Extra chewy Granola Bars

Extra Chewy Granola Bars

Ingredients:
4 1/2 cups rolled oats
1 cup of flour (I use wheat)
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla extract
2/3 cup of butter, softened
1/2 cup of honey
1/3 cup of packed brown sugar
2 cups of choc chips (or raisins, dates, you could also add nuts)

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Lightly grease a 9x13 inch pan.  In a large mixing bowl combine ingredients.  Pat into pan and bake for 18-22 minutes.  Let it cool for a few minutes; cut into bars.  These could  wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen.
Mine never last long enough though to do that.  They get devoured!  A good idea would be to make a double batch if you wanted to freeze them. :-)

My favorite quiche recipe

Easy Bacon Quiche

Pie crust  - put it in the oven while preheating to prevent sogginess
3 eggs
1 cup of cheese
1 1/2 cups of milk
1 package of real bacon bits (I like real bacon bits, but you can also do the soy kind and they are tasty too)
1/4 tsp pepper

Mix all together and pour into pie crust.  Bake at 425 degree for 10 minutes, and then lower the temperature to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 45 minutes. 

If you are serving for dinner, add salad & fruit on the side.  Yum!
This is enough for one pie, but I always double this recipe and bake in a 9x13" pan.
Quiche is very versatile.
 Another favorite is to add asparagas or mushrooms, if you like those types of veggies (my favorites!).

Fudgy Buttons

These taste a lot like a Resee cup!

Fudgy Buttons
Ingredients



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2 tablespoons butter

1 1/2 teaspoons baking cocoa

1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

1/2 teaspoon milk

2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter

Directions

1.In a small saucepan, melt the butter; remove from the heat. Add cocoa and mix well. Stir in sugar. Add milk and stir until smooth. Add peanut butter and mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper; flatten tops and shape into 1-in. patties. Refrigerate until serving.Ingredients


2 tablespoons butter

1 1/2 teaspoons baking cocoa

1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

1/2 teaspoon milk

2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter

Directions

1.In a small saucepan, melt the butter; remove from the heat. Add cocoa and mix well. Stir in sugar. Add milk and stir until smooth. Add peanut butter and mix well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto waxed paper; flatten tops and shape into 1-in. patties. Refrigerate until serving.

Edible play dough recipe

Here's a fun alternative to play dough.  It's edible!  I made this with Ryan yesterday and he loved it.  Put it in the refrigerator when you aren't using it and it will keep.

Yes, that's a Kool-Aid smile (actually it's a Crystal lite smile!)

See my snake?

He and I both ate a few bites.  Its SWEEEET.

Tasty Clay
from  McCormick



INGREDIENTS1/3 cup margarine, softened, or shortening




1/3 cup light corn syrup



1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract or 1 teaspoon McCormick® Pure Peppermint Extract (I used Maple)



1/4 teaspoon salt



1 package (16 ounces) confectioners' sugar



McCormick® Assorted Food Colors and Egg Dye or McCormick® Assorted NEON! Food Colors and Egg Dye



DIRECTIONS

1. Mix margarine, corn syrup, extract and salt in large bowl. Add sugar; mix with hands until well blended. Add additional corn syrup if mixture is too dry.







2. Divide the mixture into as many portions as you would like to color. Add food color to each portion; knead well.







3. Shape into flowers and other stuff you can eat! Store in an airtight container.