quilts, but she also loves making potholders.

Zoë is always making something… Quilts, rope baskets, pot holders, aprons, you name it. If it involves sewing, Zoë can make it.

So when I saw these adorable carrot pot holders on her Instagram page, they were so stinkin’ cute, I just had to get them for a little wintertime {pick me up / garden therapy} giveaway.

Because seriously, who doesn’t love carrots!? {Weirdos, that’s who!}

In addition to the carrot pot holders I also picked up a few packets of my favorite Botanical Interests carrot seeds from my local nursery to give away as well.

Because HELLO, carrots are good for you. And brightly colored ones are fun to grow!

Giveaway – Two lucky people will each win:

  • 1 set of {2} carrot pot holders made by my friend Zoë
  • 4 packets of assorted carrot seeds

All you have to do to enter this giveaway is let me know what your favorite way to eat carrots is. Mine {shockingly} is in carrot cake!!

Life, it’s pretty complicated sometimes, so I like to keep my giveaways pretty simple around here. 😉

Rules:

1 entry per person/ip address. If you cheat, you will totally be disqualified. {Comments may take an hour or two to be cleared, so please be patient}.

This giveaway ends Sunday, February 16th @ 6pm EST and the winners will be announced on Monday, February 17th. You will be notified via email and have 48 hours to claim your prize. If you do not claim your prize within 48 hours, the prize will be forfeited. This prize can only be shipped to the continental US, Alaska and Hawaii.

Good Luck! I hope you win!

~Mavis

P.S. For all you carrot lovers out there, if you haven’t tried my carrot cake jam recipe you’ll want to add it to your canning list, it’s AWESOME! 

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Comments

  1. Erin says

    I grow carrots specifically for my dog, Farley! He loves to run around the yard with a fresh carrot pulled out of the garden. My favorite way to eat them is fresh, too! These potholders would be so fun once we install our new kitchen.

    PS: Zoe finished a quilt my grandmother had started but couldn’t finish – it’s so well done! She also repaired an old quilt for me. She’s so talented!

  5. Deb says

    How fun!
    I grew carrots for the first time last year. I’ve been using them in soups and stews all winter!
    As a quilter – these are adorable!

  9. Emily says

    I love carrot sticks raw with hummus as well as roasted. Late season carrots are my favorite to roast because they get sweeter after a frost.

  10. Linda says

    I’ve been making my mother’s carrot cake recipe for 30 years. It always receives yummy praises, especially from my Pastor!! I have been making muffins (instead of one Bundt cake) lately to share more with others.

  21. Marlena says

    Love the pot holder!! So creative with fabrics.
    I love carrots raw. Thank you for this fun giveaway!

  22. Jeanine says

    I’ve loved eating roasted carrots since I was a small child. My mother told me about how I would go around the table as a toddler and beg to eat everyone’s carrots. Also, love your carrot cake jam. I get requests for it all the time. And it’s really easy to make.

  23. Nance says

    I have always grown carrots for my dogs. The dogs love to go to the row in the garden ,and get a fresh carrot every day during growing season. I use carrots raw, in salads and soups, and roast them. Carrots are great!

  31. Paula says

    My favorite way to eat carrots is in a pot of chicken noodle soup. Carrots are good for your soul!

  33. Tina says

    My favorite way to eat carrots is sliced thin, boiled- then add a little honey and butter. Great side dish. YUM!

  38. Lynn from NC Outer Banks says

    The potholders are adorable! I like raw carrots with hummus! Thank you for the possibility Mavis!

  39. Michele says

    I love carrots raw (always a jar of cut carrots in the fridge ready to snack on!) and I love them cooked with a roast (evokes wonderful childhood memories). Thanks!

  40. Sandi says

    I have an old recipe called Zesty Carrots with a delicious cream sauce with some horseradish! I love this recipe. Cute potholders, Zoe.

  41. Kelly Jo says

    My favorite way to eat a carrot is right out of the garden. Pluck it from the soil, give it a quick rinse under the hose and crunch away!

  46. Shana Price says

    Roasted and then pureed as carrot caroway soup. It’s a recipe I created myself after being served something similar in a restaurant. I’d be happy to share the recipe!

