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Happy Holidays!

5 December 2010
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Today I worked on my Katie’s Krops holiday cards. As I started addressing the envelopes I realized just how many wonderful people have supported me over this amazing journey. So often we get caught up in the moment that we forget to look at how far we have come and all of the wonderful people who helped (and are still helping). My holiday card brought brought back so many wonderful memories. There was my trip to Washington DC to accept the Sodexo STOP Hunger Award, the wonderful people at Troy-Bilt who provided Katie’s Krops will a tiller and cultivator and wow they both have made a huge positive impact on my gardens. There are the people from all over the country who wrote to me thanking me for what I am doing and the people who wrote to me because I inspired them to start a garden to feed people in need. There was Ms. Anita who I have never met and wanted to help by sending me bushel baskets to collect my harvest.  I love writing holiday cards to my wonderful friends at Disney and Bonnie Plants. The support you have shown to Katie’s Krops means the world to me and I hope I continue to make you proud. And there is Kealani who sends a $25 dollar check each month, thank you Kealani your donations are greatly appreciated!

There are the people that I am unable to send cards to that I am thinking of too. These are my friends who lived at Palmetto House before it had to temporarily close. I wonder where they are and I hope and prayer that they are safe, healthy and happy. Mr. Collin, Mr. Kevin and Ms. Elaine where ever the holiday find you this year I am thinking of you.

To everyone out there I am,

Wishing y’all a bountiful harvest this holiday season!

 

Katie’s Krops Marvelous Marinara

21 November 2010
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Marvelous Marinara

  

It’s healthy, easy and delicious! Its Marinara sauce! There’s nothing better than fresh homemade Marinara sauce made from tomatoes and basil you picked from your garden.

 

12 fresh basil leaves

12 Plum Tomatoes

2 garlic cloves – minced

 1 bowl of ice water

 Olive oil

 Salt

 

 Bring a large pot of water to a rapid boil. Place a bowl of ice water next to pot. Drop plum tomatoes into salted boiling water. Boil tomatoes for 4 to 5 minutes or until skin of tomatoes starts to crack. Remove tomatoes and place them immediately into ice water.

 Heat large skillet to medium heat. Cover bottom of skillet with olive oil. Place minced garlic in the pan, cook for 2 minutes. Add tomatoes to pan. Let cook for 2 to 3 minutes and them mash them well. Add about 1 teaspoon of salt (to taste). Toss in basil (whole leaves or chopped up, which ever you prefer). Cook for 10 minutes. Enjoy!

You can use your sauce for- Pizza, Dipping Sauce for Eggplant Delish (look in my past blogs for that recipe), stuffed peppers and so much more!

 

 

Ladybugs to the Rescue!

18 November 2010
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We had an aphid problem. They were attacking the lettuce in my gardens! Who did we turn to? Pesticides & chemicals? No. Ladybugs!! YES! That’s right! The cute little ladybugs you see flying around and feel lucky when they land on your shoulder. We let them loose in the garden and they sat on the lettuce leaves, eating the aphids!! A round of applause to my new favorite insects, ladybugs!!!

Marvelous Marinara

31 October 2010
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Marvelous Marinara

 

It’s healthy, easy and delicious! Its Marinara sauce! There’s nothing better than fresh homemade Marinara sauce made from tomatoes and basil you picked from your garden.


12 fresh basil leaves

12 Plum Tomatoes

2 garlic cloves – minced

1 bowl of ice water

Olive oil

Salt

 

Bring a large pot of water to a rapid boil. Place a bowl of ice water next to pot. Drop plum tomatoes into salted boiling water. Boil tomatoes for 4 to 5 minutes or until skin of tomatoes starts to crack. Remove tomatoes and place them immediately into ice water.

Heat large skillet to medium heat. Cover bottom of skillet with olive oil. Place minced garlic in the pan, cook for 2 minutes. Add tomatoes to pan. Let cook for 2 to 3 minutes and them mash them well. Add about 1 teaspoon of salt (to taste). Toss in basil (whole leaves or chopped up, which ever you prefer). Cook for 10 minutes. Enjoy!

You can use your sauce for- Pizza, Dipping Sauce for Eggplant Delish (look in my past blogs for that recipe), stuffed peppers and so much more!

 

 

Picking fresh basil!

 

The skin on the tomatoes have a crack making them just right to peel.

My skinless tomatoes go back in the pan.

Compost, compost, compost!!!

I am adding my marinara to a vegetable pizza.

The final product, A Katie’s Krops pizza with Marvlous Marinara!!

Serving up an Amazing Night!

26 October 2010
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I had the best day yesterday! It was one of those days where everything comes together and feels so ‘right’! After an amazing day my friends and teachers came together to cook and serve dinner at the Palmetto House. We had the most beautiful peppers and eggplant that we harvest fresh that day from the school garden (thanks Bonnie Plants) to cook and serve. The weather was terrible but that did not keep the guests of the soup kitchen away as a matter of fact the Palmetto House had the most guest they have had since they were able to reopen for dinner. It was a packed house.

