Farewell forever
The following products are being permanently retired. They will be available
through Feb. 29 only, then while supplies last as we exhaust inventory:
• Spiced Dip Pantry Staple
• Spiced Dip Refill
• Spiced Molasses Cookie Mix
• No Alarm Chili Mix
• Raspberry White Chocolate Cheesecake Mix
• Basic Cheesecake Pantry Staple
• Basic Cheesecake Refill
• Super Sugar Cookie Mix
• PBJ Crumb Bar Mix
• Mexican Black Bean Mix
• Zesty Catalina Seasoning Mix
Brownie Pie Mix
Farewell for now
Seasonal availability ends Feb. 29 (and then while supplies last until we exhaust inventory)
on the following products (this means, they are expected to return with the
Fall/Winter or Holiday product lines later this year):
• Mocha Cappuccino Muffin Mix
• Tiramisu Cheesecake Mix
• Baked Potato Soup Mix
• Beef and Barley Stew Mix
• Creamy Corn Chowder Mix
• Lucky Bean Soup Mix
• Minestrone Soup Mix
• Mom’s Chicken and Rice Mix
• Cornbread Casserole Mix
• Shepherd’s Pie Mix
• Skillet Lasagna Mix
• Southwest Casserole Mix
• White Chicken Chili Mix
• White Pizza Sauce Mix
• Chocolate Chunk Cookie Mix
• Carrot Cake with White Chocolate Icing Mix
• Pumpkin Pie Cheesecake Mix
• Strawberry Bread Mix
• White Chocolate Cran-Orange Cookie Mix
Get you order in today! Lots of these will go fast, especially the casserole mixes!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Tonight's Dinner
Today we had German Pork Chops. I got this recipe from the 4 meals in 4 minutes planner that you can find in this month's Kitchen Connection Magazine. This planner has a juice theme. I must admit that I didn't have any interest in this recipe. I wasn't sure how HG Sunday Roast and apple juice would compliment one another. I heard from others that the German Pork Chops were very good, so I thought I should at least try it once. Last week I got my pork chops and chicken breast on sale. After getting home from the grocery store I made 7 meals for my freezer. I did this while the kids were playing baseball with their dad. Tonight was the big test....what would my husband think of this new recipe. He said they were Really Good! All I can say is that I have found another meal that will always be included when I fill my freezer. The pork chops were awesome. They had just a tad bit of sweetness to them. I usually season my pork chops with HG Sunday Roast and a can of cream of mushroom, but I totally love the apple juice instead! I served this meal with corn on the cob and skillet potatoes.
For Dessert I made Easy Apple Dumplings. This recipe was in the August KC magazine. Since I had apple juice left over from the pork chops I thought this was a great time to try the apple dumplings. If I had extra pork chops I actually would have made more German Pork Chops meal kits for my freezer!
Anyway, while the pork chops were in the oven I made the dumplings. This was very easy to do! The smell was just heavenly! When the pork chops were done I placed the apple dumplings in the oven and let them bake while we ate. We let them set for awhile before trying them. I was addicted at first bite! Just perfect! I ran some to my husband and he just loved them. Yes, them, I think he had 3! My daughter also had a big grin while eating hers and wanted more! One hint: The juice you make for the dumplings is actually enough to make 2 batches. I had juice left over so I just poured it all in the pan and then drained it when they were done.
German Pork Chops
6-8 boneless pork chops or chicken
2 cups apple juice
4 tablespoons HG Sunday Roast
Place all ingredients into a gallon sized freezer bag. Seal and smoosh.
Bake, grill or put in crock pot
Easy Apple Dumplings
1/2 cup apple juice
4 tablespoons HG Spiced Dip
2 tablespoon butter
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 large cooking apples, peeled and cut into 8 wedges
1 8 oz package refrigerated crescent roll dough
1. Preheat over to 375 degrees. Spray an 8-9 in square baking dish with flour based cooking spray.
2. In a sauce pan, stir apple juice, spiced dip and butter over medium low heat until butter melts and spiced dip dissolves.
3. put sugar in a bowl and toss apple wedges to coat.
4. Unroll dough and separate sections. Place 2 apples wedges along the wide edge of each dough piece. Roll up dough around the apple.
5. Arrange in the baking dish. Drizzle the juice mixture over the dumplings. Turn each dumpling over to coat in mixture.
6. Bake, uncovered for 25 minutes or until golden and apples are tender. Cool for 30 minutes before serving.
Serves 8
For Dessert I made Easy Apple Dumplings. This recipe was in the August KC magazine. Since I had apple juice left over from the pork chops I thought this was a great time to try the apple dumplings. If I had extra pork chops I actually would have made more German Pork Chops meal kits for my freezer!
Anyway, while the pork chops were in the oven I made the dumplings. This was very easy to do! The smell was just heavenly! When the pork chops were done I placed the apple dumplings in the oven and let them bake while we ate. We let them set for awhile before trying them. I was addicted at first bite! Just perfect! I ran some to my husband and he just loved them. Yes, them, I think he had 3! My daughter also had a big grin while eating hers and wanted more! One hint: The juice you make for the dumplings is actually enough to make 2 batches. I had juice left over so I just poured it all in the pan and then drained it when they were done.
German Pork Chops
6-8 boneless pork chops or chicken
2 cups apple juice
4 tablespoons HG Sunday Roast
Place all ingredients into a gallon sized freezer bag. Seal and smoosh.