  51. GK says

    I love plain old cooked carrots but my new favorite way to eat carrots is raw, dipped in buffalo dip! Mmmmm!

    • Nadia Fadell says

      I like carrot hot dogs but my favorite way right now is in bunny bread from our local bakery, Tupelo’s Bakery and Cafe in Monticello, FL

  55. Annette says

    I like carrot sticks and for some reason they taste better than baby carrots.
    Happy Valentine’s day eve to everyone!

  59. laura says

    team carrot cake!!

    i tried to influence my grandchildren’s carrot intake and they loved watching them grow and picking all the beautiful colors but wouldn’t eat a one!!

  63. Sue R. says

    Roasted ginger carrots are a favorite. (A son and family, who live in France, just sent a pix of the colored carrots they buy at the Sunday market. They will visit this summer so I would love to plant these for when they are with us!)

  65. Kathy in PA says

    My husband and I like them crisp. This is one vegetable we have never tried growing. This would be an incentive to try it out this year.

  67. Kimberly says

    Roasted carrots with honey glaze is my favorite way to eat carrots. Those carnival carrots look interesting!

  69. Lisa in Oregon says

    We love carrots! My spouse loves them cooked with butter. I eat them raw with homemade hummus. I’ve tried growing them once, unfortunately the slugs got to them before I could.

  71. Deborah R says

    Oh, my granddaughter would love those pot holders! She’s really getting into baking and carrots are her favorite, when she was tiny she would eat the carrots off all our plates at dinner. My grandson asks for carrot cake every year for his birthday. My favorite is roasted with potatoes and onions in a roasted chicken dinner.

  72. Lea Ann says

    We love carrots raw, dipped in hummus. For cooked carrots, we saute in a bit of butter. When they get close to done, we add a splash of maple syrup. So delish!

  76. Vickie says

    Love the potholders!

    Favorite way to eat carrots is in carrot salad: grated carrots, raisins, walnuts, crushed pineapple, little pineapple juice and mayonnaise. Sometimes I add a tablespoon or so of half and half for creamier texture. Yummy!

  81. Meg C says

    Carrots & peanut butter for me … but our whole family loves carrots, we enjoy them in lots of dishes & as snacks.
    Those potholders are adorable!!

  82. Mary Beth says

    I like mine pickled and on a salad or sandwich! I also like them roasted. Sometimes I can even get my toddler to eat the roasted version!

  83. Barbara McPherson says

    I love roasted carrots in olive oil – also raw carrots, carrots in soups or stews. My puppy loves carrots too.

  87. Stephanie in Utah says

    My favorite way to eat carrots is steamed and then glazed with a brown sugar/mustard glaze.

  88. Honeybee says

    I love carrots. Raw, roasted, steamed, in a big salad, carrot salad and more. I buy carrots at Costco. I’ve found the Costco carrots taste better.
    The pot holders would be beloved in my kitchen and will see if the carrots can grow with out being bothered by deer and rabbits.

  89. Carla says

    I do love carrots in a variety of ways, boiled with butter and brown sugar, in carrot cake, in soups/stews, but nothing can beat a carrot freshly picked from the garden and dusted off on dirty garden clothes. Mmmm. Sunshine in edible form right there!

  93. Nancy H says

    In the winter I crave maple glazed roasted carrots. The rest of the year I usually eat raw carrots with ranch. But carrots are always added to soup and stew and a batch of pan roasted veggies. Such a versatile vegetable. Last year when we planted our carrots we ended up feeding the mama bunny and her six babies that had been torn in a flower pot on our patio. Some visited the garden daily until the carrots were all gone. Since we know only 10% of bunnies live past a year my husband let them enjoy the carrots without interference. They are just so fun and cute to watch. So no guarantee that if we planted carrots we would get any but would love to try again,

  97. Katrina says

    I love carrots! My favorite soup is chicken and rice with carrots. I could eat carrots cooked, roasted, stir fried or just cut with a dipping sauce. It is my go to veggie!

