Jemack

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Southern Pecan Chicken Salad
Makes 12 servings

8 cups chopped cooked chicken
2 cups halved red seedless grapes
1 1/4 cups toasted chopped pecans
1/2 cup chopped green onion
10 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Croissants

1. In a large bowl, combine chicken, grapes, pecans, green onion, and bacon.
2. In a separate bowl, combine mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, thyme, salt, and pepper. Combine mayonnaise mixture with chicken mixture. Cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve. Serve on croissants.

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Stampin' Up! Spring Is Blossoming Promotion!

http://www.stampinup.net/esuite/home/thetaleofstampin/promotions

Spring is Blossoming Promotion: April 1 - 30, 2011

The Stampin' Up! Spring is Blossoming Promotion offers customers the opportunity to purchase two sneak peek products from the upcoming 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalog. You can get these brand-new products in one of two ways:

1) Online Order

Spend $20* on any Stampin' Up! products and become eligible to purchase both the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper.
Both items can be purchased once the $20 minimum is met; there is a limit of five per product once the $20 minimum is met. Ordering another $20 of Stampin' Up! products resets the limit and allows you to purchase another five Designer Series Papers and/or stamp sets.
2) Host a Workshop

Host a $350* workshop and get the Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper for FREE! Email me for details if you would like to place a combined order with friends or place a single order thru me to earn these products free!
There is a limit of one Four Frames Set and Paisley Petals Designer Series Paper per workshop.
*Net sales before tax and shipping

Starting on April 1, 2011 until supplies run out.

You can grab yourself a Mystery Grab Bag.

Grab Bags come in (3) different sizes

$5.00 Grab Bag 125873
Price: $5.00
Grab a bag of Stampin’ Up! products! The $5 Grab Bag contains at least $20 worth of discontinued products, including any combination of products like the following: ribbons, Accents & Elements, chipboard, Designer Series Paper, or Simply Sent kit components. Grab bags do not contain stamp sets or tools.

$10.00 Grab Bag 125874
Price: $10.00
Grab a bag of Stampin’ Up! products! The $10 Grab Bag contains at least $40 worth of discontinued products, including any combination of products like the following: ribbons, Accents & Elements, chipboard, Designer Series Paper, or Simply Sent kit components. Grab bags do not contain stamp sets or tools.
$15.00 Grab Bag 125875

Price: $15.00
Grab a bag of Stampin’ Up! products! The $15 Grab Bag contains at least $60 worth of discontinued products, including any combination of products like the following: ribbons, Accents & Elements, chipboard, Designer Series Paper, or Simply Sent kit components. Grab bags do not contain stamp sets or tools.

Each Grab bag will a variety of Stampin Up! Discontinued items that could include:

Ribbon
Accents & Elements
Chipboard
Designer paper
Simply Sent kit components
**NO Stamp sets or Tools will be included in grab bags **

No Minimum purchase required and No limit to the number of grab bags to purchase

**Grab bags sales are final and there are no refunds or exchanges**

Use the following Item number/s above when adding them to your order starting today .

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Giveaway

Now onto the HUGE blogiversary candy(S). Hold onto your hats everyone. It truly is MASSIVE and you are gonna want to win!!!

I've had so many wonderful companies that I have worked with over the past 2 years donate prizes so I've gotta mention them first.

My Favorite Organizer EVER!!! A 36" Ribbon Organizer donated by Clip It Up $80.00

A Surprise Say it With Letters piece from Deb Approx $7-$15. Here is an example that has been altered. The Sky is the limit with these wonderful blank pieces.
http://taylordconcepts.blogspot.com/2010/12/most-wonderful-time-of-year.html#comment-form

A little Bakers Twine assortment, Bow Easy and more from Really Reasonable Ribbon Over $30. These are some of my favorite ribbons Bonnie carries. http://taylordconcepts.blogspot.com/2010/12/most-wonderful-time-of-year.html#comment-form

Are ya getting excited yet??? Visit

A PSA Essentials Prize consisting of 1 Custom Stamp, 5 Peel and Stick Pads, 2 Inks and 1 Alignment Tool Valued at $150.00 (make sure to follow the PSA Stamp Camp Blog too). The possibilities with this stamping system are endless. Thank you Libby!!!

Holy Cannolli is All I've gotta say. And there is more. So So So Much More!!!

3 Amazing packages from Nikki Sivils, including papers from the Something for Everyone, Happy Holly-days and Tree Love lines as well as embellishments and Chipboard Albums!!! This package is HUGE!!!

This is just amazing. Look at all that Nikki Sivils Goodness!!!