Bake, grill or put in crock pot
Easy Apple Dumplings
1/2 cup apple juice
4 tablespoons HG Spiced Dip
2 tablespoon butter
4 tablespoons granulated sugar
2 large cooking apples, peeled and cut into 8 wedges
1 8 oz package refrigerated crescent roll dough
1. Preheat over to 375 degrees. Spray an 8-9 in square baking dish with flour based cooking spray.
2. In a sauce pan, stir apple juice, spiced dip and butter over medium low heat until butter melts and spiced dip dissolves.
3. put sugar in a bowl and toss apple wedges to coat.
4. Unroll dough and separate sections. Place 2 apples wedges along the wide edge of each dough piece. Roll up dough around the apple.
5. Arrange in the baking dish. Drizzle the juice mixture over the dumplings. Turn each dumpling over to coat in mixture.
6. Bake, uncovered for 25 minutes or until golden and apples are tender. Cool for 30 minutes before serving.
Serves 8
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
New recipes I've tried
Over the weekend I attend my monthly HG team meeting. Besides being a bunch of fun with my fellow meal planners I got to taste some recipes I hadn't tried. The one that I was most impressed with was the Tomato and Mozzarella Sausage Biscuits. I'm not a big fan of the Tomato Basil Bread, so you can imange my surpise just how delicious these biscuits were!! Guess what I'm going to to....I'm going to make a couple of batches of these and freeze them for a very Fast and Easy breakfast!! Great for on the go...just warm in microwave and go! A batch yields 2 dozen. The other recipe was the Sausage Echilada Dip-wow, what a tasty party dip! Supper easy to make. It had me fooled because it calls for cream chesse instead of veelveta chesse! This is going to be my party dip from now on! Guess where these 2 recipes came from....October's Kitchen Connection Magazine! I also had the Salsa Cheddar Bread from this month's KC Magazine. The salsa wasn't over powering...it gave the Basic Bread Mix a nice little kick. Along with these heavenly dishes I had our new Italian Roast Coffe. This is GOOD! I'm not even much of a coffe drinker. I'm so glad I ordered myself a bag!
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Kitchen Connection Magazines
I've been planning my meal calendar for the next two weeks today (here and there). Well, today I decided to go back to my Kitchen Connection Magazines, and I'll tell you why. I normally use my recipe cards from all of my Pantry Staples. These are all in my meal planner organizer....literally 100's of entrees at my finger tips! Well, I decided I needed to try something different. I guess I just feel like I'm in that 'trap', you know the one, where you keep making the same things because you are familiar with them. Recently, I've been reading all the fabulous reviews that other HG Meal Planners have been saying on our HG group. They have been talking about the new 4 meals in 4 minutes planner from this month's KC magazine. As I'm reading the post I'm thinking, "wow, that sounds yummy, or I have to try that one!" So, this month , it is all about the past years 4m4m recipes that I have yet to try!
When I get a new edition of a KC magazine I pull out the 4m4m meal planner, hole punch it, and then put in my meal planner organizer. Today I grabbed them out, and so far I have 6 meals I'm ready to try! Of course, I'll make sure to add a bit more meat in each freezer bag to insure leftovers! Remember COST Cooking!!
I didn't stop there. I'm in need of different sides and dessert ideas. I've been going through each KC magazine to find these recipes. It reminded me just how valuable the KC magazines are. I have found at least 1 side/dessert recipe in each edition that I want to make in the next few weeks. I don't pull any of these other recipes out of the magazine, but you could and hole punch to add to your personal organizer.
Well, don't find yourself making the same thing week after week-there's no need to with the valuable resources HG gives us! Now that my menu is planned and my grocery list made...I just need to hit Sam's tomorrow and then it's Meal Making time!
I would love to hear which recipes your family loves from a KC magazine!!
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Menu:
*Easy Buffalo Wings
* White Pizza Pepperoni Bites
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Menu:
*Easy Buffalo Wings
* White Pizza Pepperoni Bites
* Philly Cheese Steak Pocket
*Tailgate Chipotle Dip....a big hit with the guys
* Mozzarella Sticks
*Beef and Vegetable Layered Dip
* White Chocolate Cran Orange Bar Cookies
* Bacon Bites
Make sure you place your order now! And I'll send you the recipes!
Monday, January 21, 2008
NEW! Recipe Organizer and Meal Planner!!
Coming February 1, 2008!
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You need Homemade Gourmet if...
1. You hate to cook or like to cook.
2. You don't know what you are having for dinner 2 days from now.
3. You get the 3 o'clock dinner dilemma- around 3:00pm you realize you have not planned dinner and you're wondering what you are going to do!
4. If your family eats out more then you would like.
5. You are an impulse buyer at the grocery store-buying items that look good, getting more then you need, and still don't have anything to cook!
6. You give up on dinner when you forget to thaw out the meat and end up either going out to eat, order take out, or just eat a bowl of cereal.
7. You would like to save time and money!
8. You believe spending time at the dinner table with your family is important!!!!
It is proven that kids that do not have quality time with their family at the dinner table will have problems in school and in society.
2. You don't know what you are having for dinner 2 days from now.
3. You get the 3 o'clock dinner dilemma- around 3:00pm you realize you have not planned dinner and you're wondering what you are going to do!
