Happy Christmakwanzikah!

Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa, enjoy a Festivus for the rest of us, or whatever it is you like to do during this time of year.  Seasons Greetings, if you prefer.  

♫♪ It's the most wonderful time of the year!  ♪♫

I know I am ready.  Tuesday I got a tree - in the rain.  More like a mist, really.  The nice folks at Capitol Rental had a pretty good selection of little trees for $25 & the nice fellow even delivered it for me.  Mind you, I live across the street, but he did walk it over in the rain & placed it in my living room.  Shawn and I decorated it that night & we've been enjoying the aroma of fresh pine every day since then.  ☺

mmm, sugar

I only posted my favorite goodies that I made for Halloween, the white chocolate eyeball lollipops...  and it seems a bit unfair not to mention the rest of the chocolates.  I made tons of pretzel rods - some with molds & most just rolled in chocolate and topped off with festive sprinkles.

nom nom nom

By request: COOKIES & CREAM
(white chocolate + Oreo pieces)

I also acquired several new molds this year.  No paintbrush for the colors, but FYI a Q-Tip in a Dixie cup does just fine!  COLOR TIP: no use in buying specialty chocolate coloring, or bags of multicolored melting wafers...  use normal food coloring & a tiny bit of vegetable oil.  Works like a charm: best to work in small quantities when working with color.

Peanut butter & chocolate candy is ridiculously easy to make if you cheat like I do.  Toss a bag of Reese's morsels in the double-boiler and voila it melts just like chocolate wafers & can be poured into molds.  Also, it's super delish.