My Favorite Glue EVER. Tracy from Helmar is throwing in 1 tube of Heaven in a Tube aka Liquid Scrap Dots, 6 packs of Zapdots, 1 bottle of Gemstone Glue and a bottle of Premium Craft Glue.

Gluey Goodness at its BEST. I think I'm starting to vibrate, I'm so stinkin excited for all of you!!!

My Favorite goodies from Gauche Alchemy. Some Punchinella and a Pink Parts bag of goodness. These goodies are the perfect addition to any Mixed Media Maven's arsenal!!!
http://taylordconcepts.blogspot.com/2010/12/most-wonderful-time-of-year.html#comment-form

Patricia is giving a wonderful assortment. If you love a little extra sparkle on your projects, this one will WOW ya. My Favorite Paper Pack from Paper Temptress: True's Favorites.
http://taylordconcepts.blogspot.com/2010/12/most-wonderful-time-of-year.html#comment-form

Crystle from Magistical Memories is giving a $30 Gift Certificate for some Chipboard and Acrylic Fabulousness!!!Best darn chipboard and acrylic out there!

Becky, a dear friend and owner of Scrap-Tastic is giving a gorgeous box of crafty deliciousness

A super YUMMO Grab Box of Embellishments from Frantic Stamper. I so love shopping here!!(swoon)
The Whimsical girl in me loves Kiki Art. A colorful and heartfelt Prize Pack from Kiki Art

Can't forget some Tattered Angels Goodness from Rachel YUM YUM YUM!!! If only this stuff was edible...pondering

Goodies from heArt of Scrapbooking (thank you Debby) Check out Debby's Blog to for some Christmas Cheer.

A Digital Image from Shannon at Bombshell Stamps. Gosh I miss you guys.

Now if that weren't enough already, I'm throwing in a huge assortment of crafty goodness. The pile was so big I had to take more than one photo. A Scor-It Mini, Prisma cardstock, Asian bookmarks, brads, bling, stamps galore!!! You name it, it's probably in here

http://taylordconcepts.blogspot.com/2010/12/most-wonderful-time-of-year.html#comment-form
HUGE I TELL YA!! HUGE!!!!!!

I see Basic Grey, DCWV, Glitz Rollers...

Sassafrass, Hambly, and Sweet Tierney

Is that Studio G Stamps I see???

Buzz and Bloom Jillibean and Magistical Memories. And I forgot to take pictures of the chipboard assortment. Some Maya Road, Little Yellow Bicycle and other pieces too!!!

Now I tried to total everything up to give you a ballpark figure and that came to about $900 worth of Crafty Heaven. THUD!!! Yup you read that right. And ALL of it will be given away to my friends and followers.

So here are the rules, gotta have a few of them. Please become a follower of my blog and leave a comment on this post. Tell all of your friends and post this blog candy on your Blog, Facebook page and/or Twitter. The post will stay at the top of my blog until January 5th. I will select winners using Random.org and post them the week of January 10th.

Isn't this absolutely AMAZING!!! Now leave that comment, tell your friends, post on your blogs and please become a follower.

With lots of love

http://taylordconcepts.blogspot.com/2010/12/most-wonderful-time-of-year.html#comment-form

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Fruit Salsa with Homemade Cinnamon Chips

Fruit Salsa with Homemade Cinnamon Chips
Prep Time: 45 minutes

Fruit Salsa

2 kiwis, peeled and diced
2 Golden Delicious apples - peeled, cored and diced
1 fresh ripe mango, diced into 1/4" chunks
1 pound fresh strawberries
1 tablespoon white granulated sugar
1 tablespoon brown sugar
3 tablespoons fruit preserves, any flavor

Cinnamon Chips

10 (10 inch) flour tortillas
butter flavored cooking spray
2 cups white granulated sugar
2-3 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Instructions:

Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Step 2: In a small bowl, mix together 2 cups granulated sugar and 2-3 teaspoons ground cinnamon.

Step 3: Spray a flour tortilla evenly with butter flavored cooking spray. Cut each into 8 wedges and place them in a single layer on a large cookie or baking sheet. Sprinkle the wedges evenly with the cinnamon sugar. Spray each wedge again lightly to set the sugar in place.

You can do two pans at a time to make this go faster. Fill them up as close together as you can before sprinkling the cinnamon sugar on them.Bake for 8-10 minutes until lightly brown. Remove from the oven and let them cool 5 minutes in the pan and transfer them to a platter or plate to finish cooling for another 10 minutes.

