Here’s the deal: it’s 80+ degrees in Boston today (are you jealous? hehe) which means I’m in a good mood! I feel like a sloth during the winter and often wonder why/how I still live in New England! This nice weather makes me feel aliiiiive, which in turn, makes me feel like doing a giveaway for one of our favorite kitchen gadgets! It’s also Wednesday, which means most people are antsy for the weekend and need a little pick-me-up, and I’m pretty sure free stuff qualifies as a pick-me-up, am I right?
We talk about the Chef’n Garlic Zoom XL all the time… we can’t get enough of it. It makes mincing garlic so easy it almost feels wrong! 
Peel the garlic, pop it in the Garlic Zoom, give it a few rolls on your counter top, and voila! Perfectly minced garlic in seconds and no stinky fingers and hands! Plus, with it’s removable stainless steel blades and easy top-rack dishwashing safety, it makes cleanup a cinch!
So, instead of us continuously bragging about how we own these wonderful Garlic Zooms in every recipe post where minced garlic is mentioned, we’re giving you a chance to win your own!
The scoop:
Leave a comment on this post by Friday, April 9th at 11:59pm EST sharing with us what you’re most looking forward to this spring or summer, whether it be ice cold lemonade, a cross-country road trip, the chirping birds, or a wedding, anything… we want to know what you’re up to 
We’ll announce two winners on Monday! Yes, not one, but TWO! Because we love you… and we love nice weather
Happy Wednesday!
[Chels]
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this little gadget looks amazing! I can’t wait for outside happy hours with cool frozen drinks. I think NYC skipped spring it is 89 degrees today!
Hi there – All winter long I have been looking forward to the springtime because about 13 of my friends and I head to Moultonborough, NH for a week of quilting. We rent a house right on Lake Winnipesaukee and have been doing so for the past 18 years!! Having this vacation planned makes getting through the winter easier to handle. If there is approximately 13 of us there will be approx. 30 bottles of wine
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The Sunshine!!!!!!
It’s like everyone in the city comes out of hibernation… and the city comes alive – just like the plants, animals and SUN!!!!!
Very cool! I’m most looking forward to my trip to Ireland this summer!
i am looking forward to eating avocados, lots and lots of avocados.
I’m looking forward to spending tons of time outside with my husband and two little boys, bubbles, swimming, and learning to make the most delicious popcicles!
haha- I couldn’t take the weather any more! Hence the move to Charleston
. Glad you guys are having a beautiful day up there. I need this kitchen tool. I am looking forward to the beach & cantaloupe
I’m looking forward to getting a tan! And a good friend’s wedding. Not necessarily in that order
Wow, that garlic press looks AWESOME!
The thing I’m looking forward to this summer is eating leisurely meals outside!
Isn’t the weather today amazing?? I’m tied with: weekend trips to the Cape and long bike rides. Can’t wait! And the Zoom looks amazing!
Does it have to be just one thing? I’m looking forward to beach days, bonfires, one of my best friends weddings (which I’m in…Eeek!), Hyannis Sound shows, my birthday, Cape League baseball..and the best thing ever…WHITE WATER RAFTING! Summer needs to get here right meow. :]
Anything outdoors… beach, concerts, parties, dining. Notice how everything tastes better when you eat it outside?!
I agree with Krystle, just one thing?!? I cannot wait for more sunshine, being outside, BBQing ,etc.
I’m looking forward to weekends on the Cape! The beach, seafood, iced coffees & ice cream. Can’t beat it!
I so want a Garlic Zoom! I am most looking forward to outdoor grilling and entertaining! We will be closing on a house in a month and cannot wait to have friends over all summer long.
I have so much coming up this summer to be excited about! I’m getting married
, and honeymooning in Hawaii!, my grandmother is turning 90, my favorite cousin & Matron of Honor is having the family’s first great-grand baby in June! and I love garlic!
i would LOVE one of these puppies! gralic is one of my least favorite things to mince up!
im most looking forward to PATIOS this summer!
omgomgomgomgogm i want that SO BAD. And I am most looking forward to lots of fun weekend trips this summer, esp. ones that involve jumping into the ocean!!
