Crazy for Cranberries

Tis the season of pumkin pies and Cranberry sauce. If you are like me and don't like the traditional Cranberry relish or pumpkin pie, try this YUMMY alternative.

Orange-Cranberry Spice Cookies

1 17.5 ounce sugar cookie mix, or your favorite sugar cookie recipe
1 stick butter melted
1 egg
1 tbsp orange zest
¼ cup dried cranberries, chopped
2 tsp Wildtree Cranberry Spice Blend
¼ cup fresh orange juice, from the orange you zested
1 cup white chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375°. Zest the orange first and set aside. In a bowl combine the dried cranberries and the Cranberry Spice Blend. Pour orange juice over both and stir to combine. Allow to sit about 5 minutes, until cranberries soften a little. In a mixing bowl stir together the cookie mix, butter and egg and the orange zest. Add the rehydrated cranberry mixture. Drop by spoonfuls onto cookie sheet. Back for about 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Allow to cool. In a microwave melt the white chocolate chips, stirring constantly, about every 10 seconds or so. Drizzle melted white chocolate over cooled cookies. Store in an airtight container.

ENJOY!

Stay tuned for more great Cranberry recipes

Mom Made Gifts

or even Mom owned businesses....

I "borrowed" this post from my friend Tori, editor and chief over at Thoughtfully Simple. Go check out her website, it's a must!


Yes, the economy is rough, really rough. Yes, we are all trying to save our family some money by cutting expenses…. and yes the holidays are right around the corner. Well, let’s face it they are here. The truth is life still goes on even in this economic scare. The holidays are still here, people still have birthdays– we must still purchase things.

This holiday season I have found a way we an all help each other out. Rather than shopping at big box stores and through catalogs, let’s help each other. Truth is, many of us are mom-owned businesses who are also struggling to sell our goods in this tough time.
Moms who must shop…… meet Moms who must sell.

I mean, if we are going to be spending our families hard earned money, it might as well go directly to one who needs it right?

Please, grab this button and post it wherever you fancy. Let’s spread the word and help each other out. Mom’s are good at this, we can make this holiday season Simple and Fabulous!

Thanks Tori!

Post and Win!

All you have to do is comment, to be entered into the drawing :-) So what is it you are commenting for, you ask? I'll tell you :-)

There are two wonderful ladies named Carissa and Jyl, who many of you may know as the two women behind GNO on twitter (also GNO on twitter-moms and their own blog mommy gossip cares). This year they decided to hold a virtual food drive for the less fortunate, with a live auction last night. They have raised over a $1000.00 and aren't done yet, PLUS Kraft Foods is matching Feeding America donations, so this season $1 amounts to 16 meals. That means as little as a $5 donation will feed 80 people. How cool is that??!!

Since the items I put up for auction weren't bid on, I decided to do something different. I don't think that ANYONE in our great nation should go hungry, so I am sending a $20.00 donation to Carissa and Jyl. You may still be asking yourself, "what does that have to do with me?" All you have to do is leave a comment, here on my blog, and you will be entered into the drawing to win




1 Scampi Blend (makes great shrimp scampi, scampi rice, awesome on steamed veggies.....) and 1 Garlic and Herb Blend (perfect for roasted red garlic potatoes, garlic mashed potatoes, on grilled chicken.....).

Instructions:
1) check out my Wildtree site and come back here and tell me what you think looks YUMMY!
2) leave your email address so I can contact you!
3) the 18th comment will win so check back and after someone else has commented you can comment again!.

GNO Food Drive Auction Items :-)

Here is what you are bidding on:

Up for auction are these two all natural blends from Wildtree herbs. You will get a 1 oz jar of the Garlic & Herb blend, and a 2 oz jar of the Scampi blend. The bidding will start at $6.00

You can find my scandalous scampi recipe here. For any questions on these, or other Wildtree products, you can read about them here on my website or click on the contact button to the right and email me.

Wildtree was founded on the premise that food should be natural, nutritious, delicious and easy to prepare - all at the same time. Our products are made with the finest ingredients available and contain no preservatives, additives, MSGs or dyes.

Here is how the auction works: Please comment in the comment section with your bid, each comment must leave a way to be emailed and bid higher than the previous comment. The bidding will end at 8PM pacific and the winning bid will be announce via twitter.com.
The winning bid does NOT have to be part of twitter to qualify! You will be notified via email as well. The winning bidder will then need to pay directly to the paypal account set up on the GNO-cares page, in order to have the item shipped…

A Brand New Blog ........

Stay tuned.....

A great cause/auction is coming VERY soon!