Hot Cocoa Bar with Marshmallow Snowman Stirrers

On Christmas Eve this year we served a spread of food, desserts and drinks.  We usually leave the Keurig on with a bowl of KCups and if we remember, we’ll stick some hot chocolate packets on the counter as well. This year, I decided that we just HAD to set up a HOT COCOA BAR.  … Read more

How to Make Chocolate Covered Pretzels and Oreos

Chocolate makes just about anything taste better, in my humble opinion.  This week I treated myself to the Wilton Chocolate Pro and today I had the first chance to give it a whirl.  The neat thing about this contraption is that it eliminates the (annoying) need to heat and reheat chocolate as you work with … Read more

hot chocolate spoon stirrers

I happened upon this craft in the February issue of Disney’s FamilyFun Magazine.  It looked simple enough and I loved the Valentine’s Day twist on a traditional treat – achieved simply using red and pink sprinkles and Conversation Hearts. You will need: Chocolate chips – any variety (milk, dark, white) – I used Hershey’s white … Read more