Happy Birthday!

He's Back! 

We just got another shipment 

of everyone's favorite snowman

So....why "Happy Birthday?"

Can you guess?

He reminds us of someone....

So....hurry in to get your own 

Frosty the Snowman

before he melts away....

Cookie Cookbook Class & Contest.....

Two weeks ago we held our Christmas Cookbook Class

where we complied all of our Christmas Open House Cookie Recipes

& had guests make their own cookbook.....

 With delicious cookies like these:

Peanut Butter-Chocolate Revel Bars

Crust:

Nonstick cooking spray ½ teaspoon salt

1cup butter, softened 2 cups peanut butter
1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar 2 eggs
1 teaspoon baking soda

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a 13x9x2-inch baking pan with heavy foil, extending the foil over edges of pan. Coat foil with cooking spray; set pan aside.

In an extra-large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. Beat until combined, scraping side of bowl occasionally. Beat in the 2 cups peanut butter, the eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla until combined. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour. Set dough aside.

Filling:
2 teaspoons vanilla 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter or butter
3 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons vanilla
1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate pieces ½ cups chopped salted peanuts (optional)
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

For filling, in a medium saucepan combine chocolate pieces, sweetened condensed milk, and the 2 tablespoons peanut butter. Cook over low heat until chocolate is melted, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla

Remove 2 cups of the dough; set aside. Press the remaining dough evenly onto the bottom of the prepared baking pan. Spread filling evenly over dough in pan. Drop spoonfuls of the remaining dough over the filling.

Bake for 30-35 minutes or until top is light brown. If desired, sprinkle with peanuts. Cool in pan on wire rack. Using the edges of the foil, lift block of cookies out of pan. Place on a cutting board; cut into bars.

Makes 36 bars

As you can see the store was in a buzzzzz....

We all had such a good time

Everyone got to take home two cookbooks, one for them and one for a gift!  Cutting, pasting, stamping & coloring....It was loads of fun!

Lots of laughter & friendships!

Not to mention Creativity Galore!

Wouldn't it be great to receive a little handmade cookbook??

(A great gift idea for the holidays!)

We'd love to make your day.... 

If you are interested in winning a cookbook,

 Leave a comment....here or on our Facebook page

& tell us you'd like to enter....then at the end of the week

we'll pick someone's name & pass one on to you! 

Have a yummy Monday!

christmas tea set shadows

Time for Tea & Shadows!

Join us for Shadow Shot Sunday

over @ Hey Harriet's

to see more shadows from all over the world!

Wrap It Up!

Watch in amazement

as we take the cupboard that we painted this fall,

then take some left over Christmas wrapping paper...

And...

(here's where the magic begins!)

attach it to the back of the cupboard

(because puprple background just wasn't working with our Christmas theme...

plus we'd like to go back to the purple again...)

A perfect backdrop for little $$

Got to love it!

What can you "wrap up" this weekend?!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Wishing all of you a lovely

Thanksgiving Day

with family & friends!

Enjoy a clip from one of our favorite

"Thanksgiving themed" movies

"By the Light of the Silvery Moon"

In this clip, Wesley comes up with a solution to save his pet Turkey!

Santa & Venus

Why oh why

are Santa's cheeks so rosy?

When we were getting all of our

Christmas decorations out,

Santa took a back seat by the window

until we found a place for him. 

Somehow a statue of Venus got stuck back by him....

and once we realized what had happened,

we had to chuckle!

Happy Monday all!!

Shop Ohio....Shop Local!

Do you realize

how many awesome products

are made right here in Ohio?

Why not give Ohio for the holidays?

This week we are joining Beeker's General Store

for our

3nd annual Shop Ohio,

Saturday, November 12th - Saturday, November 19th.

Both Beekers & ourselves

will be featuring exclusive

Ohio made products

and showcase these artists throughout the week.

Purchase any Ohio made item from each store

and you will be entered to win

a $50 gift certificate to shop with!

The Summer Kitchen's

Featured OHIO Artists & Companies:

Swan Creek Candles, Swanton

The best smelling candles in the states ~ honestly!

Jill Otermat Wall Art, Fremont

Great Christmas wall art available now!

Stephanie Dawn Purses, Van Wert

Super cute quilted purses and accessories!

Extras.....by Mamms - Ruth Neal, Haskins

Fused glass pendants for that one-of-a-kind gift!

Tea Sil Vous Plait - The Summer Kitchen, Helena

Hand blended tea made right here @ The Summer Kitchen!

Vintage Button Flower Pins, Cora Mercer, Fremont

Vintage buttons adorn these fun floral pins!

Healthy Bakes by Catherine -

Catherine Reiter, Fremont

Scones mixes in so many delicious flavors!

Porch Threads and Patio Creations -

Mary Hetrick, Port Clinton

Hand-dyed scarves in rich colors make a unique gift!

Not in the area?

Please be sure to support your own local stores!!

We love 

The 3/50 Project -

you can find small businesses that support this cause on their link!

This is also the second year for

Small Business Saturday

The Saturday after Thanksgiving please

Celebrate Shopping Local!

What's so great about shopping local?
There is personal interaction and a smaller shopping environment
SMall businesses know their business,
their customers,
 and they personally order
each and every item they sell!

It's almost like going back to our grandparents' days...
service,
personal attention
and excellent quality

Your Small Business knows you

Locally made items

 & Lovely gifts that are hand picked for you

What's not to love?!!

Go ahead.....
get on out there
and support your local businesses!
You'll thank yourself....and they'll thank you!

Regrets

Just Look

at this adorable vintage cookie jar....

As soon as I put it out....I knew I'd regret the day that it would leave the store!

It isn't gone yet....it''s not too late....

but I have no place for it!

I know, as soon as someone snaps it up,

I will have found the perfect place!

Guess I'll just put it in that "regret pile" of delicious vintage pieces

that, after they were gone, I thought

"awwww....I should have taken it home!"

How about you?

What's the biggest "regret" piece

you've given up?

Moooove Over for Shadows!

Taking time out from our Christmas Open House

to play with friends all around the world!

Last week we found a perfect shadow from a "new"

vintage cow creamer...

we're sad to say that he no longer is with us....

he's found a new home with a lovely customer!

Find more Moooooving Shadows

@ Hey Harriet!

It"s Friday....and We're in Love!

Ahhhhh......

Today we are in love with the fact that our

Christmas Open House is here....

It's Friday! 

What are you in love with today?