Praying for Harper

Please keep Baby Harper and the Stamps Family in your thoughts and prayers!

Exciting News!!!!!!!!!!!!

Congratulations!!!!!!!

Thank you very much for all of your thoughts and prayers over the past couple of months.

Congratulations to my husband, Dale for obtaining a position with WAAY-31 TV in Huntsville.

Tonight will be his debut as on air Meteorologist. For those local blog followers, tune into Channel 31 at 5:30 and 10pm. For those of you out of the area, you can check out his weather webcast at: http://www.waaytv.com/!

Please visit the WAAY-31 Weather blog by clicking on the Storm Force image above and cheer on Doppler Dale as he debuts tonight!

There will be a Sunday night blog post for you to give him a shout out!

In the mean time, you can stay tuned to his personal blog at: http://dopplerdale.blogspot.com/

Thanks again for your support!

Holiday Happenings

I hope that all of you have been staying warm while getting you Holiday shopping and decorating completed. It is hard to believe that we are only 18 days away from Christmas!

Allow my husband's blog to help you plan for holiday weather and travel.

Please visit his blog and give him a shout!

Looking for a particular forecast for your area or holiday plans?

Leave a comment and put him to work!!!!!!!

http://dopplerdale.blogspot.com/

Are you getting snow this week?

If so, please leave a comment on Doppler Dale's Weather page with your snow totals!

Thanks for visiting! I hope that you will give his blog a try and share with your family and friends. Have a great rest of the weekend!

Holiday Breakfast Ideas

Happy Holidays!

Your holiday guests are just around the corner. In just a few short weeks, you will have a house full of family and friends. How would you like some recipe ideas? The holidays are such a busy time for all of us. However, let me make your life easier, but treating you to delicious menu items for your holiday festivities!

Place an order by sending me an email by December 8th and receive 25% off. Since Christmas is on the 25th of December, could you ask for a better discount?

Please email all orders to: baderjenn@gmail.com

Baked French Toast

16-ounce loaf French bread

8 large eggs

1 cup half-and-half

1 cup milk

½ teaspoon salt

1 Homemade Gourmet® Spiced Dip Mix

1 teaspoon vanilla

Praline Topping

1 cup butter, softened

1 Homemade Gourmet® Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp

½ cup brown sugar, packed

¾ cup pecans

½ teaspoon nutmeg

maple syrup or honey for serving

Slice bread into 1-inch slices. Arrange the slices in a generously buttered 13x9x2 baking dish in 2 rows, overlapping the slices. In a large bowl, combine eggs, half-and-half, milk, vanilla, Spiced Dip Mix and salt; beat with mixer or whisk until blended, but not too bubbly. Pour over the bread slices, making sure all are covered evenly with the mixture, spooning some of the mixture in between the slices. Cover with foil; refrigerate overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine praline topping ingredients (apple crisp mix, brown sugar, pecans, nutmeg) in a medium bowl and spread evenly over bread. Bake for 55-60 minutes, or longer; until puffed and golden. Serve with maple syrup or honey.

Cranberry Poinsettias

¼ cup Homemade Gourmet® Cranberry Margarita Party Blender Mix

1 cup cranberry juice cocktail

1 cup orange juice

3 cups crushed ice

½ cup vodka

1. Place all ingredients in a blender and mix on high for 1 - 2 minutes or until desired consistency is reached. Pour in glasses and serve. Garnish with orange slices or mint leaves, if desired.2. To make this on the rocks, pour all ingredients, excluding the ice, into a pitcher and stir until the mix is completely dissolved. Serve over ice. Garnish with orange slices or mint leaves, if desired. Serves 6, 8-ounce glasses for each recipe*This mix will make 4 recipes for a total of 24, 8-ounce glasses. **To make a non-alcoholic version, omit the vodka and follow all other directions as written.

Winner Announced

Congratulations Patrice!!!!!!!!!
Please email me to select your muffin give-away!
Stay tuned for another give away this week!

Muffin Madness Giveaway

Muffin Madness Giveaway

Today starts Thanksgiving week for our family! In order to show thanks to all of my fellow blog readers, I will have many exciting give aways throughout the week!

The first give away is a package of Mini Pecan Pie Muffins!

Treat your family and friends to a warm dessert this holiday season.

The next give away will be on Tuesday and Friday!

Want to know how to win?

1) Leave a comment on the giveaway posting. (1 entry)

2) Post about my Thanksgiving week Give-Aways on your blog. (7 entries)

3) All of the above and order $10 of Homemade Gourmet product off my website. (20 entries)

4) Anyone who does option 2 or 3 will not receive just 1 Mini Pecan Pie muffin mix, but also a $25 Homemade Gourmet gift card to be used on my site!!!!!!!!!!!

Get Started to Win! Stay tuned on Tuesday for the winner and next give-away!

Should you want to place your order for more entries:

www.homemadegourmet.com/jenniferbader

Distributor ID: 816211

Holiday Recipe: Coconut Truffles

Lets Get Ready to Celebrate!

What a busy week we all have ahead of us. I am sure that everyone is swamped doing their last minute running before the mad dash on Wednesday to the grocery store. I was looking through holiday recipes today and found this brand new recipe to share with you. I can't wait to enjoy these with our family this Holiday Season! Stay tuned for a holiday recipe sharing later this week!

COCONUT TRUFFLES

This recipe yields approximately 32 truffles...

8 cups powdered sugar, divided

1 (14 ounce) package of flaked coconut

1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

1 stick of butter

1 (24 ounce) package chocolate almond bark

1 Homemade Gourmet Basic Cheesecake Mix

In a large mixing bowl, combine cheesecake mix, 6 cups powdered sugar, coconut, condensed milk, and butter. Using stand mixer or heavy duty spoon, combine ingredients until well blended. Dough will be thick and firm. Dust a large serving platter with powdered sugar, roll truffle dough into 1 inch balls (if dough is too sticky to roll into balls easily, add powdered sugar in ½ cup increments and work into dough). Place balls on prepared platter. Repeat until all truffle dough is used. Freeze for 30 minutes or until truffle balls are firm. Break almond bark into large pieces and place in small deep microwave safe bowl. Melt bark on high for 45 seconds; stir. Microwave on high in 15 second increments until bark is completely melted. Lay out a long sheet of wax paper on countertop. Remove truffles from freezer. Insert toothpick in truffle, dip into melted bark until coated, tap the side of the bowl to remove excess bark. Place coated truffle on wax paper and twist toothpick to release truffle; using a small spoon, dab small amount of melted bark on truffle to cover toothpick hole. Repeat with remaining truffles. Allow truffles to dry at room temperature until bark has hardened, about 30 minutes. Store coated truffles in airtight container.

STOCK UP ON YOUR HOMEMADE GOURMET BASIC CHEESECAKE MIX TODAY!

What: Homemade Gourmet Holiday Frenzy:

When: November 22nd- December 5th

Please see sidebar on left side of blog for Holiday Frenzy Details.

Please feel free to visit my Homemade Gourmet site at: www.homemadegourmet.com/jenniferbader to check out holiday specials, recipes, and mixes!

Distributor ID: 816211

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