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On the 3rd Day of Christmas

...My Pampered Chef Consultant Gave to Me A Sauce It Up Set for FREE!! NEW! #2386 Sauce It Up — $35.00 Instant flavor! Our Sweet & Sour Sauce, Spicy Pineapple Rum Sauce and Raspberry Habanero Sauce tucked in a muslin gift bag. You know the drill. The first guest to comment that they would like to host a Pampered Chef Catalog show via Facebook, Twitter or the old-fashioned wa...

On the 2nd Day of Christmas

... My Pampered Chef Consultant gave to me... A Great Grilling Set ABSOLUTELY FREE! Great Grilling! Seasoning and Recipe Collection - Give your grill master a gift that really sizzles: Chili Lime Rub, Smoky Applewood Rub, Smoky Barbecue Rub and The Pampered Chef® Grill it Quick! in a muslin gift bag. Your FREE GIFT as well as tons of other free and discounted items are only a comment aw...

The 1st Day of Christmas

This month I will be hosting a Pampered Chef 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway. Starting December 1st I will be listing 12 different gifts you can win for hosting a Pampered Chef Facebook, Twitter or Catalog Show. Look for a photos of gifts in these location. Facebook Catalog Shows are FREE & EASY! I will send catalogs to anyone you like or I can send you the packet in the mail and you can p...

A Great Day For the Farmer’s Market

May 22nd was a beautifully sunny Saturday day and so we rose early and headed out to hit the local farmer's markets. Though the Mt. Laurel Farmer's Market doesn't officially begin until June 4th, there were a few vendors out this weekend selling garden fresh vegetables, knit & crocheted items and one of my favorites, cheeses and jellies. As a matter of fact, while I was working at the CMMS...

Cooking & Crafting with Brandy & Friends – Newsletter Vol. 2

Italian Sausage & Potato Soup

Tonight I pulled some Italian sausage out to defrost without really knowing what I planned to make. I just started cooking the first few steps below and then decided to go with the soup dish. My mom had actually just mentioned the Italian Wedding Soup from Olive Garden early today so I suppose that is kind of where the idea originated. I first browned some diced bacon while I boiled some diced ...

Market Bags Now on Sale!

I am loving these new market bags that my wonderful mother has made. She has crocheted some beautiful bags for you to take with you to the farmer's market or craft fair. I'm a lucky girl because I was able to pick out my own colors for my bag. Check out the current market bags we have in inventory and keep your eye out for new colors and designs coming soon. Pick out your one-of-a-kind, gorgeo...

Cooking & Crafting with Brandy & Friends–Biweekly Newsletter–Volume 1

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Grilled Tilapia with Mango Salsa

This past weekend, I spent the day at Oak Mountain Middle School's Expo and Fair in my wonderful Pampered Chef booth cooking for guest and making new friends. The hit recipe was the Mango Confetti Salsa from page 5 in our new 2011 spring catalogs. Tonight, I needed to make something fast for dinner and since I had some leftover ingredients I thought it would be great to try the salsa on some fresh...

Basic Crepes

This morning my lovely husband, Adam, had what he called on his twitter feed a #RandomBreakfastCraving for #tinypancakes – in other words, crepes. He searched online and found a great Basic Crepe recipe at AllRecipes.com. By the time I made it downstairs he had already fired off most of the crepes and was pulling out ingredients for the filling. I had some left over mascarpon...

Turtle Cheesecake Cheese Ball

Posted By: Brandy on November 19, 2009 in Appetizers, Baby Shower, Comfort Food, Desserts, Events, Uncategorized - Comments: 1 Comment »

16 oz packages cream cheese softened
8 oz stick butter softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3/4 cup confectioners’ sugar
1 1/2 cups finely chopped pecans
1 cup miniature semisweet chips

Beat softened cream cheese and butter until well blended. Add brown sugar and confectioners’ sugar and blend until light and fluffy. Blend in vanilla extract. Fold in miniature chocolate chips and 1 cup of the chopped pecans.

Place plastic wrap into a small bowl as a liner and add the cream cheese mixture. Refrigerate in bowl for at least 3 hours. Flip out the cheese ball onto a plate and press the other 1/2 cup of chopped pecans into the sides of the cheese ball. Serve with animal crackers.

Alternate preparations include pouring caramel sauce over the top or replacing 1/2 the chocolate chips with butterscotch chips . Also goes well with sliced apples, graham crackers or vanilla wafers.

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Let's start by saying "Thank You" to everyone that has purchased, donated, supported, motivated or prayed for our endeavors over that last three years. McKenna is a special little girl and deserves every second of our thoughts and prayers. Since her birth January 12, 2008, McKenna has endured several major surgeries, overnight hospital stays a […]