Just the beginning....

This weekend I started on my holiday baking wish list and it's been quite the adventure so far and I'm not even half way threw my list.

The first recipe on my list to attempt making was this little delicacy called "Opera Fudge"; this was one very time consuming and very involved recipe {I highly recommend watching the video before attempting this one!}. After many hours in the kitchen and kneading and pulling fudge in front of the t.v the end result wasn't to bad and I have to admit...I had fun with this one!!  I would defiantly make it again!! 

Oh how I wish I could of captured a photo of my daughters face when she got a bite of plain unsweetened chocolate for the first time. I felt so bad for her, but it also kind of funny at the same time. She now insists on peeling off all the chocolate before eating one of these little guys....the result....chocolate everywhere!!!!  {Evidence below}

Opera Fudge

Peanut Brittle was number two on my list.  This was another recipe that I had never attempted before.  My first batch was a big fail! {It never hardened}, my second batch hardened beautifully but stuck like cement to my pan.  It took a lot of pounding and chiseling to get this candy broken up in to the bits and pieces it was suppose to be in.  So would I make this again? Probably not, but hey if your looking to take your aggression out on something and your also looking for something sweet to indulge in while getting those feelings out.....make some of this!  

Peanut Brittle