Welcome to The Chocolate Vault

[slo]

Just saying a quick hello before The Apprentice comes on. I will give you all the receipe for Tater Tot Casserole tomorrow.

Have a good night and a great tomorrow!!!

 

[KathyTX]

OMG- custom Belgian chocolates!!! And by the kilo...

I can't begin to tell you how envious I am. I think you need to go along on one of these trips, and bring back samples for your friends.

WebmasterKathy, since you obviously lurk on our threads, why not pick a color and join in???

Shhhhh... I'm not really here.

 

[pfishgirl]

ok this is totally NOT meant for WebmasterKathy I mean well if she WERE here then it would be for her, but since she is NOT here I guess I will have to wait until I CAN see her!!!!


I made chocolate mousse today and wow was it yummy.
I am so surprised something that yummy came out of a box..

Girlscout cookies come next week and I can almost Taste my Thin Mint Fudge Sundae!!!!

well it is STILL snowing here in NJ but it is suppose to stop before morning. Schools are already announcing 90 minute delays and some are even cancelled because they got more snow then us.. We will have to wait and see what the radio says in the morning for the final word... so far DS's HS is 90 minute delay...

ok so Off I go, I have to place my avon order before my manager yells at me for being late again...

night all!!! sleep well !!!

 

[Danauk]

Good morning guys,

A party is a great idea, where shall we have it. How about DHSsenior007 tell us what her favourite WDW restaurante is and we can start the party there.

ohanafamily I'm glad your eye sight is improving, I hope you have even more good news in your next check up.

Today I don't have to go into school as I am on a science course. I'm not too fussed about going on the course as I'm not sure how interesting it will be but it means a day out of school. The head is taking my class, so in reality my assistant will be felt in charge. She is great though so I am sure everything will be fine. I purposefully left work that would not cause a mess as when the head borrows someones classroom she never tidies up and it is always left a mess! Oh well, I will have to pop in after the course anyway to pick up the books I need to take home for the weekend to mark so I can tidy up then!!

Have a great day everyone, I left some pancakes, waffles, chocolate sauce and syrup on the kitchen table for everyone for breakfast.

 

[ibouncetoo]

Look everybody.....it's almost the weekend!

Does anybody want to come to Phoenix and help me pull weeds????? It's been raining so much here that my desert landscape looks like a jungle. The minute the comes out tomorrow I must do something about that. Surprised my community association hasn't sent out nasty letters.....they must figure we're all in the same spot. Well, at least the ground will be nice and soft and I can 'hula-hoe' without getting blisters

Well, I'm off to check out trip reports before I have to drag myself to work. Have a great day everyone!

 

[geffric]

thanks for breakfast Danauk . I stopped at Starbucks and got the coffee/ hot chocolate for all to go with the wonderful breakfast.

ibouncetoo I would love to help you with the weeds.. ours are hidden under the snow.. It started flaking here early this am.. it is supposed to warm up to mid 30's so most of that should melt depending on the amount we end up getting...


pfishgirl please share your secret recipe with us fo the mousse... YUMMY...

[url="http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/lib/inc/showImage.asp?size=s&id=5008"]http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/lib/inc/showImage.asp?size=s&id=5008[/url] or this [url="http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/lib/inc/showImage.asp?id=6792&size=s"]http://www.hersheys.com/recipes/lib/inc/showImage.asp?id=6792&size=s[/url]for breakfast dessert???

 

[s&k'smom]

No chocolate for me today, have the stomach bug so you can just imagine how my morning is going. Well back to the couch.

 

[39CINDERELLA]

 

[pfishgirl]

DS has off today due to snow.. Now he gets to shovel the church's walkway and handicapped access ramps..He gets paid $25 for a small snow and $50 for a larger snow..Not sure how much a small or larg snow means but hey he's happy because he gets paid either way to do the same job he does here for free.. This will be the first time he has to do this.

The mousse was a mix from a box, all you do is add milk and beat...I bought it in the grocery store where the other baking items are..

DH went to work and said all the main roads are clear so that is always good. We were told (by the weather channel) to expect another snow..

Hey I will help you pull weeds if you come help me shovel snow!!!!

sooooo off I go for now
checking back in later

stacy

 

[Danauk]

I will help pull weeds as well, anything to get into the sun for a while. We have had snow for the past 3 days. During today it started to melt so now all the ground is mushy. But it started to snow again 10 minutes ago. Hopefully it will not settle though as the ground is so wet.

I'm glad it is the weekend, although I am not used to being home so early. I usually get thrown out of work at 5:30 when they lock up, but today I was on a course so was home by 3:10!! Early start to the weekend for me

I need to get cleaning the house though as we have friends coming over for dinner. That can wait an hour or so seen as I am home early. I can have some quality dising time for now!

So does anyone have plans for the weekend? I have to go into town tomorrow to go and pick up my new cell phone and then go to the dentist ( only for a check up though.) I'm not sure what else.

