Baked French Toast
Your casserole has been made from scratch without any preservatives or chemicals. It’s made with just bread cubes, organic milk, eggs, sugar, real vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg.. Yep. That’s it, nothing funky or unpronounceable, just home baked goodness.
To bake: Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 35-45 minutes.
To reheat the sauce: warm it in a sauce pan (not the microwave!) and pour over the casserole when it’s done.
Bread Pudding
You hold in your hands a dessert casserole. It’s been made from scratch without any preservatives or chemicals. It’s made with just bread cubes, almond milk, eggs, sugar, brown sugar and real vanilla. Yep. That’s it, nothing funky or unpronounceable, just home baked goodness.
To reheat: Reheat in a 350 degree oven for 10-15 minutes. Don’t microwave. Bad, chewy things happen in the microwave.
To reheat the sauce: warm it in a sauce pan (not the microwave!) and pour over the casserole when it’s done.
Tuscan Stratta, Sausage, Potato, Cheese and Egg Casserole, and Bacon and Potato Frittata
To bake: Bake, uncovered in a preheated 350 degree oven for 35-45 minutes. Place aluminum foil over the top if they are browning too quickly.
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Hello!!!
How do you like the new blog decorations? We have our outside lights up, and an undecorated and unlit Christmas tree in our living room, so I decided it was time to spruce up the blog a bit.
I have recently added some new goodies to the shop so I thought I would bring them to your attention.
First up, my mom and Arlis’s Christmas favorite, FUDGE!
It”s eight square inches of love winging it”s way to you in time for the holidays.
Made in individual batches in my kitchen with fresh ingredients, this creamy fudge is THE fudge that you always remember fondly. Made with or without nuts, make sure you mention in the notes section of checkout if you want nuts in yours. Available in Milk Chocolate or Semi-sweet varieties.
It will arrive in a lidded pan, uncut, just waiting for you to share with those you love… or at least those who have been nice to you.
This product is available for shipping or local delivery. This also makes a fantastic gift. I gift wrap and everything… just let me know at check out.
Next is my personal favorite, Tiger Butter!
Oh sweet merciful heavens.
These are usually the first words out of someone’s mouth when they taste this for the first time. Made with semi-sweet chocolate (or milk if you prefer), white chocolate and crunchy peanut butter, this will be sure to be a holiday family favorite for years to come.
This item is available for local pick-up, delivery, or to be shipped. Gift wrap available!
And a new cookie joins the ranks! From the request of my fanatical friend Sarena, Oatmeal Scotchies!
Thick and hearty, these are cookies that satisfy. With the added bonus of whole grain oatmeal so that you feel virtuous while eating them. “These are practically health food, see, whole grains!” Cinnamon and butterscotch compliment each other in ways you’ve never imagined. These cookies are wondrous. They ship beautifully as well. 
It’s weird…. I never thought I would be writing this. From the day I submitted my horribly beginner mini to the first design star competition, I’ve wanted to sell at ScrapMatters. So to be saying goodbye is a bit surreal. I do have a lot of exciting things going on, so please make sure you are keeping up with my blog and fan page for my new baking business.
Today’s focus, Mothering and kiddos.
First one of my favorite girly kits, Love That Girl
There is of course a collection to go with this:
This collection had some awesome paper stacking templates too!
and of course the other little bits that make a bundle great.
There is of course a corresponding boy version, Love That Boy
This set had some of my favorite worn papers… I am in LOVE with the top one on the left
My CT member Kim made some DARLING printables that coordinate with both of these collections.
Both blank and with a message, while made for Valentine’s Day, you could totally use these for notes in your kids’ lunch boxes too.
I always love a good basic alpha… and this one is one of my favorites
I have a couple of bedtime kits, and since Alton is currently trying to drop his nap, (dear goodness!!!) these seem appropriate to me right now.
My ode to my mother, and her ABSOLUTE obsession with the color purple
and finally, the kit that was my first release at ScrapMatters, Quentin and Emma
I have scrapped with this kit and collection a ton. I love it so much in fact, that I have made LOTS of extras to go with it.
I recently made some scatters to go with the collection
Cheryl, Gone With the Wind of Fiddle Dee Dee, made these gorgeous quick page albums
and Kim also made an awesome set of Baby’s First Year Calendar toppers!
I hope you enjoy the last day of my store, thank you for choosing my creations to scrap your precious memories with.
Oh my goodness! I have been so focused on my retirement sale at ScrapMatters that I forgot to post a Cyber Monday coupon here for my baked goods customers!
Today only Save $5 off of your order $25 or more before shipping with coupon code CyberMondayFiver. http://grahamlikethecracker.net/products-page/
You could use it towards any of these yummies!
November 29th,2011
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Okay surprising to myself Spring was my most prolific design inspiration, so this one’s a slightly longer post. I would have sworn I would have done more fall stuff, because cranberry and other rich fallish colors are normally my favorite that I gravitate towards.
First up we have the Footloose and Fancy collection. The first installment of ScrapMatter’s Mix-a-kit offerings.
Then my tongue in cheek ode to motherhood, SwaggerWagon vs. The SUV
and the spring kit that I made in honor of my niece Elayna…
Wendy retired all of her collabs when she changed stores, so this is your last opportunity to snag this kit.
We made a collection too!
and my last spring inspired offering, a St. Patrick’s mini that coordinates with the whole Rainbows and Butterflies collection, Erin Go Bragh!
Don’t forget to check your newsletter for even further savings!
Happy Scrapping,
I realize that most of you have added the down comforter to the bed, and wool figures prominently in your current wardrobe, but I am sure you have a stash of unscrapped summer photos just waiting for the right sale to come along. There are Christmas in July sales, why not a Summer in November sale? 
