October Newsletter
Welcome to My October Newsletter!
🍁 We are here! Fall is officially upon us. Tailgates, pumpkin patches, bon fires and of course Halloween 🎃
Our October theme is Stir the Pot which brings up thoughts of soups and chili. Did you know that October is National Chili Month? To celebrate, I have some chili recipes for you.
We have some additional excitement to announce! Our first ever National Kids in the Kitchen Event. Teaching our kids to cook at an early age is pure genius. As they get older, they will want to cook you dinner. Check out the section on this event and get your child signed up. It is on October 17th, so don’t delay. This event would make a great fundraiser for a school, church or scouting group as well🍂🎉
I have open dates in October and November for hosting an experience online or in person. In addition to the Meals in 30 Minutes theme, we are adding two more selections Halloween Tricks and Treats AND Holiday Entertaining. Check out the host rewards and host specials for October and November.
That is not all, we have a new Limited Time Offer Collection. Our single dip packets of Onion Onion, Garlic Garlic and Spinach & Herb Dip Mixes are put up in a fun ornament setting. Perfect for hanging on that tree.
I have added a bunch more recipes to this newsletter centered around the client special and season. Hope you enjoy!
And if you’ve been thinking about starting something new, now’s your moment! Did you know that the next 3 months are the busiest and best for sales? If you’re looking for a fun way to add a second income stream, consider getting started with the Tastefully Simple family!
Dive into my newsletter, and don’t forget to pop back in throughout the month for exciting updates. I know out YD staff has some planned. Plus, when you let me know you stopped by, you’ll be entered to win some delicious free samples!
PSA: Time constraints have kept me from moving my email processing to another platform, but it is coming.
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Your favorite (I hope) TS Consultant,
Gail J.
Website Visit Winners – Thank You for Supporting My Website
We had a 155 visits to my website (tsbygailj.com) in August. Wow!
I draw one free sample for every 20 visits to my website during the month.
Although we had 84 visits, I only know of 19 people who visited, a few had multiple visits so they are entered multiple times. The purpose of this is to draw folks to my website, so I drew 7 winners from those I know visited.
The winners are:
- Maria Hassell
- Debbie Erhardt
- Dawn Beck
- Dianne Prost (correction)
I know you visited 2 ways: If you click on the emails I send via Constant contact or complete a form from the website.
My website host tells me how many folks visited.
So, if you are checking out my website from a text message or just coming back to see what may be new, fill out the form so I know you were here!
Hosting an Experience, plus Host Specials
As we enter the last quarter of 2024, we are beginning to get ready for the holidays. That means we are starting holiday shopping, checking out recipes for holiday gatherings, and looking for ways to stretch a dollar.
You can do all of the above and help your friends do as well by hosting a Tastefully Simple experience.
🎉 So Many Ways to Host Your Tastefully Simple Experience! 🎉
Ready to have some fun? Let’s get creative with how you can host an experience that’s perfect for you!
Sampling 🍴: Go classic with a traditional tasting, or spice things up with a theme like Make and Take, Appy Hour, or even Shop My Trunk! Who doesn’t love a little taste test adventure?
Virtual 💻: Yes, we can totally go virtual! How about a quick 30-minute Pop-Up on Facebook? Or maybe a Scroll Party right on this website? Into a traditional FB Experience? We can do that too!
Meal Prep 🥘: Want to make meal prep a breeze? Host a meal prep experience in the comfort of your home, a community center, or even on Zoom! Get your meals ready while having a blast.
Cooking with Kids 👩🍳👨🍳:
Get ready for an exciting new culinary journey! This month, we’re kicking things up a notch with our National Cooking with Kids Event on October 17th! 🎉
Do you and your friends have little chefs-in-the-making that fall between the ages of 8 and 18? Then this event is perfect for you! It’s time to unleash their creativity in the kitchen, make fun memories, and whip up some delicious dishes together. 🍝🥗🍪
Scroll down for all the tasty details! 👇 Let’s get cooking!
