In August, hosts receive 60% off forged cutlery or the new grinders with the peppercorn medley and coarse sea and Himalayan salt.  Cookware is 60 % off in September.  Contact me at pikepc@yahoo.com.

Recipe of the Month

One pot Pasta (a great back to school recipe ready in 20 minutes and it only uses one pot!)

4 large garlic cloves, peeled 

1 jar of sun-dried tomatoes in oil, undrained or a can of diced tomatoes drained

3 cans (14.5 oz) chicken broth

1 lb uncooked penne pasta

1 head broccoli

2 medium carrots

4 oz reduced fat cream cheese

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp coarse ground black pepper

Parmesan cheese grated and fresh snipped basil optional

1. Press garlic using the garlic press. Place garlic 1 tbsp oil from the sun-dried tomatoes in bottom of large pan.  Cook over medium heat 2-3 minutes or until garlic is golden brown stirring occasionally.  Remove from heat and add broth.  Return to burner, turn on high, cover and bring to boil. Add pasta.  Cover and simmer 8-10 minutes or until pasta is almost cooked.  Stirring occasionally.

2. Meanwhile, cut broccoli into small florets, place into a large bowl.  Cut carrots in half lengthwise and then slice crosswise on a bias.  Drain tomatoes, pat dry, and slice into thin strips.  Add carrots and tomatoes to your bowl. 

3. Cut cream cheese into cubes, add veggies, cream cheese, salt and pepper to stockpot.  Stir until cheese is melted and fully incorporated.  Reduce heat to medium, cover and cook an additional 2-4 minutes or until veggies are tender.

4. Serve immediately.  Top with grated Parmesan and fresh basil if desired.

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I’m Cathy Fields of Sibcy Cline Realtor’s excited to be partnered with the Bride and Groom Planner. As a full time Realtor my goal is to exceed my clients expectations and ensure that the process of buying or selling Real Estate is profitable and fun. I look forward to helping you find your Dream Home.

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Groom:  I promise to try to remember to put put my dirty clothes in the hamper and to replace the toilet paper roll when it’s empty.

Bride: I promise to learn how to check the oil in my car and  I will comfort you when your team loses and drink beer with you when they win. 

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Your wedding day has come and gone.  Hopefully, it was everything you dreamed and more.  Now that you have unpacked your bags from your honeymoon, it is time to write those Thank You Notes.  I completely understand that you may not be up to writing a hundred or so cards out just when you can finally relax from the wedding bliss you have been engulfed in for the last year.  So here are a couple tips to making it a little easier.

 1. Be Prompt  

         You are probably aware that wedding gifts start arriving from the moment you announce you engagement.   If you get a gift several months before the wedding, DO NOT WAIT to send a thank you until after the wedding.  Send a thank you promptly after receiving any gift.  Thank You’s should be sent within a week of receiving the gift.  Exceptions can be made if you are on your honeymoon.  So, figure a week after you get home to get those notes in the mail.

2. Make a spreadsheet

         Depending on the size of your wedding, you are going to be getting a lot of gifts.  Keep a spreadsheet with the name of the Giver and the gift.  When you send a Thank You, make a check next to their name.  It is very easy to forget whom you sent a note to and who you didn’t.  

 3. Share the duties

         Ask your new hubby to split the work.  The gifts were for BOTH of you, right.   My husband didn’t buy into this idea. He felt that since he had no intentions of ever using the new Kitchen Aid mixer or similar gifts, that he was exempt from writing the Thank You’s.  Now, if someone gave him a set of golf clubs for the wedding, he would have gladly written a thank you himself. 

 Just remember that your guests took the time to spend their money on a gift for you.  So take the 30 seconds to make sure to write them a note of your appreciation.  It doesn’t need to be a novel, just a few lines about how their gift will be appreciated and used as a newly married couple. 

    Brides I am so impressed in the quality of Vendors we bring into the industry, keep doing those surveys. http://brideandgroomplanner.com/myWeddingSurvey.php

My favorite part of our planner and Website is the Your Future section, we take pride and staying with you after your special day, don’t overlook this section, we are growing and have recently signed on a couple of Realtors and a Financial Planner. I spent an hour with our financial planner last week and he educated me more in that hour than I have ever been in my 39 years. What better gift could your parents or you give to yourselves than a free financial consultation to start your marriage off right and avoid one of the biggest potholes you could get into.

On the lighter side have you checked out our wedding disaster videos? http://www.brideandgroomplanner.com/stopWeddingDisasters.php  Share them with you friends and family?

Don’t miss our idea galleries it’s my favorite part of our new site. Look for the mouse ring box for all your computer savvy fiancés or boyfriends what a trip!!!! It’s in the wedding ring section.http://cincinnati.brideandgroomplanner.com/pictureGalleries.php

And don’t forget your engagement stories and add a picture after such romantic stories we want to see you.

http://cincinnati.brideandgroomplanner.com/engagementStories.php?action1=es&id=105

I am proud to be the newest addition of the Cincinnati Dayton Bride & Groom Family. This is my first year with the company; I am the office Administrator as well as part of our Sales team. My favorite part of this company and what sets us a part is our commitment to our Vendors, if you don’t succeed we don’t. This goes far beyond signing you up for our program we include networking and monthly follow-ups a must as we go into June ‘08, so look out hear we come!!!! I look forward to meeting you all soon weather in person or phone calls.

Kim Lanthorn

Bride & Groom Planner

513-272-3300

klanthorn@brideandgroomplanner.com

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