Seasonal & Holiday Recipe Swap, Shipped Home, Update post 67

[VickiV]

You are invited to join the Seasonal and Holiday Recipe Swap hosted by VickiV and pretty in tink. The theme is fall and winter recipes, as well as holidays that fall in this time frame, such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day. We have a category for Cookie Exchange recipes, since they are so popular this time of year. Also, with the popularity of the Secret Buddy Swap with the kids, we will try a kid’s group, either their favorite or something they like to make. You may sign up for as many groups as you would like. We can add more groups as they fill.

REQUIREMENTS: Make enough for every person in your group. Completed recipes must be 8 ½” x 5 ½”. Staples sells the binders and the plastic sheet protectors for this size. Use cardstock and layer at least once plus one embellishment. You can embellish any way you choose, but be C-R-E-A-T-I-V-E!!! Please check in every 2 weeks.

SENDING & RECEIVING: Mail date is no later than October 24, 2007. Mail all 6 copies of the recipe you do. You will get one of yours back. These are due November 3, 2007. Please try to get your package shipped on time so that we can get your recipes returned promptly. We will mail out all swaps on November 7th. 2007.

Label your recipes with your Dis name, real name, category and group number. Put your recipes in a plastic bag larger than the recipes. Individual zip bags will leave lines on the recipes if they are too small. One of us will PM you the shipping address when you are ready to mail them. However you send them, include an envelope and postage for the same amount for return shipping (stamps, cash, check). If you choose priority shipping, we can get priority envelopes at the post office and then do the priority-shipping label online to get free delivery confirmation for you. Please don’t send metered or click-it/ship-it postage – some hostesses have had issues with these.

We hope to do another swap for spring holidays and seasonal recipes at the beginning of the New Year. Then we will try to have it be a quarterly swap.

Please let me know if I’ve forgotten anything.

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Cookie Exchange-Group 1, Make 6
1. VickiV, Almond Roca Bars
2. pretty in tink,Peanut Butter Blossoms
3. MazdaUK, School Dinner Cookies
4. AlexWyattMommy, Santa's Whiskers
5. rlovew, Chocolate Mint Sticks
6. YodasMom, Pecan Balls

Cookie Exchange-Group 2, Make 6
1. VickiV, Razz-ma-tazz Bars
2. pretty in tink, Kahlua Sandwich Cookies
3. MazdaUK, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
4. rlovew, Cherry Coconut Clusters
5. YodasMom, Double Chocolate Toffee
6. Mickster, Candy Cane Cookies

Cookie Exchange-Group 3, Make 3
1. VickiV, Reese's Peanut Butter Squares
2. pretty in tink, Gingerbread
3. lewdyan1

Fall/Winter Recipes-Group 1, Make 5
1. VickiV, Enchilada Stack-Up
2. pretty in tink, Beef Brisket with Gravy
3. MazdaUK, Butternut Sausage Pasta
4. rlovew, Pumpkin Pie Cake
5. VickiV, Cockaleekie Soup (Chicken and Leek)

Holiday Recipes-Group 1, Make 3
1. VickiV, Cherry Eggnog Quick Bread
2. rlovew, Sweet Potato Bake
3. pretty in tink, Eggnog Punch

Kid’s Recipe Group 1, Make 6
1. AlexWyattMommy, Slammin' Jammin' Berry Bars
2. lewdyan1
3. rlovew, Spider Sandwiches
4. prettyintink,
5. MazdaUK, Easy Fairy Cakes
6. VickiV, Squished Witches

[MazdaUK]

You know I can never resist a recipe swap! I'll be needing a 3rd binder at this rate!

Can you put me down for a place in each cookie swap - I'll have school dinner cookies for one (an old English recipe - one of the few nice things I remember from school!) and chocolate peanut butter cookies for the other. And for the seasonal swap can I have butternut sausage pasta.

That'll do me for now:goodvibes

[AlexWyattMommy]

Put me down for one Holiday Cookie and One Kid's recipe. I'll get back to you after lunch with the recipes.

[rlovew]

Please add me to both the cookie exchange groups: chooclate mint sticks and cherry coconut clusters. Please add me to the Holiday recipe group and the fall/winter group. I will get back to you with my items.

Rebecca

[YodasMom]

Could you please add me to both the cookie exchange groups. I will get back to you with recipes.

[Mickster]

I'd like to join the cookie exchange group - candy cane cookies. :)

[AlexWyattMommy]

For the cookies - Santa's Whiskers.

