♪♫ Make sure to run on over to ReallyWorkingFromHome.com and do some holiday shopping to support a hard-working Christian Mom and start crossing things off your list!
You'll find $5, $10, $20 Gifts and stocking stuffers.
And the best part? ...
SHIPPING IS INCLUDED!! ♪♫
Today's featured Christian Mom is
Laura Scholle
with
The Gourmet Cupboard
Laura says this:
"The Gourmet Cupboard is a good place to shop for 2 reasons: 1) we offer gifts as well as food so you can gift us or use us for you holiday menu's. 2) We have a wide variety to chose from and are always here to help you out."
Laura has several items on special over at the Online Christmas Boutique...so make sure the check them out!
Laura's favorite family Christmas Recipe:
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup butter, softened
Water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups flour
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 to 3 cups pecan halves
8 vanilla caramels, each cut into fourths
Chocolate Glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
Water
1 ounce unsweetened chocolate, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions:
With mixer, beat brown sugar, butter, 2 tablespoons water and vanilla until fluffy. Stir in flour and salt until dough holds together. (If dough is dry, stir in 1 to 2 teaspoons water, as necessary.)
For each cookie: On ungreased cookie sheet, arrange 3 to 5 pecan halves to resemble head and feet of a turtle. Using a teaspoonful of dough, shape dough around a piece of caramel; press firmly onto center of arranged pecan halves.
Bake in a 350 degree F oven 12 to 15 minutes, or until dough is set but not brown. Carefully transfer cookies to a rack to cool.
For chocolate glaze: Beat powdered sugar with 1 tablespoon water, melted chocolate and vanilla until smooth. If necessary stir in more water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until glaze is of desire consistency.
Dip tops of cooled cookies into glaze.
Yield: 32 cookies.
♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Christmas Notes from Laura ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪
The mixes make fantastic stocking stuffers and gift basket fillers. Laura can also build a special gift basket just for you, too! Contact Laura here: scholle4@live.com and visit the main website at www.thegourmetcupboard.com
Today's Giveway:1 hot chocolate mix
AND
1 pecan pie muffin mix.
$ 10.00 value
To Enter:
Leave a comment on this blog along w/ a way for us to contact you.
EXTRA CHANCES TO WIN!!:
(IMPORTANT: leave a comment for EACH task you complete!)
1. Follow Laura on twitter: @laurascholle
2. Tweet this on twitter: RT @MariLeeParrish Enter to win Gourmet Desserts! http://www.reallyworkingfromhome.blogspot.com/
3. Find your favorite recipe or tip on our website http://www.reallyworkingfromhome.com/ and comment about it back here
4. Follow this blog!
5. Become a facebook fan of ReallyWorkingFromHome.com (www.facebook.com/ReallyWorkingFromHome.com.fans )
6. Make a purchase on our Online Christmas Boutique and receive 10 extra entries!!!!!
Would you like to win an INSTANT Mommy Bag full of goodies??
add our Christmas Boutique button to your blog! (To do this, copy our holiday boutique button on the sidebar and paste it in your blog. Make sure you link it back to http://www.reallyworkingfromhome.com/ )
Every mom who does this will receive an automatic prize. To claim your Mommy Bag, You must e-mail me at marilee@reallyworkingfromhome.com with your name and a link to where the button is posted. Your links are checked randomly throughout the month. Our button must appear on your site the day we check your links to qualify for the Mommy Bag.
Entries will be accepted until Sunday 11/22/09 at 10:00pm MT. Winner will be announced and e-mailed Monday a.m
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I saw your posting on facebook - am following you there and had to check out the gourmet food! It looks delicious!! This would really help towards some type of holiday dinner this year - funds are non-existant this year for our family. Those turtle cookies look heavenly!
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Ohh...food. Yummy. My kids DEVOUR muffins in 3 minutes flat. Count me in :-)
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Nothing better then hot chocolate on a cold winter night and since I've never had pecan pie muffins I would love to try them.
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My hubby would LOVE the pecan mix...I'm going to attempt to make a pecan pie for Thanksgiving this year....guess I should have just bought a mix ;) :D
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Yummmm...we love hot chocolate at our house. Believe it or not, we are STILL having outdoor soccer games and there isn't anything better to warm you up than hot chocolate on these chilly fall nights!
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What a great comforting prize. I love pecan pie and have seen recipes for pecan pie muffins, but have never tried them. I don't drink coffee, so hot chocolate is my "hot drink" of choice.
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Thanks for all you do Marilee! My children would really enjoy. God Bless
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I am a follower
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I love anything made with pumpkin this time of year. Pumpkin pie muffins sound wonderful.
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