Inside my recipe box
I make treats for my kids every Tuesday. The other four school days, I’m a stickler for healthy snacks. On Tuesdays, however a mid-day dessert is waiting when they come home from school. They always walk in the door asking, “What is Treat Tuesday?” and I always keep them guessing by challenging them to identify the treat by smell. The only downside of this tradition is I hear about it if I have a particularly busy Tuesday and don’t get around to making the treat. That rarely happens because I can’t stand the groaning! (OK, and I’m a sucker for their appreciation for TT’s, even into their teen years.) When you see a dessert recipe with a TT next to it, you know it was one of our Tuesday Treats!
I put these together one day when I was making lemon squares and did not have enough lemon juice. I love the taste of lime just as much (margaritas anyone?!) and when you mix the two juices together you get a fabulous summer dessert! To …
If you like the flavor of coffee in your desserts, these bars are the treat you need to make. Putting chocolate chips on top gives them a wonderful mocha taste. It’s like your favorite coffee shop mocha latte served up on a plate with a …
Think Bananas Foster meets bread…without the flambé. It’s really that good! I had overripe bananas sitting on my counter for days and it was time to put them to good use. I did not want to make my traditional banana bread, so I found this …
Think Rice Krispie Treat meets a S’more. These fall in the “dangerous dessert” category, as in you can’t just eat one or two. This is one of those treats where you will keep walking by the pan and have to pick up the knife to …