Friday, April 13, 2012

mama-nibbles jar cake & marshmallow creater/winners....love!

so we have had a bit of excitement here at tookies!
we are going to have 2 items being created here at tookies thanks to our friend mama-nibbles and her spring buzz giveaway contest!
we gave away our tookies sugarpies!

and we asked mama-nibbles followers if they could create any jar cake or gourmet marshmallows...what would it be?!
oh my did we ever have some amazing entires!
each winner will receive samples of their new creations!
if you haven't yet seen or experienced a tookies jar cake or tookies gourmet marshmallow...
oh my, it's time you do!


just to mention a couple!

so here goes...
the winner of our new jar cake creation is....drumrolllllll......
linda meyers-gabbard!
her creation is the
'hot fudge everydae' jar cake!
it will have a layer of our ooey gooey browie cake, a layer of our chocolate ganache, another layer of our ooey gooey brownie cake, topped with our whipped buttercreme and nuts!
doesn't this sound amazing?!!
look for pictures to post soon of this amazing new jar cake and linda, be looking for samples of your new jar cake creation soon!

the winner of our new gourmet marshmallow creation is.....double drumroooolllllllll.....
melissa alexander!
her creation is this...
samoa inspired marshmallow-- a vanilla marshmallow swirled with caramel, loaded and topped with toasted coconut, drizzled with rich chocolate!!
doesn't this sound fabulous?!!
look for pics of this to post soon and melissa and linda...
congrats!

thanks again to mama-nibbles for coming up with such a great idea for a contest!
check out our latest creations here--

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

create-your-own jar cake or marshmallow-spring buzz blog hop giveaway!

we are SO excited here at tookies to join together with mama nibbles for her 'spring buzz giveaway hop'!
we are teaming up with her and a new spring to give all of our readers (y'all!) some pretty amazing prizes!
we here at tookies are the 'bonus entry'! all you have to do is go to mama nibbles blog follow the directions to enter...then you will be re-directed back here to our blog for a 'bonus' entry!

what is that bonus entry you ask?!
how would YOU like to be the creator of your own tookies jar cake or tookies marshmallow??


just imagine the possibilities!
we will choose a winner from those who come to our blog and leave a flavor comment below!
AND we will also ship you 1/2 dozen of the created marshmallows to the marshmallow winner and a 2-pack of the created jar cakes to the jar cake winner! so so fun! we are excited to see what y'all come up with!!! remember this is not the first time tookies has done something like this! we are not rookies at letting our customers/fans create their own marshmallows! just read our previous blog and you will see!

in addition to tookies having the honor of being the 'bonus entry' of mama nibbles 'spring buzz blog hop giveaway'...tookies is also part of the giveaway package! 
by entering your first entry over at mama nibbles blog you can win a 
10 pack of our new sweet sugarpies!
check 'em out here!

 how can you resist entering?!

just a recap...
first - head over to mama nibbles blog 

next - follow the directions on her blog for entering in the 'spring buzz giveaway hop'
you will then be redirected to come back here to our blog....
where you will leave us 'flavor comments' for your
gourmet marshmallow creations and jar cake creations!
we here at tookies will be choosing TWO winners. one jar cake winner and one marshmallow winner!
so give us your best creations!
the event time-frame: spring buzz giveaway will begin at
12.01am est on 3.21.12 and ends at 11.59 on 3.27.12. 

let your creation comments begin!!
blessings all!

Sunday, March 4, 2012

what makes a tookie's gourmet marshmallow?

so what makes a tookies marshmallow?
it'a takes quite a team to make just one tookies gourmet marshmallow!

first you have to have the 'idea' of the marshmallow, what flavor? what will it look like? what ingredients will you need? and this is just chapter one, before the actual making, preparing, photographing, marketing...so much for just marshmallows?? well tookies marshmallows are not just any average marshmallow. oh. MY. word! tookies marshmallows are quite an experience. they are not little marshmallows you can dunk in your coffee, or make a smore with. they are JUMBO in size, soft, fluffly and melt in your mouth,
lavishly filled with flavors and additions.
let's look at the tookies 'cotton candy' gourmet marshmallow...a triple-colored, pale blue, pink and purple, fluffly cotton candy marshmallow, with our exclusive cotton candy 'krunchie' topping, check it out below...


how on earth was this marshmallow born?
well let us tell you! it started with this young man...


