Candy Bar Cheesecake Brownies

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PMS and children do not go well together.  PMS and Candy Bar Cheesecake Brownies go very well together!  I love my children dearly but today I am counting down the minutes until they go to bed so that I can calm my raging hormones with a few one of these… Candy Bar Cheesecake Brownies Brownie Continue Reading …

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

I always thought that one Halloween all three of my kids would wear coordinating costumes.  I see other families with a Mickey and a Minnie, a Luke Skywalker and a Princess Leia, a princess and a knight.  It’s cute, it’s adorable!  I like the whole sibling costume coordinating thing but it’s just not going to happen Continue Reading …

Caramel Apples

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In the Fall, I say a sweet goodbye to the carefree days of summer and my life becomes busy again. The kids begin a new school year, a new soccer team, a new grade. They have homework, school projects, practice, fundraisers. I have parent meetings, volunteer commitments, school conferences. The lazy days of summer are Continue Reading …

Halloween Snack Mix

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Snack mixes are definitely the way to go when feeding a group of hungry kids.  Sweet, salty, crunchy, chewy, a little of everything is sure to please a crowd.  After a recent soccer game, I passed out this Halloween Snack Mix to team of six and seven year old hungry boys.  It was a total Continue Reading …

Candy Bar Shortbread Squares

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I realize that Thanksgiving is only a couple of days away however we still have Halloween candy lurking around our house.  I really couldn’t let my kids eat all this Halloween candy and I really would have hated to see it all go to waste so instead I decided to make these leftover Halloween Candy Bar Shortbread Squares.  I’m Continue Reading …