a treat for this week

Today is Natl. Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day.

To celebrate I'm going to make a yummy treat.  Its something I've been wanting to recreate since I saw it at the Vermont Country Store when we visited.  I can't wait to eat them!  If you make something, please share it with me, I'd love some more ideas for chocolate and almond goodies.

* For the compete calendar of the November daily holidays, click here.

A TREAT A WEEK

I used my crock-pot a few times this summer and we had some pretty tasty meals.  They are so easy to use.  I came up with my own recipe for a yummy beef stew.  We needed some bread so I whipped up these cheese muffins.  Pretty easy, pretty good.  Just add a good cheddar cheese to your less sugary more bland muffin mix and you'll have these tasty cheesy treats.  Yum!

A TREAT A WEEK

A TREAT A WEEK

FROZEN BERRY MIX + KIRKLAND VANILLA ICE CREAM 

= THE BEST HOMEMADE SHAKE

If you come over for dinner at our house, don't be surprised if for desert we have milkshakes.  We love them and they love us.  We use only 2 simple ingredients: 3 berry frozen mix AND Kirkland vanilla ice cream.  The key is the blender.  We spear by ours.  The Vitamix is the best blender, ever.  You really should buy one.  Anyway, it mixes up a fantastic milkshake.  My guilty pleasure milkshake is Heath bar and vanilla.  Is your mouth watering yet?  Yeah, these shakes are awesome!

A TREAT A WEEK

It might be a surprise to learn that I really don't like chocolate very much.  I usually make chocolate deserts but that is because that is what my husband likes and I think chocolate goodies are easy to make. Also, I associate everything that is not chocolate with fruity goodies, that I love.  I hope to get a little more creative this summer and use fruit to make things that we'll both like.  I am open for recipe suggestions.

*  try it!  its easy and SO YUMMY.  (some people call this "better than sex" cake but I prefer my name)

A TREAT A WEEK

 * I made the recipe up myself from a picture I saw somewhere.  It was yum!

//  we're going to wait a week (for the next "treat a week") after this one, its so rich

:: update :: today all I ate was this brownie trifle.  it is that good!

A TREAT A WEEK

Treats are good for everyone.
We like them so much in our house that I try to make one once a week.
I'll be sharing some of our favorites.

*  when I was a kid my mom would make these for us.

*  I found this recipe which seemed to match my moms pretty well.

//  Enjoy!