3 spiced chocolate jar Recipes

spice cake mix, pumpkin pie mix, semi-sweet chocolate chips, baking walnuts (optional), water, vanilla frosting (optional) or 1 (12 oz) jar cheesecake icing (optional)

parsnips (about 4 or 5 large ), canola oil (2 tbsp to brush on parsnips and 2 tbsp to brush on bread for croutons), butter (1 stick or 1/2 cup), white onion, chopped, chicken stock, whole vanilla bean , preferably tahitian (sold 1 or two to a jar in the spice section of the store) or 1 tbsp vanilla extract (preferably from real vanilla bean as opposed to artificial flavoring), salt and pepper, french bread, canola oil, dark cocoa powder, vanilla white chocolate chips (recommended : hershey s premier white chips), heavy cream, fresh lemon or lime, halved crosswise (1/2 to squeeze into batch of soup and 1/2 to cut into wedges to serve to guests), minced fresh dill leaves