It's Party time!!!

So it's time for my Online Pampered Chef Party.  I have just got conformation of my first order.  My brain has lofty wishes of discounted products, but I am realistic I will likely not even get to the 500 in sales needed for the extra stuff this month.  So be it! 

I am having a blast chatting back and forth with friends about what they are wanting to buy and answering questions for them.  No, I will not be selling it, but I am a firm believer that it does make the cooking less a task and more fun.  Lets face it I prefer to eat out, have them cook for me and clean up, but I have to at least act like a wife/mother and this stuffs does the trick for me!

If any of my readers are interested (USA and Canada only(I think my frozen friends can order...))  The consultants site is here and take a gander, if you find something you would like to order please note my name when it asks for hostess.  Krimsin King. 

Baking therapy

So one of my vices happens to be Pampered Chef, by vice I mean addiction.  I am addicted to the stoneware, but have graduated on to all the other fun little gadgets they have for the kitchens.  I bake when I am stressed and 'Tis the season!  

Many of you (and I love you for it) have chimed in saying you would participate in an online show if I were to get it going.  I am throwing a party the 1st through the 12th to again feed my habit.   Seriously, I have dreams of the Mandolin and some more cooking stones, countless gadgets, and maybe even the cute little dish set.

So here is the information for ordering, you have to go to Lynn's personal page to place the order.   http://www.pamperedchef.biz/eddykitchen there you will find her email address to contact her with any orders you may have and you can also browse through and take a gander at the products.  She was hoping by now to have my party up on the site but is stuck in TX right now due to the blizzard and hasn't had the time.  I will also be tweeting reminders, and posting reminders on FB for those interested.  Heck if it's a roaring success, I may buy something to give away on this page too.  

If you have any questions about products, just ask.  I know a sick amount about most of the products and if I can't answer it, I know someone who can.  

Butter Toffee

I acquired this recipe from my friend Marla.  I of course tweaked it to make it more Krimsin. This time I am making the candy for a bake sale at Little Dude's school so, I made it thinner so there would be more. 

Butter Toffee

1lb of butter (I use salted butter)*
2cups of sugar
1 to 2 large Hershey bars** 

In a Heavy Skillet, melt butter, add sugar, cook over Medium heat till hard-crack (297degrees).

Pour into greased cookie sheet.  Spread thin.  When cooled, spread melted sugar over the top.

 *and I am going to see it truly you need that much to cook as I always am removing the access from the top at the end.)
**The 1st time I used one and a half this time you will see I used 1 bag of mint chocolate chips as well as the other 1/2 of the candy bar.

Here is a play by play of sorts of how it all went down:

Just before Soft-Ball stage on the thermometer

At the Hard-Ball stage

Soft-Crack stage

And of course what I was waiting for the Hard-Crack stage.  Note it is browner then when you started out.  Time to spread it out!

I spread it out this time on a large cookie sheet (last time I used a medium sized sheet for thicker pieces)

 

So this is 1/2 a large Hershey bar (Milk Chocolate) and 1 bag of Nestle Mint chocolate chips.  They are in my Pampered Chef Mini Micro-cooker.  I cooked them after the toffee was cooled for a total of 2 minutes and 30 seconds, stirring 1/2 way through.

So here they are all drenched in chocolaty yumminess!

Enjoy! 

Lemon Cake

So there was baking talk on twitter this morning, inner mixed with the usual suspected topics.  So, I decided to bust out a recipe that is easy and in this lemon lovers opinion, super yummy!  No this isn't my pic, because I don't have the fluted Pampered Chef Stone...yet!  But this will give you an idea of what it will look like.  This is a "heavy" cake, you will know what I mean as you pull it cooked out of the oven.  Enjoy!

Lemon Cake

Dissolve 1 regular box of lemon Jell-O in 1c boiling water. Cool.

1package of lemon cake mix
4eggs
3/4c oil

Glaze:
1/3c lemon juice (I use real lemons)
2c powdered sugar

Mix together. Add cooled Jell-O. Mix for 3 minutes. Pour into 9x13 cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until done. Remove pan from oven. Immediately poke holes in cake with fork. Pour glaze over cake Return to warm oven for 5 minutes.

Thank you Auntie Cheryl!

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Puppy Chow, not just for dogs anymore...

Now this is not your average Kibbles and Bits. HOnestly this is NOT for dogs. Though with the high end dog food Sully eats, it's higher grade then most fast food we eat...

Puppy Chow

1box of chex (your choice of flavor, I like rice)
1 1/4 chocolate chips (they say semi sweet, I like milk chocolate)
2/3 c Peanut butter (creamy)
4 1/2 tsp of butter
1 teaspoon vanilla (optional) I have used sugar free vanilla syrup for coffee or left it out
1 2/3 c powdered sugar

1. Large bowl dump in cereal. They say to use a 2 gallon plastic bag for the powdered sugar, I use a big plastic bag.
2. microwave c.chips, PB, butter, and vanilla (optional) on high 1 minute, stir, put in for another 25-30 seconds stir till smooth.
3. mix cereal with microwaved stuff, coating evenly.
4. Place the new mixture into bag, and shake till coated.
5. Dump back into large bowl, & enjoy!