Chocolate Scotcheroos

   The first time I ever tasted a  Chocolate Scotcheroo  was at my little sister's baby shower, 7 years ago. I took one bite, fell in-lo...

ROSEMARY RICOTTA AND PINE NUT TARTS and CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

One of my favorite summer past times is spending an afternoon beside my friends pool. She has a wonderful, relaxed and very welcoming entert...

Cheesecake Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars

   I'm happy to report I've been catching up on lot's of cooking and baking. For the sake of my family, and for the sake of this...

WHITE CHOCOLATE KEY LIME BARS

Friends invited us out to their dock on the lake, for a fabulous fish fry. I was so very excited - fish caught that very morning, prepared t...

TOFFEE ALMOND BLONDIES

I love our Memorial Day weekend camping trip, spent with a fun and fearless group. When Joe was in pre-school, friends asked us to camp with...

Homemade Twix Bars

Lucky me, I have a couple of children who love to bake even more than I do.  My waistline isn't sure it's such a blessing, but man o...

SMOKED TROUT HORSERADISH DIP and OATCAKES and EDAMAME BRUSCHETTA and CREAMY LEMON NUT BARS

We just had what I call a wild and wonderful weekend of entertaining - we had friends over 4 days in a row - lots of fun cooking, excellent ...

Nutty Nougat Caramel Bites

This recipe was SO good. It tastes like a specialty candy bar. I am not that big of a candy fan because I like baked goods much more but the...

Blueberry crumble bars

These beautiful looking bars stole the show this past week when I made them on Expresso. We were talking all things Indigo, as apparently, t...

LEAFY GREENS, APPLES AND ALMONDS WITH TARRAGON DRESSING and BACON WRAPPED PORK TENDERLOIN WITH CARAMELIZED LEEKS AND ROASTED VEGETABLES and CRANBERRY ORANGE BARS

A friend was not feeling well through the first part of December - no time is a good time to be sick, but it seems that the holidays are a p...

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pretzel Bars

I pretty much guessed before even making these, that my family would love the salty and sweet combination of these bars.  What I didn't ...

Easy Chocolate Peanut Butter Truffles

This oldie, but goody recipe started off as a recipe for chocolate peanut butter bars and while we liked them that way, we decided that we l...

Peppermint Cream Bars

If you're looking for a unique bar recipe to add to the goody plate, then today is your lucky day!   In addition to looking gorgeous wit...