No Bake Energy Bars and Energy Bites

After working a long, hard holiday week at the restaurant, I got up this morning exhausted, dreading the double-shift I had to work. Normally, I do pretty good working open to close, but during a holiday week, it’s not so easy.

I decided I’d better eat just a little bite of something this morning before going … [read more]

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge

I made a batch of chocolate peanut butter fudge this morning, and I’m quite happy with how it turned out, especially considering it’s the first time I remember ever making fudge. If I did make it when I was a kid or a young adult, I don’t remember. Anyway, here’s a picture of my fudge … [read more]

No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Earth Balls

One of my Dad’s favorite sweet treats has always been peanut butter and syrup and/or peanut butter and honey, and ever since I was a little girl, it’s been one of my favorite sweet treats as well.

Sometimes we’d mix in a little butter but sometimes not.

Sometimes we’d just eat it from the spoon while other … [read more]

Apple-Peanut Buter-Granola-Chocolate Chip Sandwiches

There are some days when we like to keep it simple and just have a sandwich for our meal. Last night we had prosciutto-mozzarella-cream cheese panini sandwiches with tomatoes and fresh basil for dinner. They’re easy to make, and you don’t need a panini maker. Just make them in a pan with butter like you … [read more]

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups and Nutella Peanut Butter Cups

A really sweet gal at work whom I’ve been working with for the past 13 years is having a birthday and I wanted to make her something sweet for her special day. I decided to make her some homemade peanut butter cups.

I wrapped each of them individually in plastic wrap and then tied each one … [read more]

Sheila’s Five-Minute Peanut Butter Banana Bites

There are times when life gets crazy and we just don’t have time to make an elaborate dessert. There are times in the summer when we just can’t bear the thought of turning on our oven but still want something other than fruit or ice cream for dessert. There are times we’re making a heavy … [read more]

Flourless Peanut Butter and Molasses Cookies

One of my favorite treats when I was growing up was peanut butter and syrup. My Dad used to make this all the time, and my brother, sister, and I loved it! You just take some peanut butter and then mix in some syrup, honey, or molasses. If you want to make it creamier, you … [read more]