Fundraising 💰: Need to raise some funds? I can help with that too! Any of the experiences above can be turned into a fundraiser—just message me for the deets and on a side note, that National Cooking with Kids Event would make a great fundraiser.
Ready to get started? Complete the form below to get credit for visiting my website, and in the notes, let me know you’re up for a Tastefully Simple Experience! Let’s make it happen! 🎉🍽️
Host a Tastefully Experience and Get Rewarded (Fill Out Contact Form Below to Book an Experience)
Rewards for Hosting an Experience
October Host Special
November Host Special
🎉 Spread the Joy of Entertaining! 🧀
November is all about bringing people together—and what better way to do it than by hosting a fun-filled gathering? 🎊 When you host in November, you’ll not only earn our fabulous Appy Hour Bundle, but also our everyday host rewards. Double the fun, double the goodies! 🎁
Picture this: A Make and Take party featuring our Holiday Cheese Log 🧀✨—a total crowd-pleaser! We’ll roll up some deliciousness together, and sample the incredible recipes from the kit as we go. 😋
Let’s get this party on the calendar! 📅 Ready to spread the joy?
National Cooking with Kids Event – Oct 17th
🎃👩🍳 Calling all junior chefs! 👨🍳🎃
Tastefully Simple is whipping up something spook-tacular with our First-Ever National Cooking with Kids Event! 🕸️👻
Kids aged 8-18 can join this fun, one-hour online class where they’ll learn kitchen skills and build confidence as they prepare a Halloween-inspired meal from start to finish—perfect for the whole family to devour! 🍽️🎉
Wanna join the fun? 🎃👩🍳👻 Drop me a message for all the ghoulishly good details! 🎉🕷️
#CookingWithKids #HalloweenFun #FamilyMealMagic
October Client Special – Chicken Tortilla Soup Mix
🥣 “Souper” Deal Alert! 🥳
Get ready to cozy up with a bowl of deliciousness! Our Chicken Tortilla Soup Mix is thick, savory, and packed with hearty red beans, garlic, and onions. 🌶️ With just chicken and water, you’ll have a medium-heat, flavor-packed soup in no time. Want to make it extra creamy? Stir in a little half & half for that rich, velvety finish. 😋
And guess what? You can grab this yummy soup mix for just $6 with a $59 purchase! It’s a “souper” deal you don’t want to miss! 🥄✨
Don’t forget—when you order online with your account, you’ll also earn VIP Reward Points! 🌟
So, go ahead and commit to adding this to your cart in October!
Chicken Tortilla Soup Mix Recipes
Mexican Chicken & Potato Stew
Craving a little kitchen magic? Our Chicken Tortilla Soup Mix is the secret ingredient behind this cozy, mouthwatering stew! Tossing in a few extra ingredients, sprinkle some Garlic Pepper Seasoning makes it even more irresistible.
It’s comfort in a bowl, perfect for those family dinners that warm both hearts and tummies. One taste, and they’ll be hooked!
Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup
❤️ Love your soup on the creamier side? Then buckle up, because this Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup is about to light up your taste buds! 🌶️ Start with our Chicken Tortilla Soup Mix, swap some of the water for half & half, and 💥 boom—instant creamy goodness.
