by Heather Sheire | Jan 7, 2013 | Candy, Gluten Free
Are you looking for a way to use up that bag of cranberries that you have left over from the Holidays? Or perhaps you are simply planning ahead to make something special for your Valentine? I’ve got just the thing. Last year, before Christmas, my friend Paula...
by Heather Sheire | Dec 28, 2011 | Candy, Gluten Free
And now we come to the final installment of Candyfest 2011. Over the course of this year’s Candyfest, Paula and I created candy flavored with peppermint, peanut butter, chocolate and caramel. White chocolate, coconut and sweet macadamia nuts seemed like the...
by Heather Sheire | Dec 26, 2011 | Candy, Gluten Free
Christmas may be over, but Candyfest 2011 continues! So I have a recipe for Sea Salt Caramels that I find to be very reliable. In fact, I make it every couple of weeks at Livin’ The Pie Life for my Apple Caramel Crumb Pie. However, Paula and I wanted to take...
by Heather Sheire | Dec 22, 2011 | Candy, Gluten Free
Every year at Candyfest, it isn’t a question of whether there will be a chocolate peanut butter item, but rather, what kind of peanut butter candy will there be? Last year, we made Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups which were fabulous, but a fair amount of work. This...
by Heather Sheire | Dec 19, 2011 | Candy, Gluten Free
Have you come for The Festival? Welcome to Candyfest 2011! This is the first of four installments chronicling my friend Paula and I as we create approximately 50 boxes filled with a total of 18 pounds of candy for our friends and family. I’ll start this year...
by Heather Sheire | Dec 21, 2010 | Candy, Gluten Free
Chocolate and peanut butter. I could start a blog just on that. It’s one of those classic combinations that is both decadent and satisfying. These creamy, chocolate-y, better-than-Reeses peanut butter cups are a staple of my annual Holiday gift giving. Peanut...
by Heather Sheire | Dec 19, 2010 | Candy, Gluten Free
Part III of Candyfest 2010 is one of those recipes that almost isn’t a recipe. I mean how hard is it to melt, spread, sprinkle and drizzle your way to homemade candy? That’s how simple it is to make chocolate bark. And the flavor combinations are...
by Heather Sheire | Dec 16, 2010 | Candy, Gluten Free
Welcome to Christmas Candy Fest 2010. Over the last few days, my girlfriend Paula and I made some delicious gift-worthy treats. When we were finished, we had 30 boxes of 5 different homemade candies and, yes, they were all fantabulous!…if I do say so myself. So...