  99. Nancy B says

    My favorite way to eat carrots is in carrot cake. Our wedding cake was carrot cake and oh so yummy! I also put a lot of carrots in the soups I make each week.

  101. Meredee Walsh says

    I do love carrot cake but really love oven-roasted carrots! Of course they’re good raw, too.

  103. SueD says

    Raw. Besides it being my preferred way of eating them-love the sound of a good crunchy carrot-, it’s the only way the puppies and grandpuppy don’t like them. I can eat them in relative peace.

  105. Beth W. says

    Love carrots in stews and soups, but if eating them by themselves I love to glaze them on the stove, finishing with honey. Really good

  106. Joan Richard says

    Oh boy I love carrots. I have a couple of favorite ways I eat them almost daily. I love to saute them in olive oil with a little salt and a lot of black pepper. They are so freaking good. My friend who does not eat veggies loves them. The other way is making them into about 4 inch matchsticks, which I soak in salt water then drain and serve with ranch dressing lol I love them. BTW, I think those potholders are perfect and thanks for the opportunity .

  107. ANGELIA JOHNSON says

    I am with you I LOVE carrot cake…I have tried the carrot cake jam before. I made a batch it does wonders for filling a carrot cake middle before frosting it. My favorite kind of jam is Banana Jam. It is bar non the best cake filling..

  108. Jean C says

    Baked Horseradish Carrots (casserole). Delicious
    Runnerup is carrot cake or muffins
    Those potholders are really cute! Thanks for info about her products.

  109. sandy says

    As a redhead-Carrot top was my nickname through childhood. So-carrot cake is my favorite of course!

  110. Nancy Eckstrom says

    I eat my carrots raw or lightly sautéed with ginger and butter. My dog enjoys carrots as well. Carrot cake jam? I’m in!

  112. Maureen Asper says

    I used to like them glazed, but now I like them just cooked with bitter and salt ( a little cardamom is nice too) or raw dipped in ranch dressing.

  113. Katy K says

    My favorite way to eat carrots, aside from carrot cake, is dipped in hummus!

    Thank you for the opportunity to win!

  115. Katelyn D says

    In a roasted carrot, Parmesan and pistachio pasta dish that takes so much prep but is SO WORTH IT!

  116. Adrienne says

    These are so cute! We eat a lot of carrots this time of year usually in soups and stews but I have been loving the raw carrots from the local farm. So sweet and yummy.

  118. Lucy from SC says

    My favorite way to eat carrots are lightly roasted with a sprinkle of balsamic vinegar and then a light dripping of honey after coming out of the oven.

    What a sweet giveaway

  119. Haley P. says

    What a fun giveaway! My favorite way to eat carrots is sliced and boiled in water with butter and maple syrup.

  121. Mary J Crans says

    I have to admit I take carrots for granted. They are always there it seems. However, when asked to think about them, I’m amazed at all of the ideas that come to mind. Raw with dip, roasted with a good beef roast, morning glory muffins, and yes, carrot cake! This is not something I say lightly … your carrot cake jam just may make me pull out my canning stuff after putting it in moth balls several years ago! Never thought I would say that!

    Love your website! Keep the good stuff comin’ m.

  123. Maura says

    Gorgeous potholders!
    My favorite way to eat carrots is in my homemade carrot / ginger tomato soup! Yum!

  124. Nancy W says

    Love raw carrots in the summer and steamed or roasted in the winter! Garden carrots are the best!

  125. MD says

    Fresh out of the garden, dirt rubbed off on the Levis. And pickled with jalapenos for keeping in the fridge.

  128. Chris M says

    I really like carrots raw or roasted! Because carrots keep so well, I always keep carrots on hand nd use them in multiple ways.

  129. Laura Z says

    I adore carrot cake and morning glory muffins of course, but I really like the carrot halwa dessert that they have in Indian and Pakistani restaurants. Have you had it? It’s shredded carrot cooked with lots of sugar, cardamon, ghee, and pistachios in it. It’s so sweet, but a few bites are a really nice end to a savory curry meal!

    Zoe is so talented! Those are charming!

