Recent content by SusanK

I have a full time job (7:30 - 3:30), a 9 year old daughter, a husband and a house and am having trouble fitting all of my obligations into a 24 hour day :confused: . I am also new to Pampered Chef (started in June). Just looking for some advice as to whether or how you can fit it all in and...

I posted the thread about the 7 layer taco salad. I am wondering if I did not remember correctly and she said Southwester Cobb Salad. Does anyone have this recipe? Please advise. Any help will be appreciated.

I was listening to the CD "How to Make Your Kitchen Show Sparkle" and the person on the CD said that the 7 layer taco salad was good and used a lot of products. I haven't been able to find it, any ideas? Please advise. Much appreciated.

How does one go about host coaching for a catalog show - is it pretty much the same as a live show? I did use the flyer re: catalog shows which I got on this site, but not sure where to go from there. Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks!

The recipe in the Season's Best cookbook says to re-wrap the phyllo dough in plastic to keep it moist in between putting together each banana bundle -- I make baklava quite frequently and I have always put a damp towell over the phyllo dough, it takes less time than re-wraping and keeps/adds...

Has anyone tried the Chocolate Mousse Recipe with real whipped cream?I am going to try it, but I thought I would throw that out as an option if someone doesn't like the Cool Whip idea. Let me know.

Someone posted a Christmas Cookie Themed show a few months ago -- they used sugar cookie dough and showed how many different types of cookies you could make w/ added ingredients - like peanut butter. Also, does anyone have a flyer re: this? Also looking for an Apple Themed Flyer and a How To...

Does anyone have an Apple themed show flyer or a fall theme show flyer that I could see so I am not reinventing the wheel? Not sure if this is o.k. to ask, but I thought I would try it. I want do an apple show with microwave apple crumble and apple pizza in one of the Pampered Chef cookbooks...

What type of checking account do you have. My bank set me up with a business account and I am a little uncomfortable with it. All I want is a checking account with overdraft protection in case any customer's don't clear by the time I submit the show. Does having a business account change...

Thanks so much, I really appreciate it.

My Director was telling me about a braid bread that you can make with apples. If anyone has that I would appreciate it -- I would like to do an apple themed show in September. Thanks.

I am having a really hard time with July -- August and September look promising. You have to remember that 4th of July hits on Monday and a lot of people take vacation that whole week. Also, we are on vacation the last week, so I couldn't schedule anything then. I also turned my open house...

I can relateI had my first show this weekend at my sister's house. She had 10 people confirmed on Friday night and only 3 showed up. It was 96 degrees outside with no air conditioning and everyone canceled at the last minute. It actually was better for me as I felt kind of off all day -- on...

That's a good idea. I am only using the kiwi to demonstrate the avocado peeler and egg slicer. I just want to make sure that the wires of the egg slicer get through the kiwi. Thanks for your help.

That's great. Thanks for your help. I'm a little ADD, hence my need for organizational tips.