Dippin' DD

Last night we had a dippin' fest with DD.

Not DD as in Deb's Dissertations.

Nope, this is the Big DD.  The famous DD.  The redneck clan from Louisiana.

That's right.  We had ourselves a Duck Dynasty marathon last night, watching the Christmas shows, laughing and dippin' stuff in chocolate.

I resisted the DD thing for a long time.  I know people said that they laughed a lot when they watched these guys, but since I'm not very redneck, I thought that there's no way I would do more than snicker a bit here and there.

Well, I am now here to confess that I was wrong.  I guffaw when I watch these guys.  It's true. 

Uncle Si?  Oh my! 

Miss Kay?  She is just about the most easy going mama around but she has an edge if ya get her riled up about her kids. 

Phil?  What is not to love about this "happy, happy, happy" guy?  He has a few very short rules to live by in life - love God, love his wife and make her "happy, happy, happy" and love hunting.  Most things in life can be boiled down to those three rules, and the rest can he just lets go.

So yep, last night we were dippin' thin mints...and I am happy to say that we have fast forwarded to July 4th in one night's time!  Woo-hoo!!

We were dippin'...

...and drippin'...

 

...and dryin' fools last night!  With some of the leftover mint chocolate, we dipped these little garnishes for the minty Christmas boxes.

They don't look like much all laid together like that on waxed paper, but they should be pretty cute laying as individuals in the box. 

 

We even got these little guys all dipped.



These are simply 3 Cheez-its stacked together with peanut butter between and dipped in chocolate.  And trust me. Do not try this at home unless you have a pastry bag or Ziploc bag that you can turn into a pastry bag by snipping off the corner.  Squeeze that peanut butter onto those Cheez-its.  Don't spread.  I repeat. Do not spread, unless, of course, you need an exercise in making yourself crazy and then I say, "Go for it!"  But I will have my stacks all built and have done three loads of laundry, dipped the toffee and read War and Peace by the time you get done using a spreader. 

 

And speaking of toffee, I will post about that tomorrow.  But for today, let me simply say that these are some of the quotes from a friend at work yesterday when I told him the story...

 

...that is the worst thing I've heard in weeks.

 

...it affects me personally....

 

Here is a clip from the story that is where the horror took place...watch only if you're brave enough. If you are not, skip down to the DD video now before the horror begins.  Enter at your own risk, but just know this.  You've been warned!

 

If you're reading this on a smart phone and think you're brave enough, you may watch it using this link...toffee horror...

 

But to leave you on a lighter note here are two things:

 

 



1) This year's collection of Christmas goodies is growing!  And this isn't all of it!!

2) The DD team singing for our troops in Afghanistan.  How can you not smile at this?  What is not to smile about?  Sing along everyone!
Hairy Christmas and a Happy, Happy, Happy New Year!

Toffee story tomorrow...if you dare to return...