Over the last three years, I've been blessed to host nine different House Party events. If you aren't familiar with House Party, they are a marketing company that puts new products and information in your hands to share with your friends. It's the opposite of the traditional home party, your friends leave with free items, coupons, etc. They always send you a little something to keep for yourself as the host too. If you haven't yet, please visit their site for yourself and see if there is a party that you'd like to apply to host. Don't be discouraged if you aren't chosen often, eventually you will be what they are looking for as a host.
A few weeks ago, I hosted another House Party event for Philadelphia Cooking Creme and GreenPan cookware. They sent another fun party pack filled with goodies for my guests, along with a GreenPan stainless skillet for me to use at my party and keep. I was really excited to have been chosen. An email came in asking if I would be willing to Skype with HSN and Chef Todd English during my upcoming event. I sent them a couple of photos of my kitchen, and thought that I could surely pop my computer open and Skype for a few minutes. House Party has been good to me over the years, it was the least I could do. Well, it ended up being a bit more. First there was an interview and then a rehearsal with HSN, both via Skype. They told me what not to wear and how to get everything ready. Where to put my laptop, and asked me to please not use the tablecloth I had used during the rehearsal. I had a little bit of nervousness and excitement. Excitement because I have two sisters that live in Oregon, and they'd get to watch and see our family and friends. When the producer arrived with her stack of release forms for my friends, it seemed real. My guests were caught up in the fun and recorded the show at home too. We were on the air off and on for an hour.
Before the excitement started, I made several pizzas with pre-made pizza crusts and the Philadelphia Cooking Creme so that my guests would have something to try before I cooked with HSN. Their favorite was one that I threw together. The easiest recipe ever:
1 pre-baked pizza crust (I used Mama Mary's)
1/2 c. Savory Garlic Philadelphia Cooking Creme
2 slices crumbled bacon
1/4 c. chopped spinach (frozen, thawed, drained and squeezed dry)
1/2 c. shredded mozzarella cheese
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. Spread pizza crust with cooking creme, sprinkle with remaining ingredients and bake for about 10 minutes or until the shredded cheese melts.
I've used the skillet a lot since then and still love it. I like that it doesn't contain or release any harmful chemicals in it's non-stick finish. We've used the cooking creme since then too. I can see that it will help make my life a little easier once football season hits us. There is another House Party event that I've just applied for too. My friends and family are the best. I can't wait for another excuse to have them all over.
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