Matilda's Italian Cookies

A special few of you got some delicious creme de menthe biscotti from Matilda's in their April phat boxes! Teri and Jessica, the co-owners of this delightful bakery, sent me a sampler tin of their amazing cookies!
When the tin arrived, my 3 year old looked lovingly at me and asked for one. My first inclination was to give him a cookie, then, as a gingerly picked up a dense powder sugar coated one, flashes of him ripping through his easter basket chocolate lipped stuffing more candy eggs into his little mouth, flew into my mind. The kids had their weekend of indulgence, now I was going to have mine.
"No."
Son: "Whyyyyy?"
"Because you've had too much candy this week and you'll get a tummy ache".

He started to turn away and then caught a glimpse of the one with the yellow spinkles on top.
"I want THAT one!" His eyes grew wide, and I knew this was going to either be worth fighting over or it wouldn't be. Quickly, I grabbed the tin and made my way into the kitchen as I poked one of the dense yet tender sweet cookies into my mouth. "Oh no, little boy..." I thought. "You're too young to appreciate the symphony of textures and tastes going on in my mouth right now."
Little boy on my heels, I closed the golden tin and placed it on a high shelf in the cupboard, spun around and said "Nap time!" in a chirping voice.

For those of you who follow me on twitter and facebook, you'll remember that I broke up with Will Power that day. It was a messy breakup, ending up with half the cookies gone before dinner and the rest polished off that evening between the husband and I.
I'm resolved to get back on the wagon soon, but the "italian cookie tin incident" as it is being refferred to around the house, was the sweetest sin I've performed in a long time.

Thank you so much Teri and Jessica, we hope you'll continue to contribute to the boxes, we enoy your goods too much!

J.D'Melaine Fudge

The following is a guest review of a sample by Melissa from Bannana Migraine

I am a big time chocoholic, so when I saw that there as some fudge from J.D’Melaine in my PhatFiber box, I actually jumped up and down.
As a went exploring through my box I opened up the baggie and took a bite. YUM!!! It was very tasty, and I have to admit that I wasn’t very good about making it last a long time. It was eaten quite quickly.
If you check out her site, you’ll find that she is a woman of many talents. She not only makes delicious fudge, but also these very cool looking fabric necklaces. They remind me of wrapped candies (yes, I have sugar on the brain). There are even note cards, bags, earrings, and belts. She even does custom orders! If you are looking for a unique gift, especially for someone who doesn’t knit - you just might find it at her shop.