My First Crocheted Scarf

 

                       This is the first scarf I have crocheted. It is a bit long but it turned out pretty good for my first one. I have been crocheting for quite a few years before and took a little break from it to make jewelry. Now I'm back at it and doing the many things that I love. What is your favorite thing to crochet or make?

Chocolate Peppermint Truffle Pops

        

                       This recipe was supposed to be posted before the holidays but time got away with me, so I am going to post it now. These pops are a mix of peppermint white chocolate ganache and chocolate ganache on a stick and dipped in chocolate. If you love chocolate and peppermint then you are going to love these. So, lets get started.


Ingredients:

1 bag white chocolate chips

1 bag semi-sweet chocolate chips

About 9 crushed candy canes

some milk chocolate for dipping

1/2 cup heavy cream for white chocolate

3/4 cup heavy cream for the chocolate

Instructions:

1. Heat heavy cream until slightly bubbling then pour over chocolate and white chocolate. Stir until smooth.

2. Add some of the crushed candy canes to the white chocolate mixture. Cover both bowls and put them in the fridge for 1 hour.

3.Scoop half a spoonful of each mixture and roll them together into a ball. Place them on a cookie sheet lined with wax paper and put in the freezer for 30 minutes.

4. Take them out of the freezer and put a lollipop stick in each truffle. Place them back into the freezer so they don't melt.

5. Melt the milk chocolate in the microwave at 30 sec. intervals until smooth, stirring after each.

6. Dip each truffle in the chocolate and place the back on the cookie sheet. Sprinkle with remaining candy cane pieces and place in the fridge until set. Makes about 12-24 pops

I hope you enjoyed this recipe.

Day 6: Sugar Cookie Drizzled with Chocolate

                         Here is another super easy gift to give, and yummy too. Just get pre made sugar cookie dough and bake the cookies. the melt some chocolate in the microwave and take some chocolate into a small spoon and lighting drizzle the chocolate onto the cookie with an up and down motion with your hand. Who doesn't like cookies for a gift?

Day 5: Chocolate and White Chocolate Covered Pretzels

Hey everyone. Here is a super easy sweet and salty treat that just about everyone loves and you can make buckets of them! All you need are semi-sweet chocolate chip, white chocolate chips and a big bag of pretzels. All you need to do is melt the chocolate in the microwave and dip until your heart is content. Put them in a festive tin or bag to give them as gifts.

Day 4: Simple and Elegant Necklace

                  This is a beautiful necklace made of glass pearls and grey metal chain. It would go great almost anything. This took a little longer to make than the earrings but it was fun to see the necklace grow as the beads went on. I thought about adding more colors, then I decided not to after putting the last bead on. Enjoy Day 4, there is still so much more to come.