"Spring Fling 2009" A ShopHop Extravaganza!

Announcing
“Spring Fling 2009”— A ShopHop Extravaganza!

Each store will have one of the letters or numbers of the phrase “Spring Fling 2009” hidden somewhere in their Shop. Find the Letter or number, bring it to the register, and get your ShopHop Map stamped. Once you receive all 15 stamps you are entered to win 1 of 3 fantastic prizes!!!

THREE Days: April 30th, May 1st & May 2nd !!!

Each Store will be open from 10 am - 5 pm and will have Refreshments, Specials & More!

Grab Your Map at Any ShopHop Shop And Have some Fun!!!

More Information and List of all ShopHop Shops at
http://www.ShopHopRedding.com

A Preview from the 3rd Annual Cottage Pre-Tour!

We went on the Pre-Tour for the Cottage tour this weekend. It was AMAZING, and tons of fun! If you haven't been on the tour before, you should definitely go this year. This year, we plan to sell 300 tickets and proceeds benefit our local Women's Refuge.

The Cottage Tour is....
This Sunday, April 26th
Get Your Tickets TODAY !!!

The Tour Features 4 Cottage Style Homes.
Here's a little Sampling of what's in store!

Imagine the Views from this gorgeous wrap-around porch! Don't you just want to sit on the porch all afternoon sipping iced tea!

Awesome stove, converted to electric!

It's the little touches that make this home truly innovative.

The Sun room is my favorite room in this house, it just feels so welcoming :)

This home is filled with so many cute ideas, you will be inspired!

And the garden is just heavenly, you will never want to leave, I certainly didn't!

Just a sampling of some of the beautiful flowers.

I Soo want this Kitchen! Absolutely Stunning and Functional.

This room is filled with old childhood toys. It will bring back memories!

BONUS! Your Cottage Tour ticket is your pass to join us at the Artisan Faire, with live local music and tasty refreshments!

It is a great opportunity to meet creative, innovative local crafters, artists, and musicians! They would love to meet you, discuss and share the love of their Art.

It's not too late to get tickets.
Tickets can be purchased at any of the ShopHop Locations, http://www.ShopHopRedding.com

More Info about the Event Here,
http://www.facebook.com/events.php?ref=sb#/event.php?eid=72961156653


Get Your Tickets at
Infinite Designs
1189 Hilltop Dr.
Town & Country Center
Redding
Give me a call 242-6100 if you want some.

Mother's Day Is Fast Approaching! May 10th.....Do you have a Gift Yet?

I don't know about you but I like to give
my Mom something special for Mother's Day.

Something personal that I know she'll
love and treasure for years to come.

Well if you are looking for a great gift idea,
I can Help you out!

What a perfect gift for Mother's Day!
You Can Put any text you like!

What better than a personalized gift with your pictures!

What a perfect gift for Mother's Day,
Especially New Mothers!

A Custom Laser Etched Gift is something that lasts forever!

What a perfect gift for Mother's Day!
Give her something she can
wear and always think of you!

So Give the Mother, Grandmother or
Great Grandmother in your life
something truly special this Mother's Day!

~Jeanette


Visit us at
Infinite Designs
1189 Hilltop Dr.
Town & Country Center
Redding, CA 96003
530-242-6100
http://www.ID-Laser.com

Kale, Potato & Sausage Soup!

This soup is not only super tasty, it is super easy and quick to make! I probably made it in about 30-45 minutes the other night. Our time is priceless, but eating good food is so worth it.

This is supposed to be kind of a spicy soup, so if you like spicy I would recommend using a spicy sausage, I however am a spice wimp, so I use mild sausage!


Ingredients

• Kale (could substitute spinach if you can't find any kale)
• 5 large potatoes
• 1 pint of heavy whipping cream
• Milk
• Italian Sausage (Mild or Spicy)
• One Diced Onion
• A few cloves of garlic
• Salt
  

Dice up your potatoes, into small bite sized pieces, and start boiling in water ( i usually throw in a clove of two or garlic in with them).

In large pot, on medium heat, add sausage, diced onion and one or two whole smashed cloves of garlic.


While the sausage is cooking, slice up the kale.
When the potatoes are cooked, strain and set aside.

Make sure and let your sausage get all nice and browned and tasty!
Then add the Pint of Heavy whipping cream, potatoes and kale. Add enough milk to make it a good soup consistency.

Keep heat on low, let simmer for about 10-15 minutes, or until you are too hungry to wait! While simmering, salt to taste. The kale doesn't need to be fully cooked, it's nice to have it still a little firm.

(Don't Let It Boil! if it does, don't worry it will still taste good)

Enjoy!

