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ON "MASS APPEAL" BY VISITING US
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Ashley: WITH THE HOLIDAYS
UPON US, IT'S A GREAT TIME TO
SHOW YOUR APPRECIATION FOR THE
TEACHERS IN YOUR LIFE.
A STAY-AT-HOME MOM STAY AT HOME MARYRENEE SHOWS
US SOME REALLY GREAT IDEAS.
THANK YOU.
THESE ARE IDEAS THAT YOUR CHILD
COULD MAKE WITH YOU.
IF YOU'RE GIVING ANY TYPE OF
GIFT, WHETHER IT'S WITH YOUR
FAMILY OR THE TEACHER WHO SPEND
TO GIVE SOMETHING THAT YOUR
CHILD HAS PARTICIPATED IN, BUT
YOU CAN SAVE MONEY AS WELL.
AND THEY CAN TELL TEACHERS HOW
THEY MADE IT.
Ashley: YOUR DAUGHTERS, THEY
ARE SO ADORABLE, THEY'RE
PROBABLY WATCHING RIGHT NOW.
ABSOLUTELY THEY ARE WATCHING.
THEY ALWAYS HELP NUT KITCHEN.
YOU LOVE TO GET THEM INVOLVED.
WHAT A GREAT THING TO DO.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
IF YOU CAN TEACH THEM THOSE
WONDERFUL HOLIDAY TRADITIONS,
THEN THEY LOOK FORWARD TO IT
NEXT YEAR.
I BROUGHT TWO IDEAS, THE FIRST
IDEA IS A HOT COCOA MIX.
I BROUGHT--I ALREADY PRE-MIXED
IT FOR YOU.
IT'S MADE WITH UNSWEETENS COCOA,
A POWDERED COCOA DRINK, DRY
MILK, CREAMER, PUDDING MIX, AND
THE RECIPE IS ONLINE.
YOU CAN TAKE A COUPLE OF SCOOPS.
YOU CAN MAKE IT IN TWO SIZES.
IF YOU KNOW THE TEACHER HAS A
FAMILY, YOU CAN MAKE IT A
FAMILY-SIZED ONE OR AN
INDIVIDUAL-IZED ONE.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENT MIXES.
THIS IS A PEPPERMENT ONE, A
MARSHMALLOWS.
OF COURSE, IF YOU DON'T LIKE
THEM, YOU CAN TAKE THEM OUT.
I THINK THAT'S MY FAVORITE
PART OF COCOA.
Ashley: PUT IT IN A CUP,
BECAUSE THEN YOU CAN PUT A TWIST
TIE ON IT AND THEN IF YOU HAVE
FUN, FESTIVE RIBBON YOU CAN BUTT
THAT ON THERE AS WELL.
YOU CAN PUT A TAG THAT SAID MADE
WITH LOVE THEN PUT YOUR CHILD'S
NAME OR THIS IS A WARM CUP OF
COCOA FROM OUR HOME.
AND YOU CAN SHREW THE NEXT
JAR.
COOKIES IN A JAR ARE JUST YOUR
DRY INGREDIENTS.
SO THIS PARTICULAR COOKIE IS A
CRANBERRY WHITE CHOCOLATE, WHICH
IS MY FAVORITE.
JAR.
I FOUND THIS AT A DISCOUNT LID.
SO THIS HAS A CLOSEABLE LID.
Ashley: AND IT'S FESTIVE.
AND PACKAGING IS EVERYTHING.
THIS IS ANOTHER GREAT IDEA.
SAFE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO PUT THE FOOD
DIRECTLY IN IT.
BUT IF YOU USE A ZIPLOC BAG,
THIS IS OUR FLOUR AND SUGAR--
THERE?
YEP, PUT THAT ON IN.
TOGETHER.
ABSOLUTELY.
YOU'LL ADD THE BROWN SUGAR.
THAT'S ANOTHER DRY INGREDIENT
THAT WILL GO IN IT.
AND THEN THE CRANBERRIES AND
WHITE CHOCOLATE CHIPS.
YOU CAN SEAL THAT UP, TAKE SOME
THAT HAVE AIR OUT, POP IT IN THE
BOX, AND THEN THE LAST THING YOU
WANT TO REMEMBER IS THE RECIPE
AND DIRECTIONS.
IT WILL GIVE THE TIP FOR BUTTER,
EGGS, ANY WET INGREDIENTS THEY
IT.
WITH THE RIBBONS TIED UP PRETTY
YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIFT
YOU CAN GIVE TO YOUR FAVORITE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
Ashley: THAT IS SO GOOD.
AS WELL.
NOW LAST BUT NOT LEAST.
GOURMET POPCORN--YUM.
ALL OF US KNOW ONE OF THE
FAMOUS MAKERS AND HOW MUCH WE
LOVE THEIR POPCORN, AND IT IS
VERY EXPENSIVE.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $8 TO $10
FOR A CONTAINER THIS SIZE.
THIS IS REGULAR POPCORN.
YOU KNOW MY RECIPE OF MAKING
POPCORN ON THE STOVE.
OPTION.
IF YOU'RE AFRAID OF MAKING
YOUR OWN POPCORN, YOU CAN
PURCHASE JUST PLAIN POPCORN AND
MAKE THE SAME PROCESS, I'M A
FOOD SNOB SO I MAYBE MY OWN
POPCORN.
Ashley: WHATEVER WORKS.
YOU'LL CARAMELIZE IT WHICH
MEANS ON THE STOVE TOP YOU'RE
GOING TO TAKE BROWN SUGARER,
BUTTER AND LIGHT CORN SYRUP AND
BRING IT UP TO A BOIL AND MAKE
YOUR CARMEL.
YOU NEED A NICE BIG ROASTING
PAN.
YOU'LL COMBINE IT ALL, AND THEN
FOR AN HOUR YOU'LL TOSS IT FOR
YOU HAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL CARMELED
POPCORN.
ONCE THAT COOLS AND SETS MELT
DOWN SOME CHOCOLATE, DRIZZLE IT
OVER THE TOP AND ADD YOUR TOFFEE
CHIPS.
THIS CREATES THIS CARMEL TOFFEE
POPCORN.
YOU JUST BREAK IT APART.
PUT IT IN THESE CUTE ADORABLE
CONTAINERS THAT THEY HAVE.
Ashley: YOU WOULDN'T EVEN
BELIEVE YOU MADE THIS.
NO.
Ashley: AND IT'S SO CUTE.
IT'S QUITE INEXPENSIVE.
A TWO BAG OF POPCORN, $3 IN THE
GROCERY STORE, THE CHOCOLATE
CHIPS ABOUT $2, AND THE TO HAVE
ANYCORNTOFFEEABOUT THE SAME.
I TAUGHT FOR TIN YEARS AND I
HAVE A WHOLE SIDE OF CHRISTMAS
GIFTS.
MUGS.
Ashley: THIS IS WONDERFUL.
IT'S MADE FROM YOUR HOME SO
IT'S MADE WITH LOVE.