Birthday Cake Blondies

Earlier this summer, we attended a celebration of life party for my Great Uncle. He was arguably one of the coolest old dudes on the planet…well, by nerd standards, anyway. He was a former computer programmer, genealogy enthusiast, and singularity evangelist. In other words, me if I were a 78 year old man. 🙂 As…

Extra Almond-y Almond Cheesecake Bars

If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you probably know that I am *obsessed* with almond flavoring (Seriously, it makes anything better! Just go ahead and double whatever the recipe calls for, I dare you!) my husband loves cheesecake, and Mayhem, well, Mayhem is an equal-opportunity food enthusiast. Put those together, and you have…

Cookie Dough Twix

Happy New Year! I am going to apologize for this recipe in advance. This is really not how a “slow food” blog should start the year, but I just couldn’t help it! New Year Dieters, perhaps consider these healthy banana bite cookies or chia pudding, or heck, even my delicious roasted brussels sprouts instead! 😉…

Peanut Butter Cup Bars

I live in a very closely knit community, and in the summertime, that translates to neighborhood potlucks at least once a month. People still talk about the hamburger cupcakes I brought to my first potluck in 2008,  so last night I spent about an hour going back and forth about what to bring this time…