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Archive of posts filed under the Snacks category.

Crunchy Granola

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feedCan you believe I’m new to this.  I’ve been making granola now for a couple of weeks, and my kids INHALE it every time.  I could make a big batch of it every day.  They enjoy it in a bowl with milk or [...]

Chocolate Cream Frosty a la Atkins

Updated at the end!  2/28/10 I can do this!  Chocolate Cream Frosty while on a diet?  Count me in! I love Love LOVE Atkins.com!  Have you checked out some of the recipes they have there?    You can search by Phase or by Course, and a couple other options I haven’t yet explored. Today, as [...]

Sally Mae Cooks! Trail Mix Bar Cookies

This post is linked to Tempt My Tummy Tuesday. I am shocked!  Shocked, I say, at the lack of response to this lovely weekly linky of mine!  I have to tell you, you don’t know what you’re missing out on if you aren’t teaching a child to cook!  Sally Mae and I have the best [...]

Granola Bars

Since Kim’s brother-in-law asked for the recipe . . . Granola Bars Preheat your oven to 350 and spray your 9 x 13 with oil. Group A: 4 cups oats 2 cups flour 1 cup sugar ½ cup coconut ½ cup chocolate chips 1 cup nuts (we use peanuts) 1 cup wheat germ (don’t leave [...]

Popcorn Balls

There’s two things  that I don’t like about having kids. the tummy bug stickiness, esp. when it’s on me That’s it.  I can live with the rest of it.  So you can understand why I have never before in my life made popcorn balls. Don’t wanna touch ‘em.  Sure don’t wanna eat ‘em.  So what on earth possessed [...]

Peanut Butter Cookies from Heaven!!!

More Twinkle Manufacturing! I always forget how much Rowdy dislikes my favorite chocolate chip cookies.  That’s because they are so scrumdily-umtious (I know you’ve been wondering how to spell that, don’t forget the hyphen!) that there’s just no way anyone could not like them! But Rowdy doesn’t.  I think he needs a total tastebud transplant, [...]

Love Me or Hate Me…

…but let it be known, I reserve the right to change my mind about everything!  frequently! I just can’t be the mom who never bakes cookies, I just can’t do it! Have you ever seen the movie Stranger Than Fiction,  Harold Crick, played by Will Farrell?  Harold is just so sad and pathetic as he [...]

Party Food

There are some no-no ingredients in the following two recipes and I don’t know how to get around them, just yet, but we are gonna enjoy these foods anyway. Easy No-Bake Lemon Cheesecake 2 pkg cream cheese, at room temp.( I think they are 8 oz. ea.) 2 cans Eagle Brand sweetened condensed milk ½ [...]