First my collab with Jenn Barrette of the Sweet Shoppe, (Dang that place is damaging to one’s PayPal balance!!!) Making Waves.
This is another kit I use often… there’s just something about it that makes me reach for it time and time again when scrapping beach or pool photos.
This kit also comes in a fabulous collection.
I loved the papers in this kit. So much I made a CU set!
I love using photo masks. These have made it on SEVERAL of my swimming layouts
Now this alpha isn’t strictly summer, but it was when I released it and it’s a great stash building alpha because it’s so versatile
My collab with By Becca, Drift Away is one of my favorite summer kits. We live in So Cal by the beach, so we usually take our annual family photos on the beach… and then I scrap them with this one.
This kit inspired some gorgeous alphas and word art shown here:
or you can just snag the whole collection
and no summer is complete without a wedding!
This kit is perfect for wedding photos, or formal 4th of July or Memorial Day pictures too.
There is a quick page album too!
In order to make this kit, I made a CU set of my own wedding pearls
I am pretty sure that when Rachel was done extracting these she NEVER wanted to see a pearl again. I can’t say that I blame her, but these are perfect for your wedding, heirloom, heritage or dress up kits.
Happy Scrapping,
And the retirement sale continues… I am sad to be ending this chapter in my life, but I am so glad I got to be a part of two of the best Digital Scrapbooking communities around. Gingerscraps and ScrapMatters are home to some of the best ladies in digiscrap and I am proud that I got to call each of them home at various points of my points in my designing career.
Okay, today’s focus. Fall/Family kits. First is one of my two favorite kits I have ever done. FamilyMatters, my collab with WM[squared] I LABORED over the palette for this kit. Adding, subtracting, subtlety adjusting shades and hues until I reached what Wendy and I thought was perfection. I think it came out well.
This kit has made some of the most beautiful layouts I have ever seen… I hope you have it in your collection already, and if you don’t please get it without delay.
There is also a bundle, and really you need the bundle. My CT tells me that these were some of their favorite worn papers EVER.
I am not normally a kit re-user… I normally do a two page spread and then I am done. But I’ve done about 5 or 6 layouts with this one. I truly <3 it.
Next for the Him in your life… For Him
Lots of rich warm colors here complete with a leather man chair.
And Splendiferous Splendor… the name of this one still makes a giggle a bit.
There were some particularly gorgeous layout made with this kit. LOVED these two:
by Kim
Next is Persephone
Persephone also has some templates that coordinate:
Even I scrapped with these!
and finally, my first fall kit, and one that holds a special place in my heart, An Orchard Harvest
I am a sucker for plaid and apples. This kit has both.
There is also a bundle and an ADORABLE word art set made by Kim on my CT.
Make sure you check your copy of my newsletter for a special coupon to purchase these.
Hello! I hope you don’t mind another blog post from me. I just wanted to highlight a few of my favorite products before my store at ScrapMatters closes next Thursday.
Was your Thanksgiving good? My MIL hosted and cooked this year, so I got to relax. It was weird.
Look at that, a Christmas card worthy family photo! I love the cheesy grin of the 4 year old shown here.
I might be retiring, but I have a couple of awesome Christmas collections that you can snag for a steal!
First my Christmas collab with the ever talented Wendy of WM[sqaured], Believe
Or snag the whole collection for only $5.50! IT contains the kit, the extras, worn papers, and templates!
Wendy retired this collab when she moved to the store that shall not be named, so this is your last chance to snag this fantastic collection!
Next we have One More Sleep, my collab with Amber of Stolen Moments
The elements in this kit are gorgeous! But my favorite part of this kit is the papers…. seriously some of my favorite ones I have EVER made.
There is OF COURSE a collection.
And I have a couple of alphas that are perfect for your holiday and winter layouts.
This is included in Believe, so if you buy the kit, you don’t need to buy this separately.
And one of my best selling alphas ever, the Black Dress Alpha
Not strictly for Christmas, but it can and will dress up your layouts nicely.
Finally, my CU Christmas ornaments
That nut cracker took FOREVER to make, but I love him. He looks so cute on layouts!
*Completed ornaments not included
If you are a newsletter subscriber, make sure you check your newsletter. There’s an extra 10% off coupon for you in there.
I hope you are having a wonderful weekend and enjoying all of the sales of the season!
This is not a decision I have come to lightly, but I have decided it’s time for me to retire.
The entire 50% off will show up in your shopping cart. If you subscribe to my newsletter, there’s even a coupon for additional savings!
Thank you for allowing me to be a part of your memories and documenting your lives for the past year a half.
There’s just something magical that happens when you add buttermilk to recipes. So when I made the pumpkin pancakes the first time, I thought, “Wow, these would be awesome with Buttermilk!” and they are. Note the addition of baking soda and the reduction of the baking powder. The acids in the buttermilk work with your leavening, so you need to adjust the recipe to accommodate the wonderfulness that is buttermilk.
Ingredients
1 cup of flour
1 t of baking powder
1/2 t of baking soda
1/4 t of salt
1- 1 1/2 t pumpkin pie spice
10 seconds (1/2t) of freshly grated nutmeg
2 eggs whipped
1 1/4 C buttermilk
1/2 C pumpkin puree
2 T oil
1 T honey
Preheat your griddle before you start mixing your batter. Water drops should dance on the griddle when it’s sufficiently pre-heated.
Instructions
1. Mix your dry ingredients together and set aside.
2. Whip your eggs into a frenzy. Good scrambling makes your pancakes fluffier.
3. Add the rest of the wet ingredients to the eggs, and mix well.
4. Add the dry ingredients to the wet, and mix until combined. DO NOT OVER MIX! A few lumps are okay.
5. Drop by the 1/4 cup full on your griddle and brown to your taste. Makes about 8
You can substitute plain sugar for the honey if you wanna.