For the children's - can it be with parental help on the oven or kid totally?

If oven help okay - Slammin'Jammin' Berry Bars.

[VickiV]

For the cookies - Santa's Whiskers.

For the children's - can it be with parental help on the oven or kid totally?

If oven help okay - Slammin'Jammin' Berry Bars.

Sure, oven help is ok.

Updated to here. Also added more cookie exchange groups.

VickiV

[pretty in tink]

As a co-hostess I should totally know this, but are the kid recipe cards made by the kids or is it recipes that kids can make but moms make the cards? Hope that makes sense, and this should let anyone else wondering the same thing get the answer too

I'll take another cookie exchange spot please

[AlexWyattMommy]

I was going to let him help me design them and then I would mass produce it. He likes scrapping, but making that many of the same one would bore him and I want him to keep going to Mommy"N"Me crops.

[lewdyan1]

Wow, lots of great options! I would love to do a cookie recipe and a kids recipe (something I will design and make with my DD's input). Thanks for hosting these sound awesome!:cool1:

[VickiV]

As a co-hostess I should totally know this, but are the kid recipe cards made by the kids or is it recipes that kids can make but moms make the cards? Hope that makes sense, and this should let anyone else wondering the same thing get the answer too

I'll take another cookie exchange spot please

I figured moms would be helping the kid do the cards or supervising them if they are older. I think it's great that a kid wants to be creative. If Mom wants to make the cards, that's fine with me too. Because of the category, I'm hoping people won't be upset if things aren't perfect.

I suppose if someone had a kid friendly recipe, like edible play doh or something, but didn't have any kids, that they could sign up for kids recipes too. I know there are a lot of teachers here that probably have files full of recipes for kids.

[VickiV]

Is it ok with everyone to let sign ups go until Saturday night?

[MazdaUK]

Fine by me!

[VickiV]

Hi everyone. I don't mind doing a kid recipe. I thought pretty in tink was signing up for one too, but she didn't post it. Do you want to keep the kid swap as just 2? Would you like pretty in tink and I to do recipes for that category too? Would you like to just drop the category? Or would you like to combine it in the extra spots in another category?

Also, I deleted the menu category and added those recipes to other categories. Hope that will be alright with everyone.
VickiV

[AlexWyattMommy]

It's okay with me if you want just drop the kids group. I haven't told them yet, so what they don't know won't disappoint them any.

[rlovew]

I can join the kids group to help fill it up. I can always use the recipes with my class if I want. I will have to look for a recipe in a couple of days though for my spots. Things are slowing down but i have a couple busy days getting my swap mailed out.

rebecca

[pretty in tink]

i can do kids spot, just need to figure what recipe to do
and i don't mind filling in in a group that is short, i'll just put the duplicate set in my daughter's book she is getting for Christmas, she'd love it

[MazdaUK]

You can put me down for easy fairy cakes in the kids one if you like - DS(7) loves making (and eating!) these

I'm fine with the menu and fall combnation (if you see what I mean)

[lewdyan1]

Like AWM, my DD didn't know so, it doesn't matter either way to me!:)

[pretty in tink]

Easy fairy cakes sound yummy! I think we will go ahead and continue with the kids group :)

[AlexWyattMommy]

Okay, I will tell my eldest and we can work on his this weekend.
Thanks guys. He will be very happy to have his own swap to work on.

[MazdaUK]

2 groups down, two groups to go!

[MazdaUK]

I'm done! can you PM me the address for mailing please :)

[VickiV]

You are so fast MazdaUK! :thumbsup2 :cheer2: pretty in tink sent a pm with her address.

I have to finish a recipe for the heritage recipe swap and then a group for the surprise swap before I can start this one. Those should all be done by the end of the week. I hope I don't forget all my ideas before then.

VickiV

[MazdaUK]

This swap jumped the queue as I am still waiting for my cardstock for the Heritage swap. But I'm all typed up so its just some printing and cutting and embellishing. Apparently CTMH has been overwhelmed with orders recently:mad: which is why the stuff is taking so long.:sad2:

ETA DH took the parcel to the PO today while I was at work, so give it about a week to 10 days then start stalking that postman! :tiptoe:

[rlovew]

For my fall and winter recipes I am going to do Pumkin Pie Cake, for my kids recipe I am doing Spider Sandwiches. I am still deciding on my holiday recipe.