🍗 Want to take it up a notch? Toss in some Makin’ Magic Chicken, and you’ve got one of the simplest, most magical meals you’ll ever make. 🪄 Easy, creamy, and downright dreamy! ✨
Taco Tortilla Soup
🌮 Want to make our Chicken Tortilla Soup more Mexican? Let’s go taco-style! Use our Chicken Tortilla Soup Mix with ground beef and pasta for a quick and easy taco soup that’s bursting with flavor. 🌶️
🎉 Taco Tuesday with a twist! Just add a side salad, and you’re done. 🥗 Dinner’s never been this fun and effortless! 🍽️
Chicken Tortilla Rice Skillet
📰 Newsflash! Tastefully Simple products are super versatile—our soup mixes are great for way more than just soup! 🍲
This one-skillet wonder gets all its flavor from our Chicken Tortilla Soup Mix, with a little help from Onion Onion Seasoning. 🧅 Toss in some rice, peppers, and a few more ingredients, and voilà! 🍚🌶️ Dinner’s ready in just 30 minutes. ⏰ Easy, flavorful, and oh-so-delicious! 😋
October Recipes
October is National Chili Month
Wahoo! Chili
🌶️🍂 Spice up your life and warm up those chilly fall and winter nights with this hearty, delicious chili! 🍂🌶️
All you need is 5 simple ingredients, including our bold Wahoo! Chili Seasoning to bring that perfect kick of flavor. 🔥✨ Cozy, comforting, and bursting with spices—this chili will have you coming back for seconds (or thirds!) 🍲❄️
Get ready to turn up the heat on those cold nights with a bowl of Wahoo! Wow! 💥
🍽️ #ChiliSeason #WahooChili #SpiceUpYourLife
Triple Meat & Bean Wahoo! Chili
🔥🍲 Craving bold flavor? Get ready for a triple threat with our Triple Meat & Bean Wahoo Chili! 🍲🔥
We’re talking Onion Onion and Wahoo! Chili Seasoning bringing all the spice, and a variety of meats and beans delivering a WOW experience. 🤩🍖
This chili is packed with ground beef, Italian sausage, and bacon for the ultimate meaty feast. 🥓🍖 Add a few more simple ingredients, and you’ve got a bowl of chili that’ll knock your socks off! 💥✨
#TripleMeatChili #WahooFlavorBomb #ChiliPerfection
More October Recipes
Buffalo Sloppy Joes
🍔 These may be sloppy, but don’t worry—grab a knife and fork if needed! 🍴
Classic Sloppy Joes just got a fiery makeover with a buffalo twist, thanks to our Buffalo Wing Cheese Ball Mix.
🔥 The meat is perfectly seasoned with Onion Onion seasoning, then topped with blue cheese and crispy fried onions. 🧀🧅
One bite, and you’ll be in sloppy joe heaven! 😋
Slow Cooker Beef & Mushroom Ragu
👀 Ever heard of a Minnesota comfort food classic called Hot Beef Commercial?
While this beef ragù isn’t exactly it, you can turn it into the perfect Hot Beef Commercial by serving it on bread—mashed potatoes included, of course! 🥔
🍞 (You know that’s a must, lol! 😄)
🥩 Slow-cooked beef and mushrooms in a rich gravy with tomatoes, seasoned to perfection with Makin’ Magic Chicken Seasoning. 🍄
🍅 Serve it over mashed potatoes, pasta, or rice for a hearty, delicious meal. 🍽️
✨ Pro tip: Makin’ Magic Chicken Seasoning isn’t just for chicken—it’s magic on everything! 💫
Roasted Sweet Potato Fall Salad
🍂 Stay healthy this fall without missing out on all those cozy flavors! With a little help from Tastefully Simple’s Seasoned Pepper (no salt or sugar, just flavor!) and Roasted Garlic Oil, you can savor the season guilt-free. 🧄✨
🥗 Whip up your own Classic Ranch dressing using our healthy Classic Ranch Seasoning, and toss it over the salad packed with fall goodness—think sweet potatoes, apples, and crunchy pumpkin seeds. 🍎🍠
🎃 It’s a fresh, flavorful twist on fall! 🍁
Better Than Gramma's Apple Crisp
🍏🍂 Hold onto your forks, because this simple apple crisp is about to outshine Gramma’s! 🍂🍏
It’s everything you love—warm, cinnamon-spiced apples with a golden, buttery topping that’s crispy perfection. 🍎✨ The recipe suggests drizzling it with our Creamy Caramel Sauce (which, sadly, is no longer around 😢), but don’t worry—a regular caramel sauce will do the trick! 😋🍮
