Using New Products With Old Recipe?

[RossDeb2]

I'm having a bit of a mind block. My Thursday night host is insistent that I make the same recipe I have made for her twice before, Tangy pepper pecan brie. I would like to freshen the demo up sith some of the new products...any ideas?

 

[pchockeymom]

Make it in the round covered baker and use the tangerine ginger dessert sauce. Of course, this is assuming I'm remembering this recipe correctly

Or, go crazy and make iindividual ones in the mini pie plates! Or the brownie pan!

 

[Bren706]

Chop pecans with the Manual food processor.

 

[RossDeb2]

Ohhhh. I like these ideas. It's an "of course!" moment. I just could not think clearly. I just really want to give the guests (same ones) a great (but different) experience. For the baker, should I put top on or leave off? I will toast the bread on another stone...do you think I should season the bread with one of our spices or should I just leave well enough alone?? Its a tasty recipe, I don't want to go overboard.

 

[PampChefJoy]

Is it just because she loves the recipe and wants an excuse to have it? (I would look for excuses to treat myself to brie too!) No way to convince her to "have" the brie but to have you do a different demo? She won't have higher sales if all her same guests are seeing the same demo because they won't want to buy the things they already bought during the last 2 demos.

 

[esavvymom]

You could also bring easy veggies to demo other products- like the various wedgers, the MFP, etc. It doesn't necessarily have to be a demo for the recipe. So pull out the recipe and experiment at home...or just read through it and decide if there is a better or newer product that you can use now. Then if there are a couple of other items you really wanted to talk about or demo- figure out how you can do those. For example, last week at my show, we made the Hot Dog Bites. But I knew that I wanted to show the French Fry cutter, the Brownie Pan, and the RCB. I brought some bread in the RCB, ready to toss in the oven, and I brought some brownies made in the pan (didn't have to do that). But it gave me an opportunity to talk about them. The FF Cutter- I just used a potato that the host had and demoed it, and then tossed the potatoes.

 

[RossDeb2]

I gently suggested another recipe but she is firm on this one. I believe she really likes it. I like the idea about bring some veggies to demo the products on. I will just talk up the products that I am unable to show in the demo.

 

[BethCooks4U]

I used the apricot honey sauce last time I made this. Yum!

 

[babywings76]

Honestly, I don't think you can go wrong with a recipe choice. If they like it, so be it! There are some consultants who do the same recipe over and over again no matter what and they have huge sales. I know a lot of times I notice the things people order are things I didn't show and only a couple people will buy things that I did show. It's so weird. As long as they are having fun and you keep it interesting, I think you're fine.At least the catalog is new each time, right?! Seriously, take advantage of the catalog and try to cross-sell as much as you can. Take some time to talk about some of the hot selling items, point out our amazing centerfold! Play a game or do something different so that it isn't the same exact show as the last one.Have fun and good luck!

 

[RossDeb2]

Thanks everyone for your help with this. You all have given me great things to think and plan with. I appreciate the help.

 

[PampChefJoy]

What Amanda said is true too... some consultants can do the same wreath/ring over and over and have great sales!