Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

"Howe" in the world did I ever forget about these delectable little morsels? Our cute secretary, Linda, brought them to school the other day and I couldn't believe I hadn't thought of them in so long! If you have never tried these, do it.....NOW!!!

(Don't mind my photo skills, I know they are crap!)

Ingredients:

1/2 C. Creamy Peanut Butter

1/2 C. butter

1/2 C. brown sugar

1/2 C. sugar

1 egg

3/4 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. vanilla

1/2 tsp. salt

1 1/2 C. flour

1 pkg. Miniature Reese's PB Cups

**Mix all ingredients together (except BP cups)

**Roll into 1 inch balls

**Drop into Pammed mini muffin tins

**Bake at 350* for 8-10 minutes.

**Let cool 1-2 minutes, then press PB cups into center and let cool.

**Run a small knife around the edge and they should pop right out of the pan!

Muddy Buddies

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Um... Why have I never HAD these before, let alone never made them for myself? I got this recipe to use on the 101st day of school (using the 101 Dalmations of course!) and it was called "Puppy Chow," but since that sounds pretty nasty to anyone who is over the age of 7, I decided we'd call them what they really are: Muddy Buddies. These come together SO quick and are nearly impossible to stop munching once you start. So, get making and get eating ASAP!!

You will need:

1/2 C. peanut butter

1/4 c. butter

1 c. chocolate chips 

1/2 tsp. vanilla

9 c. Crispix cereal

2 C. powdered sugar

**Place Crispix cereal in a large bowl.

**Combine peanut butter, butter, and chocolate chips in a microwave save bowl. Microwave for 1 minute and stir to blend ingredients then add vanilla.

**Pour peanut butter/chocolate mix over cereal and stir until well coated.

**Put powdered sugar in a large Zip-Loc bag, add cereal mixture, zip, and shake until coated. 

**DEVOUR!

Peanut Butter Brownie Trifle

Once upon a Christmas party I had this delicious, amazing, outstanding, wonderful dessert! The moment I saw it, I knew I HAD to have a bite! It was indeed as delicious as it looked and I have just been waiting for an excuse to whip it up--the Super Bowl just happened to come along (Isn't it all about the food--and commercials--anyway?!) So here is the perfect recipe or all you peanut butter lovers out there!

(recipe found here and yes, their picture is MUCH better than mine taken with the ol' iPhone!)

 

You will need:

• 1 fudge brownie mix (13-inch x 9-inch pan size)
• 1 package (10 ounces) peanut butter chips
• 2 packages (13 ounces each) miniature peanut butter cups
• 4 cups cold 2% milk
• 2 packages (5.1 ounces each) instant vanilla pudding mix
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 4 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cartons (8 ounces each) frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions

• Prepare brownie batter according to package directions; stir in peanut butter chips. Bake in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out with moist crumbs (do not over bake). Cool on a wire rack; cut into 3/4-in. pieces.
• Cut peanut butter cups in half; set aside 1/3 cup for garnish. In a large bowl, whisk milk and pudding mixes for 2 minutes. Let stand for 2 minutes or until soft-set. Add peanut butter and vanilla mix well. Fold in 1-1/2 cartons whipped topping.
• Place a third of the brownies in a 5-qt. glass bowl; top with a third of the remaining peanut butter cups. Spoon a third of the pudding mixture over the top. Repeat layers twice. Cover with remaining whipped topping; garnish with reserved peanut butter cups. Refrigerate until chilled.

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thai ginger peanut noodles

does that name sound like a mouthful? i agree. i kind of made it up. the real name is 'ginger peanut noodles with chicken.' but that's kind of a mouthful, too, right? also, i can never remember what it's called, so i always say, "you know...that thai ginger peanut noodle recipe? you know which one i mean?" and that's what we call it at our house. so that's what we'll call it here.

so once upon a christmas, my mother-in-law decided to remind me of how awesomesauce she is and give me a subscription to the magazine of my choice. although can said i should choose "people" (we love us some celebrity gossip), i went with "real simple." i know, i know. i'm quickly maturing from a gossip-loving-teen to a trying-to-figure-out-how-to-cook/clean/organize/parent-twenty-something-er. let me put a plug in for this magazine. i love, love it! i always find some good tips and tricks in there to help me simplify my life. if you don't get this magazine, you should! and if you don't want to, you should check out realsimple.com!

okay. where was i? oh yes. ginger peanut noodles and "real simple". i found this recipe in the recipe section (go figure!) of the magazine and was eager to try it. as i've mentioned before, we love thai food. also, once in a while i get in a cream of chicken soup/cream cheese rut (i know! it's normally my fave!) and want to change it up.so when i found this recipe, it seemed right up our alley. i love that it's different from what we usually eat, yet it's still quick, simple, yummy, and easy on the budget. i made a few minor changes. you can find the original recipe here if you don't trust my changes :)

 
image from realsimple.com
you need: 
1 c. water

1/2 c. peanut butter (chunky or smooth)
3 tbsp. rice vinegar (if you have it, use it. but it smells like regular vinegar. so you can use the regular)
3 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tsp. grated fresh ginger (the recipe calls for 1, but i use 2 because i love it)
8 oz .spaghetti

1.5 cups shredded rotisserie chicken (i don't like rotisserie chicken, so i just put a couple of boneless, skinless breasts in the crock-pot all day on low and shred them)

1 red bell pepper, sliced

1 small cucumber, cut into strips

2 Tbsp. chopped peanuts

cook the pasta according to the package directions, drain it, and put it in a large serving bowl. 

while the pasta is cooking, combine the water, peanut butter, rice vinegar, soy sauce, brown sugar, and ginger in a blender and blend until smooth. when it is smooth, pour the sauce mixture into a pot and heat on high until boiling. once hot, pour the sauce mixture over the noodles and toss. add in the chicken, bell pepper, and cucumber, toss to combine, and serve with sprinkled peanuts.

mmm. i think we will be having this tomorrow. just thinking about it makes my mouth water! it is a really yummy dish, and the cucumber and pepper make it taste really fresh and refreshing during the summer.

enjoy!

ps, we realize that we've been seriously neglecting this blog lately. but it's summer. that in itself is a good excuse, right? we have been spending our days swimming and camping and eating popsicles with our kids. so we're staying busy and having fun.
you can forgive us, right??