J.A.M.

Do you love to eat? Do you want to make cooking easier for yourself? Would you like to have some meals in your freezer, ready for your convenience? Would you like to save money on your grocery bill?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, this J.A.M. is for you!

This month, we will be making:

Chicken and Rice

Hawaiian Chicken or Pork

Italian Pear Chicken

Lemon Poppy Seed Pork Chops

Spicy Tropical Steak

Each meal is $6. If you are interested in the meals, but cannot come - just let me know and I can put the meals together for you and deliver them for an addtional $5.

Please let me know in your reply which meals you want, and how many of each. Please RSVP by Sunday, September 27.

special THIS week!

Everything on Page 11 of the Fall/Winter Product Catalog is on sale
through the end of September!

That includes:

• Bonnie's Blue Ribbon Chili Mix, only $4.67 retail
• White Chicken Chili Mix, only $5.52 retail
• Louisiana Gumbo Mix, only $5.52 retail
• Chili Is My Passion, only $21.25 retail (Includes:Bonnie's Blue Ribbon Chili Mix, White Chicken Chili Mix, World Vision Basic Bread Mix, Texas Cobbler Mix, and an Exclusive recipe flyer including grocery list!)

I will be placing an order at the end of the week, so any orders placed today, Thursday, or Friday will receive FREE shipping!

With this cooler weather, I am craving chili and soups! Don't forget about our new Jalapeno Ole Soup Mix, as well as all of our other soup mixes (on page 19-20 of the Fall/Winter catalog)! Not only do these make great dinner ideas for yourself, they also make great gifts!

Let me know if you have any questions or if you'd like to place an order by Friday and receive FREE shipping!

Quick and Easy

Yesterday afternoon about 1:30 - I realized I hadn't thought about supper yet. I didn't have any meat thawed out ... what was I going to do?

Luckily I had several Homemade Gourmet meals in my freezer. So I went to look to see what I had that we could eat, and Chicken Enchilada Marinated Chicken won! I took it out of my deep freeze at about 1:30ish and ran hot water over the bag long enough to losen it. Then I just dumped it all in the crock pot. I put it on the low 8 hour setting ... and by 5:30 when Cameron got home it was ready. I made some instant rice and corn to go with it. And we had some fresh carrots and broccoli!

I LOVE my frozen Homemade Gourmet meals! Often, I will go to the store and buy a bunch of meat when it's on sale, then come home and put together 4 or 5 meals in freezer bags, then just throw them in my freezer. Then, on days like yesterday when I forget about supper - or don't have time to spend in the kitchen, I just grab one and throw it in the crock pot. Another good thing about these frozen meals is that if I wanted, I could thaw one out during the day, then throw it in the oven for about an hour before Cameron gets home!

I've had several J.A.M's where we make some of these meals - then you go home and Just Add Meat. I'm having another one on September 29. It's the last Tuesday of the month, at 7 at my house! Let me know if you are intersted!

Gourmet and Gifts

I started selling Homemade Gourmet in May of '09. A friend of mine called in April and started telling me about the company and told me to just think about it and pray about it. At first, I didn't want to even consider the option because I am not a sales person and I know how most people get frustrated with sales people ... I didn't want people to be frustrated with me. But, the more I found out about the company, and the more my husband and I prayed about it, I felt like this was something I was supposed to do. So, before I even tried any of the products, I signed up to sell Homemade Gourmet. I've been nothing but pleased since I joined the company! Not only is the food fabulous, but it's made dinner preparation so much easier, and I've saved money at the grocery store!

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About 6 years ago, I found out about stamping. Since then, I have spent lots of time and money on stamping products and scrapbooks. I am not much of a creative person, but I love being able to stamp and scrap and be a little creative! I have made many scrapbooks for myself and some for gifts. I've made decorative tiles and personalized picture frames. Every time I make something for someone - they tell me I need to sell my things. I use mostly Stampin' Up products, but I also use a lot from Hobby Lobby.

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So ... what is Strange Gourmet and Gifts all about?

I want this to be a place where I share about Homemade Gourmet: recipes, menus, specials, etc. If you have questions concering Homemade Gourmet, or meal planning, I would love to help.

I also am going to make some of my "gifts" available to purchase. I will post pictures of albums, tiles, and frames. All gifts can be customized unless otherwise noted.

I'm excited about the possibilities!