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last minute gifts $20 or under & a snack

December 23, 2009 by Kellie

Mixing Bowl & Bakers Dozen Cookie Cutter Set – for ALL the holidays & seasons of the year!!!  At World Market – $15.00,  This bowl is the cutest thing.  It has a handle to pour your batter & a non slidding bottom grip.  One of the cutest gifts, I’ve seen this year.
If you are like me, and have already forgot some gifts, when you thought you were done…here’s a few suggestions. That I think anyone would like to receive.  (Well, at least I would.)  Neighbors, teachers, sunday school teacher, car pool driver, mail man, can you tell I forgot a few???  What was I thinking?  I guess I wasn’t.
Winter Forest Lotion and or Soap Collection from Williams Sonoma.  $7.00 – 10.00.  I love this with all my heart, soul, & scents!!!:)
All I can say is…Amazon.com is having some A-Maz-ing magazine deals.  They switch it around everyday.  You could just wrap one up & tell them a year’s worth is one its way!!!  $5.00 – 15.00 & sometimes for a 2 year subscription!
$18.00 – this frother can take your latte, hot chocolate, or milk shake to places never seen or tasted before.  Bed, Bath, & Beyond!
Christmas Stocking Holder.  Pottery Barn $20.00.
 The Pottery Barn small velvet stockings for $6.00!!!  This could always be used to carry some home-made goodies to a neighbor, friend, teacher, or the best mail man – ever! (love ya, Steve!)
Now on to some snacking & munching!!!
A twist on a traditional Nuts & Bolts.  Chocolate Drizzel Chex Mix with a Kick!!!
6 cups of chex mix
3 cups of pretzels
1 1/2 cups of honey OR toffee peanuts
3-4 tablespoons of butter
6 ozs of white chocolate melts
6 ozs of dark chocolate melts
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1-2 tablespoons of cayenne pepper (depending on the amount of heat & spicy-ness)
mix chex, pretzels, & peanuts in large microwaveable bowl. (I had to use 2 seperate bowls)  melt butter, salt, vanilla, cinnamon, & cayenne pepper together.  Drizzel & mix through the chex mix.  In a microwaveable bowl – bake in microwave for 5 minutes, stirring together every minute.  Then spread over wax paper, let cool.  Melt chocolates in seperate bowls & drizzel over cool mix on wax paper.  Then sprinkle & dust more cayenne pepper over the chocolate.  Let cool completely.  Then store in air – tight container.
Since I knew I wanted to give this spicy mix to some friends, I thought a label or more like a *warning* label was in order, so I printed up the label above.  Also letting my friends know I included nuts.  (Just in case.)
And then I accessorized the jars with some ribbon & a scoop.  Is it okay to say, I love how they turned out?  They look so darn cute.  Now the nuts & bolts type recipe is from my brain (scarey, I know) but the idea came from the Archer_Farms_Chocolate_Drizzle_Snack_Mix that I was spending waaay too much money on, every time I went to Target.  And that is alot, folks!  But I love this mix with a twist.  I am not a fan of the traditional chex mix, but this SWEET, SALTY, SPICEY combo…I am loving it!  Now, I am off to put some socks on my feet, munch on this mix & wrap my last minute finds!
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