Thank goodness for other bloggers….

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I’m sure it comes as no shock to people that after running a blog for almost 8 years you often run out of ideas. So I am so thankful for other bloggers and for the invention of Pinterest. Now I usually try and put my own spin on it…and that’s how these bars came about. Heather over at Sprinkles Bakes (have you bought her book yet…you should) made a killer looking concoction that she was calling and Overloaded Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake and it looked fantastic. But I was going to hockey and needed something portable to take to my hockey team and cake doesn’t not travel well. So my mind got to thinking and I came up with these bars: One layer of Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie, Covered with a layer of homemade Malted Peanut Butter Cup Filling, Topped with Mini Marshmallows, and then topped with a Chocolate Peanut Butter Topping. So yeah, they are awesome. As I am sure Heather’s cake is as well. You might notice that I’ve had to add my name to all … [Read more...]

Coming up…

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So I’m a little in denial about how quickly the holidays are coming upon us. Less than two weeks and Thanksgiving will be happening and then the blur begins. I’m still trying to figure out where the tree is going to go in the house. And then there is the whole looming idea of dragging all the holiday stuff out. Don’t get me wrong I love it but the unpacking and packing up of it all is no fun. The other thing I have to start thinking about is holiday baking. While most people do it in December, us food bloggers have to pretty much be doing it now…so that you all have ideas for when you want to bake. Heck when I used to do magazine work I would have to have my holiday stuff done in August! I braved Wal-Mart the other day…and yes brave is the correct word. I know some people love that store…I am not one of those people (like the prices the people scare the crap out of me). I went in search of the Gingerbread Oreo and Peppermint Marshmallows. Which I found both at. Which … [Read more...]

1000 and counting….

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I randomly noticed that this was my 1000th post. Some bloggers reach that much quicker than me…some never do (so sad that many of my favorite old blogs are long gone). It took me 7 years and 6 months to get to this point. Had I known that I had hit this milestone I might have done something more exciting but alas I did not. I did use up my Kit Kat’s though. :) If you want to be nice and you haven't feel free to like my Facebook page in honor of my 1000th post! Continuing on with highlighting blogs I am thankful for: Blog #5 Not a food blog but a blog that always makes me laugh…always out loud and usually with snorting involved. The Bloggess is not for the faint at heart though. If you can’t handle the f-bomb this is not the blog for you. She also wrote a book which was the best book I have read in a long time…Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir). Blog #6 What’s Cooking Chicago. Part I love it because Joelen has great dinner ideas on her blog and … [Read more...]

Do You Believe In Magic…

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It’s October and I’m ecstatic! It’s my favorite month of the year. We had a high of 70 today but starting tomorrow it’s supposed to dip down to the high 50’s and I can’t wait. Oh sure I am going to freeze my butt off at the JV soccer game but that just means blankets and snuggling…and it for sure means baking! Since it’s been awhile…the good, the bad, and the Meh: The Good: Thanks to Bake at 350 for finding the Print Button Post so humorous and sending some readers my way! I'll admit I am still getting over the sting of not being a best blog. :P Welcome. And speaking of Bake at 350…she’s got a cookbook coming out Decorating Cookies: 60+ Designs for Holidays, Celebrations & Everyday. If you have never seen Bridget’s blog it’s adorable (as is she). She got the decorating gene that skipped my generation. Her cookies are too cute. The foot is on the mend. And while I won’t be getting to start back to hockey right away the sheer ability to drive is … [Read more...]

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