Dessert

UPDATE!  I had to update the photography for these Homemade Snickers Bars since my daughter Hannah was able to take some photos during the day – you can see how much better these cut once they were cold from the fridge – thanks for your photography skills Hannah!   You can find the detailed recipe here. . . . Morning!  This is going to be...

You guys are going to love this braided apple pie – so good! It was nice to have a semi-long weekend.  While I had Thursday and Friday off, I worked Saturday and Sunday at The Chopping Block.   We had a nice Thanksgiving, having my Mom and Jacob’s family over – I think it’s the first time in a very long time that he’s had his...

Guys, these computer problems are making me want to open my back door and throw this desktop out the door and smash it to pieces.  I may have to bite the bullet and get a new one – it keeps shutting off for no reason, takes FOREVER to download pictures from my phone.  It’s already past 11 in the morning and I am just getting...

I had my first WI at a meeting yesterday.  I made another fruit sauce parfait – this time half strawberry, half blueberry with sliced banana and plaint Chobani yogurt.  I brought this to eat after my WI – I love that this is so filling and only 3 smart points! My sister challenged me this week to not step on my scale at home.  Yesterday...

If there are two things Hannah loves most, it’s coffee and . . .marshmallows.  So when I found this recipe on Pinterest for coffee marshmallows I knew I had to make them for her.   If you read the instructions it seems a bit complicated, but trust me, these are really easy.  The only thing I did different was used cold dark roast coffee instead of...

It’s no wonder where I get my drive to stay busy.  My Mom and my Aunt Martha are shining examples that age is just a number and you get so much more out of life if you stay active.  I know I’ve talked it about it before, but there are some times of the year I literally need to schedule time with my Mom weeks...

This weekend was the perfect blend of relaxation, productivity and family.  Saturday we had my husband’s nephew over for lunch.  I was so happy to have company over after not having company for months (well, other than my Momma  – hi Mom!) that I only took one picture!  I made homemade cheezy beef sandwiches, and homemade potato chips.  And well, since the fryer was there,...

Ever since last week when I showed Tony a peach pie that I saw on Pinterest, and he declared it one of his favorite pies, I’ve seen peach pies everywhere!   I was drawn to Natasha’s Perfect Peach Pie for a number of reasons.  First off, she used butter and cream cheese in her pastry crust.  Huh.  And I was also drawn to the lattice top...

Here we are at Monday morning again – why do the weekends have to go so fast?  Both Saturday and Sunday I woke up so late that I only ate brunch and no lunch.  Saturday was a bagel sammie: And Sunday Tony made me eggs with hash browns (made with a shredded baked potato – so good!) and half a bagel.  Tony makes the best...

This will be the last of my breakfast parfaits for a while – it was my last Chobani!  But I think I saved the best for last. The flavor was apple cinnamon, so I decided to carmelize a Fuji apple in 1 teaspoon of butter and 1 teaspoon of brown sugar for my fruit layer – Fuji apples are my favorite apple – they never...