his name is bryce!
he and his family are tookie's customers...and on one of their orders his mom wrote a note saying her son (bryce) wanted to know if we ever made cotton candy marshmallows, if not, would we ever like to make a new flavor!
so...we said sure! we would come up with the creation
and he would be our first shipment and taste tester!
a few weeks later...he was doing what you see in the photo above!
chowing down on a tookies cotton candy, gourmet marshmallow!
the results, of bryce's critiquing?? he loved them and wouldn't change a thing! he especially loved our exclusive cotton candy krunch topping.
since this idea, bryce has helped tookies to create two other AMAZING gourmet marshmallows!
he came up with the idea of tookies cheesecake YES cheesecake gourmet marshmallows,and oh boy...are they EVER divine!! they are our cheesecake marshmallow on top of our own exclusive graham recipe crust...bryce and his mom's review...'that graham cracker crust is out of this world good!' take a look for yourself!

and tookies country caramel apple gourmet marshmallows, they are
just like a caramel apple you get at the country fair! they are our sweet fluffy Granny Smith apple marshmallow and drizzled with crunchy caramel, topped with chopped roasted peanuts.
quote from bryce and is review..."the caramel apple's were PERFECT! they tasted exactly like he imagined them to! the salty from the caramel and peanuts balanced with the sweet apple marshmallow are an amazing combination! they were definately a hit with us and we are big caramel apple fans!"


what fabulous ideas bryce came up with!! all on his own!!
we could not have done this without him!
bryce started us on an amazing 'marshmallow creating'
journey and we will be creating more of his ideas!
his reward?! any of his marshmallows he would like anytime, at no cost!
we have also created some other amazing ideas from another one of our customers, kathryn!
she gave us the ideas in amazing details for our toastie coconut marshmallows, a divine fluffy coconut marshmallow filled and topped with our hand-toasted coconut...take a bite below!


...kathryn also came up with our NEW bananers foster gourmet marshmallows...
Traditional Banana Foster was originated in New Orleans, Louisiana, they include bananas, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon cookied, then iginited with rum, served with vanilla ice cream and walnuts. So extravagant! 
our Bananers Foster is a banana with rum marshmallow, cinnamon & brown sugar, topped and rolled in our hand-roasted walnut and brown sugar secret coating!!
The picture says it all! A ONE-of-a-kind experience all wrapped up in one marshmallow!! 
kathryn's review....
"it has a nice little tinge of rum to it, not to mention a lovely sugar crunch on top!"


 ...our punkie pie pecan gourmet marshmallows, a long time tookies favorite...a pumpkin pie marshmallow...loaded with ginger, cinnamon, brown sugar, nutmeg, cloves, topped with hand-roasted chopped pecans, taste below...


...and our NEWEST creation, mightie munkie  gourmet marshmallows!
kathryn's glowing review...
"let me just say, i went ape over it!!! this new marshmallow is absolutely loaded with chocolate chunks, nuts and coconut, but you can still tast the banana in the marshmallow too."
what is a 'mightie munkie' you ask?!
oh, MY word!! they are our banana marshmallow loaded with chocolate chunks, toasted pecans and toasted coconut, hand poured, then topped with MORE slow roasted pecans, (we roast ourselves), toasted coconut, (we toast ourselves) and topped with drizzled chocolate!
take a look below!


tookies gourmet marshmallows....
You will not find another gourmet marshmallow like ours!
You have NOT tasted a gourmet marshmallow,
until you have tasted a TOOKIES GOURMET MARSHMALLOW!! They are amazing!
One of the best things about Tookies gourmet marshmallows is how we hand package them! They look so pretty in our packaging decorated, labeled and color twined with a pretty bow, ready to give as a gift immediately. 
summing all of this fun journey we are taking with bryce and kathryn, has been so incredibly fun! bryce and kathryn have already given us lists with MORE ideas!!
 and we are working on them!!
 bryce tells it best...
"everything he eats now, gets a 'what would this taste like as a marshmallow?!' thought!
well bryce...you have come up with some amazing ideas already!!
before bryce goes on spring break this school year, he will be sharing his marshmallow creations with his entire class on tookies!
thank you bryce! tookies loves you, and his mom lee-ellen...she is an absolute sweetheart!
we wouldn't have heard from bryce without her emails...
God connects us all in the most creative ways,
who would have thought marshmallows would bring us all together!!




Saturday, December 31, 2011

blessings of the past year...

this past year has been such a blessing for tookies.
we have slacked on our blogging, to focus on creating
the very best jar cakes, cookie-wiches and gourmet marshmallows in America so we can share them with you for each and every order we receive. we are very, very grateful for each one of you that has made tookies what we are this past year.

we have been focusing on making everything at tookies from the wraps we use to wrap our delectables, to our uniquely flavored gourmet marshmallows, to our moist family cake/cookie recipes are handmade in very small batches. God has truly helped us to make this happen.
we still hand make everything and with every order you will still receive a hand-written note.
as we approach 2012, we are looking forward to creating more yummie tookies you will love to share with your loved ones and even treat yourself to. we may be changing and creating new jar cakes, cookie-wiches and gourmet marshmallows, what we won't be changing is our old-fashioned approach to customer service.
we wish each and everyone of you a blessed new year!


