Blueberries with a touch of maple, buttery topping with sliced almonds and a dollop of creamy Greek yogurt. Great way to start the day with a breakfast bowl. Or end a delicious meal with dessert. Use ice cream for the topping if you are feeling indulgent. Blueberries are a nutritional powerhouse no matter what time you eat them! This crisp comes together quickly but you will have to allow around 40 minutes for baking. Enough time to prepare the rest of the meal -- and check your text messages. You can use fresh or frozen berries. If you have a favorite cast iron skillet (10" size) bake the crisp in it for a rustic flair. A 9x9 inch pan or 8x11 inch will also work. The maple honey combination keeps this dessert from being too sweet or overpowered by one flavor. Out of one? ... [Read More]
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Maple Caramel Swirl Cookies
Warning. You won’t be able to stop saying “MMMM OOOH MMMMM!” while eating Maple Caramel Swirl Cookies. The slightly crisp cookie wrapped around creamy caramel is definitely for sophisticated palates. Not that kids wouldn’t like them – we adults just need an excuse to keep some things for us! Seriously, I like to let kids do as much as possible in cookie making without having to stand over them. But making this recipe is just a bit complex and could easily go to the messy side with helpers under the age of 12. The taste is amazing!!! Maple Caramel Swirl Cookies Print Author: A Pinch of Joy by Charlene Vance Recipe type: Dessert Serves: 4½ dozen Ingredients 1 cup butter, softened 4 ounces cream cheese, softened 1 cup brown sugar, packed 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon maple ... [Read More]
Maple Bacon Pot Roast — Slowcooker
Maple Bacon Pot Roast -- my Mother's Day Gift. Before Wheels and I were married we talked about the things we wanted for our children. One item on that short list was to teach them how to be self sufficient. Wheels share of that goal was to teach our children things like how to change a tire and how not to get lost. (Neither of which belonged on my side of the list. I still can’t change a tire – don’t tell the kids! I can argue with the GPS, though.) My share was to teach our children things like how to cook a meal and do their own laundry. (Let it be noted that Wheels does a great job at those self sufficiency things.) And that is why, when Mother’s Day rolls around I only want one gift. A homecooked meal that I don’t prepare. This year Bytes selected this dressed ... [Read More]