4. If your family eats out more then you would like.
5. You are an impulse buyer at the grocery store-buying items that look good, getting more then you need, and still don't have anything to cook!
6. You give up on dinner when you forget to thaw out the meat and end up either going out to eat, order take out, or just eat a bowl of cereal.
7. You would like to save time and money!
8. You believe spending time at the dinner table with your family is important!!!!
It is proven that kids that do not have quality time with their family at the dinner table will have problems in school and in society.
Food For Thought
I've missed more than 9,000 shots. I've lost almost 300 games. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. ~Michael Jordan
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
C.O.S.T. Cooking....Cook Once Serve Twice
I wanted to share the benefits of COST cooking. Leftovers don't have to be a bad thing. With a little planning you can stretch your grocery budget. With our "cleverly disguised leftovers" options your family won't even know the difference.
So here's my COST Cooking week...
Day 1: I steamed 3 lbs of ground beef (using Tami’s Tip). I seasoned 2 lbs of the meat with Garlic Basil seasoning. I also made a large bag of spaghetti and a pot of spaghetti sauce. We had spaghetti that same night.
Day 2: I diced up chicken breast and sprinkled with Garlic Lemon seasoning. We made Chicken quesodillas.
Day 3: I made 2 batches of Dream Spaghetti with leftovers from Day 1. I used 2 8×8 glad pans. We ate one this night and the other is in my freezer for next week. The kids ate this up so fast! I’m glad I have more!! Served with a salad.
Day 4: Beef Tacos, using the unseasoned ground beef from Day 1. I sprinkled Taco Soup and Enchilada Soup to the meat, added a bit of water and warmed it up. I used the leftover sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes from Day 3. We also had chips and salsa.
Day 5: We had Beef Stew tonight. This was so yummy! Plus, I used a slow cooker liner which means I don't have to clean the crock pot! Also made 2 8×8 pans of Texas Corn bread. One was for tonight and the other is in the freezer.
Day 6: Tomorrow we'll be having Cranberry Almond Pasta salad with Day 2 leftover Garlic lemon chicken.
Day 7: Beef Pot Pie using Day 5 leftover stew.
What have you had this week?
Dream Spaghetti
8 oz spaghetti noodles
3 cups prepared Homestyle Spaghetti Sauce
1 1/2 lbs cooked ground beef
8 oz cottage cheese
4 oz sour cream
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1. Preheat over to 350 degrees. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2. Combine sauce and cooked beef.
3. Combine cottage cheese and sour cream.
4. In a 9x13 pan, layer bottom with cooked pasta, spread on the cheese mixture, top with meat mixture and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes. Serves 6-8
Beef Stew
3 lbs Stew meat
1 Homemade Gourmet Sunday Roast Seasoning
1 Can cream of mushroom
1/2 can water
1 bag frozen stew vegetables
1. Combine all ingredients in a crock pot.
2. Cook on low for 8 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender.
This is a great freezer meal. Make a couple of batches when stew meat goes on sale! Put all ingredients in a slow cooker liner and then put the bag into a gallon size freezer bag.
Low Carb spaghetti
Pre heat oven to 400 degrees.
Pierce 1 medium spaghetti squash several times with fork, place in a shallow baking pan, and bake until tender, about 40-60 minutes
Cool, cut open, remove and discard seeds, and scrape squash out with a fork.
So here's my COST Cooking week...
Day 1: I steamed 3 lbs of ground beef (using Tami’s Tip). I seasoned 2 lbs of the meat with Garlic Basil seasoning. I also made a large bag of spaghetti and a pot of spaghetti sauce. We had spaghetti that same night.
Day 2: I diced up chicken breast and sprinkled with Garlic Lemon seasoning. We made Chicken quesodillas.
Day 3: I made 2 batches of Dream Spaghetti with leftovers from Day 1. I used 2 8×8 glad pans. We ate one this night and the other is in my freezer for next week. The kids ate this up so fast! I’m glad I have more!! Served with a salad.
Day 4: Beef Tacos, using the unseasoned ground beef from Day 1. I sprinkled Taco Soup and Enchilada Soup to the meat, added a bit of water and warmed it up. I used the leftover sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes from Day 3. We also had chips and salsa.
Day 5: We had Beef Stew tonight. This was so yummy! Plus, I used a slow cooker liner which means I don't have to clean the crock pot! Also made 2 8×8 pans of Texas Corn bread. One was for tonight and the other is in the freezer.
Day 6: Tomorrow we'll be having Cranberry Almond Pasta salad with Day 2 leftover Garlic lemon chicken.
Day 7: Beef Pot Pie using Day 5 leftover stew.
What have you had this week?
Dream Spaghetti
8 oz spaghetti noodles
3 cups prepared Homestyle Spaghetti Sauce
1 1/2 lbs cooked ground beef
8 oz cottage cheese
4 oz sour cream
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
1. Preheat over to 350 degrees. Cook pasta according to package directions.
2. Combine sauce and cooked beef.
3. Combine cottage cheese and sour cream.
4. In a 9x13 pan, layer bottom with cooked pasta, spread on the cheese mixture, top with meat mixture and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes. Serves 6-8
Beef Stew
3 lbs Stew meat
1 Homemade Gourmet Sunday Roast Seasoning
1 Can cream of mushroom
1/2 can water
1 bag frozen stew vegetables
1. Combine all ingredients in a crock pot.
2. Cook on low for 8 hours or until meat and vegetables are tender.
This is a great freezer meal. Make a couple of batches when stew meat goes on sale! Put all ingredients in a slow cooker liner and then put the bag into a gallon size freezer bag.
