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Candied Pecan Recipe

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Our favorite recipe for candied pecans. These candied pecans have become a Holiday treat to give out to family and neighbors.

Yield: 8 cups

Bake: 60 minutes

Ingredients:

2 cups sugar

4 egg whites

4 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

4 tbsp water

2 tsp vanilla

8 cups pecans (shelled, halved)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together sugar and egg whites. Add cinnamon, salt, water and vanilla.
  3. Add pecans slowly, stir to coat all pecans. Spread pecans onto the 2 baking sheets, as close to single layer as possible.
  4. Bake for 20 minutes. Rinse mixing bowl, will reuse bowl after baking.
  5. Remove from oven, place pecans back into mixing bowl and stir. Spread pecans back onto the 2 baking sheets. (I line my baking sheets with new parchment paper in between). Bake an additional 20 minutes. Rinse mixing bowl.
  6. Remove from oven, stir pecans again in mixing bowl and spread onto baking sheets. Bake for a last 20 minutes. 60 minutes total baking time. Allow pecans to cool and store in airtight container.

What are the Goodwill ‘Bins”

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Have you been to the Goodwill Outlet Clearance Center in Phoenix? The Bins?

The Outlet is where you can shop and pay by the pound. $1.39 a pound can buy you a lot of goodies for yourself. If you are a reseller, this is probably the best place to shop to keep inventory costs low.

It’s not for everyone. Do no expect a regular store. This is more of a warehouse in an industrial area of Phoenix and it’s hot. There are many hidden treasures waiting to be found. Grab some water, hand sanitizer and be ready for an arm workout.

Plan on at least 2 hrs. If you get there and there are carts available, grab one. Find a blanket, sheet or towel, cover your cart, park it along the side with everyone else’s and get shopping. Best thing to do is grab anything that looks good, dump in your cart and keep going. Inspect your items at the cart, tossing back anything that has flaws, tears or you change your mind. Wait at least 1 or 2 rotations for the best selections and to make your trip worthwhile.

My last trip to the bins was an unplanned trip and lasted a quick 30 minutes. 15 items + a book for myself at a total of $14.68. So far 12 items have been listed, 3 have sold and 2 have yet to be listed.

Some names I found on this quick trip were WHBM, Members Only, Nike, Levi’s, Express, Fox, Ann Taylor and Hurley. I also picked up a few cute pieces I knew would sell. There was a wool coat and a faux leather jacket that were quite heavy. All in all, not bad for less than $15 or about .94 cents per item.

I leave all my items in the tied up bag until they get washed. Dry clean only items get treated with an at home dry clean kit. Here’s what my last bins trip yielded.

Nutella Stuffed Pretzel Donuts

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Love Nutella? I’m always looking for a way to incorporate Nutella into everything. If you have extra pretzel dough, try these with the left over dough, or make some new dough. This will yield 12 donut sized or 24 smaller bites.

Yield: 12, 3 inch mounds or 24 smaller bites

Ingredients:

Pre made soft fluffy pretzel dough (from my recipes)

1/3 cup baking soda

2 cups warm water

1-1 1/2 cups Nutella

powdered sugar

Directions:

  1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Drop a mound of Nutella by the tablespoon (12) onto sheet, place in freezer for 10 minutes. If making 24 bites, reduce Nutella to 1 teaspoon.
  2. Pre heat oven to 400 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  3. Stir together baking soda and water, set aside.
  4. Working with half the dough, divide into 6 portions. (12 total) Flatten each into a disc, add a mound of frozen Nutella to center of disc. Wrap and pinch ends together, dip in baking soda water and place on sheet, pinched end down. Repeat until all dough is used.
  5. Bake 8-10 minutes.
  6. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.

Soft Fluffy Pretzel Recipe From Scratch

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Who doesn’t love pretzels! This recipe is the closest to that buttery Mall pretzel. Use the dough to make pretzels or to make little bites to dunk in cheese. I usually will make this batch and it’s enough for 4 hotdogs, 15 little bites and 6 stuffed nutella rolls. Yumm.

