Evelyn's Blog - Taste of Gourmet

The Crown's Salad....

The Secret of The Crown's Salad? Crispy Crumbles and Vidalia Onion Salad Dressing! Simple as that! And you can order both "ingredients" right here on the website! Crumbles are $4.95 and the Vidalia is $8.95....The sweetness of the Dressing melds delciously with the spicy, garlicy Crumbles...YUM!

How long will the Crumbles last?  April S. answered that question by freezing the Crumbles and spooning out what she needed to top her salads!   At The Crown we use Romaine lettuce, chopped cantaloupe and apples! We dress the salad with a little Vidalia and sprinkle Crumbles over the top! That's easy isn't it?

We have a 20% Sale on all our Taste of Gourmet foods...now through March 31st. Enter the Discount Code SpringSale for your 20% Discount (no spaces in the words) Don't forget a $40.00 order lets you choose ONE Half-price Customer Special! Order now and enjoy every bite of our good foods! www.tasteofgourmet.com  No excuse for not have good, southern, Mississippi made food wherever you live!  And be sure to come to Lunch at The Crown when you are in the Delta!

 

Thanksgiving Sale ......time to order for the Holidays!

We're enjoying Sweet Potato Muffins this morning....sprinkled with the Crunchy Sugar Topping that comes in the box!  It's heavenly to eat and such wonderful aromas coming from the kitchen!  I made the Muffin batter yesterday so all I had to do is spoon it into the muffin cups this morning!  How easy is that?   And the batter will last for a week in the fridge....if you can stay out of it!

Go on line today and order all the Taste of Gourmet goodies you'll need for the Holidays at a 20% Discount!  Then your cupboard is stocked and you can relax and enjoy Thanksgiving and Christmas...knowing you have deliciously easy food to serve your family and friends!  AND give as gifts!

Go to www.tasteofgourmet.com and in the check out area of the ordering....
use the code ThanksgivingSale for your 20% Discount!

Be sure to order $40.00 (after discount) so you can choose a Customer Half-price Special!  The Dessert Trio is perfect for the "eating season!"
Apple Cake, Mississippi Delta Fudge Pie and Chocolate Truffle Cheese Cake Ball for just $12.50!  
Just 12 Days before Thanksgiving!  And we have so much to be thankful for!  
 

News I had to share.....

On Friday I'll be in Biloxi, Mississippi as a guest judge on Bravo's Top Chef program!  Now that's what I call FUN!     I've been emailing with Amy Cao and I'm really excited about the show!   Is there ANYTHING more fun than tasting great food???   Sounds like a heavenly day to me...     

This was Amy's first note to me..... "I'm head of community at Foodspotting.com. Foodspotting has partnered with Bravo's Top Chef tour around the U.S. and we're reaching out to our favorite food bloggers to guest judge the live cook-off between Top Chef contestants in each city.  The chefs competing in Biloxi are Eli Kirshtein and Tiffany Derry.  http://www.bravotv.com/thetour "  

You're going to love browsing around the Foodspotting.com site.  The pictures and words....get ready to be hungry!   And of course.... get ready to start cooking something good....you'll be heading to the kitchen to try to recreate what you are reading about!  And that's fun too! 

I can't wait for Friday in Biloxi.....I'll tell you all about the foods the chef's prepare and when the episodes will be shown (when I find out!)   Maybe I'll get some inspiration for something new to serve at The Crown....or a new product even!   Is Top Chef one of your favorite programs?  This is going to be so much fun! 

Delta Fudge Pies flying out the door.....

Well actually they are being SHIPPED out the door!  Our Easter Celebration Special is "Spend $25.00 on Taste of Gourmet products and we'll put a FREE Mississippi Delta Fudge Pie in your shipment."  So for the rest of the week....the same special will be for anyone who visits The Crown and spends $25.00 on Taste of Gourmet!

So come in for lunch or to shop for Easter basket goodies....pick out 3 or 4 Taste of Gourmet items and you'll also get a FREE Fudge Pie mix!  I know you'll NEED a jar of Jezebel Sauce for your ham on Sunday and some Vidalia Dressing for the fruit salad!  
(FYI - we have only two of our special Petit Jean Hams left for Easter....call if you want us to keep one for you! 662-887-4522 

Special will end on Saturday at 5:00...so come shopping.........AND be sure to come for Art After Hours Thursday evening from 5 to 7 pm.  Shops will be open late and we'll have great nibbles and Sweet Tea to keep you happy while you are shopping and visiting in downtown Indianola!

Happy Birthday to The Crown

I can hardly believe that we opened The Crown 35 years ago....I know I have a stack of reservation books starting in 1976 and the stack is HUGE!  But the weird thing is that I am loving each and every day at The Crown....just as much as I did at the beginning.....Isn't it a blessing to LOVE what you do?

March first I sent out this email to our internet customers....I thought I would share it with you too!  It's a present from The Crown to you....You can start ordering on our website AND get a 10% Discount and a gift!  Just use the Discount code....WMECB and enjoy your FREE Creamy Delta Bisque!

Happy 35th Birthday to The Crown and Taste of Gourmet!

YOUR Gift for being our great customer is a FREE Box of Creamy Delta Bisque with every $25.00 order you place during March!  That's right!  During the ENTIRE month of March....you will get a 10% discount using the code
WMECB
AND a box of Creamy Delta Bisque with two mixes inside!  YUM!

Today's Quick Bite tells you HOW you can enjoy your GIFT of Creamy Delta Bisque!

