It’s no secret that one of the big reasons I am so warmly welcomed at our hunting camp is because of the cookies and bars I bring. The fact that I’ve outshot the guys on more than one occasion makes me a valued member of our hunting party but they don’t exactly like when I…
Avalanche Bars
These bars are supposedly a copycat of a famous offering from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, but I’ve never had them there. I made them the first time to take to Derek’s Aunt’s house for game night – maybe over New Years a few years back. I had just found a recipe online at Cookies…
Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Mousse Phyllo Cups
Peanut butter and chocolate has to be one of my favorite combinations. And I know that I’m not alone or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups wouldn’t be so popular! As I was paging through Kraft Food & Families Fall 2015 magazine and noticed these Peanut Butter-Chocolate Mousse Cups I saw one of my favorite flavors combined…
Special K Bars
We just got back from our first hunting trip of the season – early goose in North Dakota. This is also our hottest hunting trip of the year, and as I’m getting all the food and goodies ready, I like to have a couple options that I don’t need to bake in the oven. So…
Peanut Butter Pie
Last Valentine’s Day I made a pie for a pie contest at work, I had just broken up with my boyfriend and was drowning myself in red wine. Turns out this year was not so different. I again entered the annual Valentine’s Day pie contest, and again was Valentine-less. This year is a little bit…
Peanut Blossoms
I can’t believe it’s only a few days before Christmas and I haven’t posted a Christmas cookie yet! Aunt ‘Thann probably can’t believe it! After all she’s known in our family as the Cookie Queen and it’s from her that I got my love of baking. Every December when I was growing up Aunt ‘Thann…