Recipe Box, Easy Bake Lemon Bars

I am all about lightening and brightening this week, as day after dreary January day goes by When I was preparing the January Paint Bucket, my monthly list of recipe inspiration, I stumbled upon so many recipes for easy lemon bars with a small number of ingredients, and many of the recipes are exactly the … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, National Cookie Day

  Did you know cookies were invented in Persia in the 7th century?? Yikes! I wonder how many cookie recipes are in existence?         Well, since Dec 4 is National Cookie Day, I thought I’d post a round up of my holiday cookie recipes just in time forĀ  holiday baking!     … Continue reading

Recipe Box, Butterscotch Bars

HHjr and his crew are here this week doing a condo remodel and he’s getting them lunch everyday from local hot spots.  I made them these super easy cookies to munch on during their breaks One, two, three, four ingredients! Mix the beaten eggs and melted butter with dry cake mix Add the butterscotch chips … Continue reading

Recipe Box, Kentucky Derby Pecan Delights

These were inspired by a recipe I pinned from Half Baked Harvest I decided to shorten it up a bit… I used a crescent roll dough sheet for the crust, but you can substitute graham crackers or crushed shortbread cookies mixed with melted butter if you prefer Place dough sheet {or crescent roll dough} in … Continue reading

Take-out Tuesday, White Chocolate Butterscotch Cake Bars

Fast & fabulous is what these treats are, and they are the best of both the cookie and cake worlds- Moist, sweet and delicious, 5 Minute prep, 30 minutes in the oven and you have a batch of cookies that will stay fresh for up to a week  šŸ˜‹ Start with a cake mix, Super … Continue reading

Secret Recipe Club, Speedy Peanut Butter Cookies & Spooky Owl Eyes

My Secret Recipe Club assignment this month is Mangia.  Chelsy is a young energetic Texas gal, who specializes in healthy, good for you, recipes, especially sweets!  She cooks a lot of gluten free, Paleo, vegan recipes and her blog is full of tasty temptations and witty words~ you are going to want to visit Mangia … Continue reading

Recipe Box, Chocolate Chip Walnut Shortbread

This is almost a 5 minute prep recipe The speedy secret is the shortbread crust….shhhh….don’t tell Yep, it’s good ole crescent rolls Bake the crust for 8 minutes Then top with a mix of corn syrup, butter, sugar, walnuts, vanilla and an egg.  Top with chocolate chips Back in the oven for about 20 minutes … Continue reading

the Organized Life, recipe failure & success!

Anyone that cooks regularly and tries new things knows this dirty little secret, sometimes recipes turn out badly!  AGHHH! I hate it when that happens!  Cooking is basically a scientific experiment, and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t…I have even had tried and true recipes bomb…so you have to laugh it off and move … Continue reading

Recipe Box, Heaven in a Cookie Bar

Not much new here, just your basic blondie with nuts and chocolate chips…YUM! YES! PERFECT! and perfectly easy…make these and give them all away except this one little corner which you MUST taste, being the cook and all… Ok, so get the stuff out, this recipe is so basic you probably have everything in your … Continue reading

Gifts from the kitchen, chocolate cashew bars

The other day I wanted to make some goodies for NG [Nicest Guy, my son-in-law] and our weekend guests.  This is my sinfully delicious version of the popular 7 layer bar.  These cookie bars would make a great gift, easy to package or wrap and keep well at room temperature. It literally takes only minutes … Continue reading