This is a fun little afternoon project that I remember doing as a kid but totally forgot about until I came across it again recently in a back issue of Family Fun magazine.

These would be a great project to do a day or so before Thanksgiving and then use them to prop up some cute, handmade place cards for your guests. See the final product here.
Chocolate Marshmallow Pilgrim Hats
from Family Fun magazine
24 chocolate-striped shortbread cookies
12-ounce package of chocolate chips
24 marshmallows
tube of yellow decorators’ frosting
~ Set the chocolate-striped cookies stripes down on a wax-paper-covered tray, spacing them apart.
~ Melt the chocolate …read more

Plush Puffs Gourmet Marshmallows are really an ingenious idea: a wide variety of flavored marshmallows to jazz up any sweet treat!
The marshmallows come in eight different flavors: Chocolate Chipetta, which has actually mini chocolate chips imbedded in it!; Simply S’mores, which has vanilla, graham and chocolate; and Luscious Lemony Meringue, Toasted Coconut, Peppi-Mint (yummy in hot chocolate), Sydney’s Cinnamon, Caramel Swirl and Vanilla Bean.
They come in packages of 16-18 squares for only $5.99, and provide endless possibilities for snacks, drinks, recipes and even gift giving!
[image: plushpuffs.com]

For this week’s dessert night I made a chocolate cherry pie. I’ve been craving cherries lately and when I found this recipe that included chocolate and whipped cream I had to give it a try!
Needless to say it was a hit and aside from the cooling down periods it was fast and easy to make.
Cherry Chocolate Pie
11 large marshmallows
1/3 cup milk
3 oz milk chocolate (the only milk chocolate I had on hand was some Dove, which worked well)
1 8 oz container Cool Whip, divided
1 graham cracker crust
1 can (21 oz) cherry pie filling
In a saucepan, combine marshmallows, chocolate and milk …read more

I seem to be on a s’mores kick lately. Maybe it’s the time of year, what with camping and cooler nights, etc.
Anyway, the above video shows how to make chocolate fondue s’mores with milk chocolate, marshmallow cream, and graham cracker crumbs. Yum!

Everyone know how to make s’mores – roast a marshmallow, slap it on a graham cracker with a bit of chocolate and smoosh another graham cracker on top.
However, the variations are really pretty endless and can be tailored to fit anyone’s tastes. You can try:

S’mores bars
Ditch the graham crackers altogether
Turn it into a cake
Add bananas, raspberries, or even cherries
S’mores cheesecake!
Minty s’mores
Use Peeps!
Make the whole thing from scratch

And check this out – Mexican s’mores!

9 ounces (1.25 cups) dark chocolate, chopped
2 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 cup chopped, toasted walnuts
Prepare a cookie sheet by covering it with aluminum foil or parchment. Melt the chocolate in the microwave or over a double boiler. Stir until completely smooth.
Add in the walnuts and marshmallows, stirring until they are completely covered with chocolate. Drop by teaspoonfuls on the cookie sheet, and chill in the refrigerator until set.
[image: flickr]

With Memorial Day marking the unofficial start of summer in the US, I’m finding that I’m searching out methods and recipes for getting chocolate on the grill!
Today I found something downright sinful: Grilled Chocolate Bananas!
4 bananas
2 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips
2 ounces miniature marshmallows
Whipped cream or ice cream, optional
Preheat barbecue grill. Using a sharp knife, make a slit along most of the length of the unpeeled banana skin and almost through the bananas.
Push chocolate chips and marshmallows into the slits; push the bananas closed. Wrap each banana tightly in aluminum foil.
Place the banana packets on the grill rack and cook for …read more

Chocolate Krispy Rice Easter Eggs
1/4 cup margarine
40 regular marshmallows or 4 cups miniature marshmallows
1/2 tsp. vanilla
6 cups hocolate krispy rice cereal
Melt margarine and marshmallows over medium heat in a large pot, stir in vanilla and chocolate crispy rice cereal. Using your hands (butter them first or moisten with a little water), shape into eggs, or use hollow plastic eggs to mold into shape.

We’ve been blessed (?) with an overabundance of snow this winter, so the outdoor winter activities are in full swing. From toboganning to skiing to skating on outdoor rinks, there is never a shortage of things to do. Even shovelling the driveway can be turned into a competition given enough imagination. Heck, you’ve got to do something to keep that from becoming old after the first hour or two.
The downside of winter activities, is that you can come back inside wet, soggy, cold, and in need of a little pick-me-up. Here’s where the ultimate winter drink comes in. Of course …read more