Puppy Chow
Ah! That ever present addictive snack food that so many of us remember from our childhood. Simple ingredients, easy steps, and I think that every parent I knew as a kid made this. Well, except mine....
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In between ripping down walls, removing sofits, cutting holes in our kitchen ceiling, rewiring said kitchen, and cleaning up the mess that all of that creates, I made rice crispy bars. An opened bag...
View ArticlePeanut Butter & Jelly Bars
Yesterday, I was in desperate need of these bars. I don’t know why, but in the middle of researching different counter stools to go in my new kitchen, I read something that triggered the memory of...
View ArticleKeebler Cracker Bars
There are two things I am most grateful for when it comes to my mother-in-law. One is giving birth to, and raising, the best man I ever met. The second? These bars. If there ever was a recipe that...
View ArticleUltimate Peanut Butter Cookies
Mmmm. Peanut butter cookies. Just saying the name makes me happy. I really love peanut butter so the cookie version is just another way of feeding my addiction. Although ultimately I am a purest...
View ArticleBon Bons
I still have the Roasted Shrimp Cocktail recipes from the party to share with you, but I haven’t posted a sweet recipe in nearly a week! For shame! This is the holiday season after all! Not every...
View ArticlePeanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies: 4 Batches = Perfection
Mmm. This picture makes me so happy… As I was looking down my list of food to freeze and have on hand after baby #3 arrives, I noticed that peanut butter chocolate chip cookies were not on my list....
View ArticlePeanut Noodles
When it comes right down to it, the fact that this dish has a no-cook sauce and that I can make it entirely in the blender…well…that is really what drew me to it originally. After I made it once, it...
View ArticlePeanut Butter W/Honey, Cinnamon, & Cocoa: Back To School Post #1
Hi everyone! I know I have been kind of missing the last week or so and I have a good excuse. Its summer! I have been immersed in home improvement projects, little red wagon walks around the...
View ArticleRocky Road Crispy Bars
In some ways, I can’t even believe I am posting this…. This recipe was born strictly out of my need to eat something sweet and chewy. There is no grand idea or occasion, just me making bars four times...
View ArticleSuper Quick Peanut Butter Cookies-GF & DF
Peanut butter is a funny thing. You can turn it into a savory sauce for noodles, no-bake confections for the holidays, or the ever classic favorite, straight up peanut butter cookies. Speaking of...
View ArticleGluten-Free Honey Oat Protein Bites
About a year ago, when I still lived in central Illinois, I was given this recipe from a friend and fellow Mommy. She was on a mission to get more fit and make some long lasting, healthy changes in...
View ArticleHoney Peanut Cereal Bars
I have kids. Ere go, I have purchased an alarming number of boxes of little ‘0’ cereal made of oats, such as Cheerios or something similar. Cereal that shows up in my couch cushions, on the bottom of...
View ArticleChocolate Fluffernutter Sandwich Treats
As the summer progresses, I find myself wishing my kids were a bit more self sufficient. I may be doing too much for them and I have decided to try and incorporate more age appropriate chores into...
View ArticleSuper Gooey Peanut Butter Brownies
Sometimes, there just aren’t adequate words to describe something. I could tell you that these brownies are the chewiest, gooiest brownies you will ever eat, but that wouldn’t do them justice. I could...
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