My Menu for Hope Wish List!

A Menu for Hope has just four three days to go, and it's time to get involved! We need your help to beat last year's total. As I post this, we've raised $35,135.00 (Updating Wednesday and the total is now $43,065 $47, 285!) Of course, the best reason to support Menu for Hope is the way you'll be helping the UN World Food Program bring food to hungry people in Lesotho. But don't forget about those prizes! Take a look at the full list of prizes at Chez Pim.

You can also browse for prizes in your area by visiting the regional hosts' blogs:

UK: The Passionate Cook and Cooksister!
Europe: Food Beam
US: West Coast: Rasa Malaysia
US: East Coast: Serious Eats
US: Central: Kalyn's Kitchen
Canada: The Domestic Goddess
Asia Pacific, Australia, New Zealand: Grab Your Fork
Wine Blog Host: Vinography

Now keep reading to see just a few of the prizes that have caught my eye. Click the blog link after the prize description to read more about each prize. After you've decided what you would like to win. head over to Firstgiving and buy a few raffle tickets!

UW11: Lunch with Harold McGee, from Chez Pim (Who wouldn't love to have lunch with him?)

UE12: Culinary Tour of Providence, R.I.'s Federal Hill Neighborhood from The Perfect Pantry (I love Providence, and I'd love to meet Lydia!)

UE18: A Fully Loaded Bookshelf of Cookbooks (Minus the Shelf) from Serious Eats (You can never have too many cookbooks, that's what I always say.)

UW01: Complete Digital Photography by Ben Long from Jugabandi Blog (Any book recommended by Jai and Bee has to be a winner.)

UE24: '1080 Recipes' by Simone and Ines Ortega from Brandon Eats (I've been coveting this cookbook for a while now.)

UC05: $100 gift certificate for Penzeys from Columbus Foodie (If you've read my blog at all, you know I love Penzeys!)

UW05: Mediterranean Cooking in Alaska AUTOGRAPHED from Tastes Like Home (I love her recipes so I'm sure this book is great too.)

UW24: Heirloom Tomato Cookbook from House of Annie (Heirloom tomatoes. Need I say more?)

UC08: Facsimile Copy of only known of cookbook by the first African American published in the 19th century from Ahaar. (This prize appeals to the historian in me.)

EU35: Duchy original cookbook + one print of Meeta's pictures from What's for lunch honey? (I'd love to have one of Meeta's photos.)

EU17: Kitchen Aid stand mixer with ice cream attachment + David's latest cookbook from David Lebovitz. (Am I the only food blogger who doesn't have a Kitchen Aid?)

UC22: Stainless steel breadmaker from Dine and Dish (I have a breadmaker, but this one is much better!)

There are many, more prizes I'd love to win, so be sure to check out the entire list at Chez Pim. Then read below for how to enter.

How To Donate and Enter the Menu for Hope Raffle:

1. Choose a prize or prizes of your choice from the list at Chez Pim or one of the regional hosts above.

2. Go to the donation site at Firstgiving and make a donation.

3. Please specify which prize you'd like in the 'Personal Message' section in the donation form when confirming your donation. You must write-in how many tickets per prize, and please use the prize code. (Each $10 you donate will give you one raffle ticket toward a prize of your choice. For example, a donation of $50 can be 2 tickets for EU01 and 3 tickets for EU02 - 2xEU01, 3xEU02.)

4. If your company matches your charity donation, please check the box and fill in the information so we could claim the corporate match.

5. Please check the box to allow us to see your email address so that we can contact you in case you win. Your email address will not be shared with anyone.

Thanks for participating! And don't forget to check back at Chez Pim on January 9 to see what you've won!