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!
It’s almost football season and while I do not live in Ohio, I love this sweet treat that is purported to look like an Ohio nut tree (sans the nuts). Start with a few basic ingredients, creamy peanut butter, powdered sugar, and graham crackers along …
Think banana pudding with Nutterbutters instead of Nilla wafers! The crust is made in the food processor so it comes together quick and is easy to spread in the pie plate The key to a great banana custard is just ripe bananas, not too …
I actually made these for Treat Tuesday last week and they were the perfect summer snack! The brownies are fudge-y and if you add the ice cream after the brownies have been chilled, it is a wonderfully gooey treat. Bake the brownies and then …
It’s February and I love to bake fun treats for my Valentines! This recipe had my family’s name written all over it and I just may spend the rest of winter over my stove making s’mores. You start with 3 of the most fabulous ingredients: …