The 1st graders at my school made the cutest placemats, my friends and classmates worked so hard making a fresh green salad, chicken, vegetable stir-fry, rolls, mashed potatoes and apple crisp! It was such a special night. It feels amazing to come together to make a difference in the lives of so many people! A super special thank you to Ms. Fuller my Earth Science teacher and Mr. McNeill for making this dinner possible. I know that this is just the 1st of many great nights cooking the vegetables that Katie’s Krops grows thanks to my Pinewood Family!

An Amazing Trip to NYC

14 October 2010
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I am back from New York! Well, actually before I say that, the reason why I went to New York; Disney’s Friends for Change and AllyKatzz recognized me at the AllyKatzz Tween Summit. It was a blast! Fun at every turn!

The Tween Summit brought together tween girls from all over the country. It was so exciting to share my efforts with them and to come together to help the people in New York. With a super generous donation from Bonnie Plants and the help from my friends at Disney’s Friends for Change I had a booth there were the girls attending the summit planted herb gardens with Cilantro, Flat Italian Parsley, and Basil in them. The planters were then donated to the New York Coalition for the Homeless and other NYC organizations that help people in need. My booth looked amazing! Thank you Mr. Bryan for your creativity and help!!! Thank you to all the girls who worked to so hard to help grow Katie’s Krops in NYC!

The summit had some great keynote speakers, my favorite Heather O’Reilly a soccer player for the woman’s national team who gave an inspiring speech about self confidence. She shared a lot about her experiences with self confidence, about rising to the challenge and surrounding yourself with positive people.

I received an ALLY award.  This award was really special because it was presented by Tiffany Thornton!!! Yes Tiffany Thornton. She was so nice and what a huge honor to be selected. Thank you Tiffany!

I ended the night with walking down the pink carpet! I got my picture taken with Kicking Daisies, Mitchel Musso and Tiffany Thornton. Then I saw Tiffany again in her dressing room, who I felt like I’d known for a while (that is how nice she is she made me feel like a true friend!). I also met Mitchel. They performed and amazing concert! Thank you so much Bonnie Plants, AllyKatzz and Disney’s Friends for Change!!! I am inspired more than ever to make my dream of a garden in every state a reality.

Tiffany Thornton & me

The Pink Carpet with Tiffany, Mitchel Musso & Kick Daisies!

Monique Coleman & I donate herb gardens to the New York Coalition for the Homeless!

Coach Bill Buldini- You are a Hero!

30 September 2010
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Today I saw a very sad story posted on the front page of Yahoo. It was about a Florida football coach who let a homeless player live with him. The coach is now suspended and he and the school are being fined thousands of dollars. The reason? By letting the player live with him he violated a Florida High School Athletic Association code. The code states that no school employee or representative of the school’s athletic department can provide or promise free or reduced-cost housing for a potential athlete in their program.  That is just truly sad. The coach should be rewarded for his actions, not punished. If I were that homeless kid, I would be happy that someone stepped in to help me. It is not his fault he is homeless. But now, he is suspended from the team and got the coach in trouble. I see homeless kids at the shelter and know them, they are my friends. These kids need to be part of a team. They need to be supported by their community. They don’t need to feel like they are being punished for being homeless. We need more people like Coach Bill Buldini in the world. Mr. Buldini, I support you, don’t let anyone get you down. You did the right thing.

Katie’s Krops highlighted at Tween Summit

30 September 2010
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For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Contact: Kerry Gillick-Goldberg

                   516.455.3179

 

 

AllyKatzz.com Announces the 2010 Tween Summit

A.L.L.Y. (AllyKatzz Links Leading Youth) Award &

CertifiK.A.T. (Kids Acting Together) of Achievement Winners

 

-NEW Crop of Philanthropic Youth to be Inducted at the

2nd Annual AllyKatzz Tween Summit in NYC, 10/10/10-

 

New York, September 23rd, 2010– AllyKatzz.com is pleased to announce the 2010 Tween Summit A.L.L.Y Award Winners, tweens/teens that founded their own non-profits, who will be honored at the 2nd Annual AllyKatzz Tween Summit in NYC on 10/10/10:

 

  • Be Like Brit of Rutland, MA- Britney Gengel (in memoriam)
  • Girls Helping Girls of Fremont, CA- Sejal Hathi
  • Goody Goodies of Poughkeepsie , NY– Macallan Durkin
  • Katie’s Krops of Summerville, SC- Katie Stagliano
  • Lemonaid Warriors of Los Angeles , CA– Lulu Cerone
  • Project HEAL of New York- Liana Rosenman, Kristina Saffran and Becky Allen
  • SHARE in Africa of Basking Ridge, NJ- Shannon McNamara
  • Turn Your World Around of Edgemont , NY- Tara Suri
  • WeStopHate of Williamsburg , VA –Emily-Anne Rigal

 

To spotlight tweens/teens whose fundraising and volunteer efforts support larger charities, CertifiK.A.T.s of Achievement will be awarded to:

 

·         Two teen buddy pairs representing Best Buddies New York

·         Kyle Orent of Kyle’s Lemonade/Canine Companions for Independence

 

“The Tween Summit attendees WANT to make a positive difference in the world but they need to learn HOW. What better way is there to empower girls than to introduce them to kids that are already paving the way?” states Denise Restauri, founder and CEO of both AK Tweens and AllyKatzz.com. “We amassed our second group of incredible award winners from across the United States . From as far away as California to right here in New York we discovered tweens and teens that chose to Stand up, Speak out, and Make A Difference whether by spearheading their own charities or choosing to support a larger non-profit with a mission they believe in. I am so thrilled to honor them and look forward to expanding the reach of these awards at future AllyKatzz.com events.”  

