BRONZE BUDGET BRIDE

Good morning! It's Wedding Wednesday and it's time for our Cake Pop Giveaway thanks to www.TKCakePops.com!

To enter to win One Dozen Cake Pops from T K Cake Pops:

1. "Like" TK Cake Pops on Facebook, leave a comment on their wall and return the Bronze Budget Bride fanpage and let me know that you did.

That's it! That's all you have to do to enter.

However, if you want to increase your chances of winning:

a. Share the giveaway on your page by clicking the "Share" button for another entry into the drawing...

and/or

b. Get your friends to "Like" the comment that you posted on the fanpage. Each "Like" you get is yet another chance to win, so increase your chances and ask for some "Likes" today.

The winner will be announce tomorrow, January 19th at around 1/12c on the fanpage.

Remember if you win that your Cake Pops will be mailed to you so it's open to everyone in the USA.

Good luck everyone!!

Your wedding should be what you want it to be and if you want a Crepe Wedding Cake, go for it because guests really love a good surprise. :)

First, I want to thank each and everyone of you who participated in the Two Dozen Specialty Cake Pops Giveaway sponsored by TK Cake Pops! It was really, really fun thanks to you!

Now, after counting all the entries, numbering them, then chosing a random number via Random.org, we've got ourselves winner and it's ...............Danielle Henson!

Congratulations Danielle. Be sure to contact me at BronzeBudgetBride@Live.com for details on collecting your prize.

Guess what? The rest of you still have a chance to win a Dozen Cake Pops from TKCakePops.com that you can have decorated to your liking this Wednesday, January 18th, on the Bronze Budget Bride fanpage. It will be a one day giveaway, so be there, bright and early, with fingers crossed, ready to win!

I love "...in a jar" recipes and this one I was excited to find because I loooooove apple pie. You can buy canning jars here on Amazon.com in packs of 12 for $16.00. If you buy more than one pack, your shipping charge would be $0. Once you get your canning jars, you've got to try this recipe.

If you do try the recipe and love the Apple Pie In A Jar, just imagine how much your wedding party or guests would enjoy them too.

Here’s the basic recipe (for 4 pies)

• 2 cups of prepared fruit (pitted, diced, peeled, etc.)
• 2  tsp. sugar- brown or white (use more or less depending on sweetness of fruit)
• 2 tsp. flour
• 1 tsp. butter
• Seasonings/flavorings - cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla and almond extract, citrus zest etc)

You can find all the instructions here for these fabulous desserts at Our Best Bites.

My idea of a simple wedding is a bit non-conforming. It's not because I intend to spend little, but because I do not want to focus on the wedding celebration itself. Here are some of my ideas:

Venue
The key idea in this is having a venue that has something to do with us or something that directly relate to us in many ways. The church may be the small cathedral where we attend service, for example, and the reception can be done in a place where we frequent during the days.

Motif
The motif has to be something stunningly simple. Like in the venue, it has to represent us very well. The food has to be organic and vegetarian since both of us are vegetarians. In addition, since I am an advocate of "green living," the materials used for the designs should be simple and biodegradable. The giveaways must be something that is useful or recycled. Creativity and imagination does the trick for a cool motif rather than obviously cheap decorations.

Guests
Well, I would want to have guests who will stay until the end of the ceremony, or those who have close relationship with me and or my groom. These people would be the ones who are just happy to be there for us and to celebrate the day with us. For this matter, I don't feel like inviting all our college classmates, or thesis partners whom we haven't seen in a while, or relatives whom I have only spent one Christmas with, if you know what I mean. So this is definitely a small, intimate kind of wedding.

With these things, I believe the wedding becomes as memorable as our first date or the day he proposed. I also think that both of us will have fun in preparing for the wedding because it is "about us" and not the "wedding" as many people see it.

As soon as I saw this recipe here at TastyKitchen.com I thought it would be a great appetizer for any event that vegetarian and meat-eaters alike can enjoy, so I decided to share it with you.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds Russet Potatoes, Peeled And Cut Into Chunks
• ¼ teaspoons Salt
• ⅛ teaspoons Pepper
• 3 Tablespoons Unsalted Butter
• 2 Tablespoons Milk
• 1 cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
• 2 Tablespoons Minced Green Onions
• 2 whole Large Eggs, Lightly Beaten
• 3 cups Seasoned Panko Bread Crumbs (plus More If Needed)

Preparation Instructions

1. Add potatoes to a large pot of boiling water and cook until fork tender. This will take about 20 minutes. Drain off the water and add potatoes back to the pot. Then mash them together with the salt, pepper, butter and milk. Stir in parmesan and onions, then place the mixture in the fridge to cool for 15-20 minutes.

2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Put the beaten egg into a shallow bowl. Put the bread crumbs into another shallow bowl.

3. Remove potatoes from fridge and roll the dough into 1-inch balls. Dip the balls in the beaten egg, then cover them in bread crumbs. Place on a baking sheet 1-2 inches apart. When done, and hit each with a quick spritz of olive oil or cooking spray.

4. Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes or until outside is crispy. Makes about 70 puffs.

Note: I know this sounds like a fabulous idea for leftover mashed potatoes, but I can’t say for sure that the potatoes will hold up. It depends on the actual mashed potatoes recipe that you use and how much butter is added.

The photo inspiration of the day comes to you from Cotton & Crumbs!

It's a new year and it's time for new giveaways!!

We're starting the giveaways off here at BronzeBudgetBride.com with a super, tasty treat. This week, you can enter to win Two Dozen Specialty Cake Pops from www.TKCakePops.com that makes all their cakes with cage free eggs, real butter, organic milk and the finest flour.

If you win, you will be able to say how you want your cake pops to be decorated and you will also be able to choose any of these yummy flavors for your cake pops: White Chocolate, Red Velvet, Pound Cake, Carrot Cake, Banana, Key Lime, Cheesecake and Fresh Apple Pie.

If you don't live in Atlanta, where TK Cake Pops is located, don't worry, your cake pops will be shipped to you as long as you reside in the USA.



Do you want to win this prize? Of course you do , so here's how to enter.

To Enter To Win:

Leave a comment below telling me which flavor you would pick if you won this tasty prize.

For An Additional Entry:

1. Like T K Cake Pops on Facebook and leave a thank you message on the wall.

That's it!!

Good luck everyone. You have until 11:59 p.m. on January 15th to enter!!

The winner will be chosen via random.org and announce on Monday, January 16th, which is my little Richard's 5th birthday, so be back to see if you're the winner!!

Our Photo Inspiration of the Day: Comes from ~Romantic ~Vintage Home~...what a lovely Chandelier, great inspiration for a Garden Wedding!!