SJgourmet and OpenSky Cyber Monday Special Offer!!

COUPONS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE

DUE TO OVERWHELMING RESPONSE

We will be having more promotions in the month of December!

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Today is Cyber Monday, the biggest retail day for the internet! To celebrate Cyber Monday and the holidays SJgourmet at http://theopenskyproject.com/ is offering a 25 dollar credit towards any purchase. There is no minimum purchase, free shipping and can be used at any OpenSky shop. The 25 dollar coupons are limited in number and will go fast so be sure to use your credit as soon as possible! This is a fantastic opportunity to get handpicked products and goods from http://sjgourmet.theopenskyproject.com/ at a considerable reduction and with free shipping just in time for your holiday gift giving!

I know we all love a deal and the idea of getting christmas gifts for the ones we love at a discount appeals to our sensible side, but we also want gifts that are creative and that the reciever will love. I have put together a list of ideas perfect for a variety of interests and hobbies. Remember that this a SMALL representation of what is available at http://www.theopenskyproject.com/, please come and see for yourselves what the shopkeepers at OpenSky have to offer!

To redeem your 25 dollar credit please enter code: sarahhe2509 when you check out! Remember this is a limited time offer and is subject to cancellation at any time, so redeem as soon as possible!

Global 8 inch Chef's knife a must have for any cook, Sarah Herman SJgourmet

Beautiful Staub Coq Au Vin from Greg Henry of SippitySup perfect for the foodie

Beautiful wine carafe from Kelly Lyden of The Party Dress perfect for the wine conisuier

Bodum from Kath Younger of Kath eats real food, perfect for the college student

Brass Water Measurement from Dave Epstein perfect for the gardener

Beautiful SeaLife Plates from Tina Haupert of carrots and cake perfect for anyone

KidsKitchen

KidsKitchen is on vacation this week and will return next week! Stay tune Monday for an amazing deal from OpenSky and SJgourmet, after all tomorrow is Cyber Monday!!
In the meantime I will leave you with a simple recipe to use the mountains of turkey I am sure that we all have leftover from thanksgiving. I have to give the credit to my husband for this culinary concoction, he came up with it all on his own! ( I must be rubbing off on him ) All joking aside this is a delicious way to use extra turkey and the garlic mayonnaise can be used for a variety of other culinary applications such as a topping for grilled seafood or on a beautiful medium rare burger.

Turkey with Avocado-Shallot and Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise

Serves 1

2 slices of good bread ( toasted)

1/4 lb. cooked turkey breast

1/2 avocado

4 shallots

olive oil

Roasted-Garlic Mayonnaise

1 cup prepared mayonnaise

1 whole garlic head

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Slice garlic head in half and place in foil, drizzle with olive oil. Wrap foil tightly around garlic and roast in oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool. Once cool squeeze garlic from shells into the prepared mayo and mix to combine. Saute sliced shallots in a small amount of olive oil until brown on medium heat. Toast the bread until lightly brown. Add turkey and sliced avocado to toasted bread, sprinkle on shallots. Spread top piece of toasted bread with garlic mayonnaise. Place on top, slice and enjoy!

*Remaining Roasted Garlic Mayonnaise can be refrigerated and kept for up to 7 days.

Kids Kitchen

It's once again time for Kids Kitchen! This week we began our quest at the farmers market, tasting and choosing what fruit would be perfect for our Busy Morning Smoothie. Each vendor had beautiful, unique and very fresh produce to offer. In the end the ripe mango and deep red locally grown strawberries caught our attention, we placed them in our market bag and continued on....

The Busy Morning Smoothie is born, the perfect and simple way to send your family out the door in the morning, secure in the fact that they started their day out right!




Busy Morning SmoothieServes 4*6 whole strawberries1/2 ripe mango1 tbsp. honey1 tsp. vanilla1 cup milk1 cup iceRemove stems from the strawberries. Peel and slice 1/2 a ripe mango. Place both fruits in blender. Add honey, vanilla, ice and milk to the blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into 4 small glasses and garnish with a fresh strawberry. Enjoy!

KidsKitchen

SJgourmet is proud to announce KidsKitchen! A weekly video cooking show produced, edited and hosted by my lovely little girl.





KidsKitchen is a creation of my daughters to showcase her new found love of cooking and film making. The goal of KidsKitchen is to teach other kids the joy of cooking with simple easy to follow recipes they can make. It also gives parents a chance to spend quality time cooking and bonding with their child. In our busy daily lives who wouldn't love spending a little more one on one time with their kids?

Each Sunday SJgourmet will feature one of her cooking videos and I will post the recipe and a few of my own photos to go with it.


We hope you enjoy !

Banana Bread Muffins

serves 12

1/2 c. butter

1 c. sugar

2 eggs

1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

2 c. flour

2 tbsp. melted butter

sugar for tops of muffins

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.Cream together butter and sugar in a mixer. Add eggs and mix until incorporated. Combine together flour, salt and baking soda. Add to mixer. Mix until combined. Scoop into muffin pan lined with muffin liners. Bake for 30 minutes until golden. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar.

Serve warm and enjoy!

SJgourmet partners with Open Sky

Have you ever been to a retailer only to wander around the store with little to no help in sight. Even worse is when you finally do find help the sales person stares at you blankly or gives you information with out the knowledge or expertise to back it up.

What if you could shop at a store that is filled with shopkeepers that are passionate and knowledgeable about what they are selling? Would you go? I know I would!

SJgourmet has partnered with http://www.theopenskyproject.com/ to bring you products that I love and use everyday!

Opensky is an online retailer filled with a variety of merchandise from home and garden to health and fitness, baby and hobbies. The goal of the company is to provide the consumer with a intimate and personal shopping experience, while providing expert advice and real life product experiences.

Have I peaked your interest? Come and check us out at http://www.theopenskyproject.com/! Search under shop by expert for Sarah Herman