Chocolate Chip Coconut ‘Awesome’ Bars
I was kind of half joking on Twitter when I said that I would call these ‘Awesome Bars’. It turns out they are really quite awesome so I felt no qualms about adding it to the title. So, what are ‘Awesome Bars,’ you might ask?. Well, they are a dense, buttery cake bottom with a VERY rich cream cheese topping loaded with coconut, chocolate chips, and some crisp rice cereal. The cereal does not really add any...
Christmas Cookie Round-up – Part 2
Last year I gave you all a round-up of cookies perfect for the holiday season … and I plan to do the same again this year! I mean, what is better than contemplating cookies to help you get over your turkey hang-over? Next week I will be posting my entry for Challenge 8 of Project Food Blog – and trust me, you do not want to miss that – as well as a few more ideas for using up any left-over turkey. I have all sorts...
Slightly Less Evil Shenanigans – The 10 in 10 Challenge Week 2
Welcome to Week 2 of the Ten in Ten Challenge! Believe it or not, I really like food that is terribly bad for you (I’ll wait while you pick your jaw up off the floor). The fastest way to wreck a healthy eating plan is to say that certain foods are forbidden. All that does is make you want them more … trust me, I have a lot of experience in this area. I never make a food forbidden, I either find a way to lighten it up, I...
Flourless Chocolate Cake
If you love chocolate then this recipe is the one for you. My husband, who used to work in restaurants, would make this for me years ago when we were dating. I found his old book of formulas and remembered how good this simple cake was and decided to go about making it. His formula was for enough to make ten cakes, certainly too many for little old me, but it was easy enough to scale it own for one 9″ round cake. When you...
Who Wants Pancakes??
We recently had an ice day I got to stay home with my husband and our three dogs. On such occasions, which are few and far between in my part of Texas, I like to make a big breakfast to celebrate a day of unexpected freedom. So, I made a big stack of fluffy homemade pancakes. Pancakes are a wonderful way to start the day, take ingredients you almost always have on hand, and they are dead simple to make. My recipe is adapted from...
