Home-made Holiday Chocolate Bark

There is nothing like homemade for the holidays.

Treats created for family and friends is so special and personal.

This year our chocolate bark is going to bring joy with each bite!

One of the best things about chocolate bark is that is is so customizable.

You can add in crushed candy canes, freeze dried berries, nuts, toffee, espresso bits...

anything and everything tastes great covered in chocolate, right?

And just to drive home the fact that the gift is from our house to yours, 

we are giving it in mini tin dwellings.

My favorite recipe is from my friends at Organization and Relocation.

Not only do they keep me inspired to be clutter free and make my household beautifully serene, 

their founder's legendary bark is a holiday party must.

Home Sweet Home indeed!

My 5 favorite foods from the Target Market

Target has managed to make shopping for everyday merchandise so much fun.

Toiletries, clothes, cleaning supplies and food have miraculously become a joy to behold.

Cruising up and down their grocery aisles has become one of my most anticipated activities.

There seem to be hidden treasures everywhere.

Smaller companies, some family run, some with a charitable purpose, 

but all with a mission to make delicious food in a reimagined, interesting way with great packaging.

Here are 5 of my favorites.

Hak's BBQ Sauces, especially the Smoked Maple Mustard.

Magically turns everyday chicken into a show stopper.

Tessemae's Green Goddess Dressing.

Marvelous as a marinate but in our house it has become our favorite dip for artichokes.

Oh Snap! Pickles.  Everything they make is DILL-cious 

(not only pickled cucumbers but green beans and carrots!).

I love how they are in small packages, my kids take them in their lunch 

and they are perfect for picnics, tailgates or anytime you are on the go.

Hottie Bites will kick your sandwiches, burgers and sausages up a notch or two...

Ramen is alway in our pantry.

Lotus Foods Rice Ramen, traditional Japanese-style noodles made from their specialty rice instead of wheat, in a savory white miso broth.  It is delicious, ready in minutes and it's so fun to eat green noodles!

Quinn Popcorn has reinvented microwave popcorn. Their "farm to bag" approach really comes through in the popcorn's taste.  You would never know it is microwave popcorn!  Each of their corn growers is proudly displayed on their website.

They had me at real butter & sea salt but equally as amazing 

are Vermont Maple Kettle Corn and Parmesan Rosemary.

And they are from Boulder, Colorado... my favorite college town and home to my alma mater.

Go Buffs!

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