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When I was in high school, I started making these *amazing* peanut butter bars!! This has been one of my favorite desserts for years! Just for fun, I’m going to share this with you all today! 🙂 Peanut Butter Bars In a metal mixing bowl or sauce pan, melt on low heat 1 cup crunchy peanut butter 2/3 cup butter Remove from heat when it is soft and add 1...
I’ve been falling down on the job. Our meals and snacks have been downright boring… and often not as healthy as they could be. So, the past 10 days or so, I’ve been challenging myself to offer the kids a variety of (reasonably) healthy snacks. That’s what this post is all about! Our meals started out well at the beginning of the semester, but lately our meals – and especially...
Today I made Apple Muffins for the kids. It had been a while since I made them and they were a *huge* hit with the kids. I thought I would share that recipe with you. Then down below I shared links to my famous Peanut Butter Recipe, Pumpkin Muffins, Donut Muffins, Homemade Nutrigrain Bars, and others. 🙂 Here are the instructions for making Apple Muffins: Pre-Heat the oven to 350°F...
These days the kids all tend to make their own breakfasts, but I still try to make something for all of us once a week. This past week, I decided to try a new recipe. They are called Donut Muffins, obviously they aren’t the most nutritious but boy did the kids jump out of bed quickly! They were really quick easy to make; a bonus for a busy homeschooling family!...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published April 1, 2016 · Last modified July 17, 2020
I thought the kids would enjoy talking about where the ingredients in cookies come from. This is something we talked about quite a bit when the kids were younger, but I thought they might enjoy this again. Eggs, flour, and butter are pretty easy for the kids, but vanilla and baking powder aren’t quite as obvious! The kids bake a lot these days! 🙂 This is free if anyone...
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by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published December 1, 2015 · Last modified November 21, 2015
This is another recipe our family has made for a long time. My Mom got it from a colleague at work years ago. It was in our old tattered family recipe box as “Coconut Yummy Bars.” The kids love these and they are really quick to make. Again, this is something a bring only if I know that it is acceptable to bring desserts with nuts in them. Melt 1...
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by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published November 24, 2015 · Last modified April 10, 2016
I have been making these peanut butter bars since high school and really haven’t ever seen them around. When I bring these everyone raves about them! They tend to be one of my stand-by desserts if it is a function where I know peanut butter is acceptable. Peanut Butter Bar Recipe: Ingredients: 1 cup crunchy peanut butter 2/3 cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups firmly packed brown sugar 3...
About this time of year, I always seem to make lots of batches of Pumpkin Muffins. And, with so many new readers I always feel inclined to share our recipe again! This is a recipe I got from my friend, Michelle, about fifteen years ago. I’ve been making them ever since!! This year the girls staged a photo shoot featuring our muffins for you!! You need a very, very large...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published October 6, 2015 · Last modified September 29, 2015
Last week we tried a new recipe for lunch. The kids absolutely loved this. Not only did we have it for lunch twice last week, but we got more cilantro and made another batch for dinner because the kids wanted Dad to try it out as well!! I call that a winner!! What I also loved is that it takes under 10 minutes to prepare from start to finish! Ingredients:...
This soup has become one of our family favorites! After soaking the lentils and soup beans, add all ingredients to the crockpot and cook for 6-8 hours. 1 1/2 – 2 cups dry lentils — These days I usually add 1 cup of lentils and about 3/4 cup of soup beans mix) — soaked for 1 1/2 hours, then rinsed 8 cups water 1 onion chopped 1/2 cup celery chopped...
This is one of those recipes that absolutely everyone should have! They are very, very rich… and are melt in your mouth good! In a saucepan, place 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 2 oz (squares) chopped unsweetened chocolate 2 tablespoons butter On the LOWEST heat slowly melt the chocolate and butter. Stir constantly. When the chocolate is (mostly) melted remove from heat and add 2 eggs 2/3 cup sugar...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published June 15, 2014 · Last modified June 25, 2015
Have you ever made popovers? They are very simple to make as long as you follow the instructions carefully. My kids absolutely LOVE these! These are simple to make and don’t require many ingredients: >2 eggs, well-beaten 1 cup milk 1 cup flour <1/2 teaspoon salt 1 Tablespoon melted butter Beat until smooth. Fill well-greased silicone muffin pan cups 1/3 full. It is very, very important not to over-fill...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published May 25, 2014 · Last modified March 26, 2016
We love this homemade Nutrigrain Bar recipe! I hadn’t made them for a couple of months and while the kids were out playing I made a batch. Yum! I didn’t have any almond extract on hand so just used 1 tsp of vanilla instead. No matter how I make them, they’re gone pretty quickly! I thought I’d share that recipe again today. So here you go: A few years ago,...
by Liesl - Homeschool Den · Published November 24, 2013 · Last modified April 10, 2016
Growing up, my family didn’t buy cookies at the grocery store, we always baked them at home. I love to bake and have been making cookies since I was little. By the time my sister went off to college (and I was in 7th grade), I took over the weekly task of baking cookies for my family’s lunches. We have some pretty great family recipes for shortbread cookies, peanut...
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