Fun times with the Holdermans

I've gotten so far behind on my posts that I'd forgotten to get this one up to share... Sharon and Andy recently had us over for dinner, games, movie and to exchange some stuff we'd picked up for each other. Sharon was in charge of dinner and appetizers, and she put me in charge of appetizer-supplements (I volunteered to bring homemade salsa to go with her chips) and the dessert (which she added to).

Sharon was eager to try the King Arthur Flour Fudge Drops that I'd raved about, so that was my assignment. First we start with some decent chocolate...


Bust it all up...


And start getting it melty with some butter. (I know, I know, you've seen some of this before - but I couldn't resist taking more pics as I was starting the process. There's just something about chocolate!)


Mmmm....how good does this look?


And one of my recent acquisitions got added to the recipe - King Arthur Flour's espresso powder. I tell ya - there was a NICE difference between this and just using instant coffee granules, which make for a more bitter cookie.


Ok, that's all the pics I got of cookie making. We ran some errands on the way to Sharon and Andy's, and got to see this beautiful sunset (there was snow falling off in the distance).


Check out Sharon's posting for the super good dessert she made us. Here's dessert - she's scooping out the ice cream...


And I topped the ice cream scoops with fudge drop cookies - mmmm! ANd what made it extra good? Chocolate or caramel sauce plus sprinkles! MMMM!


And you can't have fancy dinner and dessert without a show! Here's the infamous juggling Andy with his lovely assistant!