Christmas Treats 2010

You may remember that last year I made homemade marshmallows. Well this year I made another marshmallow-themed gift for my co-workers and friends.

Merry Marshmallows

 Delicious sprinkles from Williams-Sonoma. The candy canes are peppermint-flavored!

 I had to order these adorable striped straws online, but they were worth it!

 All you need to make Merry Marshmallows: a package of marshmallows, semi-sweet chocolate chips (sure, you could use another kind of chocolate, but why?) and sprinkles. Melt the chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl in 30 second intervals (stir well in between), place marshmallows on straws, dip in chocolate and sprinkle with sprinkles!

 Set in a heavy-bottomed glass to dry.

The tag reads: Directions: Stir into hot cocoa, melt and enjoy.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Mmmm cupcakes for the bake sale at work, benefitting Water for People:

The frosting is lovingly piped on using a pastry bag.
Like this one (okay so this exact one).
It's very simple, rather like milking a cow.*
I stand the pastry bag up in a large, heavy mug to fill it. This really helps.
Lovely!

*Who are we kidding: I've never milked a cow! But Samantha learned how on a Sex and the City episode once and I think of it every time I do this...

Homemade Marshmallows

This is a little belated, but I made this marshmallows as Christmas gifts, and they were DELICIOUS (and cute).

I packaged them in cello bags with twist ties and Christmas labels from the $1 bin at Michael's. Had I been more organized I probably could have done something much cuter and more "Martha," but did I mention they were delicious? :)

My crazy friend DJ told me they look like "crack rocks" but I know, from watching Intervention on A&E, that they do not!