New Kitchen Decorating 2015: Chocolate Covered Pretzels

<div style="text-align: center;">Miss Beaux has finals this week which means two things. </div><div style="text-align: center;">One, she is slightly stressed and tired (and kind of grumpy.) </div><div style="text-align: center;">And two, she is craving CHOCOLATE!!!  </div><div style="text-align: center;">She came home early yesterday from school </div><div style="text-align: center;">so we made some chocolate goodies to give as gifts </div><div style="text-align: center;">(and to snack on of course!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_Jmt_BhFEg-FADLzRPdSnwXQzUHNGsxP5Qot3PuT_ZrHgZFjzpFDCveKtMKHIxIyOTfbipWi0Y6sLeGm55-4rjRNgdTbwXedeS_zPDRtTICKkI0FZyj7L8izbH3vtzP1X6Zuebjvr60/s1600/IMG_6713.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_Jmt_BhFEg-FADLzRPdSnwXQzUHNGsxP5Qot3PuT_ZrHgZFjzpFDCveKtMKHIxIyOTfbipWi0Y6sLeGm55-4rjRNgdTbwXedeS_zPDRtTICKkI0FZyj7L8izbH3vtzP1X6Zuebjvr60/s640/IMG_6713.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">What could be better than Chocolate Spoons?  </div><div style="text-align: center;">They are great for a hot cocoa station or to give as gifts.   </div><div style="text-align: center;">They are so easy to make.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_7GtInHtBhYHg6xbG8Y_dibp0i4rms66UKCk5VuGQ3gXbAA1TD8yanrwdZhNknQCryfxhp6pODVxUYHdSZa9dvfTd18EgIHrgG3oJBXzxERG4N4Rk3o-cms4irAOV1EuendcI1v5FlI/s1600/IMG_6718.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB_7GtInHtBhYHg6xbG8Y_dibp0i4rms66UKCk5VuGQ3gXbAA1TD8yanrwdZhNknQCryfxhp6pODVxUYHdSZa9dvfTd18EgIHrgG3oJBXzxERG4N4Rk3o-cms4irAOV1EuendcI1v5FlI/s640/IMG_6718.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I melted a combination of Ghirardelli milk chocolate </div><div style="text-align: center;">and semi sweet chocolate chips in a double boiler </div><div style="text-align: center;">at a simmer and we dipped the spoons until they were coated. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> We used crushed candy canes, sprinkles, marshmallow and icing to spiff them up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A-TrqBh9bC0c80n39VuzTBPr4e2lmYiJ_GoU_TE7-et32AR9BonVSH3IljJP-fN2uIdWE5tz4SPjPud0hnCuijMwUZ7eggb5T2D6_C9xdwLHWs2DgdOrKJ1d1IekDTEL-NTbNKD-EUc/s1600/IMG_6720.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8A-TrqBh9bC0c80n39VuzTBPr4e2lmYiJ_GoU_TE7-et32AR9BonVSH3IljJP-fN2uIdWE5tz4SPjPud0hnCuijMwUZ7eggb5T2D6_C9xdwLHWs2DgdOrKJ1d1IekDTEL-NTbNKD-EUc/s640/IMG_6720.jpg" width="622" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We made a ton with plastic spoons to give as gifts.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">Just put some cellophane on them </div><div style="text-align: center;">and tie them up with pretty ribbon.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm25bEE3OJus6DAGvI-PAguQiPCdXyPqy3jRFiKXEYPlZ0U4mUJUXKBcxhPshVDS-bCAdQR6n7JddimnvqzMASLAdu-mcj-JaSvPwp8tbTSpfSmP8z6esYqYWJbqfoKy3RMsLxsY3acw/s1600/IMG_6723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLm25bEE3OJus6DAGvI-PAguQiPCdXyPqy3jRFiKXEYPlZ0U4mUJUXKBcxhPshVDS-bCAdQR6n7JddimnvqzMASLAdu-mcj-JaSvPwp8tbTSpfSmP8z6esYqYWJbqfoKy3RMsLxsY3acw/s640/IMG_6723.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our theory was that if spoons could be dipped in chocolate then pretzels would be even better!  </div><div style="text-align: center;">We made these with a mold that I bought at the store.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzdciYbwN0lU_16uhzV1XhuaveJXv_I772Uib2tYgtxCWvGKrjGTJNUD_VbS6-OgH89buydVMIoW78E47MpGvLlumxxmnWUHJatgp5tzIvCnsqUYHo3__v1jZAsDXFHu5YbhKruDvzQ0/s1600/IMG_6710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzdciYbwN0lU_16uhzV1XhuaveJXv_I772Uib2tYgtxCWvGKrjGTJNUD_VbS6-OgH89buydVMIoW78E47MpGvLlumxxmnWUHJatgp5tzIvCnsqUYHo3__v1jZAsDXFHu5YbhKruDvzQ0/s640/IMG_6710.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">We melted the candy in a plastic bag and cut a tiny hole </div><div style="text-align: center;">to drizzle it out into the molds.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_hQmX092zvmOZUme0FrTIA91HqnqQDX82b0vg296XWPFIu5EV51Q3102MHRJAJkW3pWq4q40gU41B8mjlxoxB9EItP3UjslWQUlaOjPmz3go6SmjWiToHgEXXLvzP3e-QPqPndNIrmQ/s1600/IMG_6712.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC_hQmX092zvmOZUme0FrTIA91HqnqQDX82b0vg296XWPFIu5EV51Q3102MHRJAJkW3pWq4q40gU41B8mjlxoxB9EItP3UjslWQUlaOjPmz3go6SmjWiToHgEXXLvzP3e-QPqPndNIrmQ/s640/IMG_6712.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There is Miss Beaux putting one of the pretzels in the mold.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHn1DZ92qw-IQdoQZN_OLVnzBewsgI5Rf1S_GR2HoQSb0QrG1Lnw7tLO40uQ_6oSM336OtBCLC5N7gANbXeaIQyJuma7v9Tp9p7aEgT6W6oGwIjmPEdm98jlqhXzpKH3LzffXW5SfJRsA/s1600/IMG_6722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="586" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHn1DZ92qw-IQdoQZN_OLVnzBewsgI5Rf1S_GR2HoQSb0QrG1Lnw7tLO40uQ_6oSM336OtBCLC5N7gANbXeaIQyJuma7v9Tp9p7aEgT6W6oGwIjmPEdm98jlqhXzpKH3LzffXW5SfJRsA/s640/IMG_6722.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Of course, we had a lot more fun just dipping the pretzels </div><div style="text-align: center;">into the chocolate and decorating them on our own.  </div><div style="text-align: center;">I would say that we are more of a free flow family!  </div><div style="text-align: center;">It's much more fun!  </div><div style="text-align: center;">You would think that she got her share of chocolate </div><div style="text-align: center;">but I'm not sure that she EVER does!  </div><div style="text-align: center;">And there are a few more days of finals left...</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Until Next Time,</div><div style="text-align: center;">Beaux R'eves</div><div style="text-align: center;">XO Cindy</div><div style="text-align: center;"> Sharing at: <div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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