This may just be my go-to dessert recipe when I am in a hurry. It includes many ingredients that you probably have on hand, plus there are so many variations that can be done that it can always be different! The bars are both chewy and crunchy, so you have best of both worlds. It is…
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Haystacks
I have been a bad blogger. It has not been intentional though! After we returned from Hawaii, we have been running around like crazy trying to get ready for our annual Christmas Eve dinner and Christmas shopping. I haven’t been to bed before midnight since we returned (even though I really wanted to). I have…
Cranberry Almond Biscotti
This is the last biscotti recipe I tried out to take to work. It is very similar to this Sweet Melissa Sunday biscotti I baked in August. I used some of the vanilla sugar I made with my beans beans and substituted almond extract for vanilla extract to give it more almond flavor. I like the SMS one better…
Chocolate Biscotti
I apologize for the delay! I did not need to cook for Thanksgiving (can you believe it?), then I went out of town for work so I have not been cooking. It was a much needed break. I am about to give you your fill of sugar you have been missing. Biscotti is a great…
Loaded Oatmeal Cookies
I saw this recipe over on A Chica Bakes, the blog of the great Elena, and knew I needed to try it. These reminded me of Whole Food’s Jumble Cookies. These cookies have oats, chocolate chips, and pecans. They are not too sweet which I liked as well. I decided to omit the orange zest…
S’mores Cookies
My parents, sister, and one of her friends went to the Epcot Food & Wine Festival in Orlando this past weekend. Since they were going in the RV, I wanted to make a camping inspired treat for them. What says camping better than S’mores turned into cookies! I only made half a batch as I knew they…
Maple & Chocolate Chip Shortbread
I love fall flavors: pumpkin, maple, apple, and all that other good stuff that makes you feel all warm inside. This month’s Bon Appétit has a great selection of fall recipes. There is a section just on maple sweets and this shortbread is one of them (I’ve got my eye on a cake too). I…
Raspberry Granola Bars
I apologize to the fabulous Eliana of A Chica Bakes. She was the host of Sweet Melissa Sundays this week and she chose the coconut pecan frosting. We were to choose a cake of our choice. I will definitely be revisiting this one. I did go back to last week’s Plum Raspberry Preserves to make these…
Alfajores…and away we go!
I finally made it through a month of giving you recipes from the 2009 Epcot International Food & Wine Festivalcookbook. By the time you read this e-mail, I will probably be in Orlando or close to it. I will be tweeting throughout my trip so if you are on Twitter, follow me @jhgive to see…
SMS Rewind: Berry and Almond Biscotti
Well, my new site still isn’t up like I thought it would be by now. To keep my blog from looking too sad, I will be sharing some recipes I have made over the past couple of weeks. This Sweet Melissa Sunday recipe is from a few weeks ago. I bought everything for it, but…