Chocolate TrufflesWant an easy way to make your whole family smarter? Just feed them chocolate! Well maybe not all the time, but keep it on the menu.Accorning to the Huffington Post, Nobel Prize winners have come mostly from countries with a high rate of chocolate consumption. Nobel Prize winners are generally smarter than the rest of us, so does … [Read more...]
Handmade Gift Ideas to Please your Budget
It's not too early to work on holiday gifts. Handmade gifts are often treasured when they come from the heart. You don't have to knit a sweater to make a great gift. It's been a continuing quest of mine to find as many DIY gifts as I can that are really special.Here are some to add to the collection. I like the picture frames with Scrabble … [Read more...]
Jasmine Tea Truffles for Valentine’s Day
These truffles are very special with jasmine tea flavoring. Very sweet for Valentine's Day! Of course just about anything with chocolate is great for Valentines' Day.Click title for link at Instructables. Click on labels below this post for more chocolate recipes, other truffle recipes, and more Valentiine's Day ideas. … [Read more...]
Adorable Christmas Mice Truffles
These are so cute!!! Everyone will remember these & your kids might want them every year for a family tradition. Be sure to read 'Twas the Night Before Christmas when "not one was stirring, not even a mouse" to go along with these.The recipe uses a Hershey's chocolate kiss for the head and slivered almonds for the ears. The rest of the body is … [Read more...]
Make Oreo Truffles (with Spooky Eyes for Halloween)
Everybody seems to like these truffles and they are so easy to make. Great for spooky treats at your Halloween party with icing "eyes" added to the tops. Without the eyes, these are great for any holiday, are pretty on the cookie tray and impressive in gift baskets. Besides all that, they are yummy.Click title for link at Flickr. … [Read more...]
Mark Bittman’s top 12 Make Ahead dishes
Oh my goodness, this man can cook. The linked list is just a sample of his big list of make ahead foods. Ones that jump out at me are: cranberry truffles, roasted caramelized sweet potatoes, herbed buttermilk biscuits, potato gratin, roasted squash with stuffing, steamed edamame with soysauce, zucchini potato pancakes. Oh, mama.Cranberry … [Read more...]