I Heart Divvies!

     Yes I know, it goes without saying...largely because I'm always singing the praises of Divvies.  Our first beloved box of chocolate chip cookies arrived in 2006, while I was pregnant with child #3 and in no shape to experiment with treats for our oldest.  A year later,  I decided to brave it up and bought my first 5 pound shipment of chocolate chips to try my hand at allergy baking sand I haven't stopped the experiments or the chocolate purchases since then.
     There are so many happy Divvies moments here, I can hardly write them all.  But the highlights would have to be Brynn's sheer joy when Chef Amber created a Divvies ice cream sundae at DisneyWorld, the chocolaty giggles when biting ears off the Divvies Easter Bunnies, the squeals of delight finding Benjamint Bars in the Christmas stockings, finding Divvies at LaGuardia airport during an unplanned layover, or all the kids helping the UPS man haul in the annual massive chocolate purchase that marks the start of Christmas holiday baking.  I'm sure Divvies might be as confused as I was when Brynn wanted to go to "Benjamin's Mom's Bakery" on our second visit to DisneyWorld.  Apparently, she remembered buying Divvies popcorn and cookies at the Main Street Bakery and it is now known as "Benjamin's Mom's Bakery".
     So imagine my delight when The Divvies Bakery Cookbook was released this past summer!  I review allergy cookbooks for kidswithfoodallergies.org, so I've read them all and this one tops my list of favorites.  I could give you a million and one reasons why to buy this book, the recipes are awesome, the photos are beautiful...but the real gut reason why I love this book...it makes me happy.  This book is just one big party waiting to happen.  There are some fancy recipes, like the chocolate bags (which I adapted below, to make chocolate heart cups).  But there are some simple recipes that have changed my cooking forever.  I'll never be able to make simple, thin, rice crispy treats again.  They have to be thick and packed full of Fruit Loops or Apple Jacks.  The fun ideas just burst out, and after multiple readings...I keep finding new ideas for the daily party. Give yourself a huge prize: order up the book,  a few pounds of chocolate chips and get ready to celebrate.  No special occasion needed.

Thank you Divvies!