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Text Box: Choosing a brand new wall calendar for my office each year is a special event for me. I take care to pick out one with colorful and cheerful images that will lift my spirits and spark my creativity. All those blank date slots challenge me to schedule new and exciting events to make this year even more productive and fulfilling than the last. I hope you find inspiration this year to add more joy and fulfillment to your life. Challenge yourself to learn something new, try something different and make new friends. Expand your horizons! But don’t forget to start the new year off right with a “Good Luck” tradition: eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day. Try the recipe below for New Year’s Day Cornbread from The Secret Ingredient . If you’re anxious to know what the New Year holds in store for you and your friends, host a fun “Fortune Telling” Tea Party and read what the tea leaves have to say. Details on the Tea Party page. If you need a quick “Thank You” gift or birthday gift, why not try making one yourself? Visit my new Gift Ideas page for FREE patterns and recipes for easy homemade gifts. You’ll find even more gift ideas in my new book, Quick Gifts From the Kitchen: No Cooking Required. Read about it in the Book Buzz. Good Luck in the New Year! Gloria

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January 2009 Newsletter
Text Box: Book Buzz! You can view a Fun Musical Greeting card with FREE recipes from this book, as well as cards from several of my other books on the Greeting Card page. I now have 14 titles for sale on the Amazon.com website. View the list and left and follow the links to use Amazon’s “search inside” feature to read more about each book. You can read one of my What’s Up With That? stories that I post each month on my “Just For Fun” page. Details are below. Text Box: FREE Decorating Tips, Party Ideas & Other Information on the Blue Sage Press Website: Visit the following pages to get free tips, recipes and ideas for: Interior Decorating Tips & Suggestions on the Decorating Page. Home Staging Tips on the Home Staging Page. Tea Party Ideas and Recipes on the Tea Party Page Wedding Planning Tips & Craft Projects on the Wedding Page. Self-Publishing Tips & Information on the Self-Publishing Page. Free recipes and craft projects for cooking & crafting with Lavender on the Lavender Page. Chocolate recipes on the Chocolate Page. Fun Musical Recipe Greeting Cards on the Greeting Card Page. Text Box: Books Now Available on Amazon.com Easy Microwave Desserts in a Mug Easy Microwave Desserts in a Mug for Kids Lavender Sensations A Taste of Lavender The Secret Ingredient Hand Over the Chocolate & No One Gets Hurt! Designs That Sell Decorating Basics For Men Only! If Teapots Could Talk The Super-Bride’s Guide for Dodging Wedding Pitfalls Self-Publishing On a Budget Ten Common Home Decorating Mistakes & How to Avoid Them Flamingos, Poodle Skirts and Red Hots: Creative Theme Party Ideas Quick Gifts From the Kitchen: No Cooking Required All the books are eligible for Amazon’s FREE super-saver shipping on orders of $25.00 or more and have Amazon’s “search inside” feature that allows you to see the front and back covers, the table of contents and read some of the pages inside. All the books have perfect binding (paperback binding). Text Box: If you would like to receive my monthly newsletter, send your request to: gloria@bluesagepress.com
Text Box: Just for Fun! I enjoy writing humorous slice-of-life stories about bizarre situations that make me ask, “What’s up with that?” I’ll be posting a new story each month for your entertainment and mine on the Just for Fun page. If you have a suggestion for a story about an event that caused you to ask, “What’s up with that?” e-mail me: gloria@bluesagepress.com Text Box: Customer Comments Thousands of readers are now enjoying tasty desserts made from the mix recipes in the Easy Microwave Desserts in a Mug® cookbook. Visit the Customer Comments page to read some of the comments I’ve received from cooks and food editors all over the country about how they are using the recipes. If you have a photo or comment you’d like to share, e-mail them to me.

New! Free Patterns and Recipes for

Easy Homemade Gifts

 

Want to save money on gifts? Why not try your hand at making a few gifts yourself? Visit the Gift Ideas page and get started now! This year, instead of mass-produced store-bought items, give a

one-of-a-kind

“gift from the heart”.

Happy New Year!Text Box: New Year’s Day Cornbread from The Secret Ingredient Text Box:

For a fun party activity, try reading tea leaves. You’ll find FREE ideas for creative invitations, decorations, favors and tasty recipes, plus tips for “reading tea leaves” on the Tea Party page.
Text Box: Need a Unique Idea for a Baby Shower? Plan a “Grandma’s First Grandbaby Shower” from Flamingos, Poodle Skirts & Red Hots: Creative Theme Party Ideas
Text Box: View and share Fun Musical Greeting Cards featuring FREE Recipes from several of my books.

1 lb. bulk pork sausage                  2 large eggs, slightly beaten

1/2 cup chopped onion                   1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 cup cornmeal                               1 (4 oz.) can chopped green chilies, drained

1/2 cup flour                                   2 cups grated cheddar cheese

1 teaspoon salt                                3/4 cup cream style corn
1/2 teaspoon baking soda               1 (15 oz.) can black-eyed peas, drained
1 cup buttermilk