Katie Ganshert, Author at Katie Ganshert

Battle Three: Resurrection Rolls

Posted on March 25, 2013March 25, 2013 by Katie Ganshert

In honor of Easter, the third battle in the Pinterest War between Becky Wade and myself is…..

Resurrection Rolls!

Anybody ever make these before?

They’re a great Easter recipe to do with kids. The marshmallows melt when you bake, so when you break the rolls open, they are empty inside, just like the tomb!

All you need is a can of crescent dinner rolls, large marshmallows, melted butter, cinnamon, and sugar.

Separate the crescent rolls into triangles.

Mix the cinnamon and sugar.

Dip a large marshmallow into the melted butter, roll in the cinnamon and sugar mixture, then wrap a crescent roll around the marshmallow. Make sure to pinch the seems together tightly.

Bake at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes and voila!

Resurrection Rolls!

So far, Becky’s eggs were prettier and her cake from last week wasn’t floating in a puddle of frosting, so I think she’s winning the war. Which means only one thing….time to get my roll-baking on. You can see the inspiration and the results for all of our battles on Becky’s Pinterest War board or mine.

If you join in the fun, make sure to tag Becky and/or I in the picture so we can see your beautiful creation! We’ll post results on Friday!

Let’s Talk: What fun traditions do you do to celebrate Easter?

Congrats to Beth-Anne White, Erin St. Clair, Tima Murrell, Cherie Kasper, and Laurie Tomlinson for winning prizes from last week’s Pinterest Challenge!

Join the Wishing on Willows Scavenger Hunt for a chance to win a bundle of FREE books from my publisher. All you have to do is find Wishing on Willows on a shelf in a store (if you’re in Walmart, you might just find it there), snap a picture, and post on your blog (email me the link), Facebook (tag me in the picture), or Twitter (tag me in the tweet), and you’re entered to win!

Are you on Twitter? Join the #WillowTalk Twitter Event. The last week of April, tweet a review or tweet your favorite lines from Wishing on Willows, make sure to use the #WillowTalk hashtag, and you could win three books from my publisher, plus a $5 gift card to Starbucks. There will be 25 winners! Please RSVP here!

Pinterest War: Battle Two Results

Posted on March 22, 2013March 22, 2013 by Katie Ganshert

In honor of the release of Wishing on Willows, Becky Wade threw down a celebratory cake challenge for the second battle of our Pinterest War. The results are in! In fact, the results are above.

Becky and I give this one a B- for the amount of effort required since it took some time and concentration.

A D for kid fun, since we both ended up doing this one solo.

An A- for beauty and resemblance to the original. (Okay, so I give Becky’s an A- for beauty and resemblance. I’m still not quite sure what to think about that puddle of frosting coagulating around the bottom layer of mine. I may or may not have decided to melt the frosting in the microwave and pour it on the cake instead of using an old-fashioned spatula. Hence, the blob cake.)

I also give myself an A+ for resourcefulness. Notice, my buttons are not really buttons. And I used floss. Also, chopsticks.

We are going to announce the winners of this week’s prizes tomorrow morning on our Facebook pages!

Which means you have one more day to jump in and make a cake of your own (for 5 entries) or share this contest on social media (for one entry) to enter to win one of FIVE prizes!

$25 gift card to your choice of Amazon or Barnes and Noble
3 copies of Wishing on Willows by Katie Ganshert
An advanced copy of Undeniably Yours by Becky Wade

Battle three is next week! It’s my turn to throw something down. It just might have something to do with Easter.

Let’s Talk: What say you? Pinterest fail or nail?

Holy Book Launch, Batman

Posted on March 20, 2013March 20, 2013 by Katie Ganshert

Wow…where do I begin?

Yesterday, Wishing on Willows launched into the world.

Book-release days are always a bit bizarre. They don’t involve a lot of physical running around, but they do involve a lot of computer running around. So although I spent the bulk of my day on my rear, by the end of the night, I felt as if I’d run a marathon! A glorious, wonderful marathon.

First, I just want to say a GIANT thank you to those of you who joined last night’s online launch party! Your enthusiasm and encouragement and camaraderie during the event made the release of Willows one I will never forget!

Except at the end, in my excitement, I clicked out of the site before I got a chance to scroll through and read that fast-paced chat – which means I missed so much of the fun conversation that was going on during the party! Drat!

Second, another GIANT thank you to Amy Haddock (who came into work on her birthday all for this party) and Chris Sigfrids, who took care of the technology side of things! You are both rock stars.

Third, I want to extend my excited congratulations to the winners of last night’s prize packages! I have received mailing addresses from all but two of you, so make sure to email those to me (katie@katieganshert.com) as soon as possible so we can get you your prizes!

My prize package – Tia Johnson
Evan and Bethany’s prize package – Jennifer Wolfram Rumberger
Amanda Price’s prize package – Judy Strunk Burgi
My Stubborn Heart and Undeniably Yours by Becky Wade – Cindy Woolard
Ian McKay’s prize package – Kristy Storm Gammel
Caleb Price’s prize package – Lindsey Ponznich Bell
Sweethaven Summer by Courtney Walsh – Charii Skelton
Robin Price’s prize package – Megan Jones

Fourth, if you didn’t win a prize last night, there are still MORE prizes to be had!

Wishing on Willows Picture Contest:

Yesterday, Wishing on Willows hit Christian book store shelves, like LifeWay and Family Christian Stores. Independent book store shelves. The big chains, like Books-A-Million and Barnes and Noble. AND, a little bird in my ear tells me that they can be found in select Walmart stores!

From now until April 20th, if you find yourself in one of these places and you spot Wishing on Willows, we’re asking you to pull out your phone and take a picture. Post that picture on Facebook or Twitter (make sure to tag me) or your blog (make sure to email me the link) and you’ll be entered to win a bundle of books and a $5 gift card to Starbucks.

It’s as easy as that!

#WillowTalk Twitter Event:

The last week of April.

Tweet a favorite quote from Wishing on Willows or tweet a 140 character review. Make sure to include the hashtag #WillowTalk with your tweet.

25 of the #WillowTalk tweets will be randomly selected and the Twitterer (yes, this is a word) behind that tweet will win three books from my publisher, plus a $5 gift card to Starbucks!

TWENTY-FIVE chances to win!

Please RSVP here!

And don’t forget the prizes Becky Wade and I are giving away during this week’s Pinterest Battle!

Reviews for Wishing on Willows (check out Amazon or CBD for the bulk of them) are really starting to roll in and I’m so humbled and encouraged!

Thank you dear readers, for being amazing! You bless my life more than you could possibly know.

Let’s Talk: Have you ever won anything? If so, what?

The fabulous Rel from RelzReviewz reviews Wishing on Willows AND is doing a book giveaway!

Check out the fun interview with Melissa Tagg!

Just found out Wishing on Willows is up for Book of the Month on the Book Club Network! Would love your vote if you have the time! It’s on the right-hand column.