Busy! busy! busy!!

With everything going on at work...I forgot to post last weeks Challenge!!! So Sorry! Anyway, I'll give you the next 2 challenges so you can play along! We'll make these challenges due on January 6, 2010. This should give you plenty of time to complete these!!


With a New Year right around the corner, we all celebrate indiffernt ways but it seems that food is always the center of attention no matter what holiday you're celebrating!!

Here is the first challenge. Show us your favorite party recipes.... dips,and appetizers.

Challenge #2
drinks- cocktails or otherwise

I just received the Pioneer Womans cookbook and it is fabulous!!! It has some really awesome recipies in it and the photos are amazing! I highly recommend it!!

I'll leave youwith some inspiration from our talented chefs!

Dana

Kristie


Andrea



We are expecting a pretty big storm...a white Christmas!!! I may or may not be around for a few days but I want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas! Stay safe and enjoy your family and friends!!! I also want to thank all of our sponsors and especially my Design Team who have worked especially hard to make our challenge blog a success!!

Debbie

Cookbookin!!!

How are your cookbooks coming along?? By now you should have a pretty good cookbook of your favorite recipes! I am about to add mine to a scrapbook and decorate the outside of it! As we come to the end of 2009, I'm working hard on the challenges and new contests we'll have coming up for the new year! Can't wait for a fresh start and some new ideas!!!

I'll leave you with some inspiration from our chefs! These layouts were created for this weeks challenge!

Dana



Kristie

We'll have a new challenge up tomorrow!! Be sure to go to the message board and sign up for our new contest!! Nikki Sivils provided the prize and I can't tell you how fabulous it is!!!!

Happy Holidays from all of us at Creative Cookbooking!!!

Debie

12 Days of Christmas Cookies Contest!!!

Our contest begins today!!! Be sure to check out the message board for all the details and sign up on the sign up thread!! The prize is fabulous!!! This contest is sponsored by Nikki Sivils!!! Told you it was fabulous!!

Here's the link to the message board!!


Hope to see you there!!!

New Challenge!!

This weeks challenge is all about food gifts! We want to see your favorite recipe pages for those special home made food gifts. (example gifts in a jar) this challenge will run from December 9 - 16. Be sure to check back next Tuesday for our chefs layouts!!!

Now for our contest details!! Our contest will begin on Dec. 14th and run until Jan.4th. Be sure to sign up on the message board and check out all the details!!

Here is what you could win!! The prize is fabulous and sponsored by Nikki Sivils!







Hope to see you on the boards!!

Debbie

Christmas Baking!

The holiday season is one of the best times to bake and give baked goods as gifts. I love giving gifts in a jar because it allows the person you are giving the gift to the convenience of baking it at their lesiure. There are so many great recipies out there for gifts in a jar and these are really a perfect gift to give an unexpected visitor. Sometimes friends just drop by to give cards and just spread some cheer and it's great to have something on hand to give back. I try to keep several of these perfect little handmade gifts in the pantry for this reason. You can give a variety of soups and desserts in jars! The fun part is decorating them and attaching a personal hand mand gift tag.

Give one of these great little gifts a try this year. They are inexpensive and fun to make!

I leave you with some inspiration from our chefs. Dana and Kristie created these sweet pages about their favorite sweet breads. Gorgeous work ladies!!

Dana

Kristie

Suzanne


Hope your holiday shopping is going great!
Check back tomorrow for a new challenge!!


Debbie

Dec 2 Christmas Baking Challenge

With the holiday season on us our kitchens tend to get alot of attention! I usually start baking the first weekend of December and continue on until the new year. I love sharing recipes and goodies with family and friends. For this next challenge, due on Dec. 9, we want to see your favorite sweet bread recipes.

Sweet breads are one of my favorite all time things to bake and share. I have so many Banana bread recipes that are all so good but different! I have a special recipe in mind for this challenge. It was handed down from my husbands grandmother and we all love it! Can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Have a great week!

Debbie

Thanksgiving leftovers!

Are you tired of turkey yet? I am. I had to freeze what was left! NO MORE SANDWICHES OR SOUP OR ANYTHING TURKEY! LOL!!!

Our chefs have been cooking up a storm with their leftovers and with their contest goodies! We didn't have any entrys for this past contest so I'm going to extend it until the end of the year. Here is the details again!

For this contest I want to do a layout or altered project on what you are thankful for, whatever inspires you. Here's the details for this contest: use fall/warm colors, journaling of some kind is a must, and you must alter something... your whole project can be an altered item or you can alter an item on your project (ie….alter one of your embellishments or your alphas) just be creative!

These must be new layouts or altered Items and posted in the Creative Cookbooking Flickr Gallery with your name and in the description labeled "Thankful Contest". Please also link them to the challenge thread so we can all admire them too. You will not only be playing for an awesome prize provided by "Cookbookin.com", but your winning layout/project will also be featured on our blog. The design team will select the winning layout/project by voting for their favorite layout/project based on the layout itself and by following the challenge as described. The deadline for this contest is December 31st at midnight, EST time.

Now on for some more news...we will be issueing our next challenge along with another contest beginning tomorrow and continuine until December 31st. This contest has a fabulous prize too! Check in tomorrow and see what we have in store for you!
For now here is what our chefs came up with for the leftover challenge and for the Thankful Contest!

Leftover Challenge
Debbie


Dana

Kristie


Altered Clipboard
Cookbookin products


Hope your Thanksgiving Holiday was fabulous! Sometimes it all goes too fast and gets lost in all the granduer of Christmas. The holidays come so fast anymore be sure to take the time to really enjoy each one!!

Check back tomorrow for a new challenge and contest!!

Debbie