Yield: 8 large or 4 dozen bites

Rise: 1 hr

Bake: 10-12min

Ingredients:

1 cup milk

2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast

3 tbsp brown sugar

2 tbsp unsalted butter, softened

2 1/4 cups bread flour

1/3 cup baking soda

2 cups warm water

4 tbsp butter, melted

Directions:

  1. In microwave, warm milk to about 110 degress F. Stir in yeast and let sit for 2 minutes.
  2. In a large bowl, combine brown sugar, butter and 1 cup flour. Stir to start forming a dough, slowly add in milk-yeast mixture and rest of flour. Continue mixing until a soft dough forms. Turn onto floured counter and knead until smooth and just slightly tacky, about 5-8 minutes. Place in a large oiled bowl, cover and let rise 1hr.
  3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Lined 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  4. In a small bowl add warm water and baking soda.
  5. Divide dough in half. Working with half the dough, divide into 4 sections. Roll each section into a long rope, twist to form a pretzel, dip into baking soda water and place on sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.
  6. Bake 10-12 minutes. Brush with melted butter.

If making pretzel bites, roll dough into ropes and cut with a pizza cutter, dip in baking soda water and place on sheet. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Brush with butter. Can also place warm baked bites in a bag and toss with cinnamon sugar.

This pretzel dough is versatile and can be used to make different appetizers. Use to make mini pigs in a blanket or use whole hot dogs, just wrap dough around dogs. You can also make stuffed Nutella pretzel bites.

Won Ton Dough

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Ingredients:

1 egg

1/3 cup water

2 cups all purpose flour

1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

  1. In a small bowl, beat egg and water.
  2. In a large bowl combine flour and salt. Make a well in center of mixture and slowly pour in egg/water mixture. Mixing with a fork until a dough has formed. Slowly adding water as needed.
  3. Move dough to a lightly floured counter and knead a few times. Place dough back into bowl and cover with a damp towel for 10 minutes.

This dough is versatile and can be used in most recipes that call for won ton dough. Simply divide dough in half and roll each half to desired thickness and cut into 3 x 3 squares. This dough can also be used for a variety of appetizers. Roll, cut, fill and fry to crispiness.

Does the Poshmark 30mm Method Work???

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The ever so popular 30mm Method. Does it work? Yes and no. No.

Poshmark is my favorite selling app to use and my busiest. I’ve done my share of everything to help with sales on Poshmark, along with this 30mm Method. I did join the Facebook group and had no guidance, after a short time I left the group and went about this on my own. No ones seems to want to share information on this with just anyone.

What is the 30mm Method? The following chart is what pops up every time a seller looks this up. Looks simple and doable. The title alone “Once A Day And Done” wow!

  1. As the chart shows, you edit share 30 of your items, simple, quick. Done.
  2. List 3 items-or relist. Simple and quick, we all have 7,532,459 pictures of clothing items on our phones. Done.
  3. Follow your followers, all of them…. Does not specify how many. Following everyone may take a while……
  4. Follow new closets from both categories just joined and fresh closets. Does not specify how many of each……
  5. Welcome 10 new closets. This is easy, but, I was just there at the last step…..
  6. Share back any activity from the last half hour. Was I supposed to keep track? Umm… i’m already 40 minutes into this…..

When I did this way back when, this took way longer than 30 minutes. I could have been doing this wrong, remember, no help from anyone. I did get more activity on my closet but ended up getting locked out or ‘jailed’ for following too many in a short period of time. Frustrating. I couldn’t be the only one out there.

So, I came up with my own method that works for me!!!

Pretty easy to follow. I do this most mornings on the treadmill. 60 minutes is what I allow to do this and repeat as much as I can.

  1. Self share 30 of your own items. I know 30 isn’t a lot, you’ll repeat this.
  2. Return shares. I pick 5 closets from my notifications and share 5 items from each closet. Most will return these shares too.
  3. Follow active sellers. Go to find people, My brands-pick any, sort by active sellers at the top. Follow 30. Most of these will follow you and share your items-you’ll return shares in a bit when you repeat the steps.
  4. Edit, next, list 10 of your own items.
  5. Follow 10 just joined Poshers. Send them a ‘welcome’ note.
  6. Self share 30 items.
  7. Follow 10 fresh closets, share their items, and comment.
  8. Relist 5 of your own items. If you don’t have pictures available, take screenshots, copy and past descriptions. This gets faster, trust me. I relist according to the upcoming parties. That way your item shows up in the ‘First Look’ tab.
  9. Repeat if you have time.