Well I'm off to read a few more posts whilst I have the time.

 

[s&k'smom]

Well I'm mobile now, stopped getting sick. But ewwww even the smell of food send me. DH has gone out to get me gingerale. Speaking of cleaning the house, I've been sick maybe 8 hours and my house looks like a bomb hit it. Isn't there a magic chocolate fairy that could come clean and disinfect my house.

 

[geffric]

s&k's MOm... no magic Chocolate fairy just house elves... mine have been MIA for many years but hopefully yours will appear soon and do their magic..

 

[Danauk]

S&Ksmom, I would lend you my house elves as well, only I think they have hibernated for the winter. I hope you feel better soon.


OK guys, I have some cool pictures on a website to share with you all. They show the weather here in Europe at the moment (they are from Germany).
www.bilder.leantik.de
I think the pictures are amazing.

Well it is gone 11:30 here so I guess I should be going to bed now.

Have a great evening everyone.

 

[RRBB]

Whew, finally caught up. I haven't had a chance to get on the 'puter for what feels like weeks, though I know it's just been a couple of days. I can't remember all I wanted to respond to, but I do know that I have to say

CONGRATULATIONS DHSsenior007!!!
#1 in your class is awesome!

 

[ibouncetoo]

Well, here it is......Friday night in the big city.....where am I???



DISing!





I did have a nice dinner with my sister tonight.....so I guess that counts as some socializing. And I am going out Sunday for a lovely tea But I feel like such a recluse lately......go to work....work TOOOOOO LONG....come home...eat....DIS....sleep....repeat.





Hey RRBB what was that brand of baby powder the mom's recommended for you, I want to tell my friend about it and can't remember the name!?!?!?!

OK time to move my nose from the computer to a book....nighty nite!

 

[s&k'smom]

Well I'm finally feeling about 80 percent. DH the angel cleaned the whole kitchen including the dishes. Still can't quite want chocolate (I know what a sin) but I think I can go back to normal chocolate consumption in a few days.

 

[ohanafamily]

Good Morning All!!!It is a beatifulday, so let's get up and PARTY, Chocolate all around!!!!!

 

[Danauk]

Good afternoon guys,
I'm back from the dentist. I don't need any work doing which is good.

I guess I need to spend this afternoon catching up on paper work and figuring out how to use my new cell phone!!

 

[PG Sweetie]

Hi I've never posted on this thread but can I come to the vault?

 

[slo]

Good Morning everybody!!

I am so glad it is the weekend!! Yesterday was not the greatest day at work. Nothing bad happened with my coworkers or anything, I just had a big project that I worked on for 6 hours and I came home with a splitting headache. Anyway, enough playing myself a

So...on the topic of chocolate. We have so much chocolate around here from Valentines Day that it's really difficult to not consume it all in one sitting. I have it on my kitchen counter and everytime I walk in the kitchen I'm eating somekind of heart shaped chocolate. I'm getting nervous that I am going to start busting out of my jeans . I guess that will give me a reason to buy new clothes - but I'd be going up a size and I don't think that would be something to brag about!!

So what is everybody doing this weekend? We don't have anything planned, so I am going to catch up on housework and laundry. Then tomorrow The Oscars are on - Yeah . This is one of my favorite nights of the year - so I doubt I will be Dising Sunday night.

I mentioned on an earlier post that I would provide the receipe for Tater Tot Casserole - so here it is

Tater Tot Casserole
First - brown 1lb of ground beef with 1 small chopped onion (I also add a couple cloves of minced garlic - truly optional)
Second - in a greased casserole dish put your drained cook meat. (I'm not sure what size casserole dish I use )
Third - put 1 can of Cream of Celery soup on top of the meat (spread it about)
Fourth - put a layer of frozen corn (not buttered) on top of the soup. Don't make this layer to thick because it will still be cold when taking it out of the oven.
Fifth - PUt a layer of frozen tater tots on top of the corn. Same thing applies - don't make the layer to thick.
Sixth - Put in a preheated 450 degree oven. This will cook covered for 45 minutes and then another 15 minutes uncovered. So...cook it for 1 hour total.
Seventh - I put some more tater tots on a baking sheet toward the end, because I like more tater tots then what I can put in the casserole dish.

When I serve this, I always have ketchup on the table because it's so good to put some on the casserole when you eat it. I also lightly salt the casserole before serving it (also truly optional)
Anyway...it's really good and my 6yr old DD's favorite meal.
If anyone has any questions for me about this receipe - please let me know.

Well, I better get on my way. Kate (my 18 month old DD) is about done eating her Eggos and she's going to want out of her highchair . I hope you all have a great day and I will talk to you all real soon.

In the meantime, I have to try to not inhale all this chocolate around this house. But at the same time someone has to eat it - right????? If any of you want V-Day chocolate it's on the kitchen counter - please help yourself!!!

See ya - slo