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Seven Layer Bars

Nine days before Christmas and I broke my wrist. Still have cookies to make but that’s going to be tough. I’m right handed and as you might guess, I broke my right wrist. Never one to give up, I found a recipe really easy to make. Seven Layer Cookie Bars Makes 24 squares You will need; 13 x 9 baking pan. Preheat oven to 350 deg F 1/2 c margarine, melted 1 1/2 c graham cracker crumbs 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk *make sure it has the pull tab for opening if you are working with a broken limb [...]

By Joanne|2016-12-17T18:33:14-05:00December 17, 2016|cookies|2 Comments

Coconut Cacao Squares

Sometimes you just have to ask “Isn’t there an adult to take care of this?!” Don’t you wish you could rid your mind of all those worries or at least talk to someone and hear those much desired words “Don’t you worry. I’LL take care of it.” Oh to be a kid again! At what point do we lose the desire to be older and start wishing we were young again? For me and as far as I can remember, the best times were in my 20’s to mid 40’s. It was a good run. Now I’m a young 53 [...]

By Joanne|2016-09-25T16:08:03-04:00September 25, 2016|Baking|Comments Off

CNYEats A Taste of Utica Biscotti

This isn’t the first biscotti recipe on my site. You can see Utica style biscotti HERE or you can see a Francois Payard style biscotti HERE (think chocolate) This week, the recipe for biscotti is on page 165 of our book A Taste of Utica and posted by Mella’s Grandson. I substituted a lot of the flour for brazil nut and oat flour. The result was not a crisp biscotti but a softer texture with a mild, unique flavor. It was perfected by topping it off with melted dark and white chocolate. 4 eggs 1 cup butter 1 1/2 cups [...]

By Joanne|2012-04-29T08:28:08-04:00April 29, 2012|Taste of Utica|4 Comments

Peanut Butter Day and Banana Blueberry Low Fat Muffins

I ALMOST missed peanut butter day! It was today, January 24th. Unbelievable because I’m such a fan. I mean, just look at the stash: How’d that Almond Butter get in there?! Oh I know. That’s SHANE’S favorite nut butter. From Huffington Post: If you didn't know, today (January 24th) is National Peanut Butter Day. So we thought we'd take a moment to honor the humble spread, not only for its role in our childhoods and its deliciously rich taste, but also for its nutritional power. Sure, the stuff is yummy, but did you know that peanut butter can also play [...]