Salted Caramel Butter Bars

These were really good but also really rich, in a good way.  CRUST 1 1/2 cups butter, at room temperature 3/4 cup sugar 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons vanilla 3 cups flour FILLING 14 oz caramel candies, unwrapped, about 50 pieces 1/3 cup heavy cream or milk 1 teaspoon vanilla flake sea … Continue reading

Homemade Peanut Butter Dog Treats

It was our corgi Finn’s 8th birthday on Monday so I made him some peanut butter dog treats. He loves peanut butter! These were really easy to make and the dogs loved them. 1 cup wheat flour 1/2 cup oatmeal 1/2 cup peanut butter 1/2 – 3/4 cup water 1 Preheat oven to 350. Spray molds lightly with cooking … Continue reading

Classic Pecan Pie Bars

Don’t those look delicious? (They were!) Here’s another look so you can see the layers. We ate them like pie, with vanilla ice cream and chocolate whipped cream which you can get at Target along with Gingerbread Whipped Cream and Salted Caramel and also Peppermint. All delicious! But back to the bars, they are easy … Continue reading

Busy Day Soup

I made this last night for dinner. It was easy, quick, yummy and everyone liked it. It’s perfect for a cold winter day. And, there are a lot of of leftovers, which I also love since soup always tastes better the next day. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound ground beef 1 (1 oz) package … Continue reading

Slow Cooker Taco Soup

It’s soup weather and I couldn’t be happier even though a loathe and despise winter and snow and cold. But I digress, back to the soup. This one was really good but really thick so maybe add a small can of tomato sauce when you make it? 1 pound hamburger 1 large onion, diced 1 … Continue reading

Salted Toffee Bars

These were really yummy and really easy, highly recommend! 1 (17.5 oz) pouch sugar cookie mix 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 egg 1 cup toffee bits 1 (11 oz) bag caramel bits or caramels, unwrapped 1/3 cup heavy whipping cream 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips 1 teaspoon coarse sea salt 1 Heat oven to 350. … Continue reading

Chocolate Dipped Halloween S’mores Pops

Doesn’t that look yummy? One more pretty easy Halloween treat before the big day tomorrow. 8 graham cracker sheets 4 (1.55 oz) Hershey chocolate bars, broken in half 8 flat Jet Puffed Marshmallows 1 bag chocolate candy melts Halloween sprinkles Popsicle sticks or paper straws 1 Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Assemble s’mores … Continue reading

Halloween Peanut Butter Monsters

Here’s another pretty quick and easy Halloween treat that you can throw together if needed. I gave them all away and forgot to taste them so hopefully they were good. 6 tablespoons butter, softened 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter 1/4 cup marshmallow cream 1/2 teaspoon vanilla pinch of salt 2 cups powdered sugar 1 bag … Continue reading