Toffee Chocolate Bars

from: www.piarecipes.com

My new favorite dessert.

Ingredients:

Base:

1 1/4 C flour

3/4 C. packed brown sugar

3/4 C. butter soften

Topping:

1 3/4 C. milk chocolate chips

2 TBSP butter

1 1/3 C toffee bits

10 oz sweetened condense milk

Directions:

Base: cream together butter, brown sugar, and flour until well blended and mixture sticks together. Press into a 9x13 pan. bake at 350* for 20-25 min or ntil light golden brown. cool while preparing filling.

Filling: Heat sweetened condense milk and butter in heavy pan, string constantly over medium heat for 5-10 min or until thicken. spread over cooled base. bake at 350 for 12-15 min. or until golden. Sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the top. Bake for 2 min longer. Remove form oven. Spread chocolate evenly. Sprinkle toffee bits on top, pressing lightly into chocolate. cool completely and cut into bars. 

Blueberry Muffins

These are a favorite at our house.

Muffins:

2 1/2 C flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 C sugar
2 large eggs
4 TBS melted unsalted butter
1/4 C vegetable oil
1 C buttermilk (I just add a TBS of vinegar to regular milk)
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 C. fresh blueberries or one can of blueberries

Streusel Topping

4 TBS melted butter
1/3 C flour
1/3 C brown sugar
1/3 C white sugar

Mix dry ingredients together and add in eggs, milk, oil, butter and vanilla. Lastly fold in blueberries. Place in muffins tins, sprinkle streusel topping on top. Bake at 425* for 17-19 min. makes 24 muffins

Peanut butter blossoms

You know how some peanut butter cookies can be hard and lack in flavor- this was not the case with these cookies! These were soft and perfect. 

Banana cream pie

Drew asked for a Banana cream pie instead of a cake for his birthday. Found this recipe, super easy, super good. All were happy! 

Pecan crusted pork

I'm too lazy to write out this recipe but it's a favorite. When my parents come into town I take the opportunity to put them to work and try a complicated, delicious meal and let me tell you, it was worth all the work. It was amazing. Perfect fallish recipe. Would probably not add as much brown sugar to the sauce but then again all the flavors married really well. 

We served it with sautéed zucchini and mashed potatoes. 

Cheesy squash casserole

Paul deen 

1 TBS vegetable oil 

6 medium squash- I used one huge one, it was super cheese and I deseeded it. 

1 lg Vidalia onion, thinly sliced- I used a half onion

1/2 c grated Parmesan cheese

1 c shredded sharp cheese

1/2 c sour cream 

Salt and pepper to taste 

I sleeve ritz crackers, crushed and drizzled with butter 

Preheat oven to 350. Grease 2 quart casserole dish.

Sauté onion and squash until soft and mix in cheeses. Top with crackers and bake for 20 min. 

The best waffles

From: mom 

1 3/4 c flour

2 tsp baking powder 

3 tsp sugar 

1/2 tsp salt

3 egg yokes, beaten 

1/3 c oil

1 1/2 c milk

3 egg whites, beaten stiff

Mix dry ingredients. Combine egg yolks and milk. Stir in dry ingredients and add oil. Mix well. Fold in egg whites.