 

Additional Summit Highlights include:

 

  • Premium Sponsor, Dove go fresh Deodorant and Body Mist, will surprise one of the A.L.L.Y. Awardees with a $1000.00 grant to help further their mission.
  • Disney’s Friends For Change: Project Green star Tiffany Thornton (Disney Channel’s “Sonny With A Chance”) will present Katie Stagliano with her A.L.L.Y. as her project is spotlighted on their site.
  • Nestlé Very Best In Youth will be on hand to present A.L.L.Y.’s to both Sejal Hathi and Tara Suri as they are both former Nestle Very Best In Youth Winners.

 

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ABOUT THE SUMMIT :

On October 10th, 2010, the 2nd Annual AllyKatzz Tween Summit will welcome 250 tween girls, ages 8-14, from across the country to NYC. It begins at 8:00am at The Altman Building in Chelsea, NYC. The day will encompass keynote addresses that emphasize the importance of tweens speaking up and taking action, “Speed Meeting” with “A.L.L.Y. & CertifiK.A.T. of Achievement Awardees,” the Exhibit Hall including: AllyKatzz Alley and AllyKatzz Lab featuring event sponsors that make the Summit possible- all offering the girls a rare opportunity to tell companies what THEY want, a chance to “Speak Up & Share” with the “Listening Panel”- a group of accomplished women from media, entertainment, fashion and sports who want to know what tweens want, and a chance to spread goodwill through DenimMessagingTM (decorating the interior pockets and waistbands of jeans with words of hope and encouragement that will then be donated to homeless tweens and teens). At 7:30pm, at NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, they’ll be treated to the “DM’ingTM for Change!” concert featuring host, Monique Coleman (Gimme Mo’), headliner Mitchel Musso (Disney’s “Pair of Kings,” “Hannah Montana” and Phineas and Ferb”) and Tiffany Thornton, both Disney’s Friends For Change: Project Green stars, as well as Kicking Daisies and Fefe Dobson!

 

To complement the tweens’ experience- a day long Parent Track devoted to exploring topics relevant to their daughters is offered- including what girls are thinking, doing, saying (or not saying), and dreaming…

 

This groundbreaking day will be moderated by tween expert, AK Tweens and AllyKatzz.com founder Denise Restauri along with author, Seventeen Magazine columnist and self-esteem expert Jess Weiner.

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ABOUT DOVE

The Dove mission is to make women feel more beautiful every day by challenging today’s stereotypical view of beauty and inspiring women to take great care of themselves. Dove, manufactured by Unilever, is the No. 1 personal wash brand nationwide. One in every three households uses a Dove product, which includes beauty bars, body washes, face care, anti-perspirant/deodorants, body mists, hair care and styling aids. Dove is available nationwide in food, drug and mass outlet stores.  www.dovegofresh.com

 

 

 

ABOUT DISNEY’S FRIENDS FOR CHANGE: PROJECT GREEN:

Disney’s Friends for Change: Project Green is a multi-platform initiative that empowers kids to help the planet. Through the program, kids learn practical ways to help the environment, get their friends involved, track their collective impact and have the opportunity to help Disney decide how to divide $1 million in annual donations to various environmental causes. Kids can join for free at www.Disney.com/projectgreen.

 

 

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SPONSORS: For information on sponsorship packages, full day passes and other opportunities, contact sales@allykatzz.com.

 

PRESS: For more information or to register to attend please contact Kerry Gillick-Goldberg of KGG Enterprises, LLC at 1.516.455.3179 or kerry.gillick.goldberg@gmail.com

 

TWEENS AND PARENTS: For more information and to apply to attend the AllyKatzz Tween Summit visit http://www.tweensummit.com

 

Welcoming Yokoso & Pork Chop to the Katie’s Krops Family!

18 September 2010
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My adventures with Mr. Bob continue! Today I went to an interesting event…….the chicken auction. Okay well it wasn’t just a chicken auction but that is why I was there. Mr. Bob built a chicken coop, out of what else…… pallets. So Katie’s Krops has embarked on a new adventure. Which is why we bought Yokoso and Pork Chop!!! They will provide eggs for the soup kitchen. And the best part is they were only $11 and will give a ton of eggs!! When they acclimate to their new home they should lay about 1 egg per day!!! A dozen eggs per week!!!! Can’t wait to start collecting their eggs!

 

 

Pork Chop

Yokoso