Up to My Elbows in chocolate

 

 Tis the season!

This is my week long chocolate dipping marathon.  I am literally up to my elbows in heavenly chocolate.

Give me a couple of days and I'll be ready for my annual Janet's Chocolate Giveaway.

You won't want to miss this.  My chocolates are made with local organic cream and my homemade cultured butter.  I order Pecans for Sunnyland Farms in Georgia for the Caramel Pecan Turtles.

Yum!

Enjoy Cyber Monday.

I've got to go...dang...I have chocolate on the keyboard.

...licking chocolate off the keyboard.

Turkey Leftovers ?

Turkey leftovers?  Tortilla Soup...enough said.

Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas...It's not too late

It's not too late to create a fabulous Thanksgiving feast.  Here are some of my favorites that I can't live without:

Fresh Cranberry Relish

Raspberry Honey Butter

Kale Brussels Sprout Salad

Pie Crust Recipe 

Apple Sour Cream Pie

Pecan Chocolate Tart  (last year I ate the entire tart)





For super simple and fast:

Peach Cranberry Crisp

Southern Yams

 Roast Turkey with Apple Cider Thyme Gravy

Roasted Asparagus with Browned Butter 

Go ahead...serve ham too.

Southern Pecan Glazed Ham


Have a great feast.

Refrigerated Roll Dough. One recipe. Two flavors.

Our Thanksgiving feast isn't complete without Orange Rolls.

I love this dough recipe because I can make it the night before Thanksgiving, place it in the refrigerator, roll out and bake on Thanksgiving.  The smell of rolls baking and Turkey roasting evoke memories of Thanksgiving at my Grandmother's home.

My orange rolls are drenched in a buttery, orange glaze.  (My mouth is watering)

I keep telling myself that it's Thanksgiving.  I'll worry about my hips and thighs in January.

I use the same roll recipe for Crescent Dinner Rolls, which make a great turkey and cranberry sandwich the following day.

I bake orange rolls and crescent dinner rolls for Thanksgiving. This gives my family a choice.  Most of us choose to have both.

We celebrate Thanksgiving in the U.S. on the fourth Thursday of November.  Where ever you live, you can have a day of gratitude and prepare a feast to share with family and friends OR just bake some amazing rolls.

Don't forget to enter to win $100 gift card to Crate and Barrel on my blog sponsored by Del Monte.  This is a quick and fabulous dessert.  Peach Cranberry Crisp.  Contest runs until December 18th, 2013.