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I always end up with 3 blow pops and some Now & Laters. I bring mine to work and feed it to my coworkers. Maybe that's because I never have anything good and chocolatey left. Who doesn't know what to do with leftover Reese's peanut butter cups? Who HAS leftover Reese's peanut butter cups?!

the oatmeal raisinet cookie idea is so great!! i'm definitely going to make that.

i have a couple of stupidly easy recipes that i've made with candy (although not leftover- like some other commenters, i know of no such thing). while i love baking from scratch, these both use mixes, and i've gotten more rave reviews from them than anything else- it hurts my wannabe ina garten pride a bit:

1- make a brownie mix per instructions. pour half of the batter into the prepared pan. break up a toffee bar (or any other type of chocolate bar, really) and layer the bar evenly over the batter. pour in the other half of batter. bake.

2. (similar to cookie suggestion above, but for cupcakes) prepare a brownie mix. fill halfway into greased muffin cups. stick a chocolate PB cup into the batter. fill cups with remaining batter. bake. (i top this with a PB frosting)

I've been fixated on that Butterfinger milkshake all freakin' day long! However, I don't have any ice cream or Butterfingers in the house. Damn you, Lee Zalben! :) I have a feeling I will be making a run to the store before the night ends.

i used to trade my brother 3 Musketeers for Reese's. neither of us liked Laffy Taffy, so we tried to give it to my mother, who accepted it wreathed in smiles and then later threw in the bin. does anyone actually like and eat Laffy Taffy?

Never heard of leftover candy. I more hear of "omg the Halloween candy is all gone on the 29th!!===better get some more!!"

Sorry, what is this "leftover Halloween candy" you speak of?

poo on your local kids-i love me some raisinettes-and i really like the idea of putting them into oatmeal cookies!

speaking of raisins-number 5 up there is something we used to do as a kid, but we did raisins in lieu of peanut m&ms. i actually prefer them plain-with a little salt. that's my fave thanksgiving side...spreading the cream cheese onto the celery was one of my first kitchen duties as a wee one.

as for extra candy-i just eat it. and eat it. and eat it.

This sounds intriguing.

@dmarina: Waffle makers aren't necessarily 'unitaskers'. I have an old Sunbeam waffle maker that I got as a wedding present...OVER 25 years ago...and it has 'revolving' plates, which turn from waffle to flat sides. It still works just like new. I've been making 'pannini' longer than they've been popular, LOL! Anyway, I use this iron for SO MANY things. I reckon I've used it at LEAST twice a week since I've owned it. I doubt it was very expensive to start with, but wow, nothing made these days would still be working after all this time. (In fact, when my kids were going through their respective 'I don't want anything but grilled cheese' phases, I must have used it 4 times a day for about 2 years) So, this will be its next test. It sure sounds good, I have loved mochi since I first tasted it in Japan over 15 years ago. In fact, I spent 3 months there, and nearly cried when it was time to come home, as I knew I wasn't going to be able to find the ingredients I would need once I was back home. This was before the 'sushi' craze hit the US. I would gladly eat Japanese food 3X a day every day of the year, though I can't, cos even though I CAN find most of the ingredients now, I can't afford them every day. I 'settle' for once or twice a week. (But, I DO use Japanese 'techniques' for many of the foods I cook.)
Anyway, I intend to try this tomorrow.

A chocolate mousse with shaved chocolate swirls in a small Parisian brasserie. The mousse was the most delicious thing I've ever tasted, and that was definitely helped by the fact that it was my first night in Paris.

I went to the Borders book store and wrote down this recipe for 'That Chocolate Cake' from the book and its the most simple yet decadent cake me and my family ever had. I made it for my father's 75th birthday!!!

I would really really love to have a copy of the 'Essence of Chocolate' book as I need not write down recipes sitting in the book store anymore :)

Creme Brulee!