Low Carb spaghetti
Pre heat oven to 400 degrees.
Pierce 1 medium spaghetti squash several times with fork, place in a shallow baking pan, and bake until tender, about 40-60 minutes
Cool, cut open, remove and discard seeds, and scrape squash out with a fork.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Free, 1 hour meal planning/making session!
With the new year among us a lot of us begin to think about health and nutrition. I know that when I'm prepared and I have a freezer full of meals my family eats healthy. When I'm not prepared it's just too easy for us to run down the street to our local Jack in the Box or to my hubby's favorite Mexican restaurant.With Homemade Gourmet, you can have nutritious meals and tasty dinners for your family all year long! I encourage and challenge you to keep your Freezer Full in 2008 and reap the rewards. Rewards such as saving time, money, and peace of mind!
Homemade Gourmet has made filling your freezer simple! There are so many Homemade Gourmet resources you can use to accomplish this goal! You have the quarterly Kitchen Connection Magazine, the "In The Mix" monthly e-newsletter, two 4Meals in 4 Minutes Collections, and loads of recipes that come with each Pantry Staple Seasonings. HG will even give you a 20% discount for the needed HG mixes just by joining the HGP club!
You will want to get your copy of the January Kitchen Connection ASAP! This issue contains a Fill Your Freezer make-over that our lucky customer was surprised with! Tami and Cindy left her with a total of 36 meal choices which included 16 dinner choices, 15 bonus meals, and 5 meal starters. Your freezer can look the same. Try this on your own...you will be satisfied with the results! ALSO-- Submit your entry form for a chance to win your own Freezer and Pantry Make over...
https://www.homemadegourmet.com/VirtualOfficeImages/Documents/FreezerMakeover.pdf
Want to have a freezer full of dinner choices, but you still feel overwhelmed?
Relax!
I'm going to help get you started so that you will feel comfortable with meal planning/preparation!! During your 1 hour session, I will go to your kitchen to help you make a menu, set a meal calendar and prepare meals with you. For January through March we will concentrate on the same meals that are in the January KC. Your freezer will look like the lucky customer's! See photo. This class is FREE with your purchase of the need Homemade Gourmet mixes.
Homemade Gourmet has made filling your freezer simple! There are so many Homemade Gourmet resources you can use to accomplish this goal! You have the quarterly Kitchen Connection Magazine, the "In The Mix" monthly e-newsletter, two 4Meals in 4 Minutes Collections, and loads of recipes that come with each Pantry Staple Seasonings. HG will even give you a 20% discount for the needed HG mixes just by joining the HGP club!
You will want to get your copy of the January Kitchen Connection ASAP! This issue contains a Fill Your Freezer make-over that our lucky customer was surprised with! Tami and Cindy left her with a total of 36 meal choices which included 16 dinner choices, 15 bonus meals, and 5 meal starters. Your freezer can look the same. Try this on your own...you will be satisfied with the results! ALSO-- Submit your entry form for a chance to win your own Freezer and Pantry Make over...
https://www.homemadegourmet.com/VirtualOfficeImages/Documents/FreezerMakeover.pdf
Want to have a freezer full of dinner choices, but you still feel overwhelmed?
Relax!
I'm going to help get you started so that you will feel comfortable with meal planning/preparation!! During your 1 hour session, I will go to your kitchen to help you make a menu, set a meal calendar and prepare meals with you. For January through March we will concentrate on the same meals that are in the January KC. Your freezer will look like the lucky customer's! See photo. This class is FREE with your purchase of the need Homemade Gourmet mixes.
Contact me for more details and to schedule your session!
If you are not ready for that many meals and would rather start small...then I would recommend gathering a group of 5+ friends together at your kitchen for a Mini fill your freezer session. You will chose which 4 to 5 meals your group will be making.
Have a 4 Meals in 4 Minutes Collection just sitting in your pantry? Then call me today!! I'd be happy to schedule you a 1 hour session!!
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It's exciting to hear that HG has added a staff nutritionist, Susie Bohanan, RD, to our team! You will find her article (this month's KC) delightful with simple tips to make our meals more lean and healthful recipes. Included in this section is a HG customer's persoanl testimony on how she lost 42 pounds by eating with HG mixes/seasonings!
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Saturday, January 12, 2008
My Hostess Won!
I'm so excited for my hostess, Shiva, today she won a Kitchen Aid Toaster ($50 value)!! Ken Johnsen~Company Chairman-personally called her this morning.
We never heard the phone ring during the show, so you can imagine my surprise when I had a voice mail from HG's CEO saying that Shiva had won. He then went on to say that he finally got a hold of Shiva and had a great conversation with her and is mailing her her toaster!
This was followed by Shiva's voice mail (sounding very excited) saying that Ken called her to tell her she won!!
This was followed by Shiva's voice mail (sounding very excited) saying that Ken called her to tell her she won!!
I'm so excited that one of my hostess won....hopefully more will win! I still have a couple of dates available in January.
I had so much fun at today's 4 Meals in 4 Minutes class! She had a great group of friends that loved the ease and simplicity of preparing ready to go meals. I love what I do because it allows me to show others how to save time and money! Dinner time can be stressful without the right tools or planning....Homemade Gourmet is the solution! If you would like help with dinner time, let me know and we can set up a time to get your freezer ready! I'm more then happy to help!
