Guys I am so excited to tell you about the weekend I just had in Chicago courtesy of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, but I just cannot think of a way to work it around to this mini cakes. So it will have to wait, but suffice to say I am tired and a little…
Flourless, No Butter Peanut Butter Cookies with Chocolate Chips, Reese’s Pieces and Oats
Guys! I have been married 10 years! Turning 30 did not phase me. 40 is coming soon and I feel pretty unbothered. But for some reason, realizing that I have been married for 10 years really makes me feel way too grown up! The funny part about it is, I did not even realize. John…
No Bake Chocolate, Peanut Butter and Oatmeal Bars
Do you ever have moments where something–a memory, a smell, a sensation, etc.–triggers a feeling and all of a sudden you can perfectly imagine being somewhere other than where you are? Maybe a smell that reminds you of your grandma’s house or the sensation of snapping beans that takes you back to a summer day…
Peanut Butter Candy Bars: Baking With Sammy to Use Up Halloween Candy
Peanut Butter Candy Bars are a fantastic way to use up leftover Halloween candy. These photos were were updated in November 2015–but I have left the original photos of Sammy and I baking these the first time around! I wonder if my mom was as tormented by Halloween candy as I am? It drives me…
Dairy Free Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies
I am pretty certain this post can be filed under “ironic.” I am finally caught up enough to share my first deliberately dairy free recipe, and guess what? I had a CT scan today and am re-introducing the dairy. Wee-hoo!
Meringue Cookies: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip & Bittersweet Chocolate
And just as I got nice and caught up with blogging, we set about moving The Spiced Life to WordPress. And all blogging stopped–as well as tv watching, phone calls, and laundry, as we set about figuring it all out. Actually my husband did most of the figuring, while I have just tried desperately to…
African Peanut Chicken Stew
African Peanut Chicken Stew is a delicious and comforting one pot meal that is easily made year round with canned tomatoes. I loved this dish so much that I have made it several times, and in February 2016 I updated the photographs, although I left one of the originals for posterity’s sake. Happy New Year!…
Peanut Butter Candy Cups
This is technically about 2-3 weeks overdue as a post about what to do with your Halloween candy. But the thing is, this is a great idea for anytime–I mean how cute are these cups? And so easy! And just as tasty with chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, M&Ms, Reece’s Pieces, or mini marshmallows–all of…
Salted Peanutty Brownie Bites
I made the mistake of making these bars the weekend of Halloween, inbetween trick or treat nights. In my town, the kids trick or treat twice (once in a city celebration where the local businesses open their doors to trick-or-treaters and once in the more conventional house to house setting), so the kids already had…