Thursday, April 28, 2011

the blessing of 'teamwork'...

i wanted to take a 'blog moment' and thank those teammates on my etsy teams that support my tookies unconditionally....there are 'teammates' on etsy you ask?! YES, there are! there are these amazing treasury-making teams with teammates...that help promote my tookies and as i said take a 'blog moment' and thank them. here are a few items that are my faves from a few...just a few of my teammates. if i could, i would blog on every one of my teamies (gimme time i will!) ...so here goes, thank you to my teamies!

below...handmade vintage inspired jewelry by one of my team captains' lauren...really ANYTHING she makes is gorgeous, this just happen's to be a pair of earrings that are breathtaking...and as a captain, she makes me want to be part of a team, she is an amazing leader...

below is just one of the many 'enchanted crowns' designed by one of my teammates, theresa joy of deLoop, by far she is one of the most well-known shoppes on etsy, and below is one of my favorites of her creations...
anyone who knows me knows, i LOVE daisies...

below...one of my weaknesses is antiques, this is what we used to call them while i was growing up, my parents and my nana were all 'antique dealers', selling at the rose bowl and oc swapmeet, etc....now it is 'vintage' or 'upcycled'...anyhoo, on to another of my faves...leeleescloset...she just has some of the most darling vintage past-time finds on etsy...here is one of my favorite things in her shoppe, a darling vintage shabby chic medicine cabinet...

below...is tallulah soaps, tallulah may not know this, however when i first joined an etsy team, she was one of the first ones to help me answer questions and welcomed me unconditionally...she makes the most incredibly yummy soaps...i love using her beautiful soaps in treasuries...i think she is perfect for a that unique gift you wanna give ")

below...is one of my favorite faves....chante of junkyard glitter. she creates handpainted vintage purses and more...she takes the most un-noticed wallets and purses and turns them into these amazing works of art. she is an artist thru and thru and she is a sweetheart, putting her best foot forward to help promote her teammates and their items...i thank her from the bottom of my heart...below is one of her darling creations...of course i picked one with daisies...my fave...

finally...below...is my friend an teamie, salena's shoppe, Enekuri on Etsy....she makes these amazing handmade greeting and note cards, (that i have and use!) that are so beautiful...colorful...happy...and make you wish you wouldn't run out of them!! i think she also has like 20 MA degrees and 13 BA degrees (i'm exaggerating, just a little ") in german instruction euroculture and i think brain surgery...tee hee ") that's what i feel like i need after i go thru here list of education! anyhoo--back to her darling creations on etsy...she ALSO has time to create these...which just makes her super-girl! you must see all her others...this is just ONE!

so...like i said, these are just a few of my faves....there are so many, you can check out all of my other faves here...

tootles until my next 'blog moment'! x0x





Monday, April 11, 2011

TOOkies...LOVES our Troops!

everyday, being an army family...we think of our troops, serving our country, here in the USA and over seas, and lately, doing our proprietorial duties at tookies, we have been blessed by several customers ordering tookies to send to their military loved ones serving overseas! we decided before christmas of last year that i was going to honor any order being shipped to a military member by no matter what they ordered, the biggest box we have would be sent to the military member loading it full of tookies. this would be our way of saying thank you for serving our beautiful country and here is a little something extra from home.
so the most popular 'tookie' so far shipping to iraq and afghanistan has been the 
'ooey gooey brownie cookie-wich' ! they are yummy and we have amazing old-fashioned ways to keep them fresh for shipping!

another great shipper to the troops is tookies jar cakes! they come in every flavor you can imagine!


they stay fresh and ship so well!

we are so thankful for the opportunity to bless our troops in a special and unique way.
we are so proud to be an army  family!


Saturday, March 26, 2011

a full heart.

today is a new day, and we are blessed! tookies has been a blessing in our lives today and the life of our extended family...we have brought our family talents together and have been blessed by one of our family members taking numerous new pics for our shoppe....they are so outstanding. whata gift! today tookies was featured in etsy finds...and emailer that goes out to countless etsy subscribers, due to this amazing photography...

we created these cookie-wiches in hopes that they would be a blessing for a bride and her wedding or wedding shower, easter, mother's day, a little girl's tea party or a big girl's graduation celebration! they are delicous, all are vanilla cookie with our exclusive buttercreme frosting! yummie!

more pics of another tookies family creation 'white velvet buttercreme cookie-wich'. 
oh. my WORD.

they taste so smooth and rich and look so divine..the pics say it all!
thank you to our talented family team and for all of us being each others biggest cheerleaders!