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Joy of Gifting -Day 4!

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Its that time of the year..In the last two years our list of gift-giving has grown and the most important people on that list are Aadya’s teachers and why not,after all they spend so much time with her,nurturing her.Last year’s teachers were even more special,because they watched out for her,even more,specially since I had a new baby and they were my support system for her.So,I wanted to give them something special,something with a personal touch.After a lot of thinking,I came up with these goodies baskets for her Kinder teachers-
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They contained-Christmas tree cookies(that Aadi helped make),Rocky Road Fudge,Chocolate Candy CookiesOhhh! so yumm!,Chocolate brownies,some Hershey Kisses and hand-painted candles and a card that Aadya made. They were so happy to recieve these. I also made smaller goodie boxes using noodle boxes,filled with Rocky Road and Cookies. Those were for her activities instructors.
Here’s a pic of my little Princess and the finished gifts..She was so proud of her mumma,she made it a point to tell all her teachers that her mummy made all the things all by HERSELF!

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I thought I should spread some Christmas joy and what better way,than with some chocolate.
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Here’s my recipe for Rocky Road fudge:

Ingredients:

500 gms of semisweet cooking chocolate( chopped )
200 gms of mini marshmallows
1/2 cup unsalted roasted almonds-chopped
2 tsp butter.

Method:

Grease and line a 9″ square cake tin.
Melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler,taking care not to burn it.Add the marshmallows and roasted nuts,mix well and immediately transfer it to the baking dish.
Allow it to cool either at room temperature,till its firm or cool it in the refrigerator.
Once firm,cut it into squares and store in an air-tight container.

Tip : For Roasting Almonds: Line a cookie sheet with some baking paper and spread the almonds in a single layer on the baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes at 160 degs.Keep checking the nuts,as soon as you get the beautiful nutty smell,remove it from the oven to prevent it from burning.I love roasting my own almonds only for this reason..the aroma lingers on for a long time.

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Hope you enjoy this Fudge as much as we did 🙂
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20 thoughts on “Joy of Gifting -Day 4!”

  1. you better adopt me please 🙂 you are awesome at cooking 🙂 🙂 I am awesome at eating both will go hand in hand 😛

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      1. hiya 🙂 🙂 hugs and smiles 🙂 so when shall i bored flight :p :p hope your lil enjoyed the food 🙂 🙂 have a gr8 day 🙂

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  3. The fudge looks divine and the goodie bags are super cute. I was thinking of something like this for the end-of-the-year thank you’s for N’s teachers 🙂

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    1. These were so well received,Simran..some of the mums even asked me if I would take orders for them:)
      I found the baskets at The Reject Shop..but once everything went in them,you couldn’t tell..if they were homemade or store-bought!LOL!When SD first saw them,he said,”I thought you were going to make them yourself!!” The look on his face,when I told him I did..LOL!LOL!

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  4. Can’t appreciate the teachers enough. They do so much and the preschool teachers are so underpaid esp here in the US. Cute baskets Trish! Btw, what holiday gifts are you planning for this year?

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    1. Thanks..
      I agree Ekta..Teaching is the most underpaid job in most parts of the world.
      This year’s presents-haven’t even started looking.. but I am knitting some cup cozies ..so some of the special subjects teachers might get that.. For the class-teacher,who she spends all her days with..still scratching my head!

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