New for the New Year!!!!!!!!!!

Come and have a New Year's snack!!!!!

From start to finish we have macaroons.....dark chocolate brownies.....and pecan shorties......HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!

Christmas 2008!!!

Sadie got a princess make up table under our tree....and The Beef got a work bench at G-Mom's house....and a tutu......

And this is what the children looked like after 15 hours of Christmas!

(click on it....make it big.....see their enthusiasm)

Thanksgiving 2008!!!!

Okay so I got a little crazy and stuffed a cheesecake into a chocolate layer cake......Paula Deen style!!!!!

Sadie and Bob's Birthday's

Big fun for Sadie who turned 3 and Bob who turned 31!!!

In these economic times it was wise to share a cake :o)

JustBakin SALE on Black Friday !!

November 28th is Black Friday....SALE SALE SALE
justbakin.etsy.com is having a great Black Friday SALE!!

*******The first 10 customers will receive 40% off and every customer after will receive 20% off, before shipping....fabulous right? *******

Purchase and wait for a revised invoice...it's that easy !!

Sale is on from 8am EST until 12 midnight EST....November 28th. justbakin.etsy.com

So I tried to make ketchup....

Okay, I wanted to make meatloaf....very American I know...but I hadn't any ketchup...so I scoured the cabinets and drawers for ketchup packets and nothing....so I looked for alternatives and was not satified with any of those either...I went online and found recipes for ketchup....but they involved real actual tomatoes and real actual time....then I found it....a recipe for ketchup from a can of tomato paste....add water, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar and a long list of spices...I started with just the water and vinegar....bleck....added the spices....bleck...it just tasted like can......like metal.....so I went to my old friend Emeril and BAM!!!! no more can haha.....I mixed it up and put it in and on my meatloaf...and boo-yah dinner was served!

Please Vote !!!!!!

It's your duty as an American...

Bob says so...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoZB1aJfe6Y&feature=related

Phil says so...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jkwN1q2c4M&feature=related

Mickey says so...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buYqWSefYL4&feature=related

Obama says so...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6MzDl-wdW8&feature=related

Please enjoy the message & the jam...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C16PmnTOdMk&feature=related

Happy Halloween !!

Sadie was a fairy princess and Bobby was a dragon. A great time for their first walk on Halloween.....they made it 2 whole blocks haha !

Roast Beef Dip Sandwhich

1 lb. Italian roast beef
2 medium onions chopped
3 cloves garlic 2 chopped 1 sliced in half
1/2 lb. provalone
chunk of parmasean
2 cups beef broth
1 tbls. tomato paste (yeah uh ketchup works too)
a few shots of worcestire sauce
salt & pepper
big old loaf of crusty bread
olive oil

Okay.....cook onions & chopped garlic in olive oil in large saucepan until soft...add beef broth, tomato paste, worcestire sauce, salt & pepper....bring to boil and simmer.....

Slice loaf in half and place on broiler pan.....toast under broiler....rub the bread with the sliced side of the garlic, drizzle with olive oil and grate the parmesean all over it....

Put the roast beef slices in the broth and warm them up....cover the loaf with provalone, put the warm roast beef on top and add more provalone and put back under the broiler...

Slice, dip in broth and eat!!!!!!!!!

Team EEAT Bare it All Wednesday Questions

Krista asked :
Real name - Bonnie (I'm 29)
Married - Yes, to Bob. Started dating in March 1995 moved in together in August 1997 and married in April 2006
Kids - Sadie Jane will be 3 in November & Robert Hunter (The Beef) will be 2 in February

Angelica asked: What's your favorite color? - uhhhhhhhhh is Tye-Dye a color?

Christina asked: Who would you most want to sit next to on a long airplane ride? Okay this is a funny one....cause I've never been on an airplane!! So my favorite person to sit next to would be my husband because it would mean I was finally going on vacation.....or Martha Stewart cause I heard she brings fabulous toys with her on airplanes....facials and Kindle's and whatnot.

delectable asked : Can you share a family recipe..........not one you would use in your shop of course where you born and where do you live now?
I was born in Atlantic City, NJ....grew up in Pomona, NJ.....and now live in Mullica Twp....NJ LOL
Just a Jersey Girl.....minus the mall hair!

My recipe.....hmmmmm......I'm gonna post that at the top when I'm done......

maryann asked: what's your favorite thing to make when craving comfort food?
Uh you mean besides reservations? I make my Roast Beef Dip sandwich that I'm gonna post at the top....I highly recommend it for football games and rainy days! And eating on the floor infront of the TV after the kids have gone to bed!

earcmra - rachelle asked: What's your least favorite thing about your etsy business? Have you attended college/training for any other types of jobs?
hmmmm......That I always want more sales.....and figuring out shipping prices, like what combination of foods can I get in which size box....

I went to The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. I majored in Environmental Studies and Minored in Creative Writing. I atteneded from 1997 - 2002 and have nothing to show for it....to much "young life" not enough "focus".

I have worked as a preschool aid, Kindergarten teacher, liquer store clerk, buyer for a women's boutique, at a gourmet pet shop with bakery, a candy store, and my all time most interesting cold calls selling AT&T, Danon water, and office supplies door to door in NJ, PA & DE. And honestly I am sitting here now trying to think if I have worked anywhere else LOL....

Bethany asked: I know you have children, so what is the most difficult thing for you when it comes to running a business from home and being a mom.
Well, baking in the wee hours of the night and morning makes for a tired mom the next day for sure. And not having childcare to open up a B&M right now is frustrating.

erinachan asked: When you arw not baking, what is your favorite thing to do?
Oh so many things....playing with my kids, watching all my Martha saved on the DVR, playing records, I love doing laundry and when the kids are at Grandma's my husband and I go on adventures looking for new record shops.