Super Easy Cheerios Bars

This Recipe is my most searched recipe (based on Google.com searches)
I thought It was time to re-post it before it was lost deep deep into the archives.

This snack couldn't be easier!

It has Peanut Butter, Honey , Peanuts, chocolate and the whole Grain Goodness of Cheerios cereal.

Dana's Yummy Cheerios Bars

1/2 cup peanut butter

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup honey

3 cups Cheerios cereal

1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)

1/2 cup salted peanuts (optional)

in a small sauce pan, bring the honey & sugar to a boil over med heat. As soon as the sugar is dissolved remove from heat.

Stir in the peanut butter until well blended.

In a separate bowl, combine Cheerios, peanuts & chocolate chips.

Pour the peanut butter & honey mixture over the cereal mixture...

Stir until well coated.

spread into a buttered 9x9 pan

let cool, cut into squares and enjoy!

Worlds Easiest Peanut Butter Cookies!

It doesn't get any better than this!
Seriously.... these cookies have three count em 3 ingredients!!
Even if you can't bake, you can bake these!!!

Try it! You'll be glad ya did!

Crazy-Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

Ingredients
1 cup peanut butter (smooth or crunchy, it's up to you)
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
sugar for rolling (optional)

Directions
1. ) mix together until smooth.
2.) drop by teaspoon onto cookie sheet 2 inches apart. (if desired, roll in sugar first)
3.) press with a fork making the classic # peanut butter cookie pattern. (you want to flatten them pretty well or you run the risk of the middles not cooking through but if you like em extra-gooey let em go!)
4.) Bake 10-12 min at 350 degrees
Do not brown.. do not over bake.

Yummmmm! My kids have made these with cho chips added to them... or maybe a Hershey Kiss on top.... yummm!

this is a great recipe to get your kids cooking too!!
Have fun in the kitchen with your kids!!

Blueberry Buckle

See this moist, luscious Blueberry Buckle?

It's yummyness on a plate.

It captures fresh summer blueberries and turns it into one of my favorite treats.

Today was a happy/depressing/proud/pouting kind-of a day.
Why? you ask...

Well... My first born... Worker #1, turns 16 years old today.

I am the mother of a 16 year old boy!

To make things worse....

I am the mother of a 16 year old boy who is in "love" for the first time.

His girlfriend "M" is totally sweet, totally cute, and they make a very good couple.

She is the kind of girl I would have picked for him, amazingly enough.

But... But... I am SOOO not ready for this!!!

I was not ready to walk in and find them smooching today.

I was not ready to hear him say "I love you" before they hung up the phone.

I was not ready to have him like her birthday present more than mine.

I was not ready to watch her get the last long hug before he left to work for the summer instead of me.

And.. I certainly was not ready to see that lone tear roll down his beautiful cheek knowing it was because he was going to miss her and instead of me!

Here is the happy couple

**sigh**

For a brief moment in time today I had my baby boy back.

He wanted Blueberry Buckle for his birthday cake,
for a moment he was once again my cute baby boy with the big hazel eyes looking up at me with blueberry smudged on his cheek, smiling and telling me I was the Bestest Cook in the world.

This is the recipe that can take you back in time and make you smile. Enjoy!!

This is a copy of my actual dirty from use recipe card. I'm not sure if it'll be large enough to read, so I'll add it to the recipe box (under sweet stuff) first thing in the morning and come back here with a link...

Until then, I'm going to bed to dream of my sweet baby boy, the child who made me a mother, The child who makes me proud every day with the man he is becoming, the child who taught me what true love was really all about.

Juicy Blueberry Cobbler

Is there anything that says Summer quite like fresh Blueberries?
I think not.
Especially if you add the Homemade Ice Cream.
This is not what I consider a true cobbler.
It is more like a cake type concoction.

No matter what you call it, it's super easy and super yummy!!

Blueberry Cobbler

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup milk
1/3 cup butter, melted
2 cups fresh blueberries (I used my frozen ones)
1/3 cup sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Add flour, 1/2 cup sugar, salt, and baking powder to a mixing bowl; stir to combine.
Add in milk and butter; stir to combine.
Spread batter into a greased 8-inch square baking pan.
Sprinkle blueberries evenly over batter.
Sprinkle with 1/3 cup sugar and drizzle with vanilla.
Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a pick comes out clean.
Can serve plain or with ice cream on top.

No Roll Pie Crust!!

Seriously....
a wonderfully flaky slightly sweet pie crust that you can't mess up!
No Rolling Pin required!!
All ya need are the ingredients...
press em in your pie pan.. and POOF perfect pie crust!

NO Roll Pie Crust

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 tablespoons milk

1. Mix dry ingredients together with a fork in your pie pan.
2. Make a well in the center and add the oil and milk.
3. Mix with a fork until it forms a ball.
4. Flatten and press into the pan in pie crust shape and flute the edge.
5. Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes until golden.
6. One crust pie, perfect for cream pies and crumb topped baked pies.

Whan Life Gives You Lemons... Make Lemon Bars!

Make Lemon Bars!!

I love Lemon.
And these lemon bars are by far the best I've ever had!
In some places, it's starting to get cold outside...
Make some lemon bars and hold on to summer just a little bit longer!

For Crust

• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 cup butter

For filling/top

• 4 large beaten eggs
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon zest (optional)

Directions

1. --mix the butter into the flour and sugar.
2. --Mix with hands until it starts to hold together together.
3. --Press into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
4. --Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned.
5. --For the filling/top, beat together eggs, sugar and lemon juice.
6. --Sift together flour and baking powder.
7. --Stir into egg mixture.
8. --Pour over baked, cooled crust.
9. --Bake at 350° for 25 minutes.
10. --Cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
11. --Cut into bars.
12. --Enjoy!!