Advent Calendar - Day 1

1st day of December..... I LOVE the countdown to Christmas.

  
I love decorating the house in all its tinsel glory, cooking special treats with the kids, creating christmas gifts for the teachers (we have 8 to create for this year! + the daycare ladies...My middle child is in a split Kindy class, so he has a total of 2 teachers and 4 assistants. And our school is lucky enough to have a permanent teacher assistant in each class which means another 2 gifts) and just the general merriment that seems to be around at this time of year.

For something different this year I thought I would have an online Advent Calendar featuring something different everyday. I will show you some easy and cheap gift ideas, give away templates, share my favourite recipes and share my finds on pinterest and the web.

There will also be plenty of giveaways :)

To start of the month I will let you in on one of our favourite gift giving recipes. We love the colours and it tastes very yummy too!

• Ingredients

• 250g packet marshmallows, halved
• 100g packet dried cranberries
• 110g packet macadamia nuts, roughly chopped
• 60g pistachios (optional)
• 1/3 cup (35g) desiccated coconut
• 2 x 180g blocks good-quality white chocolate,
• chopped

• Method

1. Step 1
   Grease a 20cm square cake pan. Line base and sides with baking paper, allowing a 2cm overhang on all sides.
2. Step 2
   Combine marshmallows, cranberries, nuts and coconut in a bowl. Place chocolate in a microwave safe bowl. Microwave on medium-high for 1-2 minutes, stirring with a metal spoon every 30 seconds, or until smooth.
3. Step 3
   Pour chocolate over marshmallow mixture. Mix well. Spoon mixture into prepared pan, pressing down with a spatula. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until set. Using a warm knife, cut into squares. Serve.
   
   

This recipe has been taken from www.taste.com.au website. It has been tried and tested by my kids and has been given their seal of approval.

Be sure to come back tomorrow! I feel a big giveaway coming up!