Birthday Baking

For Y's 40th Birthday Party, in addition to all the food we purchased, I decided a few homemade goodies would help to make it extra-special.

First, I made Mel's delicious Chocolate Tofu Pie. Here it is in the blender:



And, then, poured into two crusts (chocolate and graham, both purchased at Whole Foods):



Easy peasy to make. And yummy (but not quite as sweet as I thought it would be. I might put in more maple syrup if I make them again).

Next, I melted half a bag of semisweet chocolate chips and dipped strawberries in it:



Warning: Do not let your children lick the bowl or they may end up looking like this:



Next, I made chocolate chip cookies.



I experimented by putting some Peanut Butter M&Ms in a few:



This is the second batch (with no M&Ms):



This is the third, and final, batch (with M&Ms):



Colorful! Peanut butter-y!

Finally, I used the last of the semisweet chocolate chips to make chocolate-covered pretzels:



After all that, I was EXHAUSTED, but there was still entertaining to do ... You can check out all the fun here!