candy land express

If you should happen to be in the neighborhood, please drop by for a Christmas treat.  Please.  I'm begging.  Someone needs to save me from all this sugar.  Oh and wear some pants with elastic too!  That's my quirky way of saying I've been whipping up a storm in the kitchen and all of it's bad for the waistline.  Calling my name from the "frig" are:

(my new favorite) Cappuccino Truffles.  I won't even dare describe what little bites of heaven these are to a coffee lover like myself.  They are so seriously "dangerous" I could eat the whole batch!   Then there's White Chocolate Apricot Fudge:

For the apricot lovers of the world and for those of you who prefer your chocolate in a color other than brown.  I am not picky ~ I like it in any form ~ it's a food group, right?  Dipped in peanut butter is another all-time favorite (as on the tower of Buckeyes seen below):

I (honestly) never had any intention of eating all these myself.  They were my contribution to the Christmas cookie exchange I hosted last night.  They went like hot cakes.  That's good.  One less thing to tempt me.  I'm also busy packing up tins to send to friends & relatives (avert your eyes if you want to be surprised when yours arrives):

One thing I do know is I'm going to have to do some major gardening after the holidays....  It's either that or the treadmill and I think you can guess which one I prefer.  :-)  Anyone else been indulging their sweet tooth lately?  If so, what's your guilty pleasure??

Comments

[RainGardener]

Oh yum - I feel bad for you being alone with all of those goodies. I know exactly what you mean about them calling your name. Bob's always telling people how chocolate calls my name - it's true!!! And for this reason I'm not baking this year. We had an inbetween holiday dinner Saturday and I baked those wonderful little Pumpkin Gooey Cakes and that's it!!!!! I gained so much weight while sick and on the 'big ugly' pill that I can't afford to gain more since I already had a lot to lose before I started it.
OK what's your address I'll be right over to be a friend and help you out of this bad situation. ;-) But only this once!!!!!

[Grace]

Hi Kathleen~~ Your truffles look so good I'm practically electrocuting myself from the drool on my keyboard. You've got some lucky friends. My daughter made gingerbread cookies and they're yummy but I've learned that baking before the 23rd is futile. Nothing will be left by Christmas. The idea is to get all the shopping done, bake and then EAT my way into a new year. Then it's back to the garden. Yay!

[Marnie]

I love milk chocolate but that apricot white fudge looks wonderful. Poor me, I'm sitting here with a cup of tea and no goodies. Maybe I'll find time to make something tomorrow on my day off.
Marnie

[Catherine]

Everything looks so good! We've made Peppermint Bark, rocky road fudge and magic bars so far. I'm trying to give it away as fast as possible too. I'm a chocolate lover as well, and it's dangerous to have in my house.

[Jackie (Ellie Mae's Cottage)]

I think I need a chocolate fix after looking at your post! All I can say is Cappucino truffles! YUMMY!

[Frances]

Hi Kathleen, you are scaring me with all that sugar and chocolate. We have been bad, very bad too. And no time for outdoor work. Fudge, chocolate and yet more baking to do. It's just a long sugar fix from Thanksgiving to New Year's. We try to be good, but those buckeyes really are tempting! It does sound like you are having fun though. :-)
Frances

[Noelle (azplantlady)]

Hello Kathleen,

Oh Wow! I am starting to get hungry for all of your beautiful sweets. My second love, after gardening, is baking. And sadly, my waist line is not happy :(

Thank you for your thoughtful comments on my blog. They are much appreciated.

Noelle

[Gail]

Beautiful. Your photos could grace the pages of Gourmet magazine (I miss that publication, so)....and your sugary treats are real not sprayed with stuff to make them shine! I bet they are wonderfully delicious! gail