Ingredients:
3 extra large eggs
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup salted butter, softened
1 cup light corn syrup
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/4 cup Jack Daniels whiskey*
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup pecan halves
1 9-inch deep dish pie crust, unbaked
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).
Cream the sugar, butter and vanilla well in a medium sized mixing bowl.
Add whiskey and [...]
PEZ Dispensers have been around for quite some time now. There have been all sorts of nifty characters turned into them. But these have to be the most creative versions of the colorful candy dispensers that I have seen in some time. You can find this one and many more designs at PEZ Sweet [...]
It seems that this blog has a new fan (yay!!) and here is what he said in a comment:
“I love your Blog. I’m Dale Tuccelli-Tucker. Thank you for the link to my site. I will offer all of your readers a 10% discount by mentioning Belhoste when placing their order.”
This was prompted by a [...]
The marshmallow is a humble, squishy confection that has lived within our hot cocoa’s for as long as we can remember. But now USA Today declares:
“The everyday marshmallow is toast.”
I am not sure whether my world has now come to an end or if this is the beginning of a wonderful revolution. We now have [...]
Pioneer Press had their fourth annual Peeps Diorama contest. First Place went to an entry titled “Run Silent, Run Peep” which was cute. Although, my favorite one had to be “Ultimate Peep Show” which only received an honorable mention. I am not sure that the mention should have been honorable, considering that the [...]
Even though the Internet has proven that my Peeps obsession is right on track with the rest of the world. It is always good to have it proven from another source. ABC News did just that in this broadcast. I just loved the way Charles Gibson has the exact same expression for the Peeps [...]
Since I can never seem to resist the urge to post about peeps, take a look at this set of Passover Peeps at flickr
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Jellybeans aren’t just for Easter anymore.
I can’t resist quoting from Candy Addict, where I found this,:
“I would like to submit for the viewing public the above picture, which proves beyond a doubt that there is someone else in this world who has more time on their hands than I do - and they use [...]
Eeeewwww!! There are just no words to describe this, but Archie McFee sure tries:
“Move over gummy worms, there’s a new treat in town! This incredibly realistic Gummy Banana Slug is 5-1/2″ long and weighs in at an impressive 45 grams. Delicious banana flavor!”
I wonder what happens when you pour salt over them…..hmmmmm…..
Technorati tag: gummy [...]
Easter is over, but what do you do with all those leftover peeps? Write a book? Make a movie? Take them to the library. Eat them?
Some people decided to create a diorama, and to enter it into a contest. The prizes for the contest were, appropriately, toothbrushes. The third annual Pioneer Press Marshmallow Peeps [...]