Rebecca

[Mickster]

I am going to be making Candy Cane Cookies for my group. Thanks! I'm formatted and the paper has been purchased. Just need to print and assemble. :)

[AlexWyattMommy]

We too are formatted. Just need to print and assemble.
Need to finish the AK swap first.

[MazdaUK]

Just to war that although DH posted on Wednesday, they may still be stuck at the airport due to the PO strike :mad: Hope things start moving soon!

ETA Shauna got her package on Saturday - just 3 days from London to California! So look out for them soon :goodvibes:

[YodasMom]

My choices for my groups are:

Cookie Exchange Group 1: Pecan Balls

Cookie Exchange Group 2: Double Chocolate Toffee Cookies

I'll try to get these done in the next couple of weeks.

[VickiV]

I think I have everything up to here now. Everyone's recipe titles sound so interesting! I can hardly wait to see them all.

[rlovew]

I have all but 1 cookie exchange group done. I am waiting on the actual recipe from my other to arrive. I did a Sweet Potato Bake for the Holiday Recipe Group.

Rebecca

[Mickster]

Mine are done! I'll get them packed up and in the mail tomorrow! :woohoo:

[Mickster]

Could someone please PM me Vicki's address (or VIcki herself :lmao: )? I am going to the PO this morning and would love to get these recipes out today. Thanks! :)

[MazdaUK]

PM sent with pretty in tink's address

[pretty in tink]

sorry, i'm going to send pm's to everyone that hasn't received one yet, it's going to be a crazy week so i am just now getting to dis for today. Thanks Mazda for helping out!

[MazdaUK]

Any sign of my recipes yet? TPCShauna got her package (posted at the same time) on Saturday.:confused:

[lewdyan1]

Just checking in, I have my recipes printed and hope to work on them this weekend, if not I for sure will do them next week.:)

[rlovew]

I finished my recipes and will be mailing these by the weekend.

Rebecca

[VickiV]

Thanks so much MazdaUK for sending the pm. I was gone all day yesterday and then again all day today, not home until bedtime. Well, I did make it home to pick up the mail and take it with me for the next appointment I had. I'll be posting about that in the secret sister thread.

Hope everyone has pretty in tink's address now.

I did see pretty in tink last night. She didn't mention anything about receiving any package yet, MazdaUK. I'm sure she would have said something about it if she had. I didn't talk to her today, but hope to tomorrow. I'll try to remember to ask her if she received your package.

Vicki

[MazdaUK]

It normally takes at least a week to 10 days, so yesterday would be the earliest to look for it, its just that because the other parcel got there so early I thought it might get there quicker. But with postal logic it will probably take 2 weeks:rotfl2:

[pretty in tink]

first package arrived yesterday! I just didn't have a chance to post until today- everything is cute, cute, cute Mazda! I did send pm's out, so if I missed anyone just let me know, but I think I got everybody :)

[MazdaUK]

Glad they got there safely :thumbsup2 I can't wait to get all these back - my kids LOVE baking cookies :goodvibes

[pretty in tink]

Mickster-yours arrived today too :) They are super cute, too! Thanks!

[VickiV]

I can hardly wait to see the everyone's work!

VickiV

[AlexWyattMommy]

I'm piecing together Santa's face tonight.

[AlexWyattMommy]

Done!
Just need to bag & label and these can go in the mail tomorrow. :thumbsup2

The kid's one turned out pretty cute. Who knew my boy had an eye for color?

[AlexWyattMommy]

These are officially postal. They went to the office this morning. Just totally forget to tell you that. Sorry. My bad.

[pretty in tink]

ok, i'll keep an eye out for them! can't wait to see them :)

[lewdyan1]

Cookies are done, just not baked!;) I am just having a hard time getting my DD to work on hers. Between ballet, baton and homework, the kid is so busy! I think we have a free hour this weekend and I will try to get everything cut for her. I will post when I ship!:)

[lewdyan1]

DD finished hers today! I only wish mine came out as nice as hers! She did a great job!

I will try to mail in the morning.:)

[pretty in tink]

AWM-yours arrived today and they are perfect! I'm so glad I'm in your groups :) Thanks for the goodies too!

[MazdaUK]

I can't wait to see everything:banana: You do know I'm not good at waiting, by the way:rolleyes1 :lmao:

[AlexWyattMommy]

AWM-yours arrived today and they are perfect! I'm so glad I'm in your groups :) Thanks for the goodies too!