So grab your apples and your favorite caramel sauce and get ready for a dessert that’s better than Gramma’s (shhh…we won’t tell her 😉)! #AppleCrispMagic #FallDessertVibes
Halloween Recipes
Mini Cheese Ball Pumpkins
🎃🧀 Mini Cheese Ball Pumpkins—adorable, delicious, and perfect for your fall party spread! 🧀🎃
These little bites of festive fun are super simple to make with our Pumpkin Spice Cheese Ball Mix, but why stop there? 🍂✨ Double the fun by using our Hot Fudge Cheese Ball Mix too! 🍫🧀
Sweet or savory, why choose when you can have both? 🎉 Create a platter of cheesy pumpkin goodness that’ll have your guests coming back for seconds (and thirds!). 🎃🍫
#CheeseBallParty #FallFun #SweetAndSavory
Artichoke & Spinach Dip in a Coffin
🪦👻 Scare up some fun with this to-die-for dip served in a Bountiful Beer Bread “coffin”! 👻🪦
Sink your teeth into the creamy goodness of our Artichoke and Spinach Warm Dip, cleverly nestled inside its tasty Bountiful Beer Bread coffin. 🧛♀️🍞
What’s better than that? You get to serve it up with its own built-in dipping partners—pieces of Beer Bread along with the veggie landscape! 💀🍴
Your guests will be screaming for more…if they can stop laughing first! 🎃🕸️
#HalloweenPartyVibes #DyingForDip #EdibleCoffins
Classy Chocolate Witch Hat Cookies
🧙♀️🎃 Witchy Hat Cookies are here to cast a spell on your Halloween party! 🎃🧙♀️
Made with our Classy Chocolate Pound Cake Mix, these tasty little hats are the perfect bewitching treat. 🧁✨ And here’s the fun part—bake the cookies ahead of time, then let the kids create their own magic by decorating their very own witch hats! 🎨🍪
With sprinkles, candy, and imagination, they’ll be crafting sweet spells in no time! 🪄🍬 #WitchyTreats #HalloweenFun #EdibleMagic
New Limited Time Offer – Holiday Dip Ornaments
🎄 Deck the Halls with Delicious Dips! 🎁
Looking for a fun, flavorful gift? Give a Tastefully Simple surprise this holiday season with our Holiday Dip Ornaments! 🎉 This trio of festive treats includes our fan-favorite flavors:
✨ Garlic Garlic™ Seasoning
✨ Onion Onion™ Seasoning
✨ Spinach & Herb Seasoning
Each flavor comes tucked inside a cute holiday card, and there’s even space to add your own cheerful message! 🎅📝 Perfect for gifting or sprucing up your holiday spread. 🎄 Give the gift of flavor and dip into holiday joy! 🌟
These cute holiday cards are available as a set or individually. 🎁
My Events
I participate in events typically between March and December.
See below for the events I currently have over the next couple months.
Most link to Facebook, but the information is here if you would like to attend.
Cecil County Chamber of Commerce Business by the Bonfire (Oct 3rd)
4 pm to 7 pm at Milburn Orchards.
Kick off the fall with the Chamber! Join us at our 5th Annual Business by the Bonfire mixer. Enjoy hayrides, vendors, music, raffles, a bonfire and more. Network and relax in the orchard and be ready for SMORE fun!
Apple Scrapple Festival (Oct 12th)
This festival in Bridgeville, DE has been going on for 32 years and is the farthest I have traveled for an event.
It is a 2 day event, but the vendors and crafters are only on Saturday.
It starts on Saturday morning at 9am with carnival rides, live entertainment, car show, trade show, two craft shows, ladies skillet toss, invitational scrapple sling, and delicious food vendors, including apple dumplings, scrapple sandwiches, cheeseburgers, hotdogs, barbecue beef and pork sandwiches, ice cream and much more.
I am part of the Trade Show and will be located on Laws Street.
American Legion Stahl Post 30 Craft Fair (Oct 13th)
Food, Raffles, 50/50 and shopping! This craft fair is located behind Toyota World on Dupont Hwy in New Castle from 9 am to 2 pm.
