Hot Fudge

I am of the firm belief that Hot Fudge fixes EVERYTHING!!! Especially when it is homemade!

2 cups heavy whipping cream

1/2 cup light brown suger (firmly packed)
1/4 cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick)
12 oz. bittersweet chocolate
2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips
1/4 teaspoon salt

In a medium saucepan, heat heavy whipping cream and brown sugar over medium heat until brown sugar has dissolved. Add butter, bittersweet chocolate and chocolate chips and stir until melted and combined on medium low heat. Add salt, stir, remove from heat and serve. I like to chop up my bittersweet chocolate if it is too thick..I think it melts better.

Can keep in the fridge for one month. - This makes a TON of gooey pick me up :) I filled up a 16 oz peanut butter jar, a pint jar and still had enough for the guys (Blaine and his BF Quay) to pig out still in the pot. So if you don't want a whole lot, I would suggest cutting it in half :)

Sad Days . . .

I don't want to complain, because I know it will make my friends feel bad . . . just know that it makes me sad, even though I'm happy for them.

Food Allergies Suck Big TOE!!!

For those who are not aware, my father was diagnosed with Celiac Disease several years ago, which means he’s basically allergic to a substance called gluten which is found in all wheat products. If you started reading the packages in grocery stores you would discover that you can eat next to nothing!!! It is very sad :(

Slowly, one by one, his children are falling victim to the same disease – and I have caught the bug! Some days I feel like I can’t eat anything, and others, like yesterday, I eat something I think is safe, only to find out a few hours later that, it was not kosher. Monday, I went grocery shopping and bought a big bag of almonds, because I live on them (they make great snacks, and I LOVE to chop them up and put them in my yogurt in the morning and it is something I can eat!). I got the bag from Wal-mart instead of Target like I usually do, because it was late and I didn’t want to make the 2nd stop, & I just wanted to go home. I started munching on them Wednesday night and noticed that I was a little bloated, but I thought it was because I had one of my father-in-law’s onion rings, which is definitely on my taboo list. I had a hand full of almonds before I went to bed and when I woke up Thursday morning I was uber bloated and stayed that way all day long. We’re talking my stomach was extended 2 inches! And my clothes were not comfortable, I didn’t like standing, and sitting was a pain! Of course, I was munching on my almonds all day and it hit me this morning that those almonds must have been processed on machinery that also processed wheat products and that’s why I was in so much pain. So, I haven’t eaten any today, which is very sad, because I love almonds, but no tummy bloat and I’m feeling much better. Therefore, food allergies really suck big toe!