christmas candy

I loved the Advent calendar that had the little pieces of chocolate behind each window.  I was a pretty simple candy eater as a child, anything with peanut butter and chocolate and I was happy.  I have bought Advent Calendars for my co-host's children and he has left the calendar laying on his desk until the middle of the month!  I tell him he's missing the point, he responds by saying the kids li

I loved the Advent calendar that had the little pieces of chocolate behind each window.  I was a pretty simple candy eater as a child, anything with peanut butter and chocolate and I was happy.  I certainly didn't make my parents happy, they were always buying the Christmas candy we now call nostalgic and I would turn my nose up at it...

If you're an avid fudge maker and what to change it up for the holidays, Taste of Home has an easy recipe that will take care of those extra candy canes you didn't have room on the tree for :)  This also makes a fantastic holiday hostess gift!

Since my husband and I volunteer on Thanksgiving Day, we celebrate with our dinner on Wednesday.  While our meal was cooking I wanted to have a "little project" for my daughter Kylee and I to do together.  I knew she was going to her grandma's the next day so I thought a sweet treat might be good to make so she could contribute to the meal too.