Great Thanksgiving Gift Ideas from Edible Gifts Plus

Are you cooking this Thanksgiving? If not, wouldn't it be great to bring a wonderful gift to your hostess? Edible Gifts Plus has some wonderful ideas for gifts as well as some great centerpieces! Look below to see what they have to offer.

3D Turkey Cookie Kit Put together this unique Thanksgiving Turkey centerpiece! $65.00	Secret Sauce Gravy Boat Use this humorous gravy boat for all the family gatherings.Makes a great hostess gift for Thanksgiving or any “gravy” dinner. $19.95	Harvest Cookies – Minis Our custom hand-decorated mini cookies will highlight any occasion or brighten anyone’s day. These edible minis are perfect to welcome the cooler weather and the changing colors. $19.50	Burgundy & Gold Baklava Assortment Made with over 50 layers of paper-thin phyllo dough and filled with a delectable assortment of super-premium walnuts, cashews, pine nuts and pistachios, this Baklava Assortment is just heavenly!! $49.95
Pumpkin Pie Apple Once they have this festive Thanksgiving dessert, they’ll never want another!This giant Granny Smith apple is drenched in creamy pumpkin flavored caramel, hand dipped in smooth chocolate coating, rolled in graham crackers and stripped in orange flavored chocolate to give it the finishing touch. $25.95	Fall Festival Lollipop Bouquet Welcome the new season with this “Harvesting” lollipop bouquet. Enjoy 16 hand-poured autumn themed lollipops nestled in a beautiful leaf embellished container. Lollipops in the shape of leaves, pumpkins, turkeys and more are sure to brighten the lucky recipients’ day. $49.95	Giant Gingerbread Man Run, run, as fast as you can!You can’t catch me!I’m the Gingerbread Man… Order our 2 lb. Giant Gingerbread Man before we “RUN” out of these delicious cookies. Each cookie is hand decorated, stands approximately 12″ tall and is individually boxed with ribbon. Makes a great gift. $28.50	Fall Feast Jar As bright and colorful as fall leaves, our imported melon jar is filled with Hershey’s miniature chocolate bars, orange and lemon hard candy drops and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.Perfect for a friend or the entire staff.In warmer climates we may not be able to ship using ground delivery. $30.00
Bear”-er of Autumn Oreos Wheel This delightful fall gift features our exclusive container filled with delicious Autumn Chocolate Dipped Oreos. Enrobed in delicious Belgian Chocolates – dark, milk, or white – they’re decorated with candy Autumn Leaves. Our adorable Russ Teddy Bear is the “Bear”-er of this Autumn treat. $32.50	Fall Dozen Brownies They’ll fall in love with this just-because autumn gift.All of the 12 Fairytale flavors are placed in our classic box with an attractive gift band featuring a fall scene. $37.50	The Thanksgiving Box of Questions The box of questions was designed to help you connect with your loved ones during the holiday season in a more meaningful way. This year exchange ideas, dialogue, and bond with your family and friends like never before. $21.50	Autumn Bounty Gift Basket Send a bountiful harvest of delicious gourmet goodies. This beautiful fall bushel basket is filled to overflowing with the delicious tastes of creamy walnut fudge, chocolate chip biscotti, cinnamon caramel corn and more. A delicious way to welcome the fall season. $48.99

Collectibles Today

I am so happy to announce a new store that has been added to The Eclectic Mall. Collectibles Today offers many great gifts and collectibles from The Bradford Exchange, known for their collectible plates, Thomas Kincaide, a great artist, Ardleigh Elliot, another well known company offering many different collectibles, and there are Disney and military collectibles, jewelry, baby dolls that look, feel and smell real, and so much more that there is just too much to mention.

Below are just a few of the items you will find at Collectibles Today. Start your Christmas Shopping now!












Find these items and so much more at http://www.the-eclectic-mall.webnode.com/collectibles/

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

I am sure many of you are aware that October has been set aside as Breast Cancer Awareness Month. My best and oldest friend, Anne, is a 2 year survivor. She was diagnosed on 10/19/07 (which happened to be her 53rd birthday) and spent the next year going through surgery and chemo and radiation. But she made it! In honor of her, and all the many women AND men who have beat this disease or are in the process of fighting it, I would like to donate 50% of my profits from any PINK candle or warmer purchased from my store, Diamond Creek Candles, located at http://www.diamondcreekcandles.com/reps/flicka54.php.

I have no doubt that some of you have been touched by this in one way or another. Won't you please help?

Halloween

Halloween is only 39 days away. Are you ready? Are you having a party? Do you have little ghosts and goblins trying to decide what they want to be this Halloween when they go Trick-or-Treating? Are you tired of store after store of the same old thing?

