[Maigrey]

I made the Peppermint Bark with Dark Chocolate (accidental purchase by Mr. Maigrey) and it turned out supurb! My sister is getting a batch, and I'm keeping the rest.

[DrDeb]

Hope everyone had a VERY merry Christmas -- I certainly did!!

Actually, I'm still engaged in various Christmas activities; however, I wanted to share with you some passages from the December 30, 2002 "US News&World Report" magazine's exclusive interview with our AWESOME president (the magazine just hit the newstands today).

Relative to the president's level of fatigue, the mag provided the following insight: "A visibly tired Bush -- who was nursing a cold -- volunteered that he was shaking hands with 1,500 people a night at the seemingly endless series of White House holiday parties. He emphasized that he didn't really mind the chore, but aides said he was looking forward to a brief vacation at his ranch in Texas."
[I certainly hope he can get some rest in Crawford!!]

The mag also provided the following insightful/poignant quote from the president: "I hope the American people trust me," Bush said . . ."I hope they trust me when it comes to fighting this war on terror, and I hope they trust me when it comes to leading toward a more compassionate tomorrow, because I'm a compassionate person. The only thing I know to do is to speak my mind, show my heart as best I can, and to lead."

MR. PRESIDENT, BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN YOUR HEART, WE DO TRUST YOU AND WILL FOLLOW YOUR LEAD!!!

[SuziQ]

I made the Peppermint Bark with Dark Chocolate

Did you swirl the red and green into it, or did you just add the peppermint flavoring to the dark chocolate? I'm going to make some of the bark with the white melting candy this weekend swirling in the red and green. I'm going to give some of it to my neighbor who brought over a can of the most scrumptious candied pecans!! She gave us some last year and I guess she remembered that I raved about them!