Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

These bars are delicious!  They remind me of Summer. Just the perfect little treat.  I am pretty sure I could gobble up the whole pan if I let myself.  So make sure you make these to share! They are the perfect combination of peanut butter, chocolate, and oatmeal. They are easy to make, and you probably have most of the ingredients in your pantry right now! Isn't chocolate and peanut butter like the perfect combination?  And then you throw oats in there too? Divine.

Bruschetta Chicken

Easy, healthy, and good.  The hubs and I are trying to eat better.  He lost 17 lbs, and I lost 7.  But that is just life I suppose.  Because of this "trying to eat better", we have been using mostly healthy-healthier recipes for dinner.  And this was one we found!

Barbecue Chicken Pizza

I LOVE BARBECUE CHICKEN PIZZA.  However, my husband does not.  SO I don't get it very often.  For a time, I would make one pizza and have half of it barbecue chicken, and the other half pepperoni, but that didn't always work.  Now when I do get to make it, this is the recipe I ALWAYS use.  It is simple, and so perfect.

Crock-pot Chicken and Noodles

When I was in school, occasionally we would have chicken and noodles for lunch- and believe it or not, they were really good.  So I have always liked chicken and noodles.  I found this recipe the other day, and made it for them fam.  It sure is a keeper!  You have to use frozen noodles to get the right noodle consistency.  And this is one quick-prep wise and easy recipe!

Holy Year Batman! Let's eat cake!

Wow.  It has been one whole year since I last posted. It has been so long that I can't even remember which font I sue for my posts!  Ugh. Que excuses....1st: Baby number 3 began baking and I was soooooooo sick.  Not much cooking happened. 2nd: We moved all the way across the country, then 1 more time in the same state. 3rd: baby made me sick-it's such a good excuse, so I used it twice! And don't worry, everything came out fine in the end.  We have our 3rd baby now, our 2nd little girl, and she is a cute little chunk chicky!  Now onto the cake, I saw this recipe and knew it was what was going to get me back in the swing of things.  It is a chocolate cake!  And an incredibly awesome chocolate cake!  Sooo chocolaty and moist, and just so good.  I made it for Valentine's Day and couldn't say more good things about it.  The frosting is soo good that I could probably sit and eat a whole bowl in 3 minutes.  Or 2.  There is a catch, and unexpected ingredient...Quinoa.  Yup, you heard me, Quinoa.  Not Quinoa flour, but cooked and blended quinoa!  Making this cake Gluten free!!! I found this recipe on Makingthymeforhealth and may have to frequent this site some more!!! Now go make this cake.  Seriously, like now.

Sugar Cookies

We made these for Valentine's Day and savored them for a few days before they disappeared   This is the sugar cookie recipe my Mom always used growing up, but we changed the icing.  It is more of a glaze.  Super Yummy!

Nuts and Coco-nuts!

Oh Nuts, has such great quality nuts, and I get excited to use them every year.  This year I was able to get some coconut and some pecans (2 of my favorites, YUM!), and had a few recipes in mind to try out with them.  Both recipes are quick, easy, and festive!  Looking for some nuts or candies or dried fruits this baking season (or any baking season), head on over to Oh Nuts! and pick some up!

Our first recipe comes from Rachel Shultz.  It is a Pumpkin Crisp. I made this just after Thanksgiving, and it was REALLY good.  It has a nice crumb topping that when combined with the pecans, is really fantastic!