PS grey nailpolish rocks.
what a cool kitchen gadget!
I am looking forward to enjoying the warm weather outside (and hopefully not scaring people with my pasty white skin)!
I’m looking forward to picnics with BOTH kids and the return of Copley Square Farmers’ Market!
I’m not entering, bc I have one already, from your two year anniversary swag bag that I won! I just wanted to say that my favorite thing about warm weather is sitting outside to eat, while people watching!
Also, I have a giveaway now too, if you are interested!
I LOVE summer and I’m looking forward to being doing with my MBA this summer and enjoying every weekend on the beach!
Hey guys! Hooray for the garlic zoom! I’m most definately looking forward to weekends down the Cape and bikes rides and cocktails on the beach…the possibilities are endless! Now I’m really excited!
I would LOVE a Zoom!! My husband and I love cooking and we love your blog. Every time we see the Zoom on here, I tell him I want to buy one and he says “Alton Brown, would call that a uni-tasker and we have a food processor that works fine.” Well, if I WON it, that would really make my day. (Are you reading this, honey? LOL)
This summer I am most looking forward to the POOL!!! I love swimming, reading books in my lounge chair, working on getting a little color and eating yummy appetizers when we have a cookout.
Thanks Girls for all the Recipes I will be sure to be trying out this summer!!!
I’m looking forward to graduating from grad school and running a marathon, back to back weeks! Then moving!
I’m looking forward to starting nursing school this summer and moving into a new apartment…hopefully with a huge kitchen that I can play in!!!
Going to baseball games!
Ahhh I can’t WAIT for it to warm up so my boyfriend and I can get out in the sound on his sailboat! Overnight trips to the lighthouse, here we come!
Grilling, warm weather and spending time outdoors are all things I’m looking forward too. I love the sunshine!
I worked in my garden today for the first time this year and it felt sooo good – can’t wait to see all my veggies come up! But give me cold-brewed iced coffee, a deck chair, and a good book, and I’m set for the whole summer!
I’m looking forward to spending lots of time outside with my dog. Dogs get so excited to play outside and their energy is contagious!
o o o . mr. cotter! summertime is my favorite. fresh basil from the garden for pesto and fresh lemon verbena for tea. wait a minute, watermelon! watermelon salad with heirloom tomatos is what i’m most looking forward to.
im looking forward to spending time with my little man, sunshine, campfires, and dusting off the grill for some serious cookouts.
awesome giveaway ladies
I’m looking forward to eating some of the garlic that I planted last Fall!
I’m looking forward to farmer’s markets starting back up again!
I am most looking forward to my toes getting some sun-5 months of wearing socks is just too much-and grilling as much as possible!
Sox games (that would be WHITE Sox) and the return of the farmers’ markets!
I’m looking forward to grilling outside!!! Well mostly eating what gets grilled!!! yummo!
I am so looking forward to walking down to the street to Coolidge Corner to the little shops at lunchtime. Trips to the Cape with my hubby! Baseball at Fenway, fresh ingredients from the garden, my mom’s pasta salad…
Too much to count!!!
I’m looking forward to having my fiance come home from serving in Iraq!
omg I seriously need this! I find myself skipping recipes that call for chopped garlic sometimes because it’s such a pain!
I’m looking forward to Farmer’s Markets this summer.
I am looking forward to “fun runs” after work and hot air balloon festivals in the country
I look forward to camping with my husband and son.
I’m a teacher so I am looking forward to summer vacation! And reading books by the pool!
I am looking forward to being with my husband! He is moving to NY May 1st and I have to stay here in DC until the end of June!
I’m most looking forward to [finally] turning 21!
Looking forward to spending time in my garden..getting my hands dirty…. i love my flowers and herbs! Just found your blog several months ago.. i am hooked! great job!
