Tuesday Tip!

You know that tip I gave a few weeks ago about candles?  You know, the one that I said if wax melts in the bottom of your votive holder to put it in the freezer and it will chip off?  Well, I'm so glad that I had that tip.  Someone (ahem, Thor) put Grand Duchess' binky in a candle just after blowing out the flame. (At least he blew out the flame first, right?)  Well, I found it and the cinnamon-smelling binky went into the freezer and I was able to chip off the wax!  Hurray!!!

On to today's tip.

Sometimes it's just better to give up.  I don't know WHAT my problem is lately.  I've botched dinner more than 2 times now (one included company coming over - oy).  I've attempted at making various candies and goodies.  One of them being fudge.
Each year I attempt to make fudge.  I'm given fool proof recipes and I try them.  Recipes that include candy thermometers.  Recipes that don't.  Recipes with sweetened condensed milk.  Some without. 
And every. single. year I botch it. 
This year is no exception.  And this year I made the mistake of trying to make a MAJOR batch for all of my clients and our friends.  And this year it was a horrible waste of sugar, cocoa, and half & half.  Horrible, I tell you.  It didn't burn (thank goodness).  I'm sure THAT smell would permeate the house for weeks.  No, I followed those instructions to a 'T' and they still turned out dry and crumbly.
Don't try to make me feel better.  I'm just going to buy my fudge from now on.

Today's tip - sometimes if giving up is an option, it might just be the one to take.

Happy holidays everyone!  I hope your goodies turn out better than mine!  (I DID make truffles today and they turned out scrumptious! - First attempt, too!)