Free forms for organization.
I came by this site recently and find it very helpful with organization. There are many catagries, but I wanted to make you aware of some that will help you with your freezer management. If you click on the 'household Notebook' link then go to the 2nd page you will find the printable forms titled...Month of Meals and Freezer Inventory. http://www.householdnotebook.com/
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Chicken Manicotti
Super Easy Chicken Manicotti
4 cups Prepared Homemade Gourmet spaghetti sauce
1 TBS Homemade Gourmet Garlic Basil Seasoning
1 1/2 pounds fresh chicken breast tenders
14 uncooked manicotti shells (8 ounces)
1 can (2 1/2 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 ounces)
1. Spread about 1 to ½ Cups of the spaghetti sauce in rectangular baking dish, 13 x 9.
2. Sprinkle garlic basil seasoning on chicken. Insert chicken into uncooked manicotti shells, stuffing from each end of the shell to fill if necessary. Place shells on spaghetti sauce in dish.
3. Pour remaining sauce evenly over shells, covering completely. Sprinkle with olives and cheese.
To Store:Refrigerator: cover unbaked manicotti tightly with aluminum foil and refrigerate no longer than 24 hours.
Freezer: Wrap unbaked manicotti tightly with aluminum foil and label.Freeze no longer than 1 month.
To Cook from
Refrigerator:Oven: About 1 hour before serving, heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake in covered baking dish about 1 hour or until shells are tender.
To Cook from Freezer:Oven: About 1 1/2 hours before serving, heat oven to 350 degrees.Baked in covered baking dish about 1 1/2 hours or until shells are tender.
Refrigerating this dish for 24 hours helps to soften the pasta.
4 cups Prepared Homemade Gourmet spaghetti sauce
1 TBS Homemade Gourmet Garlic Basil Seasoning
1 1/2 pounds fresh chicken breast tenders
14 uncooked manicotti shells (8 ounces)
1 can (2 1/2 ounces) sliced ripe olives, drained
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 ounces)
1. Spread about 1 to ½ Cups of the spaghetti sauce in rectangular baking dish, 13 x 9.
2. Sprinkle garlic basil seasoning on chicken. Insert chicken into uncooked manicotti shells, stuffing from each end of the shell to fill if necessary. Place shells on spaghetti sauce in dish.
3. Pour remaining sauce evenly over shells, covering completely. Sprinkle with olives and cheese.
To Store:Refrigerator: cover unbaked manicotti tightly with aluminum foil and refrigerate no longer than 24 hours.
Freezer: Wrap unbaked manicotti tightly with aluminum foil and label.Freeze no longer than 1 month.
To Cook from
Refrigerator:Oven: About 1 hour before serving, heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake in covered baking dish about 1 hour or until shells are tender.
To Cook from Freezer:Oven: About 1 1/2 hours before serving, heat oven to 350 degrees.Baked in covered baking dish about 1 1/2 hours or until shells are tender.
Refrigerating this dish for 24 hours helps to soften the pasta.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
January 2008 Kitchen Connection
WOW! I just read through the entire new Kitchen Connection Magazine! I'd been looking forward to receiving my copy, but boy did I under estimate it! It is jammed pack of lots of wonderful articles!!
It starts of with one of Tami's favorite soups....Broccoli and cheese potato soup.
1 HG Baked Potato Soup
4 cups water
1 cup milk
1 can cheddar cheese soup
2 1/2 cups broccoli florets, frozen
salt and pepper to taste
Put all ingredients in a pot. Bring to a boil, slowly, over medium heat to prevent scorching. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Soups Ready!
Next is a beautiful spread of our new products with special recipes.
Then the Fill Your Freezer Section follows. This is awesome! Anyone can do this at home! Kristen, a lucky winner of the Fill your Freezer makeover, is shown making her meals and learning a great deal with Tami and Cindy. Her freezers holds 16 dinner choices, 15 bonus meals, 5 meal starters along with many more options in her pantry! Make sure to enter the Freezer Makeover Contest!!!
Of course in the middle, is the newest 4 meals in 4 minutes planner (a new one is included with each edition of the KC magazine). Remember each meal planner has 8 dinner choices and 8 bonus meals to make with leftovers and grocery list.
It's exciting to hear that HG has added a staff nutritionist, Susie Bohanan, RD, to our team! You will find her article delightful with simple tips to make our meals more lean and healthful recipes. Included in this section is a HG customer's testimony on how she lost 42 pounds by eating with HG mixes/seasonings!
Soup, stews, and bread recipe cards round out this edition of the Kitchen Connection Magazine.
If you're ready to get a variety of flavor, ease of preparation, and peace of mind with getting dinner made for your family, then you won't want to miss this edition! Order your copy now! HGPerfered members get one free with their monthly bundle. They are $4.00 each or as a special from me, FREE with a $40.00 purchase.
It starts of with one of Tami's favorite soups....Broccoli and cheese potato soup.
1 HG Baked Potato Soup
4 cups water
1 cup milk
1 can cheddar cheese soup
2 1/2 cups broccoli florets, frozen
salt and pepper to taste
Put all ingredients in a pot. Bring to a boil, slowly, over medium heat to prevent scorching. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Soups Ready!
Next is a beautiful spread of our new products with special recipes.
