So this morning we only had to get up at 2:30 a.m. verses 1:30 a.m. yesterday morning...woo hoo for sleeping in late !
The crew we're working for is amazing !! Sooo nice - and appreciative - what a combination. It's not very often film crews are like that. Often they're demanding and prima donnas - but not this group !! (yeaaaaa)
Yesterday they filmed in Sonita - beautiful part of Az., if I do say so myself...
Our team met them at the hotel with breakfasts to go. Since it was an hour plus drive to get to the location, we provided them with egg, cheese and sausage croissants, bottled orange juice, and our tasty granola bars...which got rave reviews, AND they asked us for the recipe !
If anyone else would like an alternative to the pricey granola bars you buy in the grocery store - here's a much healthier, less expensive, home made granola bar recipe...
Creative Catering Granola Bars
3 Cups Rolled Oats
1 Cup Grated Coconut
1/4 Cup Wheat Germ
1/4 Cup Butter
1/4 cup Brown sugar
1/2 Cup Honey
1/2 Cup Peanut butter
1 Cup Raisins (Or Sesame Seeds/Sunflower Seeds or Chocolate Chips/Carob Chips or Craisins or Dried Cherries or...whatever you might want....).
Combine oats, coconut, wheat germ, and any nuts/seeds you may want, and toast in oven @ 325 degrees for approx. 25 minutes.
While the oats are getting toasty, combine butter, sugar and honey in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved...stirring occasionally.
Remove from heat and add in the peanut butter till it is well incorporated.
Stir in toasted oat mixture and mix till combined. Add any other additinal items at this time, and then press firmly into 9" x 13" pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 12-14 minutes.
Remove pan and let cool completely before cutting.
Cut into 16 pieces.
Will keep well in refrigerator for about a week (if they last that long...), or they can be frozen.
(We wrap them individually, but they will keep well unwrapped in a plastic storage container.)
For lunch, we served a chilled buffet with pasta salad, a selection of sandwiches on artisan breads, ciabatta and focaccia, as well as a refreshing fresh fruit salad. A nice cool, tasty lunch on the hot desert ranch in Sonita was very much welcomed by all.
The drive back from Sonita treated our out of town guests to a remarkable rainbow that spanned a remarkable arch, that touched down on both sides. Unfortunately, I only got to see pictures, cause here I am in the office....but...if I only would've been there - I'm thinking I would've been taking a side trip, trying to get that pot of gold !!!
Day 2 will be on the air base...and I'll share that journey in the next episode.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Imagination is more important than knowledge
As Albert Einstein prophesied, The Ideation Nation will be a place where “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”, for example....
There was once a famous celebrity hairdresser who got a frantic call from a woman needing her hair styled immediately for an important gala that evening. The hairdresser rushed to the woman’s home, asked for a ribbon, and proceeded to create his masterpiece using only a brush and the ribbon. When the woman’s hair was finished 30 minutes later, she was dazzled beyond belief. “How much do I owe you?” she asked. “$2,000,” he replied. She was stunned: “That’s outrageous. I’m not going to pay $2,000 for a ribbon.” He looked at her coolly, gave the ribbon a tug, and watched his masterpiece instantly unravel into a shaggy mop of unruly curls and locks. “That’s fine,” he said. “The ribbon is free.”
Hmmmmm makes you think now doesn't it ? Ideas, we all have them - but how do we use them ?
We get to use our ideas on a regular basis here at Creative Catering - that's because we have great clients that give us free reign in designing their events. How much better can it get ?
We have a bunch of upcoming events that our clients gave us an idea, and we expanded on that, and came up with some amazing things - that's just how we roll !
The upcoming Spa event we have - with stations like the "Ying Yang Station", where we will be supplying shrimp shooters in our black appetizer tree, in the black and white vignette of the clients showroom. We will also be showcasing on their reception desk our ying yang platters overflowing with sweet pea quacamole, hummus and pita chips. Then there will be "The Zen Raising The Bar Station" which will consist of elevated tables for guests and behind those will be our action station of Sushi....there will be a "Revitalizing Station" with our twisted beef on asparagus spears and a horseradish aioli, and our chicken salad with grapes and pecans in mini bread bowls...of course there will be lots of other tantilizing food - but I can't let all the ideas out of the bag, now can I...you'll just have to wait to see the pictures when it's all said and done.
