Contraband!

Yes, dh is a smuggler.  He brought Kindereggs from Mexico to the USA this weekend.

When our friend GWP tried to bring us some from Canada a couple of years ago his were confiscated at the border.  It seems there is an American law against selling food with a non-food thing inside it.  They want to make sure we Americans don't overlook the yellow plastic capsule and the rainbow toy fairy inside and choke on them when we eat the chocolate shell.

Sigh.

Actually, dh did not hide the eggs and the border agent saw them and even commented on them, but waved them through.

Silly American law.

Diet "hot chocolate"

I'm a hot chocolate drinker. Hot chocolate has lots of calories. I'm still 18 pounds away from my goal weight, so I don't drink real hot chocolate on a regular basis anymore. Instead THIS is what I drink!

Yes, that's all there is. I use 1 teaspoon of cocoa powder and 1 teaspoon of powdered creamer and that's it. No sugar, no milk. Only 20 calories, which is considered a "free food" according to NutriSystem and I can have 3 of those free foods a day. It's surprising how good my new hot chocolate tastes to me these days!

Saturday night dinner

Yes, this was our dinner. We had a late lunch because we were running errands and when one of the girls saw the fondue pot in the storage drawer and asked if we could have some, I said, "Yes."

Our friends Kathy and Andy sent us this fondue pot for Christmas a couple of years ago and we love to have chocolate fondue in it. Here is the recipe I used:

1 bag of chocolate chips (12 oz.)
3/4 cup canned milk
1/2 cup sugar

Stir over low heat until melted and smooth. Pour into the fondue pot.

This dinner was a huge hit. Here is the result: