Friday, October 31, 2014

Win All Our Leftover Halloween Candy And A $30 Gift Card!

 
Happy Halloween! But wait... Halloween isn't that happy for us grown-ups.  Sure, you still end up getting some candy corn here, a stray peanut butter cup there. But don't you miss the good old days when all you had to do was wear a cool outfit, walk around for an hour with your friends, and VOILA! - you suddenly had enough sweet treats to last through Thanksgiving?
We KNOW you do! And we know you guys sneak candy from your kiddos. We know you do, because we do it too. (Shhh!!!) We just want to give all you Psycho-parents (and any other "adults") a chance to win a bag of your favorite candy, JUST FOR YOU! AND, we'll throw in a $30 gift card to psychobabyonline.com. If you win - no sharing the candy with your kids! But you could definitely use the gift card on them... if you want to.

And because we're all grown-ups here with totally refined palates - check out this awesome infographic to help you pair your candy of choice with... um... wine. Yup. 
The perfect pair - WINE and CANDY!!!! #halloween
All you have to do is comment below with your favorite candy, the one you shamelessly snitch out of your kids trick-or-treat bag...


Sunday, October 26, 2014

Personalized Superhero Capes For Kids Are Here

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Personalized capes for kids have hit the Psychobaby Custom Shop!
We know, your little dude is more Lightning McQueen than Steve McQueen. Which just means that instead of the Great Escape, your superhero-in-training needs the Greatest Cape!

Six awesome new personalized cape styles are now available in our custom shop for all your dress-up and world-saving needs, check 'em out:

The personalized princess cape for her highness the heroine:

Personalized Her Royal Highness Cape

The personalized pirate cape for your super scallywag:

Personalized It's A Pirate's Life Cape
Several colors of our classic personalized superhero star cape for ladies & gents alike:
 
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Personalized skull capes for your hipster hero:
Personalized My First Tattoo Cape FuchsiaPersonalized My First Tattoo Cape Red

Personalized punk rock princess cape, for those future queens who rule with an iron (maiden) fist:

Only $16 a piece, these capes are not only a total steal.... they're actually on sale right now for $10!  Seriously! Go shop our personalized cape collection and snag some sweet super stocking stuffers while this deal is on! And just so you know you're in good company, here's a few of our fave celebs wearing capes:

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Friday, October 24, 2014

Rockin' Personalized Alphabet Shirts for Kids

Rock & Roll Alphabet Shirts for Kids

Personalized alphabet t-shirts and gifts for kids put a new shine on an old familiar favorite.
The alphabet song has been around since... 1835! Like most things, after close to 200 years, they can use a bit of a makeover. So we say, throw that old tune out the window and ROCK your ABCs!


A is for our AB/CD baby gift set, in two cool colors
Yellow


C is for how cool you look in this personalized hoodie 
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D is for don't wait one minute more - check out all our rock & roll ABC awesomeness and cool alphabet shirts for kids now!

Tuesday, October 14, 2014

TTR = Tummy Time Roundup! T-Shirts, Recipes & More!


We've put together some of our favorite foodie outfit combos!  The perfect snack to go with our Red Yummy Tummy Tee and Primary Stripes Multi Language Placemat are these Happy-To-See-Ya personal pizzas!

Makes 6 muffins

Ingredients:
  • 3 Light whole-wheat English muffins
  • ½ cup Ragu® pizza sauce (low sugar!)
  • ½ cup low moisture, part-skim, shredded mozzarella cheese
  • ¼ cup green bell peppers, sliced
  • ¼ cup yellow bell peppers, sliced
  • ¼ cup red bell peppers, sliced
  • 7 pitted black olives
Instructions:
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Spray a cookie sheet or baking rake with cooking spray.
  3. Slice the whole wheat English Muffins length wise and place on baking sheet.
  4. Spread the pizza sauce lightly on each English muffin
  5. Sprinkle each muffin with reduced fat mozzarella cheese.
  6. For toppings:
  7. To make the mouth of the pizza face, slice green pepper and yellow pepper length wise and make a smile on each muffin.
  8. To make the nose of the pizza face, slice the black olives in half and place one piece on each muffin
  9. To make the eyes of the pizza face, slice the red pepper into small pieces and place on top of each muffin. Next place a small slice of green pepper or yellow pepper above the red pepper eye. Cut small pieces of a black olive to make the inner dot on the eye.
  10. Bake pizza smiles for 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbling.

 
The Halloween Yummy Tummy Tee and the Spin Your Web Halloween Placemat go perfectly with this spider-filled cheesecake!  Spooktastic!

No-Bake Spiderweb Cheesecake 

Ingredients:
 
For the Crust:
Canola oil cooking spray
18 ounces chocolate wafers (2 packages), finely ground (4 1/2 cups)
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
6 ounces (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
1 teaspoon coarse salt

For the ganache:
4 ounces semi/bitter-sweet chocolate (preferably 61%), finely chopped
1/2 cup heavy cream

For the Filling:
32 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 cups heavy cream, cold

Directions
Make the crust:  Coat a 10-inch springform pan with cooking spray.  Mix wafers, sugar, butter, and salt in a medium bowl.   Pat mixture into a pan, pressing firmly into bottom of pan (I used the bottom of a water glass) and all the way up the sides.  Cover, and refrigerate until ready to fill.

Make the ganache:  Place chocolate in a food processor.  Bring cream to a simmer in a small saucepan, then pour over chocolate.  When chocolate starts to melt, process until smooth.  Reserve 2tablespoons ganache for decorating, and spread the remainder evenly on bottom and all the way up sides of crust.  Cover, and refrigerate until ready to fill.

Make the Filling:  Beat cream cheese with a mixer (standing or hand) on medium speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes.  Reduce speed to low, and slowly add sugar and salt.  Raise speed to med-high, and beat until fluffy, about 3 minutes.  Beat in lemon juice.

Whisk cream until medium-stiff peaks form.  Whisk 1/4 of the whipped cream into cream cheese mixture, then fold in remaining whipped cream.  Pour filling into crust, and spread evenly.  Gently tap bottom of pan on counter to release air bubbles.

Transfer reserved ganache to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/4-inch round tip.  Starting from the center of the cheesecake, pipe a spiral, spacing about 1/2-inch apart.  Pull the tip of a pairing knife in a gentle curved line from the center of the spiral to outer edge.  Wipe knife clean , and repeat every inch or so to form a web.

Cover and freeze for at least an hour or overnight.  Serve and garnish with scary spiders!

And, for the girly girls in your life, we've got the Bright Stars Multi Language Placemat AND the  Tummy Tee that's filled with sugar & spice & everything nice - which you can obviously see is all pink! This pink-tastic recipe for funfetti sugar cookies will be a crowd-pleaser for any occasion! 

Softbatch Funfetti Sugar Cookies


Yield: 15 medium cookies
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 8 minutes
Total Time: 2+ hours, for dough chilling

Ingredients:

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 1/2 teaspoons clear imitation vanilla extract (real vanilla extract may be substituted)
1 1/2 teaspoons almond extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons corn starch
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
pinch salt, optional and to taste
3/4 cup sprinkles (jimmies)

Directions:

  1. To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter, sugar, egg, extract, and beat on medium-high speed until well-creamed, light and fluffy, about 5 minutes (or use a hand mixer and beat for at least 7 minutes). Do not shortcut the creaming process; make sure dough is very light in color and fluff, stop to scrape down the sides of the mixer as necessary.
  2. Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, optional salt, and mix until just combined, about 1 minute.
  3. Add the sprinkles and beat momentarily to incorporate, less than 1 minute, or fold in by hand.
  4. Using a medium 2-inch cookie scoop, form heaping two tablespoon mounds (I made 15). Place mounds on a large plate, flatten mounds slightly with your palm, cover with plasticwrap, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, or up to 5 days, before baking. Do not bake with warm dough because cookies will spread and bake thinner and flatter.
  5. Preheat oven to 350F, line two baking sheets with Silpats, or spray with cooking spray. Place mounds on baking sheets, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet). Bake for 8 minutes, or until edges have set and tops are just beginning to set, even if undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center. These cookies should not turn golden or brown at all and should stay white. Do not bake longer than 9 minutes for soft cookies because they firm up as they cool (The cookies shown in the photos were baked with dough that had been chilled overnight, allowed to come to room temp for 15 minutes, and were baked for 8 minutes, with trays rotated at the 4-minute mark). Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before removing and transferring to a rack to finish cooling.
  6. Store cookies airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored airtight in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.
 Now that you've got your yummy tummy tees, your crumb-catching placemats, and all the information you need to make delicious snacks and treats all week long, what are you waiting for?? Hit the kitchen...and feel free to send us the leftovers :)

Friday, October 10, 2014

$250 Shopping Spree Winner!




Thanks to everyone who provided fantastic feedback about what they want to see on our new website.  We truly appreciate your input. Now, from those entries we have picked a winner of the $250 Shopping Spree - drumroll please - Congratulations to Sara E. Young-Morrell!! Please email melissa.psychobaby@gmail.com to claim your prize. 

Now for the EVEN MORE EXCITING news: our website is launching in less than a week.  Yes, you read that correctly.  The brand-new-and-improved Psychobabyonline.com is coming to you in a matter of DAYS! And we are dying with anticipation! We can't wait to share this amazing new venture with all of you.  Keep your eyes peeled for your suggestions AND very special savings! 

The Perfect $10 Gift = A Personalized Placemat!

Personalized Placemats
Personalized Placemats
A personalized placemat is the perfect $10 gift! Whether you need a lil' something for a new big brother or big sister, a stocking stuffer, or a quick & easy birthday present, one of our personalized placemats always does the trick!

We have a ton of cute options for the little ladies , like our Magical Monogram and Royal Highness styles,

Psychobaby Magical Monogram Alphabet Placemat Pink CupcakePsychobaby Her Royal Highness Placemat

and just as many cool choices for the boys, like our Magical Monogram Dino and Illin' Big Bro designs!
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Serve up the gifting awesomeness with one of our personalized placemats - at only $10 each, you can grab one for every kiddo on your list.