3rd Annual Cottage Tour ~Tickets On Sale Now~

Sunday April 26th

11am-4pm
Featuring 4 "Cottage Style" Homes

The goal is to highlight artistic talents of north state residents and offer inspiration to those interested in cottage-style decor.

Artisan Faire from 2pm-6pm
At Market Square at the Downtown Mall

Artists, Music, Refreshments ~ Lots of FUN !!!!


Ticket cost: $20 each
Proceeds this year will benefit our local Women's Refuge.

Tickets are on sale NOW! You can get them At
Infinite Designs 242-6100

Mexican Soup

My Mom made this soup the other day, it was so yummy and so tasty I felt the need to share it!
As she says, "It was Quick & Easy, but tastes like you spend hours making it!"

Ingredients

• 3 carrots cut in ½ inch slices
• ½ head cauliflower in florets
• Broccoli in florets
• 3-4 stems celery cut in ½ inch slices
• 1 onion diced
• 1-2 red bell peppers diced
• 5-6 cloves garlic smashed
• Can of Enchilada sauce
• 2 cans Mexican diced tomatoes
• 2-3 Tablespoon Knorr tomatoe chicken bouillon
• 2-3 Cups water
• Large can hominy
• Cumin to taste
• Cilantro to taste

Sauté Carrots, Bell Pepper, Cauliflower, Celery, Broccoli, Onion and Garlic, adding in that order until begin to brown.

Add Enchilada sauce and tomatoes, hominy, bouillon and water. Add seasonings. Simmer about 30 minutes.

Serve very hot and top with the following.

Toppings

• Finely sliced cabbage
• Thinly sliced radish
• Cilantro
• Avocado
• Cheese
• Tortilla chips
• Green onion
• Sliced grilled chicken

Infinite Designs First Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY INFINITE DESIGNS


Well on Saturday March 21st we celebrated our 1 year anniversary, we had a yummy homemade chocolate birthday cake and tons of food (we happen to be known for our tasty event food)!

We had friends, long time customers and some new artists stop by for some food and fun. It was a great opportunity to see how far we have come. We started out one year ago, and our shop has really come together over the last year. It is so nice to hear other people say how beautiful our store is and how great it feels when you walk in the door.

I am so proud of US!

We have come so far, added new items to the shop,
but we still have our Comfy Purple Couch & The Giant Mushroom Lamp!
Hope we have another great year ahead of us!

Here are some pictures of the store...

Yummy Tasty Chicken Mock-Sausage !

This was something my friends made spur of the moment the other night. They saw it on a cooking show, and then we made it again Sunday night and I thought I would share it. It is something that is easy, healthy and fun to make. The Chicken tastes so good, because it is cooked with all it's juices. It is moist and quite Yummy!

Ingredients For Say 4 people

• Chicken Breasts 4
• Butter
• Spinach ( one package)
• Garlic 2 cloves
• Onion 1/2 of an onion

Sauce

• Butter
• Wondra or Flour
• White Wine 1 cup
• Chicken Stock 1 cup
• Tomatoe

I'm not one for exact measurments, i'm a pinch of that and dab of butter kind of girl ;) And it totally depends on how many people you are cooking for too.

First pound out some Chicken Breasts. Figure about 1 breast per person.






Then Saute in a pan onions, garlic with butter once they have cooked (onions translucenty) add the Spinach. You don't want to over cook the spinach, just so that it's just blanched :) Set aside in a bowl. You can salt or season the spinach mixture just a bit too!




Now Comes the fun part!

Lay out a piece of saran wrap, and I'd highly suggest using the "Good" brand ie the one from CostCo or SaranWrap Blue and Yellow box :) Make sure it is longer than the chicken breast so you can tie knots in it.

Put a bit of the spinach mixture on the chicken...

And then Start Rolling it up. Try and keep it tight as possible.

Once it's rolled, Tie a Knot in each end.

The Larger or Wider the chicken breasts are the better/prettier they turn out...Ours this time we kind of small so you can see some of the spinach, but not to worry it will still taste just as good. :) But something to keep in mind if you are making it for a dinner part or something.

At some point before you start rolling up your chicken,
get a deep pan with a lid started with some water boiling.

Once your water is "just boiling" carefully drop the Chicken in the water.
Cook them in the boiling water w/ the lid on for about 11 minutes.

While the Chicken is cooking you can start your sauce, Melt a little butter in your pan (you can use the pan from the spinach), sprinkle Wondra on to make a Rue, let it brown, then add your wine and chicken stock, salt or season to taste.

We like to add some diced tomatoes to the sauce, makes it fresh and tasty!

After They are Cooked...
Remove them from the water and cut off the End, and Pull/Slide the Saran Wrap off.

Slice like Sushi....

Then Serve with Sauce and Enjoy!

Hope you enjoy, or get inspired,

~Jeanette