{"id":4501,"date":"2007-10-18T20:24:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-18T20:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4501"},"modified":"2007-10-18T20:24:00","modified_gmt":"2007-10-18T20:24:00","slug":"a-morning-early-afternoon-well-spent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icalltheshot.com\/?p=4501","title":{"rendered":"A Morning &#038; Early Afternoon Well Spent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">I just enjoyed a wonderful meeting with Jennifer at a fabulous country store where many really neat trinkets and you name it were carefully displayed throughout. They also have a fine place to dine for breakfast, lunch and dinner and they also have a really cool furniture store on the far side. The whole place is actually in the same beautifully built log store and the atmosphere was so calm and peaceful. After we had our fill of browsing, we carried on over to a very good Italian restaurant . From there we continued over to a store called \u2018Make &#038; Take Gourmet\u2019. I have never heard of this place or anything like it in all my life and whoever came up with this idea is GENIUS! Thanks Jennifer for introducing me to this fine Gourmet Kitchen!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">&#8220;What to expect&#8221; ~ taken from their Web Site<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">What we do:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Plan and ShopWe develop a menu of 16 entr\u00e9es each month. We then shop for the highest quality meat and produce to deliver the freshest ingredients.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Prep all the ingredients Our culinary staff does all the hard parts of cooking preparation so that all the ingredients you need are sliced and diced and ready for you.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Supply the pansAll of our dishes go home in aluminum pans with lids or zipper bags to help with freezer space. We also supply cooking instruction labels for each entr\u00e9e.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Clean up You leave the mess. We\u2019ll handle of all the clean-up. That\u2019s what friends are for!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">We supply the fun Come in and enjoy. It\u2019s a social event. Spend time with friends you bring or friends you meet while preparing your meals together. Feel free to bring a bottle of wine or beverage of choice with you. <o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">What you do:<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Schedule your kitchen session Choose a date for your session from our calendar. Select 6 or 12 of your favorite entr\u00e9es from the menu. Place your entr\u00e9e order via website or phone. Or you can choose to have your order prepared by our staff and schedule it for pick-up. Each session is limited to 16 people. So if you\u2019re bringing a group, check to make sure there is room OR contact us for a private session for you and your friends!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Arrive at the kitchen for your sessionGrab an apron and prepare to have fun. You\u2019ll receive your personal dinner card that shows what entr\u00e9es you signed up for. Many people take this card home and hang it on their freezer as a reminder of all the great dinners inside.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Assemble your meals Travel from station to station and put your meals together with our easy-to-understand recipe cards. If you need anything while you\u2019re at our kitchen, from advice to ingredient refills, we\u2019re here to help.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Customize your entr\u00e9es Think the recipe needs more cheese? Add it! Do you hate mushrooms? Leave them out. You will be able to package your meal in full (4-6 servings) or split portions (2-3 servings) to suit different family sizes.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Cover and label your meal Put the provided cooking labels on your meal and place it in our refrigerator. Each label will explain how to cook the entr\u00e9e and will have serving suggestions.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">You\u2019re done!Pack up your fabulous meals in the cooler or laundry basket you brought with you. Off you go with lots more time to enjoy all the other fun stuff in your life!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">What a wonderful way to spend the morning and early afternoon with my buddy. We did not \u2018Make and Take\u2019 anything today but I do plan to indulge in the future. Oh yes, and they also have Make and Take cookies too! How cool does this place sound?<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; font-family: arial;\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Check out some of the pictures of this cool place that I downloaded from their website!<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-family: arial;\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/R4_HcsPgP6I\/AAAAAAAAAWQ\/QKIczPhJXhA\/s1600-h\/Fville095.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/R4_HcsPgP6I\/AAAAAAAAAWQ\/QKIczPhJXhA\/s400\/Fville095.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156559394088959906\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Food Stations &#038; Preparation<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-family: arial;\" href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/R4_HTsPgP5I\/AAAAAAAAAWI\/SZoa4kGryPU\/s1600-h\/Make0643.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/R4_HTsPgP5I\/AAAAAAAAAWI\/SZoa4kGryPU\/s400\/Make0643.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156559239470137234\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: center; font-family: arial;\" align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size:100%;\">Social Area<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-family: arial;\" href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/R4_HIcPgP4I\/AAAAAAAAAWA\/3tnhgf7OeVY\/s1600-h\/SocialArea.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_15jEUMtexcE\/R4_HIcPgP4I\/AAAAAAAAAWA\/3tnhgf7OeVY\/s400\/SocialArea.jpg\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156559046196608898\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><link rel=\"File-List\" href=\"file:\/\/\/C:%5CDOCUME%7E1%5CLAUREN%7E1%5CLOCALS%7E1%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml\"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:worddocument>   <w:view>Normal<\/w:View>   <w:zoom>0<\/w:Zoom>   <w:punctuationkerning\/>   <w:validateagainstschemas\/>   <w:saveifxmlinval>false<\/w:SaveIfXMLInvalid>   <w:ignoremixedcontent>false<\/w:IgnoreMixedContent>   <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false<\/w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText>   <w:compatibility>    <w:breakwrappedtables\/>    <w:snaptogridincell\/>    <w:wraptextwithpunct\/>    <w:useasianbreakrules\/>    <w:dontgrowautofit\/>   <\/w:Compatibility>   <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4<\/w:BrowserLevel>  <\/w:WordDocument> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>  <w:latentstyles deflockedstate=\"false\" latentstylecount=\"156\">  <\/w:LatentStyles> <\/xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]>  <![endif]--><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: \"Times New Roman\";\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mylivesignature.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/signatures.mylivesignature.com\/54486\/282\/912326E072E0D684DBBFDF228FB0CE16.png\" style=\"border: none; background: transparent;\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I just enjoyed a wonderful meeting with Jennifer at a fabulous country store where many really neat trinkets and you name it were carefully displayed throughout. 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