Gifts ready to go - wrapped in tafeta gift bags for the holidays!

　　If parties are your thing, then bring on the party, party, party! You know how I love a party! And what is a party without good friends and good food?! Let me check off my party list here. . ..invitations -- check, yummy delicious appetizers -- check, Butterscotch Kisses Cocoa Mix Mini -- check (wait. . .you can't be here to have appetizers and a drink with me?!. . .well, we can pretend), and your fabulous host, me, -- check!

　　Tastefully Simple offers a wide variety of easy-to-prepare gourmet foods designed to help you spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying the rest of your life!

　　Tastefully Simple has appetizers to desserts and everything in between. Tastefully Simple offers a wide variety of products that will make you look like a master chef.

　　What makes Tastefully Simple so unique is that all of their products can be enjoyed right out of the package or prepared within minutes by adding only one or two ingredients.

　　Tastefully Simple isn't ridiculously overpriced either. For example:

　　$5.49 for Bountiful Beer Bread Mix -- add beer OR any carbonated beverage (for non-beer drinkers). You can also make Cranberry Orange Bread, Focaccia Bread, Corn Muffins, etc.

　　$8.99 for Fiesta Party Mix -- Mix with mayonnaise and sour cream; serve with tortilla chips or as a topping for Mexican food. Add a little or a lot to spice up any dish. You can make Avocado Dip, Chicken Fajitas, Deviled Eggs, etc.

　　Here are some of my loves and mistakes:

　　LOVE. . .

　　• Beer bread made with Blue Moon beer.

　　• Fiesta party dip mix is amazing but strong so if you don't like it super spicy, just cut back on the amount of dry mix added.

　　• For the love of pound cakes are AMAZING! (Every time you buy a box of Classy Chocolate Pound Cake Mix, Tastefully Simple will donate $1 to Share Our Strength -- a national non-profit organization whose mission is to end childhood hunger in America.)

　　• Truffle Fudge Brownie is wonderful especially right out of the oven with a little vanilla ice cream on top.

　　• Spinach and herb dip mix can be used for almost anything. . ..from a dip to a dry rub or a marinade.

　　Mistakes. . .

　　• The biggest mistake I've made has been trying German beer with the beer bread mix. . ..German beers have a much higher yeast content and makes the bread very thick and heavy.

　　• A friend of mine tried Guinness and it tuned into a big block of Guinness bread. . ..so unless you're a die hard Guinness fan, stay away from that one for beer bread.

　　As for my faves (those would have to be):

　　• Warm The Oven! Savory Cheese Dip

　　• Pomegranate Chipotle Sauce

　　• Twisty Grahams with any dessert cheese ball mix

　　• Giddyup Guacamole Mix

　　Those are just some of my faves. . .this list could go on and on.

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　　You may order without hosting a tasting but it would be so much fun! Ask about our consultant plans!

　　Lindsey

　　Location: 288 and Beltway 8