Where Do You Get Chef Coats? Shout Out!

 A few months ago I walked into a uniform store here in Phoenix. The name of the store will remain undisclosed. I had found them on the internet and they never answered their phones so I had to drive way across town. I'm a busy gal and usually pressed for time, but I really needed a new white chef coat and so far, this was the closest location with "uniform" in the title.   When I got there, I walked into a warehouse sized store full of pants and suits and anything you could imagine for the working-class. The entire uniform store had everything except chef coats. Everything. If I was a road worker I would have been set for life when it came to uniforms.  Needless to say, I had to go to my event without a new chef coat.  A few weeks ago the folks at www.chefuniforms.com contacted me and offered to send me a free chef coat to try out and review. I was excited to see what they had. Mind you, I only use them when I go to events or cook at the company kitchen, but that is often enough and the old white one I had was getting pretty worn out.  

They sent out a coat and I got it within a few days. I loved the fit and the look of it so much that I went back to their website right away and ordered 4 more! They had the Basic White Chef Coats starting as low as 10$ and from there one could get fancy and colorful and add all the wording and stuff (for a certain cost). 

 My new personally embroidered coats arrived just a few days after I had ordered them and the check-out on their site was very fast and easy. I'm just super impressed.

So, if you're in the market for a new chef coat, this is great location. The cost is right, I didn't have to take time out of my busy work day to drive across town and not find what I wanted...and the package came with a return sticker with paid postage inside, just in case there was something wrong with the size or whatever! 

There you go darlings! Get a chef coat.
 www.chefuniforms.com rocks!


Always My Very Best,
Your Friend Chef Tess

Thank You Kathy Peterson!

Okay folks, today I have the amazing blessing of being featured as a guest blogger on the Craft for Health blog of Kathy Peterson. I got to speak with her on the phone for about twenty minutes yesterday and get her professional advice on getting my book published. I'm pursuing that venue now full power! What an amazing encouraging soul she is! So, without further talk-a-talk-a... I would like you all to Meet Kathy . Kathy is a seasoned craft and design expert, TV spokesperson, best selling author of 5 books and has more than 25 years of television and craft design experience.She is a co-host on LIFETIME TV's The Balancing Act and is regularly featured and quoted in numerous publications including The Associated Press, USA Weekend, Woman's Day, Better Homes and Garden and more. She has also made 100's of guest appearances on HGTV, DIY NETWORK, THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL, LIFETIME TV, ABC FAMILY, E!, TNN, PBS and more.

My article is here:

Craft For Health: Creating Decorative Bread Helped Me Overcome Post Partum Depression by Stephanie Petersen

There you go!

The Book of Tutorials is Here!

Auntie Em sent me a birthday package that I wasn't expecting. When it first arrived, I noticed a little note on the front and knew I had to wait a week. However, she assured me that if I opened it yesterday, that I wouldn't be in trouble. It is probably the sweetest gift I could have imagined...and one that must have taken her countless hours to compile. Yes...I cried. A lot. I also danced around the house with it and hugged it. That's a perfectly normal thing to do right? What did she do? She made a complete compilation of every tutorial I have here on the blog with the picture by picture instructions. Every single tutorial. Some of them not even listed on Tutorial Tuesday!

Each individually tabbed. There are forty-eight.

She also gave me a full digital copy of the works so I could take it to a printer. Her exact words, "You can sell copies so your family can have a really nice Christmas." What an amazing sister! We're totally going to print some. What do you think? I think...Auntie Em is remarkable and I'll love her forever. Thanks can't even begin to touch such a personal gift. Thanks Em.

Cherie Call Is Coming To Town!

I, Chef Tess...am doing the happy dance right now!! Doing a shout out and rambling review right now!

I love, love, love, love, Cherie Call ! Last year, I bought 10 of her Christmas album called Gifts . She is one of my all time favorite singers and she is coming to town y'all! I'm so excited! She sent me an email that said, " I wanted to let you know... On Saturday, November 6th, I'll be signing CD's and singing at the Chandler, Arizona Deseret Bookstore from 1-3 pm. The address is 2860 W. Chandler Blvd. Come see me and I'll sing virtually anything you'd like. As long as it's a Cherie Call song. I don't know Stairway to Heaven." Cherie is a kindred spirit. The music she sings has really changed my world in some remarkable ways! Indeed, I dare say that this song in particular, changed how I saw myself during a very low and dark time. Thank you Cherie for sharing it with a mom who felt alone and very...un-beautiful. I can now say, I don't feel that way anymore.

Beautiful
(Cherie Call)

Look at all the signs, Look at all the shows
All the glamorous people who claim to know
What perfection is and what makes beauty stay
But when all the styles go out and the labels fade away

It's what you give that makes you beautiful
It's how you live that makes your dreams come true
Keep your faith in this world,
And let the light of the Lord shine through
That's what makes you beautiful

Nothing burns as bright, nothing shimmers so
As the smile of a friend when hope is running low
And how your hand feels warm when you dry a tear
Love is still in fashion at the end of every year

Chorus

Even roses fade away in the snow
But the beauty in your heart can always grow

Chorus

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There you go folks. I'm going to see her! Smooches Cherie!
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Cherie Call was born and raised in Mesa, Arizona and has been writing music since her early teens. She has released seven full length albums of her original songs. Her latest album, “Grace”, was released in October of 2009. Some highlights of Cherie’s performing life include playing “in the round” at Nashville’s famous Bluebird Cafe, being a finalist in the prestigious Kerrville Newfolk songwriting competition, and opening for bluegrass legend Tim O’Brien at the University of Utah. Cherie’s songs have been included on several albums produced for the LDS Especially for Youth summer programs, and also on the soundtracks to many independent films, including God’s Army, Charly, and the Banff Award winning film, “True Fans”. Cherie currently hosts a podcast on yldsr.com called “The New Music Show”, where she interviews other musicians about their latest work. Cherie currently lives in Utah with her husband and two daughters.