The more you stir it at this point, the more your marshmallows will melt and integrate with the rest. So if you want them distinct from your delicious treat, stir less. If you want them melted in, stir more.
Line an 8×8″ pan with waxed paper or foil or really anything that will keep the chocolate and the pan from forming an impermeable seal.
Scrape in the mixture and level it a bit.
Stick it in the fridge or freezer until firm, then cut.
Admire.
Enjoy!
Chocolate/Peanut Butter/Marshmallow Candy
Ingredients:
1 12oz bag chocolate chips
1 c peanut butter
3 cups mini marshmallows
Directions:
Add chocolate chips and peanut butter to microwave safe bowl and microwave for 2-3 minutes until melted. Stir. Fold in marshmallows. Scrape into 8×8″ pan lined with waxed paper or foil, chill until set. Cut into 12 pieces and enjoy.
Good morning, and welcome to our tenth link party! (Honestly, I’m surprised that I’ve kept this going for ten weeks. It doesn’t seem that long, does it?!) So…guess what I did this weekend?
I started a new website! Surprise! I don’t anticipate this becoming a big deal, but I wanted a designated space for me to post about our homeschooling and how I try to integrate the religion and the academics. Documenting and writing up the things I do has become part of my process over the last few years, but I didn’t really think this blog was the place to do it. If you’re interested, hop over and see what there is to see. Otherwise, this blog will pretty much just continue to be what it has been.
Here’s a random picture.
I took a picture of the boys holding the pictures they drew for a post over there, and the twins came over shrieking and insisting that they needed a picture of them doing the same thing. They may not talk much (well…unless you want to discuss how the bubbles are up) but they can sure get a point across. Note the half-naked toddlers, the crayon on the wall, the jelly on the faces…this is my life. Also, you can see Teddy’s belly button freckle. We’ve been using that as an identity check failsafe since it showed up when he was only a few months old. Score! Anyway, temps are still between 95 and 100 degrees around here (supposed to climb back up past 105 this week…) so mostly they don’t wear clothes unless we’re going out. True story.
Megan used a $1 foamboard from the Dollar Store and some markers to create this huge, high-impact wall decoration. (There was some transfer paper involved, as well.) I’m inspired! I wonder what I could do? Something that big and bright really does a lot to perk up a wall, though.
Speaking of wall art jealousy, I’ve been pondering making some silhouettes of the boys for a while now.
THEY MADE IT OUT OF DOORS. I’m not even kidding, you can see each step of the process in the original post. Wow. What a gorgeous piece of furniture, handmade from recycled pieces of your home – I can’t express how awesome that is.
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Seen here is the only stocking I ever personalized for anybody, and now that he’s been out of the military for almost a year Greg is definitely going to want a new one.
So what can you do three (and a half) months out that will actually be useful preparation for Christmas? Well… a lot, actually.
Save Your Budget by Spacing out Purchases
Christmas supplies are already popping up everywhere. At the dollar store you can get a roll of wrapping paper, a bag of 22 bows, or a fancy Christmassy gift bag for $1. Hypothetically, you could spend a few dollars a week for a month and have all of your wrapping paper, tags, bows, ribbons, and tape tucked away for Christmas before it’s time to carve pumpkins.
This counts for presents, too. If you already know what some of your gifts will be, start buying them. $100 each in September, October, November and December is a lot less of a budget strain than $400 in December. This also helps you avoid price hikes and shortages. Last year I wanted to buy the boys new electric toothbrushes for their stockings, and every other parent in the city had the same idea the same time I did. Plan ahead, beat the rush! PRO TIP: Have a large box or bucket (in a secret location, of course) to collect presents in and make a list for each person with the presents you have bought for them. It kind of negates the purpose of spreading it out and preparing early if you forget that you’ve already bought so-and-so’s big present and buy them something else. You can even wrap them as you go (save bows for later to prevent crushing) to avoid the Christmas Eve wrapping crunch.
By starting your preparations early, you give yourself more of that precious commodity: time. We may say ‘it’s the thought that counts,’ but how often have you caught yourself in the “Gift” aisles in late December, looking at the fondue sets and pre-wrapped desk puzzles and wondering if you can get away with it? (No one? Just me? Moving on, then…) Or maybe even worse, how often have you turned to someone and just grilled them for a list of things they want?
Spending time with someone, we can usually get an idea of things they want, need, or would like. How does it make you feel when someone remembers something you said you would like or gets you something you actually needed without asking you straight out? Loved, right? That says, “You and your needs are important to me, so I paid attention.” If you start listening early, you too can prepare gifts that are an excellent fit.
On my last post Mauri commented that she never gets her baking done, then joked that it’s too bad she can’t do some of it ahead of time. Guess what! You totally can. You may already know that you can freeze homemade bread for about 3 months, but did you know you can also freeze raw cookie dough? And for 4-6 months, no less! How much easier would it be to say, “Sure, we can make some gingerbread houses!” if all you had to do to get started was thaw the dough? For me the answer is, “A lot.” It would be a lot easier. In fact, given that I’ve never made gingerbread houses with my kids, I may have to do that this year.
But let’s say you don’t have a lot of freezer space in which to stockpile dough and baked goods? What can you do to prepare? Cookies in a jar are a popular gift at Christmas time. Why not make up a bunch of your favorites for yourself? If you end up not using them to bake with, you’ve got a bunch of gifts all ready! It’s a win-win!
What do you think, guys? Do you have any favorite preparation tips or traditions?
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