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Holiday Gifting – Cranberry Orange Butter Recipe

Kristen — Thu, 16 Nov 2017 18:35:11 +0000

Cranberry Orange Butter is a delicious simple appetizer and an awesome homemade holiday gift idea!

It’s that time of year where all across the blogosphere you start seeing holiday gift guides. Honestly, I always have the best intentions of writing up some holiday gift guides for you all. I really do. Then life gets in the way and I’m too busy looking at others holiday gift guides trying to figure out what the heck I’m going to buy everyone on my own list, and forget doing the blog gift guide. Oh well. It appears you all have survived the past 11 years without my holiday gift guide suggestions. What’s another year? …

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Kitchen & Home Essentials Gift Guide ($250 Giveaway!)

Kristen — Wed, 25 Nov 2015 15:20:38 +0000

A packed full of awesome deals Kitchen & Home Essentials Gift Guide plus a $250 Gift Card Giveaway from Overstock.com.

I love love love being able to shop online!!!

In fact, I’m pretty sure getting out in the bitter, cold temperatures to do Christmas shopping is more “roughing it” than I care to experience. That is why I am so thankful to live in a time where I can do every single last bit of my holiday shopping from the comfort of my own home.

How cool is it that we can sit at home and still get amazing Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals? It kind of makes those people standing in long lines all night long seem like suckers, doesn’t it?

Well, just to make our “we’re so lucky to live in this century” life even more exciting, I’ve partnered with Overstock.com to bring you some of the best Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals around. Plus, I’m sharing a few of my favorite Kitchen & Home gift ideas in this guide guide…perfect for a variety of people on your list! Party hosts, aunts, sisters, moms, dads, friends… or you can even take a little time to shop for yourself. There are deals here for everyone!

To make things even better, Overstock.com is giving one lucky Dine & Dish reader a $250 gift card to spend on their site! Imagine all the great stuff you can buy with $250 at Overstock.com! Details on the giveaway are at the bottom of this post, but first, check out these awesome gift ideas!…

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Don’t Forget the Chocolate {Recipe: Double Chocolate Pecan Pie}

Kristen — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 04:26:17 +0000

Try this recipe for double chocolate Pecan Pie / Tart for a sweet twist on a holiday favorite! Thank you to Diamond Nuts for sponsoring this recipe.

My grandma Sumner was the pie maker in our family. She showed up to every holiday with 2 of each flavor of pie… she had pumpkin and banana cream and chocolate cream and pecan and coconut cream. She always made sure that everyones special pie wishes were fulfilled. She was pretty special that way.

I’m not as nice as my grandma Sumner was! When one of my family members says “it’s not Thanksgiving without a Chocolate Pie” and another one says “we can’t celebrate properly without Pecan Pie on the table” I decide to get a little creative and make both wishes come true, in one pie. Meet Double Chocolate Pecan Pie, a new staple for your holiday meal!…

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Connect, Multitask & Get Stuff Done {Giveaway: VTech Multi-Tasking Phone} CLOSED

Kristen — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:53:39 +0000

This giveaway is now closed. The winner, chosen by Random.org, is Caroline Mellis. Thank you so much to all who entered!

My hands are always busy. I’m brushing little girls hair, putting away dishes, cooking dinner, changing diapers, giving hugs, typing, turning book pages, washing mirrors, vacuuming… you get the picture.

This week, my hands were busy attempting to make pie crusts. If you follow me on Twitter or Instagram, it’s possible you have seen my 10 failed attempts to create a good pie shell. I took helpful advice from everyone as to why my pie crust might have been folding in and collapsing. No matter what I tried (freeze the butter, chill the flour, use pie weights, crimp the crust over the edge, etc. etc. etc) my results were the same..not good.