Step 4: While the first batch of tortillas are baking, begin cutting up each of the fruits as noted above. In a large bowl, combine the chopped kiwi fruit, apples, mango, and strawberries, white sugar, brown sugar and fruit preserves or jam. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 15 minutes or more.

Step 5: Finish all of the tortillas in the same manner as step 3. By starting the cinnamon chips first and preparing your fruit salsa while the chips are baking you can cut down the amount of time this recipe will take to prepare.

To Serve: Place the salsa in a serving bowl and center it on a large platter. Arrange the chips around the outer edge of the platter and serve.

Serves 8-12 people.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Cake Like Brownies

BROWNIES (CAKE TYPE)
1/2 c. cocoa
1/2 c. boiling water
1/2 c. butter
1/2 c. lard
2 c. sugar
3 eggs
2 c. flour
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. broken nuts Optional

Mix cocoa and boiling water and let cool. Cream butter, lard and sugar. Add eggs, 1 at a time and beat until fluffy. Sift flour and add alternately with milk with vanilla added. Add cocoa mixture and nuts.
Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes in a 10"x15" greased pan.

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Carrot Cake with Pineapple and Coconut

Carrot Cake with Pineapple and Coconut

3/4 pound carrots, peeled and finely grated
8 oz. can pineapple tidbits or crushed, drained
2 C (8.8 oz.) unbleached all purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp clove or allspice
1/2 C brown sugar
3/4 C granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1/2 C (4 oz.) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/2 C canola or vegetable oil

Cream Cheese Frosting

Approximately 1 C toasted, shredded and sweetened coconut to decorate the outside, optional

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour 2 8 inch cake pans. A 9 inch cake pan would also work but baking time will be shorter.

Add the drained pineapple to the shredded carrots and set aside.

In a blender, add the 4 eggs, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Blend on a low speed for a minute. Slowly drizzle in the melted butter and oil and blend for 4 more minutes.

Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices. After the liquid mixture has finished blending, pour the blender contents into the dry ingredients, add the grated carrots and pineapple, and gently fold the batter with a rubber spatula until no streaks of flour or chunks of carrots remain.

Pour the batter evenly between the two cake pans and bake at 350 for 30 – 35 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Start checking the cake after 25 minutes.

The completed cake before going into the fridge. Breakfast the next day.

This frosting is absolutely magnificent. Like pineapple and coconut, browned butter and rum is one of those combinations that just works. This is a great all purpose frosting and can be used for other cakes, not just carrot cake. After browning the butter, the milk solids can be strained out for a clean looking frosting but I like the freckled look. The specks of milk solids also camouflages any cake crumbs that falls into the frosting, something I appreciated as I was frosting a cake in a sleep deprived state at 11pm.

Brown Butter Rum Cream Cheese Frosting
Enough to fill and frost an 8 inch 2 layer cake, but easily doubled
4 oz. cream cheese
4 oz. or 1 stick unsalted butter
2 1/2 – 3 C powdered sugar, sifted
2 - 3 Tbsp dark rum

Have a heat proof bowl resting in an ice bath ready.

In a small saucepan, melt the butter medium low heat. Cook the butter slowly and stir occasionally. First it will look like melted butter, then it will start to bubble and sizzle, and after a while it will start to clear and the milk solids will start to separate out of the fat. Slowly the solids will turn golden and then a light golden brown and the butter will smell nutty and caramely. When this happens, take the off heat and pour it into the bowl in the ice bath to cool it down quickly. If you let it sit, it solids will continue to cook and may burn.

Cool the butter to room temperature. Meanwhile, take the cream cheese out and bring it to room temperature.

After the butter has cooled, beat the cream cheese and 1 cup of the powdered sugar. Slowly drizzle in the melted butter and add another cup of powdered sugar. Add more sugar according to your tastes. I added 3 cups of powdered sugar total and the frosting was the tiniest bit grainy at that point but it wasn’t a deal breaker. Next time I'll stop with 2 1/2 cups. Slowly drizzle in rum to your tastes, starting with 1 tablespoon. I like my frostings on the boozy side but too much liquor and the frosting will be too runny. A good rule of thumb is 1 tablespoon of liquor for every cup of powdered sugar you add. Continue beating the frosting until it is fluffy and pillowy. It will have a consistency similar to whipped cream but have more structure.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Giveaway

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Fruit Salsa with Homemade Cinnamon Chips

Monday, May 10, 2010

Digital Scapbooking Sites

Cake Like Brownies

Thursday, April 29, 2010

Carrot Cake with Pineapple and Coconut

JEMACK

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