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Oatmeal Cookie Magic Bars

Oatmeal Cookie Magic Bars

Remember eating Magic 7-Layer Bars that were so delicious?  We are going to take it up another level by using my oatmeal cookie recipe as the base for the same type of bar.  The result? I have hidden these bars in the back of our 

Salmon & Spinach Bake

Salmon & Spinach Bake

This is an easy, healthy and delicious dinner!  Elegant enough for guests and easy enough for week-nights.  I’m fussy about what salmon dishes I will eat. . . . . . this is one of them! 1 bag fresh baby spinach 1 package Rice-A-Roni Rice 

Brownie Muffins

Brownie Muffins

Easy, delicious – chocolate!  What’s not to love? 3/4 cup flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup milk chocolate chips 1/4 cup cocoa 2 eggs, slightly beaten 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract Chocolate to sprinkle on top (chips, or chocolate 

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are the cookies I bake when I want a favorite to take to the office or to a get-together. Ingredients: 2 cups sifted flour (sift flour, then measure) 1 teaspoon soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 cup butter 1/2 cup Crisco 

Caramel Brownies

Caramel Brownies

I love having my kids and their friends at home – both when they were growing up and now as adults. Caramel brownies were always one of their favorites treats! I love caramel so it’s one of my personal favorites, too. I have even added 

Welcome!!!

Welcome!!!

  Welcome!!  Sit back, relax and enjoy delicious recipes, photos of tropical life and loads of family & fun with me!  I hope that you will enjoy the tropical postings and find recipes that are appealing, easy to make and that fit into your lifestyle. We recently returned from 

Italian Steak Sandwich with Roasted Pepper Mayonnaise

Italian Steak Sandwich with Roasted Pepper Mayonnaise

I love steak. I grew up on a farm in the Midwest where we butchered our own beef and usually had a freezer full of beef in the basement.  The best steaks still come from my family’s own freezers in their South Dakota homes. This is 

Red Velvet Cheesecake CAKE

Red Velvet Cheesecake CAKE

It’s my birthday!  Well, not actually today, but I’m counting May as my birthday month.  If you combine it with Mother’s Day, I get to celebrate all month, right?   My family would buy me a birthday cake if I wanted them to. . . . 

Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day

I love my sons to the point of craziness.  I’m not that unusual because I see my “mom friends” doing the same thing.  It’s one of the qualities that make me love those women – that makes us friends.  We celebrate our children, their milestones and their 

Chocolate-Dipped Toffee Oatmeal Cookies

Chocolate-Dipped Toffee Oatmeal Cookies

I love cookies. More specifically, I love eating warm cookies! These smell delicious while they’re baking and taste even more delicious when they are done! Chocolate-dipped toffee oatmeal cookies just might start being your favorite cookie! They are easy to make, use normal already-in-my-kitchen ingredients and everyone