Did You Know – Peeps

Peeps have been marketed since 1953 in the United States and in Canada. When they were first made the chicks had wings. They can be DEHYDRATED! The eyes are made with a waxy substance, called carnauba, that is found in some shoe polishes and car waxes along with other candies. Today there are over 40 different varieties of Peeps. An […]

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Easter Peeps S’mores

What a fun early Easter treat for the kids or you can make this with the leftover Easter candy after Easter. It took me longer to open the packages than it did to make these delicious nostalgic treats! Place two full sized graham crackers on a microwave safe plate. Place two 1.2 oz. chocolate bunnies in the middles of the […]

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Did You Know – Hershey Kisses

These delicious chocolate treats have been around since 1907 and were hand wrapped until 1921. Machines can wrap 1,300 chocolate kisses per minute with a paper flag that tells the flavor or filling inside. 80 million Hershey Kisses are made everyday with the machines making 20,000 per minute. It is believed they were named “Kisses” because when the machine releases […]

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Happy Valentine’s Day – 2023

Happy Valentine’s Day, are you making something special for your sweetie today? If you haven’t yet, this is a quick surprise that is made with ice cream sandwiches, cool whip, butterfinger candy bars, caramel syrup and chocolate syrup then freeze for 5 hours or more. The first time I made this was for a birthday party and everyone either asked […]

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Did You Know – M & M’s

Did you know M & M’s are named after the businessmen who created them, Forrest Mars and Bruce Murrie, who apparently didn’t have the best relationship. Mars leveraged Murrie out of his 20% share of the business before it became the biggest-selling sweet in the US, bad luck on his part! http://www.InDianesKitchen.com Source: Cosmopolitan Image: Unsplash

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Peanut Butter & Chocolate Buckeyes

Buckeyes are peanut butter, butter and powdered sugar rolled into a ball then dipped into melted chocolate chips, no baking required. To see my step by step directions with pictures and a printable recipe card click HERE. Bernadette, a wonderful friend at NewClassicRecipe.com, asked if I would participate in a Christmas traditions post, of course I said yes. Click her link […]

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Homemade Chocolate Fudge

Give your sweetie Homemade Chocolate Fudge on Valentine’s Day. It is made with semi-sweet chocolate chips, marshmallows and other ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. My cousin told me it was the best fudge she has ever tasted! Lightly butter an 8” x 8” dish. In a small saucepan combine the sugar, milk, 2 Tbsp. of butter and […]

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