Peanut Butter Cups

Do you like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?  

Try this recipe....

Easy snacks with melted chocolate....

A little chocolate goes a long way...........

You can melt, mold, dip and decorate with this chocolate.  Here are a few easy ideas:

A quick candy treat for kids...

Here's a cute little treat for little ones, easily made with a straw, double sided tape and some candy:

Chocolate Covered Marshmallows and Pretzels

Here's a quick and easy sweet treat to make:

Chocolate Covered Marshmallows

Playing with Chocolate Melts....

Today I pulled out Chocolate Melts and bunny cello bags and played with a few different molds......

One of my favorite molds is the Oreo cookie mold (right) - and who doesn't love a chocolate covered Oreo?  

I made pink covered Golden Oreos and orange covered traditional Oreos:

I also made little chocolate carrots for my carrot cake and bunnies to add to eggs we will hide for our grandsons - Here is the first batch:

The bunnies also have Oreos hidden inside!!

A few are all wrapped up and ready to "hop" over to a few friends!

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A "Galentine" Gift

Here's a gift I made for a friend for Valentine's Day:

Love Bug Lollipops...

Here's a fun food craft to do with kids!

Chocolate Covered Golden Oreos

These are so simple and quick to make. 

Sweet Pretzel Hearts

Here's a quick and easy, sweet and salty snack to make for Valentines Day, which is only one month away:

Kissing Balls and Oreo Pops

Thursday night 9 of us friends went to Beaver Lake Nature Center to make Kissing Balls.  This is the 3rd year that I have participated and it is always a fun event!

S'Mores and lots of Marshmallow Ideas!

                  S'Mores

This will be our second year spending a week at the Antler House in Jay, right outside Lake Placid in the Adirondack Mountains of NY

Last year I volunteered to bring the fixings for S'Mores.  

There was a variety of flavors and textures to try: 

Valentine Candy and Cookie ideas....

Here are a few SWEET ideas for Valentines Day - or Galentines Day.

Make a few chocolate lollipops using chocolate wafers and some candy sprinkles:

or just plain chocolate:

Chocolate Peppermint Bark is easy to make with white and milk chocolate wafers and leftover candy canes, crushed:

Just refrigerate and break it up and it's ready to share or enjoy yourself:

It's delish!

You can make a lollipop bouquet with Tootsie Pops....

...perfect for children:

If you aren't in the mood to make something, just buy some pastel dinner mints....

...or good old fashion conversation hearts:

I often have leftover candy from Christmas, so I put some Hershey Santa Hat Kisses out on the side table - BUT -  I need to change my walk pattern because every time I walk buy a snag a piece!

Jello Cookies are easy and delish - recipe

These shortbread cookies are so easy to make:

Here is another delicious candy treat: 

Hawaiian Chocolate

2 11oz pkg Giradelli white choc chips
1 cup chopped macadamia nuts
1 cup dried pineapple, chopped
1 cup crushed corn chex cereal

Put last 3 ingredients in a large bowl and pour melted white chocolate over it. Toss and spread out on parchment paper and cool to set. Break into bite size pieces.

Whatever you choose to make for Valentines Day, make it SWEET!