Then the Fill Your Freezer Section follows. This is awesome! Anyone can do this at home! Kristen, a lucky winner of the Fill your Freezer makeover, is shown making her meals and learning a great deal with Tami and Cindy. Her freezers holds 16 dinner choices, 15 bonus meals, 5 meal starters along with many more options in her pantry! Make sure to enter the Freezer Makeover Contest!!!
Of course in the middle, is the newest 4 meals in 4 minutes planner (a new one is included with each edition of the KC magazine). Remember each meal planner has 8 dinner choices and 8 bonus meals to make with leftovers and grocery list.
It's exciting to hear that HG has added a staff nutritionist, Susie Bohanan, RD, to our team! You will find her article delightful with simple tips to make our meals more lean and healthful recipes. Included in this section is a HG customer's testimony on how she lost 42 pounds by eating with HG mixes/seasonings!
Soup, stews, and bread recipe cards round out this edition of the Kitchen Connection Magazine.
If you're ready to get a variety of flavor, ease of preparation, and peace of mind with getting dinner made for your family, then you won't want to miss this edition! Order your copy now! HGPerfered members get one free with their monthly bundle. They are $4.00 each or as a special from me, FREE with a $40.00 purchase.
It's been a while since I've had time to post about meal time...sorry! So, I wanted to go back to December when I planned ahead. This continues from my post back on the 17th.
Well, my pre-cooked ground beef was a great help to me during the holiday rush. With 2 lbs of meat I made Homemade Gourmet's Bonnie's Blue Ribbon Chili. I also made Texas Cornbread muffins. My husband just loves the chili. The kids don't eat this since it has a bit of a spiciness to it. It makes so much that I had some for lunch and we had again for dinner that same week. I saved money and time with just this one meal!!
With another pound of meat we had tacos!! I simply thawed my meat, added 1 tablespoon of HG Taco and Tortilla Seasoning, just a bit of water , then heated in the microwave. I warmed up pre-made taco shells, took our our sour cream, lettuce, and tomatoes and dinner was done! Oh yea, I also made HG's Hot Enchilada Dip. My daughter just loved her tacos. I made myself a taco salad instead of just tacos. It was a great/easy meal that everyone loved. With the leftovers, I was able to get lunch for me and the kids the next day.
For the last 1lb of meat...I added this to my remaining Hot Enchilada Dip (makes a ton) for a holiday party. This was a great hit and I had a quick and yummy dip that I just had to warm up!!
What meals are in your freezer?
Hot Enchilade Dip
3 1/2 tablespoons-or to your taste- Chicken Enchilada Seasoning
1 10oz can Rotel (diced tomatoes with or with out green chilies)
22oz Velveeta Cheese, cubed
1 cup milk
Combine all ingredients in 1 1/2 quart pan.
Heat slowly on medium heat, stirring often.
Serve with chips.
Even easier when made in a crockpot!
Well, my pre-cooked ground beef was a great help to me during the holiday rush. With 2 lbs of meat I made Homemade Gourmet's Bonnie's Blue Ribbon Chili. I also made Texas Cornbread muffins. My husband just loves the chili. The kids don't eat this since it has a bit of a spiciness to it. It makes so much that I had some for lunch and we had again for dinner that same week. I saved money and time with just this one meal!!
With another pound of meat we had tacos!! I simply thawed my meat, added 1 tablespoon of HG Taco and Tortilla Seasoning, just a bit of water , then heated in the microwave. I warmed up pre-made taco shells, took our our sour cream, lettuce, and tomatoes and dinner was done! Oh yea, I also made HG's Hot Enchilada Dip. My daughter just loved her tacos. I made myself a taco salad instead of just tacos. It was a great/easy meal that everyone loved. With the leftovers, I was able to get lunch for me and the kids the next day.
For the last 1lb of meat...I added this to my remaining Hot Enchilada Dip (makes a ton) for a holiday party. This was a great hit and I had a quick and yummy dip that I just had to warm up!!
What meals are in your freezer?
Hot Enchilade Dip
3 1/2 tablespoons-or to your taste- Chicken Enchilada Seasoning
1 10oz can Rotel (diced tomatoes with or with out green chilies)
22oz Velveeta Cheese, cubed
1 cup milk
Combine all ingredients in 1 1/2 quart pan.
Heat slowly on medium heat, stirring often.
Serve with chips.
Even easier when made in a crockpot!
Thursday, January 3, 2008
HGP customer specials
-All NEW HGP members who sign up this month will receive a coffee sample of the exclusive Homemade Gourmet® Estate Blend as a welcome gift in the mail!
-Monthly members who joined prior to November 1, 2007 will receive their FREE gift this month! The gift will include a full-size bag of the exclusive Homemade Gourmet® Estate Blend coffee along with a Thank You note with fun coffee facts and trivia.
-Monthly members who joined prior to November 1, 2007 will receive their FREE gift this month! The gift will include a full-size bag of the exclusive Homemade Gourmet® Estate Blend coffee along with a Thank You note with fun coffee facts and trivia.
Become a Homemade Gourmet® Distributor.
It's a Delicious Opportunity.
Join Us in January and receive
a FREE New Product Launch Box*, a $61.50 retail value!
Bring your family back to the dinner table!
Exceptional products that offer quality, convenience and value.
Love your job!
Earn unlimited income, bonuses, incentives and even fabulous vacations!
Be your own boss.
