Butterscotch Almond Bars: Memorial Day Food

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Butterscotch Almond Bars Recipe: Ingredients: 3/4 cup butter {I use I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter} 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, lightly packed 1 tablespoon vanilla 2 eggs 2 cups flour 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1 cup butterscotch chips 1/2 cup almonds, coarsely chopped Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease the bottom… [Continue Reading]

Holiday Party: Chex Mix, Frozen Hot Chocolate and more

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One of our families Holiday traditions is to share homemade goodies with our friends. This year we decided to host a Holiday Party, invite our friends and send them home with some goodies. The Dessert Buffet had Christmas Cupcakes, Cookie Dough Truffles and Peanut Butter Bars. Everyone brought an appetizer to share, and I baked… [Continue Reading]

Holiday Bake-Off ~ Homemade Twix Bars

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Baking for the Holidays…my absolute FAVORITE thing to do!! And honestly, it really doesn’t matter which Holiday, I just LOVE to bake! As you probably already know. Last week I shared with you our fridge make-over, and how we are trying to make better choices with our food and the ingredients that I bake with.… [Continue Reading]

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

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Pumpkin! The flavor for the season! Growing up, I wasn’t a fan of pumpkin, and honestly, I still don’t really like Pumpkin Pie. But I love baking muffins, bread, cookies and of course cupcakes with pumpkin! These Pumpkin Bars have been a favorite in our house for as long as I can remember. The recipe… [Continue Reading]

Caramel Apple-Nut Bars for National Dessert Day

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I couldn’t let a special day like National Dessert Day go by without sharing a yummy dessert with you! Perfect for apple picking season, these Caramel Apple-Nut Bars are delicious and super easy too! Picking apples is one of those family activities that we all enjoy! There are some things, like going to the Pumpkin… [Continue Reading]

Peanut Butter Swirl Bars

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These Peanut Butter Swirl Bars are a HUGE hit at our house. I originally found the recipe in an Amish Cook’s newspaper column, the same place I found the Chocolate Zucchini Cake that we also love. Bar cookies are some of my favorite not only because they are much quicker than scooping cookies, but a… [Continue Reading]

Baseball Treats~Babe Ruth Bars & Baseball Cupcakes

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We love baseball! Our lives are filled with baseball, my middle son, Nick plays on the LaPorte High School team, and my youngest son, Casey also plays Little League. Recently, it was my turn to provide sandwiches and snacks for Nick’s team. I wanted to make something fun for the players. I have made Twix… [Continue Reading]