I’m looking forward to moving to Colorado!
summer dresses! and iced tea. and being tan. the list goes on and on… so happy spring has finally sprung (save for the arriving at work sweaty part).
Rooftop happy hours!
I totally can’t wait to grill, test out new restaurants, and support Pedroia at Fenway! Summer, you have me excited!
i am also enjoying this gorgeous weather. but i have to admit, i really love the summer storms, when it gets super windy and dark in the late afternoon – then listening to the rain with the windows open! can’t wait for that
I am looking forward to warm weather and grilling out!
I’m most looking forward to eating lunch outside in the park everyday! I love warm weather!
I am most looking forward to having more time to cook and try out new recipes — I’m in school now so I don’t have much free time. Summer can’t come fast enough!
I am most looking forward to wearing cute summer dresses and sandals again! I feel your pain on the winter blues, I live in Wisconsin and always feel so lethargic in the winter.
I’m moving to a new house in the next couple weeks and am excited to plant a garden so I can cook with my own tomatoes and herbs! A Garlic Zoom sure would make all that cooking easier.
I am looking forward to runs along the Chicago lakefront as the sun is rising. I am training for my second marathon which means I can try out new marinades for grilling, heathy and crunchy salads, and then enjoy desserts without the guilt!!! Go Cubbies!!!!
The 4th of July back home with my family in Indiana. Getting out on the lake for some tubing with my niece and nephews, grilling out, watching fireworks, and listening to the crickets sing our full bellies to sleep!
Ah, what an awesome giveaway! I’m looking forward to Summer Friday’s at work – the offices closes early at 2pm (as opposed to our usual 6:30pm)! Then, hilarity, happy hours, and rest and relaxation in the sun usually ensue. I’m also looking forward to long weekends at home in Boston for Sox games and a little break from NYC. Love it!
I am looking forward to the kind of day where I wake up at 7AM – drive to Horseneck Beach, spend the morning and early afternoon beaching and sunning and swimming, then hit the Westport Winery for a tasting and pick up a bottle or two of wine, hit a farmstand on the way home for some delicious summer produce and head home to grill/dine/wine after a great day in the sun!
I am looking forward to enjoying fresh vegetables from our garden. We planted lots of tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and asparagus last week. We also planted an apple and plum tree.
I want to have lots of backyard cookouts with friends and enjoy the beautiful weather here in NC. THANKS!
I’m looking forward to using my tax return money to go on 2 vacations!!!
Hilton Head, SC. in April… AND a cruise to ALASKA in June!
I haven’t traveled anywhere exciting in two years, so I’m super stoked!
I’d also be excited to win a garlic zoom to use for easy breezy meals this spring/summer.
I am excited to chow down on some ice cream from mom&pop parlors!
I’m looking forward to biking and ice cream!
I can’t wait for beach days and yummy citruc scented baked goods and iced tea!!
I am looking forward to eating outside on warm evenings and walking around Boston enjoying the beautiful weather and scenery!
I am looking forward to living at the beach, catching up with friends and, after living in Korea for the last 9 months, all things that mean summer in AMERICA!
I’m moving to LA in June and am so excited!!!
I’m most looking forward to vacation! Sand, sun, and beach…ahhhh I can’t wait!
I’m kinda sad you guys are having great weather in Boston. I was there last week on a buisness trip…my FIRST trip to Boston…and it rained..and rained…and rained!! Oh yeah…and it flooded too! I didn’t see any of the wonderful city everyone rants about. I must admit, Friday (on my way to the airport) was absolutely beautiful! Maybe next time I’ll have better luck with the weather.
I’m looking forward to the longer days! Long dog walks in the sunshine!
I am so looking forward to eating our own veg. It has just sprouted through the soil and I am enjoying watching it grow!
Listening to free concerts during Friday lunch hour in the Copley Library courtyard!
I’m sooo looking forward to the FIFA World Cup!!!
I’m just a soccer addict 
There will be trips this summer! NY, NC, San Diego, Vegas! The best part of summer is getting out of town. This would be quite a fun gadget.
