Christmas Morning Casserole

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!! Hope you are
having a wonderful time with family & friends.

Christmas morning is always special & so I
thought I'd give you a Christmas Breakfast
casserole you can make the night before.

Recipe

1 (12oz.) pkg. sausage
3 cartons fat-free egg product or 10 eggs
1/2 sour cream
1 1/2 tsp. dry mustard
1 tsp. minced onion
3 cups cubed french bread
4 oz. (1 cup) shredded sharp cheddar or mixed cheese
paprika (optional) just sprinkle on top

Directions
1) Spray 13"x 9" pan with Pam. Cook sausage til pink is
gone & drain well..set aside.

2) In large bowl combine egg product, sour cream, dry
mustard & onion; blend well. Stir in bread cubes, cheese,
& sausage. Pour into sprayed dish; sprinkle w/ paprika.
Cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate at least 4 hrs. or
overnight.

3) Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Uncover dish; bake 40-50
minutes or until center is slightly puffed & knife inserted
comes out clean.

The above photo shows it after it has come out
of the oven & cut....It needed something...so you
can keep it as is with the recipe above or you
can do what I tried...

The photo below shows what I added...hash browns
on top with some shredded mixed (4 Mexican) cheeses

I think it tasted better....Your choice...Have a great
Christmas Breakfast & rest of the day!!!

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all
of you.... Thank You for your continuing support

of this blog & Santa's Gift Shoppe & Ideas.....
I hope we have helped you with some recipes/or
ideas with your celebrations during this past year!!!
We hope to bring you many more in 2010!!!

Plus more GIVEAWAYS!!!!!

Chocolate Trifle Dessert Plus More Ideas for your Home

Here it is...One of the easiest elegant desserts
I know how to make! You can too!

Impress your guests with this "Chocolate Trifle
Dessert" We had it at our annual Christmas Party
& people were coming back for 2nds & 3rds...Yahoo!!...
I love it when people are eating, laughing, having a
great time...making wonderful memories...
(it was our 20th yr.) We have the best friends!!!
We feel so blessed....

It looks the best in a Trifle Bowl such as this
because you can see the layers better. You can get
the bowl @ Target, Walmart (places like that)

It's a really easy/fast recipe...so I wanted to
share it with all of you...Merry Christmas!

Recipe
1 pkg. Brownie mix
1 6oz. pkg. Chocolate Instant Pudding (Sugar Free)
(it's what I had on hand)
1 6oz. pkg. Vanilla Instant Pudding (Sugar Free)
(again it's what I had on hand)
3 Baby Ruth candy bars (sliced)
3 Heath candy bars (broken in pieces)
1 12oz. Cool Whip & 1 8oz. Cool Whip (or 2 8oz.)

Make brownies according to pkg. direction (set aside)

Make Chocolate Instant Pudding according to pkg.
(pour 1/2 into bottom of Trifle bowl to make
bottom layer)

Break up (in your hands) cooled brownies & put
1/2 on top of Chocolate pudding

Top that with 10oz. of Cool Whip
Put the rest of the Chocolate Pudding on top
of Cool Whip layer

Put (crushed or broken pieces of Heath bar) for
next layer (It won't cover all...that's OK)

Make Vanilla Instant Pudding (according to
pkg.) & put all of it in bowl as the next layer

Next...put (sliced) Baby Ruth Candy bars as the
next layer...Put the rest of the crumbled brownies
on top of that.....

Finish with the rest of the Cool Whip & put a
Christmas Flower on top & refrigerate for 3hrs.

ENJOY!!!!!!!!

In the photo below is the easiest way to dress

up kitchen stools for the holidays....Just measure

across the top of the stool add a few inches to the

circle (or you could cut a square) & tie with ribbons!

This is our heart cross-stitch hutch..

I love it...I found a Red Kettle a long

time ago & love to pair it w/the

Red Christmas Swan...

This is a toy soldier (out of wood) I

made for Santa's Gift Shoppe Boutique

last year....Also below "And the

Stockings were hung" w/4 stockings
was @ Santa's Gift Shoppe, too last year!

And last.....is an idea on giving an

EASY/CUTE Gift Box along with

the gift inside!!!

These were what we gave to our Party

Guests last Friday...I love to dress

gifts up with a BIG Ribbon & BOW...

I got these cute gift boxes @ Oriental

Trading Co.....Santa's & Snowmen!!!!

Their so cute all together....I did a close up

so you could see the great detail in the faces...

Well....Hope you got some NEW IDEAS that

will brighten up your Christmas Holidays!!!!

