That Certain Something for the Holidays!

With the holiday season upon us, our creative team at That Certain Something is busy filling orders for our custom gift baskets and gearing up for several annual Christmas shows to help customers find the perfect gift for everyone on their list. From family and friends to clients and colleagues and everyone in between, let our staff make this holiday a magical one with a custom gift basket filled with unique and inspiring gifts.

Here's a sneak peak at a few of the hot items we have in our custom inventory this year! We'll share some more unique gift ideas in our next blog update coming soon!

Please contact us today at 905-464-8441 or email us at thatcertainsomething@ymail.com and let us take the guess work out of the holidays and create That Certain Something for someone special.

Gift Giving Facts:

Fact # 1: Queen Victoria historically started the trend of giving away chocolate in the late 19th century to her soldiers in the armed forces.We found this fact here!

Fact # 2: In China, scissors, knives and anything else that could be used for cutting should not be given as gifts because they could cut the relationship with the person giving the gift. We found this fact here!

Fact # 3: 80% of people will have their shopping done by December 20th and to get this done, they will make eight store visits in 6.5 days and they can then expect to spend an average of 2 hours and 27 minutes wrapping presents! We found this fact here!

At That Certain Something, we can help you complete your shopping quickly with less store visits and we can work within your budget! Contact us today!

Chinese Party Favors

             



          I made these fortune cookies for a
"Year of the Dragon"  themed baby shower.
It's not a novice recipe but if you're good under pressure you'll find them easy!

Boxed, tied up with red ribbon and a nice pair of chopsticks they're the perfect favor for any Asian themed party. Make them for a themed dinner party or as a unique way to announce some news!!!



       

         Fortune Cookie Favors    (2 dozen)




You will need:



Fortunes or predictions written on 1/2" x 3" pieces of paper.        
Chinese take-out boxes
Natural colored raffia or paper shred "noodles"
Red ribbon
Chop Sticks to tie on top (optional)

Recipe:
1 cup      all-purpose flour
2 tbsp     corn starch
1/2 cup   granulated sugar
1/2 cup   vegetable oil
2 tsp       water
1/2 tsp    almond extract
4            egg whites
              red and yellow food coloring
2-4        small cookie sheets


1. Preheat oven to 375 F (190 C). Thoroughly grease cookie sheets.  (The recipe did not specify what to grease the pans with so I started the recipe using cooking spray, but ran out and started brushing the sheets with vegetable oil and the second batch had a crispier texture and darker color.)  So if you can, I'd go with the oil. BUT BE CAREFUL!!!!! The oil ones were much hotter!!

2. Combine flour, corn starch and sugar in a large bowl. Mixing after each addition- stir in oil, water and almond extract. Add egg whites, food coloring (1 drop red to 2 drops yellow). Blend thoroughly.

3. Drop spoonful of batter onto greased sheet. Spread into circle, about 3" in diameter. (TIP: I blew through a straw to make them nice and round.Totally worked AND reminded me of summer camp and the taste of dish soap)! Bake one cookie at a time ( or two, once you get the hang of it)  until firm on top and just browning around the edge, about 4 minutes.

4. Quickly blot the excess oil off the cookie and place the fortune on the cookie. Using a spatula
fold the cookie in half over the fortune and in half again. Hold in place for a few seconds and cookie will harden as it cools. BE CAREFUL- the oil is very hot!

5. Continue with remaining batter, until finished!