Thanks. I just :love: the :santa: face. Thought about making more for Christmas cards.

[rlovew]

I mailed mine today.

Rebecca

[lewdyan1]

Mine are shipped! DC is #03062400000292226660.

[VickiV]

I'll keep a lookout for them ladies! That leaves only Yodasmom left to mail, but there's still one more day for that. VickiV has been having trouble getting on the disboards so I have updated the first post for her, let me know if I have missed anything

[YodasMom]

I'll keep a lookout for them ladies! That leaves only Yodasmom left to mail, but there's still one more day for that. VickiV has been having trouble getting on the disboards so I have updated the first post for her, let me know if I have missed anything

They'll be going out tomorrow, that is Wednesday.

[MazdaUK]

Aren't we all good :thumbsup2

[YodasMom]

I mailed mine today priority. Please re-use the box I sent them in for return shipping (USPS likes to mutilate envelopes). You will probably have to mail back via first class mail, instead of priority. I didn't think the shipping would be as much as it was and probably didn't include enough cash.

Thanks for hosting!

[pretty in tink]

we got another package today from rlovew-they're all great but my favorite is definitely the spider sandwiches! I'm going to try them for my kids now :)

[YodasMom]

Hi~ My DC search tells me my package was delivered to you around noon today. Could you confirm you received it, please? Thanks!

[VickiV]

pretty in tink says all of the recipes are here, so we will be swapping them out as soon as we can-maybe they will be out early!

VickiV

[pretty in tink]

Everybody's recipes have arrived! I updated the first post earlier but didn't have time to post that the last two arrived today! :) We will try to swap them out and take pictures in the next couple days and then mail them back out to you all-You all did some great work!

[MazdaUK]

I can't wait :goodvibes

[VickiV]

You won't have to wait much longer MazdaUK, 5 to 10 days more for you. All packages got shipped today. I'll try to pm people with their delivery confirmation numbers tomorrow. It took longer than anticipated to get things shipped for a number of reasons, including the fact that I couldn't find my log in stuff for online shipping to get those free delivery confirmations. Eventually I started a new account. I even had some problems at the post office today. rlovew will be receiving an envelope instead of a box, there were a few price adjustments. Fortunately, the postal worker knows me and really took his time to make sure everything was correct. I know someone will be receiving some change from me. pretty in tink had already sealed everything when she dropped them off for me to ship, so I'll have to send regular mail. pretty in tink had addressed with real names and not dis, so I don't know for sure who I still have to deal with. Anyway, we will try to get pictures posted this week. We got them shipped a day early anyway.

Thanks for the lovely hostess gifts everyone! I always find it amazing that there are so many things I've never seen before. I would love to see everyone's stuff from the Secret Sister Swap. I don't have a clue what some of that stuff is.

I hope you'll enjoy your recipes and that you'll join us for the next swap.

VickiV

[MazdaUK]

:yay: :banana: :cheer2:

watch out postman! :lmao:

[Mickster]

I got mine today! Each recipe is so pretty and sounds soooo good. Yumm-o! Thanks for hosting! :)

[lewdyan1]

Wow, that was quick! I can't wait to show my DD the kids group, she will be so impressed! She was so excited to be able to participate!:goodvibes Everything looks fantastic!:banana:

[AlexWyattMommy]

Mine came today too.
I can't wait for WyFy to get home and see the other recipes.
They all look great.

[VickiV]

I'm glad the shipping is going so fast. I hope MazdaUK will get hers quickly too.

Arrived:

AlexWyattMommy
Lewdyan1
MazdaUK
Mickster
pretty in tink
rlovew
VickiV
Yoda's Mom


All have arrived safely home now.

[rlovew]

Mine came and everything looks great.

Rebecca

[YodasMom]

Mine arrived today. Thanks everyone!

[MazdaUK]

I wouldn't say exactly patiently :rolleyes1 :lmao: I seem to have had nothing but Christmas gift catalogues for the past few days - DH is getting all :rolleyes2 but I don't like to throw them until I feel I've got Christmas organised IYKWIM ;)

[MazdaUK]

They came today, and everything looks FANTASTIC!:woohoo: Thanks everyone.

Mine always look sort of lame in comparison with some of your amazing work :blush:

[VickiV]

I'm so glad you got them MazdaUK. Hope you sign up to do the next swap too!

VickiV

[MazdaUK]

You bet :thumbsup2