
Peppermint bark cupcake (Devil's food cake with chocolate and white chocolate ganache plus candy cane pieces. Yum.)
Can’t you just hear Maria singing?: Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens… My version would be more like a cross between the Sound of Music and Willy Wonka: Chocolate on cupcakes and powder white snowflakes…
Anyway… I’ve decided to share a few of my favorite things with you. Hint: that means I’m giving more stuff away. Why? Because I want to. The last two giveaways were a lot of fun. And anyhow, what’s one more between friends?
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Tagged as: baking from my home to yours, menu for hope, microplane, pastry blender, whisk
First, thank you all for playing along with me. I loved reading what you really want for Christmas. Everything from quality family time to a trip around the world… and literally everything in between.
As for me, what I’d like for Christmas is some focus and motivation to help me find a career that I love. OR to be independently wealthy. But I will settle for a day spent with loved ones and a home-cooked Christmas dinner.
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Just a quick update to let you know that I’ve posted the winners: Congrats to Liz, Indigo, and Jane! For more details see the original truffle post.
Everyone else: I have another surprise planned for Monday :)
Tagged as: neo cocoa, winners

As I mentioned yesterday, I have a surprise for you. Actually, this is just the first surprise… I’m getting fully into the holiday spirit this year and wanted to share a little of it with you. So in the coming weeks I will be giving away a few presents to you, my readers.
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Tagged as: christmas, nablopomo, neo cocoa