Decking the Halls With Balls and Holly
December 19th, 2006Last weekend I attended a Christmas party. And at that Christmas party, the hostess said, “Eat, drink and freak dance with strangers.” And it was so.
Then the hostess baked a killer brie, served some sumptuous stuffed mushrooms and cooked the cutest baby quiche. Merriment—like our peppermint martinis–flowed freely. And it was good.
The party I attended was a BeanTown bash thrown by the lovely Erin Cooks and her charming boytoy (and our hannihaus admin), SORM. It was good to see Son of Marx again and it awesome to talk tortellini with the fabulous Miss E.
… Because that girl knows her tortellini … And she also knows her desserts.
After enjoying the decadent goodness of Erin Cooks’ famous peanut butter bon bons all weekend, I’m finding it hard to be without. I e-mailed my favorite bakerella this afternoon.
“Erin,” I wrote, “I need some chocolate-covered peanut butter balls right.effing.now.”
“So sorry,” she replied, “I tossed them this morning. Those little things are evil and probably 500 calories a piece!”
I was really bummed. She didn’t need to trash the sweets! Erin could’ve brought her balls to work. After all other people do it all the time.
Granted, those other people are called men.
But I digress.
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December 19th, 2006
Ooohh, those balls look like i would enjoy eating them.
December 19th, 2006
Suck on my chocolate salty balls!!! Stick em in your mouth and suck em!
Oh, wait, haven’t you tried tortelloni? Or just tortellini?
Peace out H! I’m watchin u!
-mrlover
December 19th, 2006
If you really need those balls I suppose I could take them out of the trash. Is it horrible that 5 minutes ago I had a very Miranda a la Sex and the City moment and honestly contemplated doing just that? I told you those things were Christmas crack.
Seriously though it was fabulous having you here! You’re welcome back anytime.
December 20th, 2006
Well well … this look good.. as a chocolate & peanut butter junkie.. i’m able to ask is there any possibility that you give la recette secrete ????
December 20th, 2006
This is the recipe I used. I added a teaspoon of vanilla though and also halved all of the ingredients. If you make the whole thing you’ll probably end up with 200 balls and really…why would any woman want 200 balls in her life. Two are really quite enough.
http://kitchen.apartmenttherapy.com/food/diy-recipe/recipe-diy-buckeyes-015243
December 20th, 2006
@meno, HA! i so wish i knew you, since i dont im keeping my mouth shut.
Looks like a fun party, but wheres the pictures of the drunken freak dancing on strangers?
December 20th, 2006
That food looks AWESOME. And I am officially throwing myself off the only eating that which is healthy for me this holiday season wagon. Who am I kidding? I only pretended! to even step foot on that wagon in the first place.
December 20th, 2006
Hanni! Could you stop looking so fabulous and cut us plain people some slack. You make us look like shit, you rock star.
Ahem. I’ve been partial to the Oreo Creamcheese bites this year.. but Erin’s balls looks marvelous.