Christmas Ideas For Your Home

Merry Christmas!!! Only 10 days
& 4 hrs til Christmas Day 2009!
This is our Family Room fireplace,
lighted garland, wreath & stockings.
Does it make you feel Warm & Cozy?

I hope you've been enjoying the wonder
of the season...especially family &
friends...I have..We had a great time
at the boutique...Saw old friends &
made new ones!!!

As soon as santasgiftshoppe was over
we had to tear down & rearrange for our
annual Christmas Party (our 20th this yr)
So it's been a hectic few weeks...

I thought I'd give you a look at some of
the vignettes (in our home) in hopes to
inspire you as to some simple things that
you can do to bring a big impact into your
own home.

This is a favorite wall of mine..The Gingerbread

wall..

This is a lighted garland strung over the China

cabinet that is filled with A Christmas Dish
Collection. Some special Christmas items are atop

the China cabinet.

This home "Believes" I love that saying..

and ours does!!!

More Gingerbread men..

They are a favorite of mine, too!!

Above is an idea that is so simple...To change the

"look" of your Kitchen into a "Christmas Kitchen"

just make or buy RED curtains & instantly you have

changed the atmosphere to "Christmasy."

And last on the tour today is the bath.

Why shouldn't it look "Christmasy"

too??? All we did is put a poinsettia plant,

a Christmas Tree & a quilt wall hanging...

Plus on the wall (you can"t see) is our

"Elf Clock" easy to make out of card

stock...Their fun & cute!!

COME BACK SOON!! The RECIPE for

"The Chocolate Tower" Christmas

Dessert....will be on the blog!! You'll

really want to try this one!!

Winner of the Giveaway........is

Here are some photos of Santa's Gift Shoppe
Boutique we had Fri/Sat....It was Wonderful!!!!
Hope you had a chance to be a partaker of this
fun boutique!! It was great to meet New friends
& have reunions with friends we haven't seen for
a while!!!!

But first I'd like to Congratulate....
Jennifer from Fresno, California....
as the most recent winner in our Giveaway!!!!

She received a beautiful gold charger w/the
three wisemen & a wonderful saying on it...
She was really happy to receive it as she
finished her shopping @ Santa's Gift Shoppe....

Back to your Tour.....Below is a pic of the
"Contemporary" Section or Black & White
Section of the Boutique...I really had fun
setting it up!! Some of my favorite things were
the Aprons & the "Kiss the Cook" plates...
they also were fun to make...

A friend of mine had a great idea!!! Give the
"Kiss the Cook" plates to the husbands
& the aprons to their wives!!! (with recipes)

********I think after the new year begins
they will be available to buy from the blog...
You'll have to keep checking back as
to when I start getting that all pulled
together!!!!


This is the kitchen filled with breads, candies,
Cookies, & Jams..

The above 2 pics are some of the great gift ideas

we had for you...Note: The Nativity with tiny lights

behind the Glass...Gives a great effect!!

These are some of the Italian Stones (in various

shapes & sizes & different sayings) A Great Gift

for Birthdays, Anniversaries, Weddings, any

occasion...

I absolutely love these aprons...They were in

all colors for children & adults.....There are only

a few left...They went flying off the shelves.....

These are some pics of "Stackers", blocks &

Chargers with the vinyl sayings on them...

They are such a Hit!!

This is looking into the kitchen where there

was such a variety to choose from!!!

Below is the jewelry Section...With Swarovski

accented jewelry....sparkling!!

Below we look at the Family Room filled with

Chargers, ornaments of all kinds, Glass, novelty

items & fun stocking stuffers....

And the popular polka-dot hair bows, & flowers!!!

Always adoreable on our little girls or grand-

daughters!!!

And last..The Giveaways!! Below are the great

Giveaways we had at Santa's Gift Shoppe...

They went to 6 Lucky people....

Hope you had fun on our Virtual Tour

of Santa's Gift Shoppe!!!! Come back & see

us very soon... We love giving you ideas to

make your holiday more memorable.....

Santa's Gift Shoppe 2009 is HERE!

It has FINALLY arrived! Santa's Gift Shoppe 2009 is in full swing...

Friday, December 4th from 10am-7pm...and...

Saturday, December 5th from 10am-4pm.

We invite you to see the sights...

...the sounds...


...and the smells of the season...


There is something for everyone on your list! It's your one-stop shopping destination...

...Plus, there are all kinds of goodies for YOU!...

...complimentary wassail and cookies...

...free holiday decorating and entertaining tip sheets...

...free handpainted ornament for those who bring their invitations (while supplies lasts)...

...6 free giveaways to be given during the two days of the boutique...and SO MUCH MORE! You'll have to come see for yourself...budget-friendly prices, a wide variety of home decor items, gifts, and lots of goodies. You won't want to miss it!