I’m looking forward to my wedding and all of the festivities that will surround it! Also to grilling out and sitting on our porch in southie listening to the Red Sox while sipping a yummy beverage.
I’m looking forward to being warm for an extended period of time, and to the first water-ski of the season. I’m also really looking forward to the end of the school year. It’s been a long one!
I’m so excited to plant herbs in my window boxes. It’s the first time I’ve ever lived in an apartment with a balcony, and I intend to make good use of it!
I can’t wait for the Patriot’s Day Red Sox game! And then weekends on the Cape.
I am extremely excited for drinking (Sam Summer) and eating (everything) at some of my favorite Boston rooftop bars (Rattlesnake and Baseball Tavern).
A week at the beach in Maine
Aah I have been eyeing that garlic mincer forever! I can’t wait for my high school best friends wedding in June — and the nice weather =)
I’m looking forward to the beach and baseball games!
I am most excited about getting a much needed tan. And flip flops.
The sweet taste of warm off the vine summer tomatoes!
I’m looking forward to sitting on the patio with a glass of wine enjoying the evening.
Picnicking on Lake Michigan and less dish washing which leaves more time for cooking (due to the wonderful invention of the grill, which sadly in Chicago, and Boston I guess, can only be used for 1/2 the year!)
The Garlic Zoom is the best! I’m looking forward to going to the beaches in Marshfield every Saturday morning this summer.
This spring, I’m most looking forward to going to Portland (ME) with my husband for a day in a few weeks for our anniversary! Lots of good beer and food to be had, for sure.
In the summer I’m most looking forward to drinking a few beers outside.
I most looking forward to some trips to the beach with a Sam Summer!
After taking a garden design class during the cold winter, I am looking forward to creating new perennial planting beds leading to my front door, sharing home-grown vegetables with neighbors, and inviting friends and family to informal summer dinners.
ROAD TRIPS!!! I’m the queen of month-long summer roadtrips. Although I’m not going to be gone that long this summer, I do have trips planned to Austin and one to New Mexico. They should be awesome.
I can’t wait to sit by a campfire in a camping chair with a nice cold spiked lemonade.
I’m looking forward to grilled asparagus and cherries!
Fresh Veggies from my CSA and the farmers market!
I’m looking forward to trying some fresh and light summer recipes and making it to the beach a few times with my baby!
Yay sun, gorgeous weather, and the urge to cook all the time!
The thing I’m looking forward to most is drinking my coffee on my porch in the mornings. And vacation. And not being cold all the time!
Oh summer! Why do I have to choose what I’m looking forward to? Maybe my cousin’s wedding in Dominican Republic? Two weddings in South Carolina? Spending weekends at the Cape with my boyfriend? Maybe winning a Garlic Zoom from WANM? Nah, I can’t choose.
I am looking forward to taking a vacation with my husband this summer, the first time in 2 years! I am also looking forward to lots of summer grilling which a Garlic Zoom would be the perfect accompaniment to!
I am looking forward to being able to walk our 2 dogs consistently! I have Reynauds disease and my hands can’t take the cold during the winter. Thankfully we have a nice fenced yard to run in but it does not get out their energy like a brisk walk does.
I am going rafting/hiking in the grand canyon next month-cannot wait!
i can’t wait for the non-stop s’mores! plus, i love smelling like a campfire afterwards. <3
lazy walks through central park with my girlfriend and our dog…stopping to get a snowcone, watching people
shorts and tank tops! woo hoo!
yeah, I am simple
my cousin’s wedding on the beach (NJ) in June…I live in Chicago now and don’t get to see the ocean as much as I would like too!!
Heading to hang out at the Lake with family and friends and working on my tan!
taking my lil one to the annual tulip festivals !!
The annual two weeks at the beach with family and friends, it’s the 18th year we’ve done this and the highlight of my year!
I’m most looking forward to a trip to New York in June!
I am looking forward to seeing my sister at her college graduation.
Relaxing by the Charles