I have the answer. I have several party supply stores on The Eclectic Mall. Each offers specials on Halloween costumes, party supplies and Halloween decorations for kids and adults. Some offer free shipping!

Visit my site at http://www.the-eclectic-mall.webnode.com/party-supplies-and-costumes/ for all your Halloween needs!

Have a spooktacular and freaky night!

Fine Lobster

One of the many affiliates I have on my website is FineLobster.com. They offer many types of lobster, including my favorite - Maine Lobster - at very affordable prices. This month they have shared several lobster recipes with their publishers and I, in turn, would like to share them with you.

Fine Lobster Recipes

Baked Stuffed Lobster TailsIngredients
4 8-ounce lobster tails
6 tbs unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup fresh tarragon leaves, loosely packed
1 tbs fresh lemon juice
2/3 cup bread crumbs
1 large shallot, minced
3 tbs pine nuts, toasted
3 qts water
3 tbs salt
1 onion, cut into eighths
1 bay leaf
2 large potatoes, halved, crosswise
salt and pepper to taste
Preparation Instructions

Blend together the butter, tarragon, lemon juice, bread crumbs, shallots and pine nuts in a food processor. Season with salt and pepper. In a large pot, combine the water, salt, onion and bay leaf. Add the lobster tails and cook for 5 minutes. Cut a crosswise slit at each end of the underside of each lobster tail. Cut 2 lengthwise slits down the underside from one crosswise slit to the other to remove only a rectangular piece of the undersection of each lobster tail. Spread 1/4 of the stuffing down the tail. Arrange the lobsters in a baking dish and use the potato wedges, one up against each side of the tail, to keep the tail from rolling over. Bake at 450° for 15 minutes or until stuffing is crisp and browned. Discard the potatoes and serve immediately. Serves 4


Spicy Lobster Rice
Ingredients
1 tablespoon sesame oil
½ cup bamboo shoots
½ cup cooked Lobster meat, roughly chopped
1 teaspoon red curry paste
1 cup cooked jasmine rice
1 tablespoons coconut milk
1 tablespoon fresh finely chopped
cilantro leaves
1 tablespoon sesame seed
Lime wedges
Preparation Instructions

In a sauté pan over medium heat, slick the pan with 1 tablespoon of sesame oil. Add in the bamboo shoots and lobster meat and sauté for 2 minutes per side.

Meanwhile, in a small cup combine the curry paste and 1 tablespoon of water. Add this to the lobster mixture and toss until it is well combined. Reduce the heat to low and add in the rice, coconut milk, and cilantro and toss one last time until everything is well mixed.

Transfer the rice to two clean plates and sprinkle it with sesame seeds and serve it with line wedges.

Makes 2 Servings


Down at the Shore Lobster Roll
Ingredients
Two 1½-pound steamed lobsters, meat removed from shells
1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded, and minced
1 tablespoon lemon zest
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh tarragon
1 teaspoon coarse sea salt
3 tablespoons homemade or store-bought mayonnaise
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
4 hot dog or lobster rolls, split
Preparation Instructions

In a large bowl, combine the lobster meat with the cucumber, lemon zest, pepper, tarragon, salt, and mayonnaise. Stir until well combined. Let the lobster mixture marinate in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, butter the split rolls and toast them in a 350 degree oven until golden brown. Divide the lobster salad among the rolls and serve.

Makes 4 Servings



Visit http://www.the-eclectic-mall.webnode.com/products/fine-lobster/ for more mouthwatering lobster meals. The price of lobster is at an all time low! Now is the time to buy and ENJOY!

New Stores Added

Over the last week, I added several new stores to The Eclectic Mall:

Card Store
Cricket Communications
Golf Card (discount green fees, golf cart rental, etc.)
Golf and Sports
The Baby Outlet

Please visit http://www.the-eclectic-mall.webnode.com to see all these stores and more!

New special promotions have also been added to the home page!

Each month the Online Shopping Mall, located at http://www.onlineshoppingmall.ning.com, holds an event titled “The Mall Crawl”. Here you will find many specials and great deals offered by our members, but for one week only! This month the Crawl will be held August 21, 2009 through August 28, 2009. We are a group of very talented artisans, home based business owners and affiliate members. Products you will find at the Online Shopping Mall include, but are absolutely not limited to: handcrafted jewelry, soaps and lotions, beauty products, bath and body, candles, travel, baby items, children’s items, gifts, flowers, candies, artwork, books, and services such as web design, and so much more. Please visit my page at the Mall Crawl - http://onlineshoppingmall.ning.com/profile/KathyAdams for great back to school and end of summer savings from my site, The Eclectic Mall. You won’t be sorry……

Check back in September for the dates for the next Mall Crawl!