An easy recipe that transforms regular graham crackers into dreamy butter When I fall for something, I fall hard. Remember my smoothie obsession? And my salad obsession? And of course, my granola obsession? Well, another thing is simple nut butter sandwiches. But I have a confession - I take those two slices of bread and innocent cashew butter - and add some sinful toppings. Like cookie butter. & chocolate chips. (& leftover Easter candy.) I was using store bought cookie ...
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Peach Coconut Cookie Bars
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post brought to you by Pearson Farm. As always, all opinions and recipes are my own. Thanks for supporting the brands that support The Emotional Baker! Coconut cookies topped with sweet peach filling and crunchy coconut streusel "Time is a thief when you're undecided." Rod, (& Carmine, Duane and Kevin) I couldn't have said it better. & unfortunately, I know that all too well. From important life decisions to simple baking decisions, like what size ...
Cherry Pie Chocolate Shortbread Bars
Chocolate and cherries collide in these shortbread bars. They are topped with streusel and a white chocolate drizzle. Would you prefer to just go with the flow or fight everything with resistance, stubbornness and lots of tears? Former me (& a little bit of present day me) chose the latter. Especially when my family went out to eat on beach vacations. If we didn't go where I wanted to (which consisted of probably one place,) I pitched a huge fit, pouted, and probably created a ...
Strawberry Peach Popsicles
Cool off with a refreshing strawberry and peach flavored pop First visual sign of summer - glowing lightning bugs. First auditory sign of summer - the sweet hum of cicadas. But this year, I thought maybe it wasn't a magic year since I haven't heard them. (you know how cicadas live underground for 13 or 17 years and then emerge?) Like most bugs - ants and bees - I have a special relationship with these unique insects. One summer, on a hot and humid marathon training run with ...
Multi Herb Pesto
Cilantro, parsley and pecans blended to create the perfect sauce for pizza, pasta and sandwiches Help! Gardening expert needed ASAP!! My small little herb garden has been overtaken by . . . I have no idea! Back in the fall, I finally convinced my family to start composting all our fruit and vegetable scraps. We didn't use any fancy chicken wire or an official composter, just a yard waste can. I set out after every meal - whether it was 6 degrees, snowing or pouring rain - to dump ...