Pi Day Cupcakes!

HAPPY PI DAY!

In honor of pi day (celebrating 3/14), I made cupcakes that look like little pies!

If you go here you can learn a little more about pi. The Mr. helped quite a bit, too, since we ended up making FOUR DOZEN!!

I basically just tried to mimic this and this and think we ended up doing a pretty good job, after the learning curve!  My biggest tip: Cut off the rounded muffin top so that the 'pie' parts can lay flat- that way the M&Ms won't fall off.  We decided that red = apple pie, orange = pumpkin pie, yellow = lemon meringue, green = key lime pie, blue = blueberry, and brown = French silk pie. Boy- they were tasty!!!

Hope everyone's doing well - take care!

No-Bake Twix Bars

This recipe came in a bound collection of favorite recipes which was a wedding present from a few friends. {Thanks, again!!} It is a delicious version of "Twix" bars. I don't think I've posted it before, so I figured I would share the recipe. It's pretty fun, quick, and easy to make.

Ingredients
1 c graham cracker crumbs
1/2 c white sugar
3/4 c brown sugar
1/2 c margarine
1/3 c. milk

Club Crackers
2/3 c peanut butter
1 c chocolate chips (I use dark chocolate chips)


Instructions

1. Butter a 9x13 pan and line with a layer of Club crackers.
2. Boil the graham cracker crumbs, white sugar, brown sugar, margarine, and milk for 5 minutes.
3. Pour over the crackers and add another layer of Club crackers.
4. Melt the peanut butter and chocolate chips together. Spread this mixture over the crackers.
5. Chill until firm and then cut into bars.

layered the bottom

making graham cracker crumbs

middle layer

top layer

the whole pan

close-up of the layers

I don't cook/bake/buy desserts too often, but these are definitely one of our favorites! :)

Also, I'm linking up with and then, she {snapped}. Lots more to check out over there, too. 

Strawberries

Strawberries were on sale at the grocery store, so I bought some and decided to make dessert out of them.  They were deeeeeee-licious, and I should not be left alone with them, because I ate far more than my fair share.  {The mister was happy I left a few for him after he came home from work!} I dipped whole strawberries in either dark or white baker's chocolate, and then drizzled them with the opposite flavor.  Also, I tried slicing them into rounds, and dipped and drizzled those as well.  They stayed incredibly fresh, not that that was an issue though, because they disappeared way too fast. Yummmmm!