Everyday Food for Busy People
A layer of caramel. A layer of chocolate. A layer of pecans. How can you go wrong with that?
A friend of mine gave me a recipe for Turtle Brownies probably 15 years ago. I’ve never made them. The other day I ran across the recipe, but didn’t have the right ingredients. No problem. I altered the recipe liberally and came up with Gooey Turtle Bars. Very yummy! [Read more…] about Gooey Turtle Bars
Someone on my favorite homeschool message board shared this recipe many, many years ago. Recently, another person posted the recipe again. I’m so glad she did, because I hadn’t made them in a long time. They’re soft and full of flavor, spiced with cinnamon and studded with chocolate chips. [Read more…] about Pumpkin Chip Cookies
What? You don’t think they look nutritious? Maybe not in a world of vitamin water, live-active culture yogurt and lycopene in the ketchup. But in the 70s world of Wonder bread, Twinkies and bologna sandwiches these cookie bars were the picture of health food. After all, they have oats and peanut butter in them.
In defense of the name, the original recipe only called for 1 cup of chocolate chips sprinkled on top. I decided to dump the whole bag on top, melt them and smooth it out. Chocolate is healthy, right? [Read more…] about Nutritious Bars
This cake always makes me remember bringing my now 11 year old son home from the hospital after he was born. My mom baked this cake and she brought me a big slice of it, probably offering to hold the little dumpling while I ate the cake.
Please tell me I’m not the only one to associate food with life events.
I would appologize for sharing two chocolate cakes in one week, but how can that be a bad thing? I’ve seen many versions of the recipe. This one comes from a 1998 copy of Quick Cooking. [Read more…] about Double Chocolate Bundt Cake
These just might be the best cookies I’ve ever made, especially when they are warm out of the oven. Used wisely, they just might get you whatever you want 😉 They are a delicious adaptation of a cookie called My Man’s Cookies from the Vanguards Cookbook my sister-in-law gave me.