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Last-Minute Christmas Treats

This is it! Christmas is just two days away. If you are still in need of edible gifts to pass out on the big day or you are hosting out-of-town guests, then you’ve come to the right place. The following sweet recipes are extremely easy to prepare and can be on the table or in a decorative tin in about an hour. HOMEMADE COOKIES AND CREME FUDGE Ingredients: 3 cups granulated sugar 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter 2/3 cup (5 fl.-oz. can) Evaporated Milk 2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) white chocolate chips 1 jar (7 oz.) marshmallow creme 1/2 cup … Continue reading →

Making Holiday Fudge and Other Chocolate Christmas Treats

You can’t go an entire holiday season without indulging in a little (or a lot) of fudge, right? (I’ll let my hips answer that one.) Actually, for years I lived a fudge-free life (save for the occasional slip up at a holiday party). But, then I found the simplest fudge recipe known to man. It makes creating fabulous fudge so easy it’s dangerous for people like me who have little will power when it comes to sweet treats. Add in my Super Simple Brownie recipe and the holidays are just a 10-pound accident waiting to happen. HOLIDAY FUDGE Ingredients: 12 … Continue reading →

Simple and Affordable Edible Holiday Gifts

I know. I know. It’s not even Thanksgiving yet, but I can’t help myself. When I noticed that my local market was having a sale on fresh cranberries I instantly thought of all of the homemade gifts I could make with them. I plan to stock up on the tart berries and make a few jars worth of Honey Cranberry Butter to give away as holiday gifts. For me holiday gift giving begins this month. After all, who goes to a person’s house on Thanksgiving without taking a hostess gift? The following recipes are some of my favorite edible gifts. … Continue reading →

Fruit Flavored Fudge

Earlier today I mentioned that I was over Christmas cookies. I have eaten more than my share for the rest of the year and once my daughter and I deliver the rest of the tins we put together for friends and business associates our house will officially be cookie-free. The only problem… it’s now a fudge-filled zone. Blame my neighbor. She just dropped off some fabulous homemade fudge (see recipes below). And not just any delicious chocolate fudge (that would have sufficed), nooooo she had to concoct fudge infused with cherries and eggnog. Oh how I love the holidays. CHOCOLATE … Continue reading →

Visiting Mackinac Island

Looking for a way to get over your pain at the pump? Pack up the kids and travel to a place where high gas prices don’t exist… a place where gas stations don’t exist. In fact, not only don’t you have to worry about exorbitant gas prices; you don’t have to fight to find a parking space or stew in bumper-to-bumper traffic either. That’s because on Mackinac Island cars are not allowed. It’s the first thing you notice when you take a trip to this gorgeous northern Michigan haven. I’ve had the opportunity to visit the island a couple of … Continue reading →

Peanut Butter Fudge and Truffles

Peanut Butter Fudge: For this recipe you’ll need: 1 ¼ cups milk ¼ cup light corn syrup 1/8 tsp. baking soda 3 cups granulated sugar 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar 1 cup creamy peanut butter 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract To make this recipe: Line an 8-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil. Grease the foil. In a heavy-bottomed saucepan, stir together the milk, butter, corn syrup, and baking soda. Next, stir in the granulated sugar and the brown sugar. Bring the mixture to a boil, making sure to stir it constantly until a candy thermometer registers soft ball … Continue reading →