Country Gourmet Deal of the Day - 11/30/11

Visit us for super savings with our deal of the day! Each of our handmade gourmet food mixes and hand poured wickless wax melts are made from the highest quality ingredients. The deal of the day is a perfect way for you and your family to save on your favorite products or try new additions.
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Country Gourmet Deal of the Day - 11/29/11

Deal Of The Day

Visit us for super savings with our deal of the day! Each of our handmade gourmet food mixes and hand poured wickless wax melts are made from the highest quality ingredients. The deal of the day is a perfect way for you and your family to save on your favorite products or try new additions.

Deal of the Day - 11/19/11

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Click on "Go Shopping", then Click on "Deal of the Day"

Family Chicken Mix

Each of our handmade gourmet food mixes and hand poured wickless wax melts are made from the highest quality ingredients. The deal of the day is a perfect way for you and your family to save on your favorite products or try new additions.

Family Chicken Mix is a perfect blend of fresh herbs and spices added to your chicken and slow cooked. You can also add vegetables and/or potatoes for a hearty comforting meal.

Working on A New Flier....

This morning I have been working on a new flier to use at my Country Gourmet Home Shows.  I have both a banner and a poster sized sign but they are booth too big and unwieldy to bring when I do my home shows.

The banner & poster work better (and were designed for) events.  I think I've narrowed it down to two designs, both are the same with the exception of borders around the images.  I think I am leaning towards the flier without borders, but I am open to your comments.  These are both designed to print out on standard 8.5" x 11" paper or card stock.

I would love to hear what you think!

Dis-regard the pale line on the left....

Dis-regard the pale line on the left - it's not part of the image!

Christmas - Homemade with Love!

One of our "homemade" creations!
This was made by my youngest daughter
(with a little help from Mama)

Whenever possible I love to make homemade presents, crafts and goodies - especially during Holidays!  In my mind there is no better time than Christmas to do so!

I recently found a great resource site which is chock full of Christmas Crafts and all things Christmas.  You can download their Free Ebooks without having to register, check them out at www.AllFreeChristmasCrafts.com

I am a pretty simple person so I like the craft projects that I can get done in a day or less (I am also impatient and want it done now).  This site seems to be full of quick projects and looks like there are plenty of projects that you can do together with your kiddos (the best kind in my opinion). 

Homemade ornament - this is one of my favorite Treasures!

Walnut Butterscotch Fudge

I have a hard time remembering to take
photos of my creations....

Like many women, I do the majority of my cookie and candy making during the holiday season and this year will be no exception.  Below is an easy Butterscotch Walnut Fudge Recipe that I like to make and so far it is a "no fail" recipe (knock on wood).

Ingredients

2/3 Cup Evaporated Milk
1 Jar (7 oz.) Marshmallow Fluff Cream
1 Cup Granulated Sugar
1/2 Stick (1/4 cup) butter or margarine
1 Bag (12 oz.) Butterscotch Chips (2 cups)
1 1/4 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Cup Chopped Walnuts

Directions

1. Line a square 8" x 8" pan with foil (or parchment paper) letting ends extend above pan on two sides.
2. Put evaporated milk, marshmallow fluff, sugar and butter (or margarine) into a medium sized non stick sauce pan and bring to a boil stirring constantly to prevent scorching.  Reduce heat to med or medium low and continue with a slow boil for 5 minutes.
3. Remove from heat.  Stir in butterscotch chips until melted.  Stir in vanilla and walnuts.
4. Pour into lined pan and chill 2 hours or until firm.
5. Lift foil (or parchment) by ends onto cutting board.  Cut into 1" squares (8 across and 8 down).

Yield: 64 one inch squares.

R.S.V.P.?

RSVP Definition
(taken from www.businessdictionary.com)
An abbreviation often included in invitations to request that the invitee let the host know if he or she will be attending. From the French term, "Répondez si'l vous plaît," which means "please reply."

 One of the benefits of having a blog is that you occasionally get to vent or state a controversial opinion!  This past weekend we had a big dance birthday party for our daughter who was celebrating finally turning 13!  We were able to secure a local hall and a friend of our is a D.J. so we had all of our ducks in row for a great time!  Just over 50 kids were invited and we had pop, chips, dips, candy and cake pops for all.  The invitations were hand delivered one week in advance and each invitation include a typed out note (primarily for the parents sake) of what the party would entail.  The party had been discussed among my daughter's peers (with a date established) for about 2 weeks before the actual invitations went out.

Blog Anniversay Winner!

Random.org has chosen my blog anniversary winner!  The winning entry was: 

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November 4, 2011 12:05 PM

The winner has been notified via email! 

Congratulations and thank you for helping me celebrate my anniversary!

Sour Cream Cut Out Cookies

Image Courtesy of Dreamstime.com

These cookies are one of my favorite Holiday Cookies, they are not as sweet as the traditional "Sugar Cookie" so they work great to frost and decorate!

Ingredients
1/2 Cup Granulated Sugar
1 Cup Shortening
2 Eggs
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Cup Sour Cream
2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
3 Teaspoons Baking Powder
Pinch of Salt
6 Cups of Flour (approximate)

Directions:
Cream together the sugar and shortening, add the eggs and vanilla.  Mix well after adding.
Then add the sour cream, baking soda, baking powder and salt.  Add the flour gradually (dough will be stiff) until just pliable enough to be able to roll out and cut easily.

Roll out about 1/4 inch thick onto floured surface and use cookie cutters to cut into desired shapes.  Place on lightly greased cookie sheet or parchment paper.  Decorate with colored sugars if you do not want to frost.  Bake in a 350 - 375 degree oven for approximately 8 -12 minutes.  Cool completely and decorate with frosting or royal icing.

Wordless Wednesday - Vintage Style

I love all things vintage and the older the better!  I recently ran across a series of Project Gutenberg books which relate to cooking and I was able to pull these images from a variety of books. I love imagining what a typical day in their lives might have been.  I am sure in some ways easier than ours, but I am sure that many ways much more difficult than the lives we live today.