  131. Cindy says

    Roasted carrots either potatoes and a roast. So delicious especially if the get a little brown. Oh my gosh best ever. Then carrot cake is next. The pot holders are sticken cute.

  138. Kathy says

    Carrot Top Soup. Why waste the tops when you can put ’em in soup with the carrots themselves. Mmm mmm good.

  140. Denise says

    When money was tight years ago I found a recipe that substituted carrots for sweet potatoes in sweet potato casserole. That’s my favorite way to eat carrots and the only way I can get my husband to eat carrots.

  142. Dianne Labadie says

    I like my carrots cold, crisp and crunchy! I also liked them cooked in a pot roast and cooked on the grill with broccoli. Thank you! Zoe is very talented!

  146. Jeri says

    Raw carrots are the way I enjoy them the most UNLESS they’re in carrot cake! That’s my true favorite way to eat them!

    The pot holders are so cute! What a great gift bundle!

  147. Cathy Carroll says

    Carrots in carrot cake are great! Carrots roasted and in soup are my 2nd and 3rd favorite ways.

  149. Sheryl says

    Our favorite carrots are cut in medium thin rounds and cooked in a butter and brown sugar syrup. They are like candy carrots!

  151. Amanda says

    Roasted in a bit of butter and chicken broth with salt and pepper. (Heads to kitchen to make some now….)

  154. Ann says

    I love carrots sauteed in a pan with butter and then when they’re just about done, add a tablespoon or 2 of brown sugar and a sprinkle of kosher salt. Yum

  157. Katie Ann King says

    I like to throw carrots under a roasting chicken: roasted in chicken fat is DELICOUS! I also love Smitten Kitchen’s carrot cake recipe with orange marmalade in between the layers and on top of the cream cheese frosting…

  160. Pamela Sheppard says

    My favorite way to eat carrots is to microwave them in a little bit of liquid/gravy from a cooking pot roast so they taste like they cooked WITH the meat. I don’t like cooking them with the meat because of the sweetness but I like how they taste when they have been cooked this way. This is my compromise!

  161. Janet says

    Roasted! (with other veggies too!) I’m still harvesting last summers carrots in NW Washington State. Now they are covered in snow but hopefully next week when the rain returns they will still be good!

  165. Barbara E. Gilbert says

    I love cooked carrots with a honey glaze!! But my sweet tooth tells me that carrot cake is thee VERY BEST way to enjoy those sweet things!

  166. Tiffany F says

    My favorite is carrot sticks with roasted red pepper hummus, or roasted. Love those pot holders; they’re so fun!

  167. Christine says

    I love them boiled with a little water, butter, and honey. But I really love carrot cake the best.

  173. Kathy says

    I like raw carrots, especially fresh from the farmer’s market. But I also enjoy carrot cake with that delicious cream cheese frosting!

  175. Tracy L. says

    Carrot cake. But one day I hope to get brave and make your carrot cake jam!
    Canning is just so intimidating to me. ‍♀️

  177. Sue S. says

    I love to eat carrots all of the already mentioned ways but my favorite is shredded in a big salad. So, so yummy and good for you. Thank you Mavis and Zoe!

  178. Randini says

    I too (shockingly) love my carrots in cake form. Straight out of the garden after a little shower in the hose is my second favorite way!

  180. Kathy G says

    I like raw carrots especially fresh from the garden! In the winter I put carrots in almost every soup I make.

  181. Vivian Blossom says

    I love carrots in so many varieties of soup and stew! And I always have some raw carrots cleaned and in ice water in the refrigerator for the endless diet that I am always on! Zoe’s work is so remarkable! I entered the last contest for her potholders, didn’t win and was going to make one with your instructions but never got it done. So here is another chance for some of her wonderful work! Thanks for the opportunity, Mavis!

  183. Kayla A. says

    I love carrot soufflé- think like pumpkin pie without the crust. But we love them in all sorts of things too.

  185. Donna says

    When I bought a 5 lb bag of carrots at the store the cashier asked if I had a horse. No the dogs and I love carrots

  186. Kimberly Vassar says

    I love carrots pretty much anyway I can have them. But if I have to name a favorite way, it is baked with a honey glaze….So yummy

  188. Beth says

    I just love carrots any which way lol – fresh, roasted, steamed, grilled but especially in cake yum!!

