Saturday, December 16, 2006

Huh? Where did my Saturday go!?

Well, this is the first time I've had a chance to sit down - I think we will rename today from Saturday to Chocolate and Gingerbread day! Jeff decided he would like to decorate a gingerbread house for the first time, so I've been making and cutting up gingerbread dough this morning. We used the time in between to get a bunch of our chocolate dipping done for the gifts we are sending out. We'll be posting this year's round up probably on Tuesday of this coming week! It looks to be a very large post so far!

One item we make every year is one of Jeff's favorite fudge - Two Toned Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge. While we did make it this year, we also made a fun variation and used some of the cappuccino chips instead of peanut butter. Jeff seems to be torn between the two, but he has been grabbing for the new cappuccino version more often! Smooth, creamy and delicious - the two flavors married together to form unique rich bites that make you come back for more.

On Thursday, Jeff came home and told me to close my eyes as he had something to give me. When I opened them, I was surprised to see this!

Jeff's co-workers all got together and made this awesome apron to say thanks for all the goodies we make to bring in on Wednesdays! Too cool! I just wanted to take a minute to say thank you and that I can't wait until after the new year to start baking more treats for you guys!

13 comments:

  1. That apron is so nice and thoughtful! Thank you for sharing that with all of us!

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  2. Mmmm that fudge looks good. I'm looking forward to seeing the gingerbread house!

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  3. What a great gift! And no wonder they wanted to thank you.....just look at that fudge! It's goodies like that'll do it.

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  4. I know how you feel. Thank God I am done with the Holiday Baking and everything is already shipped. But the Fudge looks really good....

    I love th Apron - DH's Co Workers can't even say thanks when he brings Homemade Goodies to work. That's why I stopped sending stuff to his workplace. But I will start working on Monday and I bet my Co-Workers and probably our customers will love Homemade Goodies :)

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  5. What a perfect gift for you, Joe! So thoughtful of the co-workers! I, too, would love to see the Gingerbread House.
    Val

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  6. I love the two-toned fudge... sounds great. I make fudge only occasionally since I don't always have the patience for the process. But, now I want to make some again after reading about it. Nice food pics on your site too!

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  7. Love the fudge! I have been tempted to try to do a batch this year, but time has escaped me and I am still baking cookies -love your site - tonnes of recipes

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  8. I'm wondering where the whole month has gone! I feel like I've gotten a lot done, but there's still so much left to do..........

    Cute apron!

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  9. Wow, that apron looks awesome! I'm sure that they love the goodies you make for them on Wednsdays... because I sure want to try some of it when I check out your site. :-)

    - 21-year-old Torontonian

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  10. what a sweet thing for them to do!

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  11. Thanks everyone! Stay turned for the gingerbread house... we are almost done!

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  12. Fudge looked so good I had to try it! Couldn't find cappuccino chips, so I substituted white baking chips with two teaspoons instant espresso powder.
    I also added some toasted hazelnuts. Great reviews from everyone who's tried it. Thanks for a wonderful recipe. Happy holidays!

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  13. Anon - Great subs! Glad to hear they worked well - toasted hazelnuts sound like a delicious addition!

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