Poshmark is a social app and can be needy. Doing this or your own version of the method will keep you active in all the areas required. Building followers, self sharing, relisting and sharing new closets will keep you relevant. You cannot expect to to put in 30-60 minutes and be done for the day. You should continue to be active on the app throughout the day. Even though I do this most mornings, I still continue my regular reseller work duties. An if time allows, I definitely share my closet especially around the parties.

I have learned that being busy on the app is what works for me. Play around with numbers and keep track of what works for you. For me, having a schedule is what works. This 60 minute method is how I start my day and keeps me busy.

Questions? Comments? Have your own method?

Keep in touch!

Butterscotch Brownie Recipe

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A different take on the classic brownie.

Yield: 16

Ingredients:

1/4 cup shortening

1 cup brown sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 egg

3/4 cup all purpose flour

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray bottom and side of 8×8 pan or line with parchment paper.
  2. In a 1 1/2 quart saucepan, melt shortening over low heat. Remove from heat and add brown sugar and vanilla. Add salt and baking powder. Mix in egg and flour until smooth.
  3. Spread in pan. Bake 20-25 minutes. Cool on wire rack before cutting.

Homemade Dog Treats

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Yield: 12 dozen

Ingredients:

1 cup Coconut Oil

1 1/2 cups Chicken Broth

1 cup Almond Milk

2 Eggs

1 tsp Salt

2 tbsp Parsley

2 tbsp Thyme

2 tbsp Rosemary

4 cups Oats

6 cups Wheat Flour

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Line 4 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, combine coconut oil, broth and milk. Add salt, eggs, and seasonings. Add oats and blend together, add flour 1 cup at a time. Dough will be thick.
  3. Turn dough onto floured counter and knead a few times. Divide into 4 sections. Working with one section at a time, roll between 2 sheets of parchment paper about 1/4 inch thick. Using a pizza cutter, cut into desired squares. I cut mine into 2×2 inch squares. Repeat with other sections of dough.
  4. Bake at 325 for 60 minutes. Let treats dry in cool oven for up to 24 hrs to harden. Break into pieces and place in desired container or jar. No need to store in an air tight container.

A Reseller’s Passion Blog Features Trishvan99

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Leslie Tucker recently did a podcast series featuring stay at home moms. Moms that are using their free time to earn extra income. The women featured had some amazing stories to tell. I had the pleasure of being featured in this series, although my story is far from amazing. I am a true stay at home mom, in every sense of the word. My husband works and provides financially for our family, leaving me to care for the house and currently the only child left at home. This gives me plenty of time to ‘resell’ in between ‘mom’ duties and my ‘mom’ schedule.

Click on the link below to hear Leslie’s Podcast #25 with me..

https://aresellerspassion.com/blogs/news/patricia-perillo-arizona-mom

 

 

 

Click on the link to follow and learn more about Leslie Tucker and A Reseller’s Passion

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Goodwill Phoenix Thrift Meet up

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Goodwill Central & Northern AZ hosts Thrift Meet Up

10 lucky winners were chosen to participate in Goodwill’s Thrift Meet Up with Laura Madden @iamlauramadden on June 27th 2019. The Meet Up took place at the Phoenix Goodwill on 3901 E. Thunderbird Rd. On top of being Thursday $1 tag day, each participant received a $20 gift card to shop.

I was lucky to be chosen as one of the 10 winners. After a brief introduction by Laura about the importance of sustainable fashion, we were off to shop! I myself am a reseller which means I shop for others. I rarely get to shop for myself these days. Being a stay at home mom means my wardrobe consists of sweatpants and tee shirts.

The fact that this is $1 tag day AND I get a $20 gift card!!! Let the fun begin. It was an amazing time with other fellow thrifters. We shopped, talked and shopped some more. I had forgotten how fun is to just shop, try on different outfits and encourage each other. I walked away with 10 $1 items along with other 6 great deals. My goodies will require their own post, coming soon.

Follow @goodwillaz on instagram for information on how you can be a part of the next Thrift Meet Up.