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!
If you like chocolate, this dessert if for you. If you like shortbread, this is the dessert for you. If you like chocolate AND shortbread…you have to make these bars today! First the crust which is a basic shortbread dough with some cocoa added in …
I have a confession to make. I have a soon to be high school graduate in the house and I am beyond excited!! I never understood all the hype and hoopla but now I get it so everything I do for the next month will …
I was one of the hosts of a wonderful graduation party last week, and I brought leftovers home to my family, but apparently I did not pack enough Lemon Bars…hence today’s treat! And lest you think my family has been suffering and not getting Treat …
A little luck o’ the Irish they say. Well, I did not have the luck last week and missed St. Pat’s day completely due to a nasty germ. My kitchen was shut down for 5 days! It seemed so unfair to miss the great, green …