After one such frustrated tweet, my phone rang. Hands covered in flour and butter from working the dough, I normally would have just skipped the call. When my VTech phone system caller ID announced it was my mom, I knew I wanted to answer it. Luckily, I had on my hands free cordless headset that goes along with my VTech LS6475-3 phone. I didn’t miss the opportunity to chat with my mom (and to hear her great advice about my pie crust efforts) because I was able to talk with her free of using my hands to hold the handset.

We are definitley busy… you are too. It’s a fact of life right now for most of us. Multi-tasking is the only way to stay on top of things and survive. The VTech Multi-Tasking Phone System let’s you keep doing whatever is on your to-do list all the while enabling you to stay in touch with friends and loved ones via phone.

VTech Giveaway!

I’m excited to let you know that my friends at VTech have a great giveaway for you! They want you to experience the difference the VTech Multi-Tasking Phone can make with keeping you on task. Because of that, they are sharing a “multi-tasking” gift basket which includes:

1 Functional leather basket
Chocolates
Beverage warmer
$100 Staples gift card
Desktop organizer
VTech Multi-tasking phone system
Fun holiday trimmings

To enter the giveaway leave a comment on this post letting me know how you think the VTech Multi-Tasking phone system can help you in your busy life. For additional entries:

Become a friend of VTech on Facebook. Leave a separate comment on this post letting me know you completed this.
Tweet the following ” Let @VTech411 & @DineandDish help you stay connected & on task with the VTech Multi-tasking phone #Giveaway http://su.pr/1UWtqj ” Leave a separate comment on this post letting me know you completed this.

Giveaway will end on Thursday, December 8th, 2011. Winner will be chosen via Random.org and notified via valid email address. Thanks for entering and good luck!

This is a sponsored giveaway on behalf of VTech. All opinions expressed are my own.

Disclosure: This blog post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Is Good? {Recipe: Eggnog Syrup for Pancakes or Waffles}

Kristen — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 05:42:02 +0000

I made something today that kind of blew my mind. In fact, after it was done cooking, I stuck a spoon into the pot, took a lick and “mmmmmmmmm’d” so loud my 2 year old came running into the kitchen saying, “Is good, mama? Is good?” I continued to spoon the golden goodness into my mouth, ignoring her pleading eyes and simply answering her inquiry by nodding my head and saying “mmmmmmmm”. This golden goodness that rendered me almost speechless is Eggnog flavored pancake or waffle syrup! Indulgent, right? Even though I’m not a huge eggnog fan, I do love eggnog flavor. I also really enjoy flavored pancakes, but often am disappointed when the flavor doesn’t come through loud and clear. My solution to my dilemma was to make a syrup so rich and tasty, you’d have no doubt what flavor it was. I will say… this isn’t your everyday, head off to school, healthy morning pancake syrup. This is your indulgent, let’s celebrate the holidays, special treat kind of breakfast. And speaking of celebration…is Tuesday a good enough reason to celebrate? I think so. Let’s breakout the Eggnog Pancake Syrup! Enjoy!

I played around with this recipe all morning trying to get exactly what I wanted when I remembered the very indulgent buttermilk syrup recipe from Chef Brad at Thermador. Reducing the quantity and substituting eggnog for the buttermilk created exactly what I was hoping for!

Are you looking for more holiday inspired breakfasts? I have just the recipes for you!

Just looking at Amy’s photos of her Pumpkin Pancakes has me drooling!
French Toast is always a good idea, but especially around the holidays.
We’ve had this Favorite Christmas Breakfast Casserole time and time again. It’s so good!

Eggnog Syrup for Pancakes or Waffles

Creamy Eggnog Syrup for Pancakes or Waffles (or ice cream!)

Author Dine & Dish

Ingredients

1 stick butter
3/4 cup commercially prepared eggnog full-fat version
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions

In a large pan (make sure it is large, this syrup will grow when you add the vanilla and soda), place the butter, eggnog, and sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring continuously.
Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla and soda (it will foam)
Serve over hot pancakes or waffles. Enjoy!

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