It Bakes Me Happy

Granola Bars

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These homemade Granola Bars are crunchy on the outside,soft on the inside and loaded with sweet bits of chocolate and delicious fruity flavor. The other day during nap time I found myself without any freelance work so I watched a few minutes of "The Barefoot Contessa" I'll admit love Ina! She is just so cheery and full of great recipe ideas, for Valentine's this year I even made her Lobster Potpie. I always get excited when there is an episode I haven't seen before and in this episode she ... Read More about Granola Bars

White Chocolate Skillet Cookie

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A delicious buttery, cookie loaded with white chocolate chips, this White Chocolate Skillet Cookie is made for sharing. Oh that Martha Stewart is so crafty! I probably utter there words at least once a week if not more. I love Martha, she is a genius! How can anyone that has so many amazingly talented people working with/for her not considered so? With that said, Wednesday was the hubs and my third anniversary and so of course I had to bake him something. I was planning on cookies, but ... Read More about White Chocolate Skillet Cookie

Irresistible Brownie Bites

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These soft, delicious Irresistible Brownie Bites are the perfect two bite brownie! Last Friday night at church we had an Emergency Preparedness activity and along with the all presentations there was a potluck. As would be expected the dessert table filled up quickly. Although my first pass by garnered little interest in the offerings, it wasn't until someone asked, "I have to know, who made those little powdered things? I need the recipe!" Well I quickly made my way back over to the dessert ... Read More about Irresistible Brownie Bites

Sesame Ginger Pasta Salad

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Sesame Ginger Pasta Salad this easy, delicious pasta salad recipe makes a great light meal or side dish. For about a year now I have been in love with one kind of salad dressing, I still like the classics –Ranch, Italian, Honey Mustard, Vinaigrette. But Ken's makes an AMAZING, Asian Sesame with Ginger & Soy = I LOVE IT! I love it so much, I could almost drink it - ok maybe not, but trust me it is so good. I pretty much eat it on everything; carrots, salad, stir fry, the list continues. When ... Read More about Sesame Ginger Pasta Salad

Pumpkin Bread

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Start your day with a slice of this delicious sweet pumpkin bread studded with chocolate and cranberries. The other day at the grocery store I spotted a bag of candy corn and just had to have it. Lately I have been kind of craving fall, the weather, the colors, the smells and of course the food! I also brought home a can of pumpkin that day and tucked it away in the pantry. Well if you stop by here often then you already know I am obsessed with bread, especially breakfast breads. I wanted to ... Read More about Pumpkin Bread