Exelon Fundraiser for Employee Participation at NCRO (Oct 16th)
I will be at Delmarva Power/Exelon’s NCRO office from 11 am to 2 pm showcasing samples and taking orders for their annual employee giving campaign. If you are a Delmarva Power/Exelon Employee, you can participate.
BSA Troop 50 Craft Fair & Market (Nov 2)
Join us at Ebenezer United Methodist Church from 9 am to 3 pm to support the Boys Scout Troop 50.
Immaculate Conception Church Christmas Bazaar – 50th Anniversary (Nov 9th)
This bazaar starts early to coincide with breakfast starting at 8:30 am and going to 4 pm. There is something for everyone!
Check out the FB group for products and vendors in the past. Info will be updated as we get closer to the event.
Delcastle Technical High School Holiday Craft Fair (Nov 16)
Join us for the Delcastle Technical High School Holiday Craft Fair. Show is 9 am to 2 pm. I will be in the gym near the doors.
Link to event coming.
Facebook Live Events With Jane Nachbor
Jane Nachbor is the Director of Culinary Development & Party Strategy at Tastefully Simple.
Her presentations are as entertaining as they are informational. Tune in to her events for a very fun way to learn about the great things you can do with our products.
Soups On
October 3rd
7 PM EDT on FB
🍂 As October rolls in and the temps start to dip, it’s all about cozy vibes, packed schedules, and all the fall fun—tailgates, bonfires, and endless school activities! 🎃
But when the chill hits, what warms you from the inside out better than a steaming bowl of soup? It’s the ultimate comfort meal. Pair it with a fresh salad and some Bountiful Beer Bread, and you’ve got a dinner that’ll have the whole family smiling.
Ready to dive into the world of slow cooker soups? Join Jane as she takes you on a delicious journey to Rock the Crock. Get your ladles ready—fall has never tasted so good! 🍲
Tasty Gifts Under $20
October 17th
7 PM EDT on FB
Whether you like it or not, the holidays will be here before you know it and having gifts on hand will help relieve the stress so you can enjoy the festivities.
Why Tastefully Simple? Because everybody eats and your gift won’t be put in that white elephant pile for regifting!
This event will showcase gifts under $20. Perfect for hostess gifts, business gifts and stocking stuffers!
🎃 Limited Time Offer: Pumpkin Spice Cheese Ball Mix is still Available
Pumpkin spice isn’t just for lattes anymore! Now you can enjoy that cozy fall flavor in a dippable dessert form with our Pumpkin Spice Cheese Ball Mix. But why stop there? Get creative with these fun, flavorful recipes. Which one will you try first?
Remember! This is a limited time product, when it is gone it is gone.
New 2024 Fall Winter Catalog
It is here! The Tastefully Simple Fall Winter Catalog.
I can testify that the new products are AMAZING! Our Conference was Aug 1 – 3 and we got to sample many of the offerings.
Another twist to this seasons catalog is that the totes we have are in the back of the catalog and are half price, while supplies last. Great idea for a gift with a few food products tucked in.
Here is a link to the catalog on my TS website.
Below is the link to a special page I created so you can easily see the new items.
The Spring Summer Catalog!
Many of the seasonal items in the Spring Summer catalog are still available. You can still see the e-catalog on my TS Website!
Have You Earned VIP Rewards Yet?
Did you know when you order online you earn VIP Rewards?
My clients are racking up the points and earning their first rewards. The program is simple and I am here to answer any questions.
I have a report to tell me who has earned enough points for a reward certificate. If you need any help, please reach out.
The button below has more information.
Could You Be A Tastefully Simple Consultant?
The short answer is yes! I have created a special page to address some of the high level questions you may have.
After looking at the page, if you would like to discuss further, I am available for a chat.
Thanks for stopping by!
Want a recipe from a previous month? I archive the recipes for the past year.
The link below will take you to the page where there are links for each month.
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