Bring a friend, neighbor, co-worker, family member, or just come for some "YOU" time and see the "difference is in the details." Believe in the spirit of the season all over again!

~WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU!~

FREE GIVEAWAY...Gold Charger w/ Vinyl Lettering

Followers....This free giveaway is just for YOU! It is a way for Santa's Gift Shoppe to say, "THANK YOU".....This Gold Charger w/vinyl lettering is the Giveaway Prize....

(without stand)

These are very popular this season and would be a great Christmas, Hostess, or House-warming gift... If you haven't become a follower of this blog & would like to be eligible for this free giveaway, become a follower TODAY....It's easy...

*****Go to the sidebar where it says "FOLLOWERS" click on the word "Follow"....continue with the prompts....That's it....

HOW TO ENTER:

1) 3 chances to win....

Become a "Follower" of this blog (Santa's Gift Shoppe)

****"Already a "Follower?" = 3 chances to win if you Leave a comment on my blog... to let me know you're interested in the giveaway)

2) 2 chances to win...

Post about the "Gold Charger w/ Vinyl Lettering" Free Giveaway...on your blog

or Facebook page. Leave a comment on my blog with a link to verify post/link.
2 more chances....Do the Post above AND (add the PICTURE) of the gold charger...

3) 2 more chances to win... (each different referral)

Tell your friends and family! Each referral who visits this blog (via your posted blog link) about the giveaway, (based on the Feed-jit results) will give you 2 more chances.

*****If the referral becomes a new "Follower"
= 2 more chances to win for the

new follower & 5 more chances for YOU!

Wait...THERE'S MORE...
More fun giveaways for "Followers" @ Santa's Gift Shoppe Boutique, Dec. 4th/5th... Tell us you're a blog follower so we can meet & thank you in person.

PLUS...receive 3 EXTRA chances for 6 free giveaways during the boutique,

PLUS a FREE SURPRISE GIFT!!!

~LOTS of chances to WIN!!!! Hurry, as this giveaway will CLOSE at MIDNIGHT on WEDNESDAY, December 2rd.

****Please Note: This Giveaway is for the 48 Contagious States due to (s/h costs)

~The winner will be announced AFTER the boutique, so check the blog & email me @: santasgiftshoppe@gmail.com

with your Name/address, if you are the winner, to receive your gift!

Good luck and we look forward to seeing you at the boutique...NEXT WEEK!!!!!!

Giving Back and One-Stroke Painting Preview

I like baskets...they organize, hold pretty things, and are nice to give something special to someone in. During this Thanksgiving time, #2 on our Santa's Gift Shoppe Boutique Countdown, we want to give some special things to YOU, our guests! The above basket holds handpainted, One-Stroke (R) ornaments FREE (one per guest) at our boutique on Friday, December 4th (10am-7pm), Saturday December 5th (10am-4pm)

while supplies last.......

This lovely envelope pillow would make a unique gift to give someone special. More ways Santa's Gift Shoppe Boutique is giving back includes a portion of the proceeds being donated to the National Breast Cancer Organization. We all likely know someone who has been affected by this, and we want to help in finding a cure. YOU can help, too!
These handmade One-Stroke (R), all-occasion cards are a sample of the variety you will see @ the Boutique.... Our guests also will be greeted in Mrs. Claus' kitchen with complimentary warm, homemade wassail and a variety of tasty cookies.
As you wander through the various rooms of Santa's Gift Shoppe Boutique, you'll see unique gifts like this delicate, One-Stroke (R) ornament...Find gifts for everyone on your list available at budget-friendly prices. Check out our "Bargain Basement" for even more savings to YOU.
Good things come in threes like these lovely hand-painted bookmarks which can be added as a gift topper or paired with someone's favorite book. You'll also find FREE tip sheets with helpful ideas for entertaining, decorating, and making the holiday season more relaxing and enjoyable for YOU.
Santa's Gift Shoppe Boutique is all about YOU! So, join us NEXT WEEK, Friday, December 4th, and Saturday, December 5th for a magical Christmas experience! Take a break with your friends, neighbors, or co-workers from the hustle and bustle of the season to enjoy the sights, sounds, and smells reminiscent of a simpler time.

We also will be having a Big Giveaway at the Boutique....You know I love Giveaways...We will be drawing 6 names during the 2 days we are open for wonderful gifts as a Thank You for joining with us in the celebration...

Our Boutique is YOUR one-stop shopping destination saving you time and money where the "Difference is in the Details"... and where we still believe in Santa Claus!

P.S..... HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!!!!!!