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5 Bloggers 7 Weeks of Easy Holiday Menu Plans and Ideas Holiday Potluck Ideas and Gifts from the Kitchen Photo Recipe Tutorials for Each Dish 7 Fabulous Sponsors! 7 Extraordinary Giveaways! F r i d a y s , O c t o b e r 2 5 - D e c e m b e r 13
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On the Cover Butter Toffee Pound Cake with Vanilla Brandy Caramel Sauce Roast Turkey with Special Occasion Mashed Potatoes and Gravy
Below Pomegranate Orange Spinach Salad
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The Bloggers Glenda from Busy-at-Home www.busy-at-home.com Tonia from The Gunny Sack www.thegunnysack.com Arlene from Flour On My Face www.flouronmyface.com Andrea from Adventures in All Things Food adventuresinallthingsfood.blogspot.com Nicole from Daily Dish Recipes www.dailydishrecipes.com
All five of us are so excited for you to attend our very first Progressive Dinner Blog Hop series! You won’t want to miss a single episode of this seven-week event. Food, fun and free stuff! What’s not to love? Each Friday of the event, we will post a brand new five-dish holiday menu with recipes and picture tutorials. Actually, we will post four weeks of menus and then two weeks of holiday potluck ideas and gifts-from-the-kitchen tutorials. Every week of the event, we will tell you about a new product we love for the holidays and ... Every week we will giveaway one of those products! Visit all five blogs to collect the delicious recipes and start planning your own holiday celebrations. Enter to win extraordinary prizes in the giveaways!
Photo at Left: Roasted Pumpkin Soup
WEEK ONE W I N N E R ’ S C H O I C E G I V E AWAY Corelle Swept 16-piece Dinnerware Set -or-
Corelle Cherish 16-Piece Dinnerware Set
Photo: Mini Gingerbread Bundt Cakes with Cinnamon Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream
WEEK 1 MENU Friday, October 25, 2013
Appetizer Cheese Fondue Entree Roast Turkey with Mashed Potatoes and Gravy Salad Grandma’s Cranberry Salad Side Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honey & Five Spice Dessert Vanilla Bean Cheesecake
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Rosemary Appetizer Wreath
Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Honey and Five Spice Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Gorgonzola Pepper Cream Sauce
W E E K T W O G I V E AWAY Nielsen-Massey Extract Collection (Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract, Pure Almond Extract, Pure Lemon Extract, Pure Peppermint Extract and Pure Vanilla Bean Paste)
AND N i e l s e n - M a s s e y ’s C o o k b o o k , “A Century of Flavor”
WEEK 2 MENU Friday, November 1, 2013
Appetizer Crock-Pot Meatballs Entree Mom’s Famous Bone-In Ham Salad Pomegranate Orange Spinach Salad Side Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Crunch Topping Dessert Mini Gingerbread Bundt Cakes with Cinnamon Vanilla Bean Whipped Cream
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W E E K T H R E E G I V E AWAY WINNER’S CHOICE Far b er wa re 1 2 - Pi ec e Hi gh Per for m a n ce Stainless Steel Cookware Set -orFar b er wa re 1 2 - Pi ec e Hi gh Per for m a n ce Non-Stick Cookware Set in Winner’s Choice of Colors
WEEK 3 MENU Friday, November 8, 2013
Appetizer Roasted Pumpkin Soup
Entree Roast Turkey Breast
Salad Apple Cranberry Salad and Mandarin Orange Tapioca Salad
Side Mashed Potato Puff
Dessert Pumpkin Spice Profiteroles With Warm Cranberry Red Wine Compote
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Oven to Table Stoneware
WEEK FOUR GIVEAWAY Rachael Ray Oval Baker Set AND 3.5 Qt. Rectangular Covered Casserole in Winner’s Choice of Colors
WEEK 4 MENU Friday, November 15, 2013
Appetizer Antipasto Kebabs Entree Garlic & Rosemary Roasted Chicken for Two Side Dish Vegetable Medley w/ Cream Sauce Vegetable Creamy Corn Casserole Dessert Butter Toffee Pound Cake with Vanilla Brandy Caramel Sauce
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W E E K F I V E G I V E AWAY Crock-Pot® Hook Up™ Connectable Entertaining System 3-Piece Set
WEEK 5 MENU Friday, November 22, 2013
Crowd-Pleasing Potluck Dishes This week is a surprise menu filled with five delectable recipes to help you brainstorm for that perfect dish to take to a family gathering or church social over the holidays.
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W E E K S I X G I V E AWAY SILPAT Baking Mat US Half-Size 11 5/8 x 16 1/2 AND Roul’pat Nonstick Countertop Workstation Full Size 16 1/2 x 24 1/2
WEEK 6 MENU Friday, December 6, 2013
Appetizer Rosemary Appetizer Wreath and
Artichoke Spinach Dip in a Bread Bowl
Entree Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Gorgonzola Cream Sauce
Side Dish Rosemary Potato Rolls
Vegetable Crock-Pot Green Beans
Dessert Pumpkin Silk Pie
W E E K S E V E N G I V E AWAY Inspirations Canisters and Bowl Set from th e Cou ntryDoo r.com
WEEK 7 MENU Friday, December 13, 2013
We’re excited for you to join us for this final week of holiday food and fun! This last week will delight you with some fabulous recipes for Potluck Dishes or Gifts-from-the-Kitchen!
Above Left: Antipasto Kebabs Above Right: Grandma’s Cranberry Salad Below: Vanilla Bean Cheesecake