How to Clean Glass Candle Holders

Sometimes candles come in cute candle glass holders that you just can't throw away and would like to use for decoration. The only problem with candle holders is that there is always some wax residue.

Mirabelle compote

We have a few mirabelle plum trees in our backyard. In July the fruits ripen and we get a whole load of mirabelles. We like to eat them just as is, but because there are so many, we found different ways to use them. The easiest way is to make compote.

Compote is a dessert made of fruit cooked in water with a bit of sugar and spices. I especially like to drink only the liquid and it tastes like fruit tea.

Death by Chocolate Birthday Cake

Our entire family loves chocolate, so it was a no brainer when my sister asked me to make her the Kit Kat cake, but instead of cake with brownies AND frost it with ganache AND decorate with Maltesers, Smarties and M&M's. In the end, the cake turned out great and everybody loved it.

Chocolate Ganache

Chocolate ganache is the easiest form of frosting and decoration ever! I love it and use it instead of buttercream frosting on cupcakes and in between layers of cakes. I found a great recipe on Allrecipes.