mail order!! on the menu...

hi all.

I know that we don't all have time to cook and bake as I do.... so,
I am happy to provide a mail order service for you.

on the menu-
crèmes- not as soft as sauce, not as firm as fudge.
semi sweet chocolate fudge creme- 16 ounces
semi sweet chocolate mint fudge crème- 16 ounces
semi sweet espresso caramel chip fudge crème- 16 ounces
white chocolate fudge crème- 16 ounces.

$8.00 per 16 ounces plus shipping. ( will ship the most economical way possible).

these are great gifts!

$25.00 for a combination of 3 jars and the wrapping paper and ribbon for gifting!! plus shipping.

hope you will enjoy!!

fudge and shortbread. #9-13.

#9 fudge perfected.
1 stick of butter.
1 cup of mini marshmallows
1 14oz can of sweetened condensed milk

mix together in a double boiler. or put one pot inside a bigger pot that is half way filled with water.
when all smooth.... add the chocolate chips! mix until all smooth and creamy!! you are done. I use
16 oz. jelly jars for storage. makes 4 16 oz jars.

#10 shortbread- gluten free.
2 sticks of butter.
1 cup of powdered sugar.
2 1/2 cups of gluten free flour/ I used bobs red mill all purpose gluten free flour.
1 egg.
1T of vanilla.

mix and crème the butter, sugar, egg and vanilla. then slowly mix in the flour. I ended up mixing by hand, and with my hands at the end.
spoon into a cupcake tin/with papers.
bake at 325 degrees. until the edges are brown. like above.
this makes a very flaky, light shortbread.

#11, #12 and #13 variations on the fudge recipe.

#11 white chocolate fudge
use white chocolate chips instead of the semi sweet chocolate. that's the only change.

#12 chocolate mint
use chocolate mint chips instead of the semi sweet chocolate. I used the winter variation that nestle's had during the holidays. I also used peppermint marshmallows. I don't think that made much of a difference.

#13 espresso caramel chip fudge
to the fudge recipe I added a large tablespoon of instant espresso coffee, and 8 oz of caramel chips.
the caramel didn't melt as fast as the chocolate so I left them in more as a chip than melted with the chocolate chips. super yummy!!

 how to plate the combination of recipes.

I plated with one shortbread round, 3 very fresh organic strawberries and a dollop of the fudge crème.

super yummy!

january 11th, "rich life"

this week's "rich life" has all been about fudge crèmes, thicker than a sauce, but softer than a stand alone candy. a crème, the perfect description. created a dark chocolate crème, a raspberry dark chocolate, a dark chocolate mint, a white chocolate and a raspberry white chocolate. packaged in the "vintage" 16 ounce glass jelly jars. canned til the "ping" of perfection. my kitchen as smelled so decadent all week. to hold up the crèmes, I had to create a gluten free shortbread. think I came up with a pretty good recipe on my first try... very buttery, flaky, light, hint of vanilla, baked in a cupcake paper with enough room for crème or curd, and a dollop of fresh whipped crème.
that was the sweet part of my week, the bitter part was to find out that yes, I still have carpel tunnel syndrome and it has progressed to the point of needing surgery. not happy... the recovery time is going to be very frustrating for me. no cooking, baking, knitting, sewing, gosh what am I going to do? type with my left hand only.... posts may be shorter during the first week!! date to be announced.
well on with the weekend. glad it is here. cold and snowy... will catch you up on our activities on Monday!
happy weekend. until Monday.
m
p.s. I owe you #9, 10, 11 recipes and pics. not going to happen tonight but will over the weekend.