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source Monday, we meet again.  You come on like lightning you saucy wench.  I hope you all had a great weekend and managed to keep cool.  We got up to 96 at different times so that's...fun.     I have to start with these two cards I got in the mail Thursday night. The big paper one is from the friends we gifted our old grill to.  The Mr and I cracked up at the hot dog 'thanks' on what is an exact image of the grill along with a lovely note from the Mrs of the couple thanking us profusely as they didn't have money to replace their grill that was falling apart.  The other is from my friend I've known since 1988 and he doesn't send out cards much so this was a surprise.  It was him telling us how lucky he is to have us a friends and how much we mean to him and he thought we should know.  It made me cry for sure (and then of course check in to make sure he was okay.  He is.)  Obviously any kind of communication is appreciated but t...

Marshmallow Snowmen

Happy December all!

My hot mug of cocoa has become kind of famous in my inner circle.  When I had a friend over she said "I had a dream about your hot chocolate last night!"  Heh heh.  Part of the appeal is these little guys...


Here's what you'll need:


Bag of marshmallows
Orange candy melts
Candy melts in the color of your choice for the earmuffs
Wilton Food Writer Edible Color Markers  (affiliate link) (for the black marker)
A few toothpicks


Warm the earmuff candy melts according to package instruction and put in a little snack bag when it's squeezeable.


Cut a teeny tip off of the corner to use as your piping bag.


Make a little earmuff (or Princess Leia bun if you please) on the side


Bring the piping over the top and repeat on the other side.


Just do all of the ones you want to be wearing earmuffs at once and let the piping harden for a few minutes.


Soften the orange candy melts for the snowman noses and cut off the corner of the bag for piping.


Pipe a little carrot on the face for the nose.  (If anything gets clumpy, use a toothpick dipped in water to smooth it out)


In between noses, I keep the bag of candy melts in hot water with the tip out of the water to keep it pliable.



Grab your black food safe marker.  (I used a few different brands and Wilton worked the best for me.)


Draw the eyes and mouth to look like coal.


Time to make the snowmen who prefer to let their ears get cold.


"Her-dee-der y'all!"  (He looks drunk)


Allow them to socialize as they dry.


Look at those cute lil nubbins!


I just put mine in an airtight container and they lasted well into January.


I added a layer of wax paper for freshness and to make sure the green didn't rub off on the ones that didn't have muffs on.


If you want to throw together some fun hot cocoa gifts for co-workers, teachers or friends, get some of those disposable pastry bags. (affiliate link)   Add 3 tbsp of your favorite cocoa mix and seal it.  (I used my Food Saver but you could get a cheaper version  (affiliate link) if you think you'll do a lot of these.)


I cut off the bottom of another bag where the cocoa would've gone and seal the bottom, slide in a filled Ghirardelli square and 3 snowmen and put it in the top of the cocoa bag.  (I keep them separate in case the seal on the cocoa breaks it doesn't make the snowmen look like they've crawled through a coal mine)


Tie the top with a curly ribbon and put in a stocking, mug or mail a few with a box of homemade cookies to someone you love!

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  1. You did such a great job on these I almost hated to eat them... but you know I did!

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  2. I love your snowmen! I'm so making these!

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  3. I can say with utter certainty just how awesome your hot chocolate is! And those marshmallows -- so stinking cute!!!

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