Free Christmas Countdown
I feel as though I have one of these counters hanging above my desk. I've still got half a boot to knit and then both pairs to felt, two doll faces to paint, buttons to sew on a coat, two sets of matroyshka dolls to varnish and oh, a hat to knit. But the hat's not a priority. And on top of that, Miranda and Ivy have developed this amazing creative streak, coming in with daily requests to make toys. Which is awesome, if I weren't already a bit overwhelmed. And still working at the theatre, I work three more days and the show closes on Saturday. This evening Ivy wanted to make a gray cat with a yellow dress and a flowered coat, just like Yoko, a little cat in a series of books by Rosemary Wells.
I did take some time to make Fuji Nana's Deadly Chocolate Almond Toffee. Her pictures are much better than mine, so go take a look at the recipe. It's exquisite. I used salted, roasted almonds and combined with the buttery toffee, it's just amazing. I did have a problem with the chocolate topping flaking off the toffee but it's pretty easy to sandwich it back together again
We also had plans to put lights up on the outside of the house, but never got around to it. We never actually took down the Halloween decorations. Fortunately, there are solutions for that.
Glad you liked the toffee! Your chocolate problem may have been due to not allowing the toffee to totally cool before spreading on the chocolate. Mmmm...love that you used salted roasted almonds!
Posted by: Fuji Mama | December 18, 2008 at 09:28 AM
Heehee...love the salvage job on the decorations! lol
Mmm...that toffee sounds good. I am on a sweets binge right now, and I'm not even that into sweets!
Posted by: muralimanohar | December 27, 2008 at 06:15 PM