Prepare the Bisque with just 5 cups of milk and a stick of butter (if you choose to)
Then enjoy the Bisque with ONE of these additions:
Shrimp Bisque:  Add shrimp of your choice
Crawfish Bisque:  Add Crawfish to your taste
Crab Bisque:  Add carbmeat to your taste
Ham Soup:  Add 1 cup cooked, chopped Ham
Broccoli and Cheese Soup:  Add 10 oz frozen chopped broccoli and 8 oz grated cheese
Creamed Chicken Soup:  Add 1 to 2 cups of cooked chopped chicken
Alfredo Sauce: Add 1 cup (or more) grated Parmesan cheese - serve over pasta
Hot Seafood Dip:  Add shrimp, crab, fish fillets etc. to prepared Bisque.  Add cheddar or Swiss cheese to melt and thicken dip.  Serve warm with crackers 

Remember that with a $40.00 order...you can purchase one of our Customer Half-Price Specials:
The Soup Collection for $27.50 (regular price $54.95)  Includes 6 boxes of soup
New Dessert Trio for $12.50 (regular $24.85)  Three popular dessert mixes
Bread Collection for $14.50 (regular $28.95)

Order on our website www.tasteofgourmet.com or call your local Consultant or call 1-800-833-7731 and mention the Discount Code WMECB...good through the month of March with the FREE GIFT included on a $25.00 purchase!  Happy Birthday to us and Delicious Dining for each of you!

Mississippi Mud Bites....

I needed 1 inch square bites of deep chocolate today for a party so I bake the Mississippi Mud Cake in a glass 9x13 inch pan.  I buttered the pan well, then spread out the batter....baked it at 350 for about 25 min. and let it cool completely!  Then rubbed the top with confectioners sugar and cut it in tiny bite size piece!  Honestly...it was so rich and good and looked great piled on a square white plate (dusted with a bit more sugar.)  I admit that I ate SEVERAL pieces while I was cutting....I couldn't serve anyone a corner piece or one that fell apart it in the middle!  I call that quality control AND I call it delicious! 

There's a Sale going on too.....go to www.tasteofgourmet.com to get the 10% code!  It's on the home page!  You'll be so glad you stocked up on our great food!

Merry Christmas from Mississippi....

The Elves at The Crown are scurrying like mad to get presents wrapped and out the door with our sweet customers!  The Shipping Elves at the Plant are wild too...with last minute gifts and provisions for New Year's Parties being shipped all over the country!  We LOVE Christmas in the Mississippi Delta because it gives us a chance to be a part of Christmas celebrations with families everywhere!

You know, you can't get any better than that......enjoying Christmas Eve and Day with people you love and then having so many people enjoying our food as part of THEIR Christmas celebrations!  I do love our business!

Merry Christmas to all of you....from Evelyn, Tony, Jennifer, Sage and Prescott and each of our precious family of Taste of Gourmet Consultants! 

Discount on orders for the end of Summer...

...or the beginning of Fall!  Either way it is time to stock your cupboard for easy, simple and deliciously healthy meals!  And the Half-Price Specials for customers are a great way to stretch your "dollar" even further!  The Soup Collection for just $27.50 or the Dip Collection for just $14.98 or the Super Sauces for just $16.50!  What a bargain you can get when you purchase just $40.00 at regular price! 

The 10% Discount Code to use on the our website  www.tasteofgourmet.com  is WHFZN  and you can order with it through August 31st!  (Put the code in the box that asks for Hostess Code when you are ordering!)

Or you can call your Consultant who will take your order for you!  Or call our office at 800-833-7731....we just want you to take advantage of the savings AND enjoy a lot of wonderful meals!  Remember that Taste of Gourmet is NOT just for company or special events!  Taste of Gourmet is there to use every day...for every day meals!  Besides... there is no one more special than your own family! Right?

Pack Your Pantry NOW......

It's the perfect time to restock your kitchen cupboard with great food from Taste of Gourmet!
10% Discount on ALL our products is valid through May 15th!
Code is BVHUM
PLUS
Orders totaling $40.00 in products (after discount) will also qualify for a Customer Half-Price Item. 
You can choose one of three Half-Price items!   
Soup Collection (normally $54.95) for only $27.50 
Taste of the South (normally $39.95) for only $19.98 
Super Sauces (normally $32.95) for only $16.50 

Order on-line at www.tasteofgourmet.com or call your Consultant or call the Home Office (800-833-7731)to order.  We'd love to talk to you about our yummy food!
It's time to make your meals healthy, easy and economical!  Taste of Gourmet is your delicious solution!

Lots of Tastings this weekend.....

Is it Spring in the Air that is making people hungry for our good food?  From Pennsylvania to Nebraska, Illinois to South Carolina....people are talking about, tasting and buying food from Taste of Gourmet this weekend!  (Tastings happen all the time, but it so happens that FOUR Tastings are being spotlighted - every ordering guest at these four will be getting an extra FREE gift from me!)  It's part of a special promotion we are having with our Taste of Gourmet Consultants!

I'm calling it an April Gumbo Pot of contests, drawings and bonus items!  Our way to get the Spring and Summer filled with aromas, easy meals and yummy flavors - all over the country!  And some great Half-price items are being offered to our guests at Tastings AND on our website!    

One of the Three Half-Price items you can purchase is our Soup Collection - it includes our Creole File Gumbo!  I just heard from a man in; MA - "That Gumbo is the best meal I've ever eaten!"  Don't you love it?  And YOU can buy the Soup Collection for only $27.50 when you purchase $40.00 of our other wonderful food products!  Six different boxes of Soup (The Delta Bisque even has TWO mixes in it!)

We love giving our Consultants great reasons to sell....and our customers a great reason to buy!  Have a yummy weekend.