Magic Shell Chocolate Bowl Sundae

I was looking for recipes that showed Magic Shell Chocolate formed into a bowl. I thought it would be a cute way to serve pistachio pudding or ice cream for St. Patrick's Day. Or chocolate mousse during the other 11 months. 

But instead I tumbled onto this recipe and it wowed me. As in "I'm addicted to chocolate so let's make this Saturday night". How good does this look?

 

  

 

Directions to make chocolate "glass":  

 

Working over a bowl, drizzle 2 medium sized glasses with Smucker's Chocolate Magic Shell until the outside is completely coated. Place on small plates and freeze until the chocolate hardens.

Then fill to your heart's content:

 

Layer 3 scoops vanilla ice cream into each chocolate-coated glass.

Drizzle Smucker's Chocolate Magic Shell or other topping over ice cream sundaes.

Top each with whipped cream, pecans and a cherry. Serve immediately. 

 

You can thank me later.

 

More Organization Ideas...Cord-ination

I hate seeing masses of computer cords. There's no way you can appear the least bit organized if you have cords dangling all around your desk. While there are cable control systems you can buy, what fun is that?

These are the best diy computer cord solutions I have found.

Binder Clips

 

File folder labels

Empty single toilet paper rolls. Take multiple empty toilet paper rolls, (or cut a few paper towel rolls into thirds), and fit into a shallow box or shoebox. Fold up each cable and push through the rolls, label each roll accordingly and place in the box.

Foam pipe insulation. Just cut the insulation to size, slice down the length, and insert your cables.

Feed all the cords behind the desk into a power-surge protector strip. Mount the power strip to the underside of the desk with strong adhesive backed strips such as Command picture hanging strips. Fit all the cords neatly into a wire basket from a housewares store and suspend or mount under the desk with hooks or screws.

Bread tags

A Few of My Favorite Things...For Organizing

If you follow me on Pinterest, you know I have a board dedicated to ideas and products for organizing we seem to require. Here are a few of my favorites.

Tension curtain rods used to separate platters and cutting boards

Freezer storage labeling and organizing - look how tidy!

Ring storage using navy beans (or colored glass)

A piece of wood and some hooks make the ironing board look a little decorative, if not inviting.

Shoe organization using wood strips on the wall. First you have to find a wall though.

In cupboard pot holder, found at amazon.com

Inside cabinet door organization for measuring cups and spoons plus conversion chart. This is blackboard paint painted inside the cabinet door.

Counter top dish detergent storage for easy cleaning. Use decorative bottles and either a cake stand or a diy cake stand made by gluing a plate to a candlestick and then spray painting.

A strip of wood and some decorative knobs to store jewelry.

Another freezer organization trick, keep track of contents using a dry erase marker. Comes off with rubbing alcohol, I promise!