November Holiday Preperation for Make and Take Gals!

The Make and Take Gals gathered at Poh's today to stock up on appetizers and gifts for the holiday season. As she does every year, Poh showered us in new recipes that had us nibbling the whole day! Tucked inside in a cozy warm kitchen, it was bitter cold outside as Portland received an early cold snap from Canada this year. 

No worries for us, because Poh had hot tea and blueberry crumble bread waiting to greet us. Then it was down to work! We made Bourbon Spiced Pumpkin Seeds, Spiced Pecans, Cranberry Curd, Peanut Dipping Sauce, and Poh's famous 3-layer spread!

We worked up quite the appetite. Poh was ready with some peanut sauce with a kick to try on a yummy bed of chicken, rice and vegis! Delicious! For dessert... brightly presented parfaits with pound cake, cranberry curd, whip cream and spiced pumpkin seeds sprinkled on top.

After getting our fill we headed back to the work table and packaged up our creations. Another holiday prep in the bag! Thanks Poh!

Recipe: This is a keeper! Recipients have been asking for more! Enjoy!

October Make & Take Spicey and Pumpkin Sweet!

 The Make and Take Gals met at Pam's this month for a festive session of pumpkin and falls delights. We started our session with Lunch. Pam made delicious Pumpkin French Toast with Apple Cider Syrup and Spiced Pecans... I know right! Amazing, and it only gets better from there.

After devouring the breakfast lunch we moved right into the Brownie and darling donuts-hole acorn treats. We packed those up to take home...

 For the donuts-hole acorns take some chocolate frosting and swirl one end of the donuts-hole , then roll in jimmies and nuts and stick half a pretzel in the top.

Next up we made shower discs for colds. These are the coolest. You put one in the shower out of the stream of water but where it will be splashed, and as the steam builds the eucalyptus, lavender and rosemary vapor fills the shower and soothes what ails you.

 Recipe: Take one box of baking soda and add 1/4 cup water at a time until it all sticks together. Be sure not to make it too wet as it will take a long time to dry. Add 5 drops each of the essential oils, blend and fill cupcake papers. 1 box should make 3-4 discs. You can then leave them on the counter to dry or bake them for 10 min in a 325 degree oven. Wonderful care package item or gathered in a basket in your guest bath!

 Our final project involved chocolate and lots of it. Chocolate Pumpkin Bark and Salted Caramel Pretzel Bark. After making them I put my in the freezer for a bit and they broke up beautifully. I then put them in simple little bags for gift giving.

 One wonderful fall afternoon with the gals! Thank you Pam!