Then - we have a Wizard of Oz themed event coming up being held at the Tucson Zoo - needless to say, Ebay has been one of our favorite spots for shopping lately. I can now say that we have an amazing collection of Wizard of Oz collectibles...we have in the works a rainbow, guests will have to walk over with a vignette of bluebirds (because we all know somewhere over the rainbow...bluebirds sing !), a tornado guests will have to walk through to arrive in the land of Oz, where Dorothy, The Scarecrow, the Tinman and of course the Cowordly Lion will have have center stage in their own buffet spread. Guests will have to walk down the yellow brick road to arrive at the Emerald Palace to recieve the awards that will be handed out that night....and upon leaving, guests will be treated to the lollipop guilds candy buffet...Lions and Tigers and Bears OH MY !!
There's lots more on our plates - but I'm saving those for next time around...
So - if you have an idea for an upcoming event, please contact us...we love sharing our imagaination...and...the ribbon is free.
On another note - our dear daughter in law Candi Essenmacher just won the Tucson Icon contest here's the link for the winning night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nECPPHjsVaY and here's an example of why she won http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nECPPHjsVaY We're sooo proud of her !!
We have been so busy this summer - it's been truly amazing !! Usually the dog days of Summer in Tucson are s-l-o-w ...but this year, not so much. We have truly been blessed with lots of loyal clients, and for that we're thankful ! We're excited that business is picking up with everything that's going on in the world, and of course we hope that this is a sign of things to come. We are playing it forward with good thoughts, and sending them out to all of you too !
There was once a famous celebrity hairdresser who got a frantic call from a woman needing her hair styled immediately for an important gala that evening. The hairdresser rushed to the woman’s home, asked for a ribbon, and proceeded to create his masterpiece using only a brush and the ribbon. When the woman’s hair was finished 30 minutes later, she was dazzled beyond belief. “How much do I owe you?” she asked. “$2,000,” he replied. She was stunned: “That’s outrageous. I’m not going to pay $2,000 for a ribbon.” He looked at her coolly, gave the ribbon a tug, and watched his masterpiece instantly unravel into a shaggy mop of unruly curls and locks. “That’s fine,” he said. “The ribbon is free.”
Hmmmmm makes you think now doesn't it ? Ideas, we all have them - but how do we use them ?
We get to use our ideas on a regular basis here at Creative Catering - that's because we have great clients that give us free reign in designing their events. How much better can it get ?
We have a bunch of upcoming events that our clients gave us an idea, and we expanded on that, and came up with some amazing things - that's just how we roll !
The upcoming Spa event we have - with stations like the "Ying Yang Station", where we will be supplying shrimp shooters in our black appetizer tree, in the black and white vignette of the clients showroom. We will also be showcasing on their reception desk our ying yang platters overflowing with sweet pea quacamole, hummus and pita chips. Then there will be "The Zen Raising The Bar Station" which will consist of elevated tables for guests and behind those will be our action station of Sushi....there will be a "Revitalizing Station" with our twisted beef on asparagus spears and a horseradish aioli, and our chicken salad with grapes and pecans in mini bread bowls...of course there will be lots of other tantilizing food - but I can't let all the ideas out of the bag, now can I...you'll just have to wait to see the pictures when it's all said and done.
Then - we have a Wizard of Oz themed event coming up being held at the Tucson Zoo - needless to say, Ebay has been one of our favorite spots for shopping lately. I can now say that we have an amazing collection of Wizard of Oz collectibles...we have in the works a rainbow, guests will have to walk over with a vignette of bluebirds (because we all know somewhere over the rainbow...bluebirds sing !), a tornado guests will have to walk through to arrive in the land of Oz, where Dorothy, The Scarecrow, the Tinman and of course the Cowordly Lion will have have center stage in their own buffet spread. Guests will have to walk down the yellow brick road to arrive at the Emerald Palace to recieve the awards that will be handed out that night....and upon leaving, guests will be treated to the lollipop guilds candy buffet...Lions and Tigers and Bears OH MY !!
There's lots more on our plates - but I'm saving those for next time around...
So - if you have an idea for an upcoming event, please contact us...we love sharing our imagaination...and...the ribbon is free.
On another note - our dear daughter in law Candi Essenmacher just won the Tucson Icon contest here's the link for the winning night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nECPPHjsVaY and here's an example of why she won http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nECPPHjsVaY We're sooo proud of her !!
We have been so busy this summer - it's been truly amazing !! Usually the dog days of Summer in Tucson are s-l-o-w ...but this year, not so much. We have truly been blessed with lots of loyal clients, and for that we're thankful ! We're excited that business is picking up with everything that's going on in the world, and of course we hope that this is a sign of things to come. We are playing it forward with good thoughts, and sending them out to all of you too !
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