Easy Rocky Road Fudge

I have been a treat-making machine this week and bought LOTS of baking goodies at the store on Friday in order to fulfill my Christmas treat cravings. I had an idea to make plain fudge and ended up whipping up a version of my own rocky road fudge. We have enjoyed it, as you can see and rocky road fudge is something that is especially fun for kids to eat, because of the marshmallows. This will only take about 10 minutes to make and about a few hours to harden, so plan ahead…


Ingredients:

14.5 oz can of sweetened condensed milk

2 cups (12 oz bag) of semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 oz unsweetened baking chocolate or 3 TBS cocoa powder + 1 TBS butter

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup marshmallows

½ cup chopped walnuts

Butter a 8X8 baking dish. Pour the contents of a 14.5 oz can of sweetened-condensed milk into a medium-sized saucepan. With burner turned on low heat, pour in chocolate chips, unsweetened cocoa, and vanilla. Stir until smooth. Add marshmallows and walnuts, stir and put mixture quickly into the dish. Leave dish in the fridge for a few hours to harden and enjoy! We did…

Sorry there aren't more pieces of fudge in the picture!  We couldn't resist.

Easy Soup for a Hectic Monday

Mondays can often be a bit hectic and we all can benefit from time-saving methods. One place to save time is in the kitchen! Here is a delicious recipe that is easy to make and especially delicious in the colder months. It is mild and many kids love this-it's a great way to get them (and us) to eat veggies! This is adapted from the cookbook, Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon...

Creamy Vegetable Soup

4 TBS butter
1-2 yellow onions
1 16-oz bag of baby carrots
1 lb zucchini
3-6 red potatoes
6-8 cups chicken broth
1 tsp sea salt

First, chop the onions and add those, carrots and butter to a big soup pot. Cook on medium-low to let the onions and carrots soften, for about 15 minutes. Next chop the potatoes up and add those and the broth to the pot. Turn up the heat and let this boil for about 10-15 minutes. Chop zucchini, add to the pot, and let it cook in the pot for about 10 minutes. Add the sea salt. Lastly, blend soup using a hand blender or by putting batches of soup through your blender. This will result in a nice, creamy texture.

You can serve this up with a bit of sour cream on top, and some bread or a meat course on the side. I hope you enjoy this soup and that it warms you right up! :)