Holidays & Food

What is it about this time of year that makes us all want to eat every sweet and fattening thing in the world? I don't typically like sweets, but for whatever reason the last few weeks, I cannot seem to get my hands on enough peppermint candies such as those yummy Ghirardelli chocolates and those superb Andes mints! The Ghirardelli's are spectacular; they have one called peppermint bark and another which is Eggnog!

But, even those are not curving my sudden sweet tooth urge. A girlfriend of mine made sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies that we decorated. Naturally, she sent me on my way with a few and between my boyfriend and I, those things were gone in a matter of days. I don't know if I just have a sudden urge to bake or what, but I have to keep stopping myself from making anything for fear of eating it all up! For instance, I keep wanting to make brownies from scratch to see if there is that big of a difference between the homemade ones or the store bought instant bake types. I also want to make homemade fudge.

Now, my sudden interest in baking could easily stem from the fact that I have been unemployed since the beginning of October. I think maybe I'm just trying to find something to fill my time with...I can't really tell.

Anyways, happy holidays to everyone out there and best of luck in fighting the urge and temptation of all those yummy foods out there this time of year!