Cookies-Bars

For those who have been patiently waiting since my last post on Wednesday, here is the promised soft, chewy and completely decadent cookie recipe I promised.   Yep, they are monsterous.  Yep,...

I know you can't tell, but right now, I am with my sweetie, on a cruise ship, on my way to the Bahamas.  Wooo Hoooo!!!   My hubby and I are celebrating our 20th anniversary a few weeks early....

Whenever I get together with my siblings, it is pretty much a given that we will die laughing over what our Mom used to pack in our school lunches.   I love you Mom, but the world needs to know...

Less than two weeks to go and our house is in a frantic rush to:   Do everything fun we haven't had time for yet this summer. Enjoy the guilt-free chances to stay up late because we can sleep...

 Is there anything more stressful than getting a family picture taken?  It is impossible to get all 8 of us smiling, at the camera, at the same time.  I came to terms with that even before...

A zucchini recipe that uses shredded carrots and zucchini together, so you know that these bars are going to be super moist and tender!  Think of them as if your favorite zucchini bread and carrot...

Did you run out of Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs as quickly as we did?  They were definitely the hot item during the traditional "Trading of the Candy" that follows all holidays.  Here was the general...

Baking with my kids is always a such a long process and the results are never picture perfect.  However, baking Christmas cookies with my four year old this week humbled me a lot.  The pure joy...

Yep, this recipe is just like those amazing cookies at your store.  You know the ones we all give-in to because we go shopping hungry?  Those ones that are so addictive, there is no way to eat...

So today was supposed to be the day for the Christmas season to officially begin in the Jones home.  Monday after Thanksgiving is our tradition.  The tree goes up during the day and...

It is a sad, sad day in the Jones household.  We no longer have a baby to hold, snuggle and rock to sleep.  She is a full blown 2 year old who continually reminds us that she is a "big girl"...

I guess this was my week of triple layer baking.  First I made these killer triple layered brownies.  So simple. Then this weekend I made this triple decker wedding cake.  Not quite so...

I've mentioned before that Jones Child #2 can't stand chocolate.  It is a serious illness, I know.  As a result, I am always trying to come up with treats just for him.  One of his favorites...

How do I know when a new treat is a success? How about when there is a knock down, drag out fight over who gets to eat it? Since we are a family of 8, I make all recipes in doubles or triple batches....

Minnesota is known for many things such as the beautiful land of 10,000 lakes, mind boggling long and cold winters, Garrison Kiellor, and our family favorite, the Twins.   What we are not known...

I was born with with whitest of white hair and was always so proud that I never once had to color my hair. People would always ask me where I got my color done but never believed me when I told them...