Category Archives: Bar Cookies

Our bad luck continued this weekend with burnt granola and the worst brownies I have ever made in my life. They were so bad we threw away 2 9×13 dishes of brownies. It nearly broke my heart, but they were that bad! I think we might need to take a break from baking for awhile. Maybe the baking Gods are trying to tell us something? Broken oven, bad brownies, inability to follow directions; are these all signs that we shouldn’t be baking? Or signs that we shouldn’t be EATING baked goods, hmmmm…

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Listen up guys! Because this is one of my new favorite recipes. It really is a MUST MAKE before summer’s over. We (and by we I mean Kara) made these a few weeks ago for my Mom to bring to a friend’s house in Lake Geneva. I was anticipating a winner because of the berry-lemon combo and I was right!!

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3 ingredients. A no bake treat. Mere minutes to prepare. Think Rice Krispie Treats…but better! Have I convinced you yet to read further? (more…)

A few weeks ago I planned a barbeque for my work for the 1 year anniversary of our grand opening. My boss asked me to make a list of what we needed and she would run to the store to get everything. I put things like hamburgers, veggie burgers, buns, chips, and pop on the list.  Very simple, very basic. She came back to the office with filet mignon, lobster tail and salmon. Not exactly what I was expecting but I was not about to complain. In addition to all of that I volunteered to make some desserts for the party. I made whoopie pies and caramel crumb bars.

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It was a mere 5 days ago that I posted the most decadent, indulgent Nutella Cheesecake Bars. Now, a person with even an ounce of self control would wait several weeks before even thinking of baking more cheesecake. Even a solid week would be a respectable amount of time. But I am not that person. I could not wait a full week.

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