  195. Heather says

    I enjoy carrots roasted best. I do use them in a lot of different salads, soups and jello. I have tried to grow them in our garden once without much success. On my list to try again this year along with either rutabagas or turnips. Decisions….decisions!

  196. Laurie M says

    Mine is carrot cake but my dad’s is a little unique- a carrot dog. You boil a carrot in barbecue sauce until it is soft and eat it on a roll like a hot dog. He swears it tastes just like a hot dog and I gave to say that (under duress) I tried it once and it does!

  199. Sharon L Thompson says

    The best way to eat carrots is roasted! Cut into chunks, toss in olive or avocado oil, sprinkle with a bit of sea or kosher salt and roast in a 425° oven 15-20 minutes so good!

  200. Lee says

    Carrots are a simple and sweet vegetable that requires little fuss so I enjoy the tri-colored ones oven roasted with olive oil, s and p, and fresh thyme or dill.

    PS. Thanks for including Zoe’s instagram…. as a quilting enthusiast it is such an inspiration to view the talent of other quilters. I will be following her from now on.

  201. Suzanne says

    I do love carrots!! Raw, shredded in salad, cake. However, my favorite way is good old fashioned cooked with butter, salt and pepper!

  202. Cindy Howard says

    Oh my gosh, how cute are those potholders?! I do love a good carrot cake, but my very favorite way to eat carrots is when I make a roast and do potatoes, onions & carrots on the side, roasted in the oven (in my favorite enamel roasting pan) and they get a little bit caramelized on the bottom of the pan. Deelish!!

  203. Celeste says

    What a fun giveaway! Super cute potholders!!

    I love carrots roasted with olive oil and garlic! Thank you!

  204. Pat Daugherty says

    I love carrots in a pot roast dinner with potatoes and onions and celery, and also in a New England boiled dinner with corned beef, potatoes and cabbage.

  206. JulieB says

    I have to say roasted is my favorite but I love them all ways. I even love carrot salad. I also had carrot cake for my wedding cake. Those potholders are too cute!

  208. Daisy says

    My favorite way to have carrots is a real indulgence. I roast them and toss them a butter & honey mix. Yum!

  210. Becka says

    I love cooked carrots with butter and maple syrup and carrot salads of all kinds. My favorite is an Asian carrot salad with rice vinegar, garlic, and sesame oil,

  211. Jude DeWitt says

    I love to use carrots in Carrot Ginger Soup or in Carrot Soup Indienne II, recipes I’ve been using for years and years. My daughter also makes a wicked Carrot Souffle that is fabulous.

    I’ve never grown carrots in my garden, but they are on my “first try” list for 2025, now that I have a portion of a garden plot that is deep enough to attempt to grow them.

    Thanks for the opportunity!

  213. Vanessa Strawder says

    Carrots are one of my favorite veggies- so I will eat them prepared in any way. But my top choice is roasted. Whole carrots on a pan, drizzle with olive oil and little salt and then roast- delicious!

  216. Kristina says

    I most often eat carrots raw in their baby (short cut) form. But I also love them sautéed in butter with a little bit of dill. Or roasted with their root vegetable friends.

  219. Lori Sargent says

    My favorite way to eat carrots is homemade canned dilly carrots. They are the best. I’ve never had good luck with growing them, I think I bought bad quality seeds, I just told hubby I wanted to try growing them again this year when writing up my garden plan for 2025. I want to prove to him it wasn’t me it’s the seeds. I have bought large amounts of carrots from our local farm store CSA program. I would love to win this bundle from you. The pot holders are so dang cute!

  221. Jam says

    My fav way to eat carrots is braising them in the oven. Peel them, cut them into carrot sticks, put in a pot with with a lid, cover them with water and leave them in the oven 400 degrees for about 50 minutes. It’s so easy. Then I drain the water, add some butter and honey or a little sugar and s & P. It’s so good and so easy for a busy life with really little kids. The little bit of honey or sugar brings out the sweetness in the carrots. Really really good.

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