Have you ever had those moments where you have absolutely no confidence that the outcome of any given situation will end favorably? You have accepted defeat. Failure is imminent. You just want to get it over with already so you can shake it off and move on. It’s one of those things that happens to [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘bars’
July 22, 2009
Blond(ie) Moments
I’ve had plenty of blond moments in my time. Fitting, I suppose, considering my hair is in fact blond. It’s dark blond…but blond none the less.
I’ve had blonde moments in public – stepping onto the bike path without looking my freshman year of college and getting “schwinned” (that’s UIUC speak for getting knocked over by [...]
March 17, 2009
Some Beach. . .
My husband’s nickname for me is House Cat. You know, a lazy old cat that is perfectly content staying home all day long and not moving around a whole lot. Yup, that sounds about right. Ha. Well, except for the lazy part. I don’t consider myself a lazy person in general, but I do daydream [...]
January 27, 2009
Up to the challenge!
One thing I never thought I’d be comfortable doing in the kitchen would be to make up my own recipe for a baked good. Baking is such a science….and we all know that’s not my strong suit. With cooking, it’s all about feeling around…going with the flow, following your gut. Baking has to be just [...]
December 5, 2008
Cranberry White Chocolate Bars
When I was planning out my menu of goodies for the open house, I actually wrote down on my list “something with white chocolate and cranberries” but I didn’t have a recipe picked out. Within just a couple days Katie at Good Things Catered shared this recipe for a totally delish sounding cranberry white chocolate [...]
October 20, 2008
A childhood treat…college style.
When I lived in the dorms at U of I, this was one of my favorite lunchtime dessert treats. I decided to recreate it at home…just to see if they taste like they did in the ISR dining hall. Guess what, they do! Totally took me back. Chewy, gooey, cinnamon-y goodness. Who would have thought [...]
October 4, 2008
“You know…if you want…”
Eric is so funny. It’s so very rare that he’ll come right out and say, “I’d like to have this or that.” I think he feels guilty. Since I’m the one that does all the hard work when it comes to cooking and cleaning up, he feels like he shouldn’t have any say in what [...]
August 1, 2008
Chicago-Style Brownies?
Ha ha…okay, probably not. But the “Deep Dish” in the title of this recipe makes me think of my hometown pizza that eats like a steak. These thick, fudgy brownies kind of eat like a steak too! You almost need a knife a fork to tackle these bad boys. Almost.
This is our favorite brownie recipe. [...]
June 11, 2008
Old-Timey Tropical Treats
For Christmas this past year, Eric’s grandmother (Grannie) gave me a really neat gift that I put in a drawer and sort of forgot about. Until now. I sure am glad I found it! I can’t wait to dive into this bad boy more.
It’s an original 1963 Betty Crocker “Cooky Book” cookbook. It’s [...]