A unique taste testing Homeshow everybody wants to attend.
Flexible schedule; work your business full time or part time.
*With purchase of a Starter Kit and minimum $400 Activating order.
It's a Delicious Opportunity.
Join Us in January and receive
a FREE New Product Launch Box*, a $61.50 retail value!
Bring your family back to the dinner table!
Exceptional products that offer quality, convenience and value.
Love your job!
Earn unlimited income, bonuses, incentives and even fabulous vacations!
Be your own boss.
A unique taste testing Homeshow everybody wants to attend.
Flexible schedule; work your business full time or part time.
*With purchase of a Starter Kit and minimum $400 Activating order.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Win a Freezer Makeover!
Introducing the Perk Your Pantry and Fill Your Freezer Contest !!!!
YOUR CUSTOMER could receive a Fill Your Freezer Makeover by Homemade Gourmet® Founder Tami VanHoy and Cindy Pirtle from Homemade Gourmet’s® Research & Development Department. Our very own dynamic duo will be traveling across the USA Filling the Freezers and Perking the Pantries of some very deserving families ... and YOUR CUSTOMER could be one of them! Each Kitchen Connection magazine for the remainder of 2008 will feature a fantastic Freezer Makeover! Make sure your customers check out the Fill your Freezer makeover in the NEW January – March magazine and fill out the entry form TODAY.
Customer/Hostess Specials
Customer Specials of the Month
January 2008
Fill Your Freezer Bundle with a FREE BLT Dip Mix, $35.00 retail value for ONLY $30.50!
Create 8 mouth-watering meals in a FLASH! Instead of wondering what’s for dinner, simply make your choice from a freezer full of delicious options. Use the simple steps and ingredients featured in the Winter 2008 Kitchen Connection magazine to create the fabulous recipes listed below!
The Fill Your Freezer Bundle includes:
FREE Homemade Gourmet® BLT Dip Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Grandmother’s Sunday Roast Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Southwest Seasoning Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Zesty Catalina Seasoning Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Spiced Dip Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Chipotle Steakhouse Rub Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Tomato Basil Soup Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Maria’s Salsa Mix
Preferred Customer Price is only $28.00 (this includes the members-only 20% discount)!
The easy recipes using THIS bundle are featured in the January - March 2008 Kitchen Connection magazine!
Recipes are:
Hawaiian Round Steak
Burgundy Beef Tips
Southwest Chicken
Zesty Catalina Chicken
Cranberry Spiced Pork Chops
Raspberry Pork Tenderloin
Tomato Basil Pork Chops
Salsa Pork Chops
Available January 1 - January 31, 2008.
Hosting Specials of the Month January 2008
Fill Your Freezer Bundle, $35.00 retail value for ONLY $21.00! That’s 40% OFF!! *with a qualifying show
Hosting Meal Kit for January through March – FREE with a $400 Home Show!
Homemade Gourmet® Creamy Italian Casserole Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Coleslaw Dressing Mix
Homemade Gourmet® PBJ Crumb Bar Mix
JANUARY HOSTESS EXCLUSIVE BUNDLE!
Cozy Coffee BundleA $37.50 value for only $18.75! That’s 50% off!
When you host a minimum $400 retail Homeshow.
Includes one each of the NEW products:
Homemade Gourmet® Estate Blend coffee - ground
Homemade Gourmet® Italian Roast coffee - ground
Homemade Gourmet® Tiramisu Cheesecake Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Mocha Cappuccino Muffin Mix
February 2008 Customer Special
Snuggle Up with Stew Bundle with a FREE Maria’s Salsa Mix, $32.00 retail value for ONLY $27.50!
Get out of the cold and snuggle up with your sweetie over a hearty bowl of stew to beat the winter blues! Try our super easy and heart warming stew and bread recipes featured in the January- March 2008 Kitchen Connection magazine – see recipes below! #40.1023
The Snuggle Up with Stew Bundle includes:
FREE Homemade Gourmet® Maria’s Salsa Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Hearty Beef & Vegetable Soup Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Creamy Corn Chowder Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Grandmother’s Sunday Roast Seasoning Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Texas Cornbread Mix
Homemade Gourmet® World Vision Basic Bread Mix
Preferred Customer Price is only $25.60 (includes members-only 20% discount)!
The easy recipes using THIS bundle are featured in the January - March 2008 Kitchen Connection magazine!
Recipes are:
Creamy Corn Chowder Stew
Hearty Camper’s Stew
Brunswick Stew
Salsa Cheddar Bread
Jalepeño Cornbread
Available February 1 - February 29, 2008.
January 2008
Fill Your Freezer Bundle with a FREE BLT Dip Mix, $35.00 retail value for ONLY $30.50!
Create 8 mouth-watering meals in a FLASH! Instead of wondering what’s for dinner, simply make your choice from a freezer full of delicious options. Use the simple steps and ingredients featured in the Winter 2008 Kitchen Connection magazine to create the fabulous recipes listed below!
The Fill Your Freezer Bundle includes:
FREE Homemade Gourmet® BLT Dip Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Grandmother’s Sunday Roast Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Southwest Seasoning Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Zesty Catalina Seasoning Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Spiced Dip Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Chipotle Steakhouse Rub Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Tomato Basil Soup Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Maria’s Salsa Mix
Preferred Customer Price is only $28.00 (this includes the members-only 20% discount)!
The easy recipes using THIS bundle are featured in the January - March 2008 Kitchen Connection magazine!
