NorCal Happenings

  Chocolate Chippers (Panera Copycat Recipe) 1 C. butter 1 C. sugar ¾ C. brown sugar, tightly packed 2 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 2 C. flour 1 ¼ C....

 When I came home from this experience, I felt motivated to type out the story so that I could remember, tell my family and some close frien...

  Jason’s mom Grandma Wendy made this, using her mom’s recipe.  This picture doesn’t do it justice – there isn't really a  streusel  lay...

  Grandma Squires Cheesecake  Grandma Squires, Jason’s grandma, gave us this recipe and we immediately went home and made it!  It is more of...

  Easy Oven Tacos shredded meat of your choice, I loved doing this with Ranch Chicken Tacos cheese  corn tortillas cooking spray toothpicks ...

Runners Pizza I remember my mom making this for us when we were kids.  My kids also thought it was delicious!     spaghetti, cooked  pasta s...

  My sister turned me on to this recipe, and I haven't made it in far too long. Serve it with a crusty bread and some fresh grated parme...

Jason made these peanut butter cookies the other day and they were SO good!  I don't remember him chilling the dough, but I am sure ...

These are really, really good sugar cookies.   Kind of fluffy and ooey on the inside, but buttery crispy on the outside.   They don’t ne...

Believe it or not, I have found myself bored of the Nestle Toll House recipe.   Total first world problem, right?   This recognition led...

Jason learned how to make this at the fire house recently, and now, it is pretty common that he comes home fr...

These are a super basic, shortbread cookie with a burst of extra flavor (and texture variation) from the chocolate, which is kind of a ...

Old Fashioned Cooked Fudge I made this with Grandma Squires a week or so ago, and it wasn't that "hard," but I wanted to...

Made this CPK Copycat Smashed Pea and Barley Soup the other day and it was SO good, it motivated me to bring back a soup habit.  When I mad...

Made these a few times since the 4th of July and they're a huge hit, easy for the kids to help make and super yummy, even though I a...

My neighbor made these for Christmas this year, and they were amazing. 1 lb  pecans 1 egg white 1 Tbsp water 1 cup sugar 1 tsp salt 1 heap...

My sister shared a recipe for these Caramel Apple Nachos with me one weekend before visiting, and I think that we made them four times...

Jason is slightly obsessed with this rice lately, and so I need to write the recipe down so others can use it too.  It is super easy and d...

Chocolates Jason’s Great Grandma Squires came over this weekend and taught my mom, my sister and I how to dip chocolate and make o...

I have seen recipes for Overnight Oats, but for one reason or another, I've not tried it... until earlier this week.  And it was rea...

These are my friend Susan's amazing recipes... posting here for my easy reference. THE BEST Sugar Cookies for Icing 2 C. butter {sof...

My school nurse sent out this Healthy Pumpkin Mousse recipe a few weeks ago, and after Christopher told me he had somethin...

The kids like these healthy homemade waffles lots.  They're quick and easy and they taste great, too! 1 package of Jiffy muffin mi...