tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post8013829353038008807..comments2024-03-20T03:53:55.113-04:00Comments on Yankee-Belle Cafe: Almond Bark for the Holidays!Missy Tippenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-55323276064091353522017-12-15T04:16:25.509-05:002017-12-15T04:16:25.509-05:00Missy, this stuff is so expensive at the candy sto...Missy, this stuff is so expensive at the candy stores, and it is so easy!!!! Happy people... and then they think I'm like SO COOL.... <br /><br />We know better, but I shall allow them to think such things! :)Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-81020062423292486652017-12-15T04:15:18.188-05:002017-12-15T04:15:18.188-05:00I saw your fire post on facebook and I have to com...I saw your fire post on facebook and I have to commend you for the common sense you showed with it. Those fires in certain parts of the country have been happening as long as we've got history from the Native Americans and the early pioneers... And as awful as they are, they're pretty cyclical, aren't they? <br /><br />So then logic would tell us to not overly settle burn areas, but then logic would tell us not to build a city in a basin alongside a monstrous Gulf being fed by a monstrous ocean...<br /><br />Oops.<br /><br />Praying for all... don't think I'm unsympathetic, I'm not. I just wonder at our human sensibilities sometimes.<br /><br />And they've got rain predicted Monday and Tuesday...<br /><br />To melt our snow!!!!<br /><br />Oh my stars!!!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-43895833194725567962017-12-15T04:11:40.278-05:002017-12-15T04:11:40.278-05:00Kav, we're excited too! It's so fun to gat...Kav, we're excited too! It's so fun to gather together. The busyness of life pulls us in so many directions and we get silly and let time slip away. <br /><br />Yes, the steam is a killer... and using the Ghirardelli has been fool proof. I used to use the regular chocolate chips but they're more sensitive ( a little less lecithin I think) and then they turn grayish fairly quickly. Not pretty! But the Ghirardelli melting wafers are great quality, silky smooth and don't "gray" which means the candy looks as good as it tastes!!!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-38478860905268246162017-12-15T04:07:36.063-05:002017-12-15T04:07:36.063-05:00Mindy, Tom is definitely reluctant! I'm puttin...Mindy, Tom is definitely reluctant! I'm putting hay in the shed and outside so he doesn't starve... the silly little fellow! It's 10 degrees this morning, so I hope everyone is somewhat cozy.... and a young rooster has appeared among the new hens... oh mylanta, that wasn't the intention.... and he's as nervous about the snow as the ladies!!!!Ruth Logan Hernehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550734775151341968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-81328589972144887442017-12-14T21:18:30.611-05:002017-12-14T21:18:30.611-05:00Ruthy, I don't know why I never thought to mak...Ruthy, I don't know why I never thought to make bark! I usually spoon out candies in small blobs. THAT'S SO MUCH MORE WORK!!! You're a genius. I will do this next time!<br /><br />I'm cracking up at poor Tom and the chickens in the snow!Missy Tippenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05480008023330542958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-996880408888391502017-12-14T10:46:03.466-05:002017-12-14T10:46:03.466-05:00I love almond bark because it's so easy! And y...I love almond bark because it's so easy! And you can make a lot in very little time. <br /><br />And I've made it with crushed candy canes (yummy!) and peanuts, but never almonds.<br /><br />Duh! It's ALMOND BARK!<br /><br />So this year, I'm using almonds!<br /><br />Have fun with your snow, Ruthy. We need it here! Very little snow last year and sparse rain through the spring and summer...and non-existent rain in the fall has set us up for a very dry year. And now the fires start. <br /><br />We need snow. Lots of it! Jan Drexlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05609332074458434806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-26042219473355664122017-12-14T10:21:47.262-05:002017-12-14T10:21:47.262-05:00It will be a long winter if those donkeys don'...It will be a long winter if those donkeys don't embrace snow. And they come equipped with fur coats! But the hens...well, really, who can blame them? You need to knit them sweaters and booties and then they'll perk up. :-)<br /><br />I didn't realize that almond bark would be so easy(ish) to make. I've had trouble with the melting chocolate for candy making and I suspect it's because of the steam now that I see you've mentioned that. Who knew? Ruthy, that's true.<br /><br />So excited that you are getting nearly the whole clan together for Christmas. Starting on the 23rd is just going to give you longer to keep the celebration going. Merry Christmas, Ruthy!Kavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03719229222267994577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7945786327884906788.post-39712528138439065632017-12-14T08:12:11.897-05:002017-12-14T08:12:11.897-05:00Ruthy, you had me at almond bark. And those meltin...Ruthy, you had me at almond bark. And those melting wafers are so easy to work with. I love the white ones for dipping pretzel rods, dunking Oreo truffles, etc. <br /><br />Oh, a big Christmas at Ruthy’s house. What fun. Especially now that there’s snow. Funny about the donkey and the hens. You’ll have to get the kids to coax them—well, Tom anyway—and show him how Winter is done.Mindy Obenhaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15049730175697756032noreply@blogger.com