Recipes are:
Hawaiian Round Steak
Burgundy Beef Tips
Southwest Chicken
Zesty Catalina Chicken
Cranberry Spiced Pork Chops
Raspberry Pork Tenderloin
Tomato Basil Pork Chops
Salsa Pork Chops
Available January 1 - January 31, 2008.
Hosting Specials of the Month January 2008
Fill Your Freezer Bundle, $35.00 retail value for ONLY $21.00! That’s 40% OFF!! *with a qualifying show
Hosting Meal Kit for January through March – FREE with a $400 Home Show!
Homemade Gourmet® Creamy Italian Casserole Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Coleslaw Dressing Mix
Homemade Gourmet® PBJ Crumb Bar Mix
JANUARY HOSTESS EXCLUSIVE BUNDLE!
Cozy Coffee BundleA $37.50 value for only $18.75! That’s 50% off!
When you host a minimum $400 retail Homeshow.
Includes one each of the NEW products:
Homemade Gourmet® Estate Blend coffee - ground
Homemade Gourmet® Italian Roast coffee - ground
Homemade Gourmet® Tiramisu Cheesecake Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Mocha Cappuccino Muffin Mix
February 2008 Customer Special
Snuggle Up with Stew Bundle with a FREE Maria’s Salsa Mix, $32.00 retail value for ONLY $27.50!
Get out of the cold and snuggle up with your sweetie over a hearty bowl of stew to beat the winter blues! Try our super easy and heart warming stew and bread recipes featured in the January- March 2008 Kitchen Connection magazine – see recipes below! #40.1023
The Snuggle Up with Stew Bundle includes:
FREE Homemade Gourmet® Maria’s Salsa Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Hearty Beef & Vegetable Soup Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Creamy Corn Chowder Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Grandmother’s Sunday Roast Seasoning Mix
Homemade Gourmet® Texas Cornbread Mix
Homemade Gourmet® World Vision Basic Bread Mix
Preferred Customer Price is only $25.60 (includes members-only 20% discount)!
The easy recipes using THIS bundle are featured in the January - March 2008 Kitchen Connection magazine!
Recipes are:
Creamy Corn Chowder Stew
Hearty Camper’s Stew
Brunswick Stew
Salsa Cheddar Bread
Jalepeño Cornbread
Available February 1 - February 29, 2008.
New Products
The NEW January – March 2008 edition of the Kitchen Connection magazine NOW available!
Since its creation, the Kitchen Connection magazine has gotten better with each issue, and the January – March 2008 issue is no exception! This issue includes a heartwarming collection of stew, soup and bread recipes with which to cozy up in front of the fire this winter, a new 4 meals in 4 minutes™ planner, a dramatic Fill Your Freezer makeover and contest announcement and MORE. Order yours now so you will have these great recipes and meal ideas at your fingertips! Free for HGP members, Free with a $40 purchase, or $4.00 each.
Homemade Gourmet adds new coffees to line of delicious foods!“In addition to our full line of fresh spices and easy-to-make food
mixes, Homemade Gourmet now offers two exclusive coffee blends
from a small, family-owned plantation in El Salvador. This is
gourmet coffee like you’ve never tasted before – fresh, smooth and
flavorful. It’s grown on the side of a volcano in high altitudes and
hand-picked, all of which contribute to its flavor and aroma. If you
like a medium roast, try our Homemade Gourmet Estate Blend. If
you like a little bit darker roast – but not too dark – try our Italian
Roast.”
“If you drink coffee for the caffeine fix alone, you can probably find
a more affordable way to settle your morning nerves – maybe
flavor is not a priority for you. But if you savor that first cup of
coffee or you’re looking for a coffee you can proudly serve to your
guests, Homemade Gourmet’s coffee is an affordable luxury. And
even better, you can get our coffee for free if you choose to host a
Homeshow or Coffee Break.”
Homemade Gourmet Estate Blend is described as “magnificent and brilliant with notes of sweet jasmine, it seduces the soul of the one who tastes it and the one with whom it is shared. This blend is strictly high altitude grown and selected to European grade. A medium body blends with a complex sweet acidity to leave you wanting more. This medium roast is the coffee you will serve at breakfast and all throughout the day!”
The Italian Roast is “dark and delectable, like chocolate and honeysuckle.
Beginning with a light floral aroma, this cup has a medium body balanced by undertones of dark chocolate and a hint of fresh honey. The dark flavor maintains intensity without overpowering lighter notes in the cup. This ‘lighter side’ of a dark roast is the perfect coffee for after dinner or with a delicious dessert.”
“Homemade Gourmet recommends you purchase only enough
coffee to drink between orders for the freshest possible cup.
Investing in whole beans, grinding them yourself, using fresh
filtered water – all of this will contribute to the best possible flavor.
If you’re drinking the coffee throughout the day, I recommend you
serve it from a thermos, rather than from the coffee maker, so that
the coffee doesn’t sit and cook all day.”
“If you look forward to your cup of coffee every morning, you
would enjoy Homemade Gourmet’s coffee for its flavor and
freshness. This is a gourmet coffee completely unlike the mass
marketed brands of coffee you can get at your local grocery.”
Also coming back in January....Perfect Complements to the Perfect Cup of Coffee....available while supplies last...January 1-February 29, 2008.
Mocha Cappuccino Muffins-$6.50
Tiramisu Cheesecake-$6.00
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